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Building a Winchester/Winder .22 match rifle (Read 8487 times)

Grand slam Senior Forum Member Offline Posts: 309 Location: Mountains of E. Tennessee Joined: Jun 7^th, 2015	Building a Winchester/Winder .22 match rifle Dec 23^rd, 2023 at 11:47pm	Print Post
	Starting to stock my Winchester/Winder single shot. I’ve barreled it already with a Lila SS match barrel and I’m getting great groups at fifty yards with match ammo. I got the crotch black walnut from Cecil Fredi…not cheap but what is these days.


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Skalkaho Oldtimer Offline Posts: 727 Location: Montana Joined: Sep 29^th, 2006	Re: Building a Winchester/Winder .22 match rifle Reply #1 - Dec 24^th, 2023 at 12:07pm	Print Post
	Good Winter project ! I have to get going on the Schoyen stock for my Borchardt.

	May the Bullet Gods be with you.......
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bobw Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 1300 Location: NW, Iowa Joined: Mar 19^th, 2013	Re: Building a Winchester/Winder .22 match rifle Reply #2 - Dec 24^th, 2023 at 1:17pm	Print Post
	This will be good!

	Robert Warren
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S99VG Senior Forum Member Offline Posts: 495 Location: CA Joined: Feb 1^st, 2020	Re: Building a Winchester/Winder .22 match rifle Reply #3 - Dec 24^th, 2023 at 9:49pm	Print Post
	I look forward to your updates!


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waterman Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 2787 Location: Behind the Redwood Curtain Joined: Jun 9^th, 2004	Re: Building a Winchester/Winder .22 match rifle Reply #4 - Dec 25^th, 2023 at 6:58pm	Print Post
	Coil spring or flat spring?


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kensmachine Oldtimer Offline Posts: 548 Joined: Nov 21^st, 2012	Re: Building a Winchester/Winder .22 match rifle Reply #5 - Dec 25^th, 2023 at 8:22pm	Print Post
	been a winder it's a coil spring action


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Poorhouse Junior Member Offline NRA Life, ASSRA Life Posts: 86 Location: New Hampster Joined: Aug 1^st, 2007	Re: Building a Winchester/Winder .22 match rifle Reply #6 - Dec 29^th, 2023 at 9:10pm	Print Post
	You can do a simple through-bolt. Drill and tap one end of small cylindrical piece of steel for through-bolt. Drill hole through other end for long tang screw. Just reasonable tension can help keep the stock stable.


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Grand slam Senior Forum Member Offline Posts: 309 Location: Mountains of E. Tennessee Joined: Jun 7^th, 2015	Re: Building a Winchester/Winder .22 match rifle Reply #7 - Jan 2^nd, 2024 at 11:22am	Print Post
	Poorhouse, I think one this project I’m going to stay with the conventional tang bolt but with a modified bolt. I’ll make a tapered bolt out of drill rod. It will taper from the major diameter of the threads to .250” at the point where it meets the upper tang. After drilling a pilot hole for the tang bolt with a drill jig, I’ll use a reamer with the same taper as the bolt. This reamer is simply made from a file tang. Before the correct taper is filed on the file tang, make a straight short section the same diameter as the pilot hole. The major diameter hole is reamed by gently applying pressure on the reamer to the rear or towards the butt. This way, when the tang bolt is tightened it will pull the action back into the the stock and creating a very stable fit. I’ll post the photos when I’m at that stage. Cheers Richard


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bobw Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 1300 Location: NW, Iowa Joined: Mar 19^th, 2013	Re: Building a Winchester/Winder .22 match rifle Reply #8 - Jan 2^nd, 2024 at 1:07pm	Print Post
	Richard, that’s an interesting way of attaching the stock to the action. This sounds like a really good idea. If I understand correctly, the upper tang hole is .250 which allows the bolt to go through. My question, does the top of the taper, or maybe a straight area, fit the tang hole, acting like a dowel? Bob

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Grand slam Senior Forum Member Offline Posts: 309 Location: Mountains of E. Tennessee Joined: Jun 7^th, 2015	Re: Building a Winchester/Winder .22 match rifle Reply #9 - Jan 3^rd, 2024 at 8:47am	Print Post
	Hi Bob, thanks! Wish I could take credit for this idea but I believe Alexander Henry and Gibbs long range rifles used this method. As for a short straight section the same diameter as the upper tang hole would not hurt. All. I’ve done was to make sure the upper part of the bolt fit the tang hole. Cheers Richard PS, I’m building one of Rod Englands superlative kits of A. Henry’s .451 percussion target rifles. It uses the same method as I described to secure the tang.
	« Last Edit: Jan 3^rd, 2024 at 8:53am by Grand slam »

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ssdave Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 1735 Location: Eastern Oregon Joined: Apr 16^th, 2004	Re: Building a Winchester/Winder .22 match rifle Reply #10 - Jan 3^rd, 2024 at 11:43am	Print Post
	Here's your topic, back to the top.


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Grand slam Senior Forum Member Offline Posts: 309 Location: Mountains of E. Tennessee Joined: Jun 7^th, 2015	Re: Building a Winchester/Winder .22 match rifle Reply #11 - Jan 3^rd, 2024 at 5:48pm	Print Post
	Thanks Dave!


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Grand slam Senior Forum Member Offline Posts: 309 Location: Mountains of E. Tennessee Joined: Jun 7^th, 2015	Re: Building a Winchester/Winder .22 match rifle Reply #12 - Jan 3^rd, 2024 at 6:40pm	Print Post
	Whittling away…The grain in the wrist is running every which way. If it wasn’t a.22rf or a light recoiling cartridge, I would not have used this blank. Happy New Year all!


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curdog Junior Member Offline Posts: 60 Joined: Feb 26^th, 2022	Re: Building a Winchester/Winder .22 match rifle Reply #13 - Jan 3^rd, 2024 at 9:58pm	Print Post
	Daniel Fraser's single shot (and his patent double) rifles used the through bolt.


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Crown-C Senior Forum Member Offline Posts: 441 Location: St. Marys Kansas Joined: Apr 6^th, 2009	Re: Building a Winchester/Winder .22 match rifle Reply #14 - Jan 4^th, 2024 at 9:06am	Print Post
	Grand slam, Your project is coming along very nicely! That wood should be gorgeous when finished. I wouldn’t worry about the wrist grain on a .22 caliber either, if someone later down the line mistreats it and it breaks then that’s on them! Looking forward to seeing the finished rifle!

	Richard Crown-C Ranch in the Flinthills NRA Life Member ASSRA Member # 10366 Member & Founders Society, Cody Firearms Museum Veteran
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