I picked up a high wall in 25 Hornet today with some moulds, re-de capper, and a Weber seater.  The rifle has a Neidler firing pin modification and a set trigger with a no 1/2 cock hammer.   The barrel and barrel work is from Ron Smith.  I will probably replace the scrap wood forend!

Jack

I don't know who made it and there are no markings.  I got it from Schuetzenmeister's estate so no help there.  It is very well made and takes standard shell holders, the decapping rod works with 32-40 cases just fine, but changing to large rifle primers would take some machining to make a couple of parts.

Jack

Jack

Thanks George.  I will keep that in mind.  I didn't know that Russ made cappers.

Jack

The "R Weber" mark looks to me like something done on an engraving machine, like many jewelers use.  I'd guess it was done just to establish ownership, just in case someone was tempted to "liberate" it.

Bill Lawrence

Doing some further investigating, the action is not a factory coil spring one.  There is a plunger in the rear of the aluminum forend hanger to assist in keeping tension on the lever.  Ron Smith liked to fit flat spring actions with coil spring modifications,  The barrel is marked 25 Hornet RKS 05.  The action has nice case colors.  I guess I am going to have a shoot-off between this rifle and my 25-20 Win low wall.

That's a nice rifle and kit Jack. It deserves a less utilitarian looking forearm.

Might check with these guys in Olympia Jack. They say they have some smaller pieces, and maybe have something thick enough for a forearms in scraps?

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Great kit of stuff and the receiver still has some case colors to it. Yea you could definately use a forend upgrade...



JMH

I could just paint the forend pink!

Hmmm.  A single shot 25 Hornet assault rifle.

Forget the back up sights; add some back up lights! And turn signals too! Those picatinny rails are supposed to have all their slots filled!

Jack:

I am surprised you have not picked Westerner's stash of walnut. He used to have tons of it.

Dave

Jack, you need to take that hanger stuff off there and return it back to the way the creator made it and intended for it to be. Aluminium has no place on antique single shot rifles. Same goes for plastic.

Whenever I see you using a HW, I'll wonder.

You have no shame! 

Aluminum was considered somewhat like unobtainiam in the time frame we are dealing with. Almost like a precious metal. Why it is/was looked down upon baffles me. Possibly high cost at that time?

Someone please send Wes the design instructions for a 3D printed forearm

I would not need a flat spring since Ron installed a coil spring and the holes for the hanger would accommodate a homemade spring to prevent any lever droop is needed. I would need a way to secure the forend Wes.  Maybe a rubber band made from a bicycle inner tube.

What would be the fun in that?  No exposed hammer, no nostalgic look.  I might as well be shooting a bolt action!

I could cut the spur off of a high wall hammer. And pretend it is a striker action.   Maybe add a shroud to hide it. 

Jack

I have it in the back of my mind to try and make a similar re/de capper. With the one I have you would need to remove the screw at the bottom of the brass barrel just to change the shell holder as the rod that contacts the primer protrudes into the bottom of the shell holder and is all that keeps the holder from slipping out of the slot. My thought would be to make the brass body in 2 pieces so by loosening a couple of set screws the top portion could be removed to change primer size or  shell holders.  I have too many irons in the fire right now to put that project on the front burner but as soon as I can pick up some 3/4” aluminum stock to see what it takes to bore out the shell holder slot. Brass is too expensive to experiment with. 

Jack