The engraving was still there! 
A lot of hand work to get rid of it!

The area you have indicated is going to be hard to build up due to all the existing features. Hopefully someone out there can do it.




JMH

Bob, 
A friend of old that has since passed, an Englishman, told me stories of when he worked for some of these rifle makers.  One of the stories he told me about filling gaps, especially on the bottom sections such as you pointed out were oftentimes peened over and only occasionally built up with oxy-act.  I could never get my head around peening enough to fill in the gaps.  I had seen some of his work and his joint lines were none existent until you looked close.  I'm still a piker in comparison to that gentleman but I know what the goals look like.  The laser welding may be an ideal place for this and I'll forgo the peening also.
Thanks for sharing this build.   
Greg

Bob, there is a fellow who did my screw holes in my winder action and I could not be mor satisfied. He welded right up to the edge of a hole and did not touch it. I’ll try to find his name. BTW how much do you ned to build up?
Yiour action is looking great
Cheers Richard

Looks like this casting set was made 24 years ago according to the original invoice.

In the photo the trigger is to the far left of the frame.  The safety extension is directly above the frame.  The extension's tab needs to be installed into the rear of the trigger.
Bob

chipmaker wrote on Aug 30^th, 2024 at 8:05pm:


Len Bull, I sure miss Len. If ever a character walked the earth, it was Len. Len came from a different era and PC he was not, but what a great guy, and fountain of knowledge. I took quite a few courses from Len, enjoyed them all and learned a ton.

On tolerances with a DG rifle, you want more clearance for head space, the breech block to mortise fit, the lever latch clasp etc than you would on a bench rest rifle. Africa is a hot dusty place where grime and grit can infiltrate every nook and cranny of your rifle, you do not want crud stopping up your action if you really need your rifle.   

There is a screw, that goes through both parts, in the tab area.  This screw needs to hold both pieces securely, so the extension does not move under the safety tab.  I did not talk about the safety tab before. This gun uses an upper tang sliding safety.  The safety button, with extention, can be seen it the first picture.   The tab, or extension, simply slides over the top of the trigger extension so that the trigger can not be pulled out of the sear.  

So the placement of the screw is important.  One must be able to remove it to dissemble the gun.  The oval hole in the center of trigger extention is the path the trigger spring and main spring go through when the gun is assembled. 

Holding this assembly together for drilling and tapping the hole is tough because of its odd shape.

This first picture is a crude setup for holding the assembly but it worked well.  Machining into a chunk of aluminum was quick and easy. 

Picture 2 and 3 are the top and bottom views after getting the screw in place.

Picture 4 prove with the screw in place, with a nice tight fit and rough shaping.

Next to get it working in the frame!
Bob