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Post by gunman1964 on Jul 15, 2023 7:59:40 GMT
I have just bought a walther winchester rifle off Brian (bb1975) and i must say, the build quality on this is really great It feels like a very solid and well put together rifle ....... It has a co2 leak that brian accounted for but a new seal kit should fix that. I really love the Winchester rifle and though this one is well made there are a few things that dont really sit straight with me in the design, i dont think anyone likes that huge butt pad which is one of the main ones also the plastic sights i have a few ideas on how to try and make this rifle a bit more true to the real steel and if they work out it should look as well as its built take a look at the pics below and see what you think..... The bottom pic is a mock up of what im going to try and make it look like   |
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Post by bb1975 on Jul 15, 2023 8:06:45 GMT
Really can't wait to see what you achieve with this Andy. As you say lovely build, but the plastic parts really let it down. If everything goes to plan you'll have the best looking (co2) Winchester around.
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Post by HeadHunter on Jul 15, 2023 8:28:50 GMT
Some really great ideas there buddy, I especially like the butt stock solution  |
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Post by Modski66 on Jul 15, 2023 9:42:07 GMT
There was a stock end job done by someone on the UBC. It looked much better. It is something I keep looking at on mine, but not had the time to get on with it yet.
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Post by gunman1964 on Jul 15, 2023 18:26:41 GMT
The butt stock on the walther winchester is a lot longer than the other 2 winchesters i own .... That and the fact it is a lot wider at the back makes
the whole stock look out of prportion with the rest of the rifle to me ....ive cut about 12mm off the top edge of mine and re=profiled it the same as my shell eject version ... ive also shaved a bit off the width to make it thinner ... i will get it sanded tomorrow and take a few pics.
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Post by gunman1964 on Jul 16, 2023 14:36:32 GMT
I have made a bit of progress on my Walther Winchester i have cut down , thinned out and re-profiled the rear stock , The photos show just how much longer and wider the Walther stock is compared to my old plastic shell eject stock. I used the plastic stock as a rough template and filed, sanded, sawed and sanded again the Walther stock til i got it as near as i could to it i also made a small extention peice to make the forestock longer . i still have to make a replacement for the ugly plastic butt pad but im waiting on sone wood. Im also waiting for some brass to make new front and rear sights from ... i have now discovered that the barrel band and forestock band are plastic so will need to make some brass replacements for those too..        |
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Post by HeadHunter on Jul 16, 2023 15:44:10 GMT
Someone has been busy  Looking good so far, I can't wait to see the finished article though buddy. |
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Post by bb1975 on Jul 16, 2023 16:07:58 GMT
That’s looking great already, i can’t wait to see the finished article.
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Post by ifield on Jul 16, 2023 17:04:53 GMT
I follow this with wide eyes |
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Post by Wild Bill on Jul 16, 2023 18:38:03 GMT
This is going to be good. |
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Post by Modski66 on Jul 16, 2023 23:19:55 GMT
Keeping a close eye on this one!
I toyed with the idea of using a single co2 adapter for mine so I could dispense with the butt pad altogether, but the low shot count would drive me mad. It also crossed my mind to see if there was a way to make some sort of bulk fill contraption that was shorter than an 88g bottle or the Walther adapter.
Never got anyway with it though... 😕
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Post by gunman1964 on Jul 19, 2023 21:31:34 GMT
I have had an eppiff .... appifffa ..... eppiffen ... oh sod it .... Ive had and idea
Ive had a word with a mate and we rekon between us we can concoct an octagonal barrel for me old Walther Winnie
This will be made of aluminium rather than steel as is the loading tube
i may insert a steel rod into the loading tube so as to make the two tubes match the origional weight of the steel ones
this mod will be totally reversable so the origional parts can be reinstalled if we stuff it up lol
Ive already made the replacement loading tube which is 18mm diameter now as opposed to 16mm before.
ive got to do one of my infamous fag packet drawings for the barrel and screw on end cap and we can commence from there ....
still have a lot to do on this rifle so it will take a little time before its finished
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Post by gunman1964 on Jul 28, 2023 18:25:32 GMT
barrel is still in the early stages ... loading tube is done (just waiting to figure out wht wierd ass thread theyve used) i have made some progress on the lump of granite / oak that i stupidly chose to make the extended stock peice out of there is more to do to it but even in its roughed out form i think it looks better .... ive still got loads to do .... the butt plate is probly next ..    |
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Post by gunman1964 on Aug 13, 2023 8:09:55 GMT
Ive got quite a bit further on with the old Winnie .... The oak butt extention was a right pig to carve out (should have waited to get some beech) im happy with the way thinggs are going ..... just a few more "Little" jobs to do . im waiting for some proper brass screws for the top and bottom of the butt plate also in the process of making a copy of the butt extension screw out of brass, ive just recieved the brass plate i need to make the barrel and handguard bands and will make a brass rear sight elevator. The front sight is an adapted one off the shell eject model ... i did some measurements and hope the thing is still accurate .... if not then i will have to adapt and refit the original chunky plastic sights      |
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Post by CaptDAR on Aug 13, 2023 8:26:32 GMT
Excellent workmanship.
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