Shop Time w/T.W. Friends

I was thinking about the dovetail repair while I was on my walk this morning, thought I would ask @six5crèéd Shane and any of you other machinists for ideas.

I’ve already knocked the worst of the burrs off with a dovetail file but the blank seems to be catching on the rough edge along the round of the barrel. Think I should hit that rough edge a few more times with a file, send it to a gunsmith to be recut and an oversized blank fitted or try a warranty claim. I don’t expect option 3 to work since I had to take a file to it just to get the buckhorn sight back in.

 

I think option 2 is probably your best bet, doubt Ruger will do anything. Let a gunsmith make it new again without filing on it anymore

 

Its a banana......

 

I went to tighten down a tiny screw in a fixture Wednesday and the head snapped right off as I was snugging it down.
Was lucky I was able to pull it back apart and throw some channel locks on what was left and twist it right out!

 

Cole said it won’t fit in the Honda. Challenge accepted.

 

That’s what my gut was telling me but I wanted to ask the professionals. Thanks

 

I'd try Ruger first. They may not do anything, but you won't know if you don't ask. I doubt you rifle is the first to have this issue. If Ruger won't fix it, then send it to a gunsmith.

 

Got to do some fabrication work today. Needed an in-between bracket to get from the rail bracket to the transducer bracket.
Needed to join these two

So here's what I came up with

A little trimming

Here it is in place

And joined with the other bracket

I'm happy with it.

 

That banana is ROTTEN! I prefer them with a little green on the peel! New poll maybe?

 

Done!

 

Well did bee work in the shop pulled about 450lbs of honey,

 

Anybody need a new ride?

 

There's at least one of us that doesn't eat fruit.

 

Gotchew covered now.

 

It was more beaten than rotten, but there was no green on the peel when it left home. I should have took a picture of it peeled! It was
muh--shee!

 

Made a little progress on the gooseneck redo since Monday.

 

Cut it apart, put in straight pieces. 20# of 7018 series rod should be enough!

 

Is a grinder supposed to look like a chia?