Project: .45ACP Boltgun

[rOmiLaYu]

Looking great! What kind of finish you thinking? Or did I miss that.

Flat black cerakote most likely.

 

[rOmiLaYu]

Shaping up nicely. Glad you decided to ditch the top cover.

That long action looks "funny" knowing it's throwing a .45acp.

You gonna drill/tap for a mount or what are you thinking about for an optic?

Oh, and diggin' on the bolt handle...

I'm currently looking for an optics solution....I am trying to find a set of iron sights off of a Savage Hog Hunter but that is proving difficult. I have contacted Savage to see if they will sell me a set. Fingers crossed.

 

[Cgsanders]

This has been a very cool read...wow I want something like this now! Great!

 

[rOmiLaYu]

This has been a very cool read...wow I want something like this now! Great!

I can't wait until my Octane gets approved and I can screw it on this thing....I'm thinking low 120's maybe high 110's.

 

[Laxguy59]

I can't wait until my Octane gets approved and I can screw it on this thing....I'm thinking low 120's maybe high 110's.

I don't know man, my 44spl is pretty sluggish and heavy and only got low 120's through the octane.

 

[Laxguy59]

I'm currently looking for an optics solution....I am trying to find a set of iron sights off of a Savage Hog Hunter but that is proving difficult. I have contacted Savage to see if they will sell me a set. Fingers crossed.

I've got extra hog hunter sights you can have

 

[rOmiLaYu]

I don't know man, my 44spl is pretty sluggish and heavy and only got low 120's through the octane.

You may be right but I'm thinking at a round that was designed to be efficient and dump all of its energy out of a 5" barrel is going to have hardly any muzzle pressure at all by the time it gets 11 more inches down the barrel. I could be wrong though.

 

[rOmiLaYu]

I've got extra hog hunter sights you can have

Super serial?

 

[Tiamat]

I've got extra hog hunter sights you can
I'm building the same rifle and I'll take them if he doesn't.

 

[Laxguy59]

Super serial?

I'm positive, HIV positive.

You may be right but I'm thinking at a round that was designed to be efficient and dump all of its energy out of a 5" barrel is going to have hardly any muzzle pressure at all by the time it gets 11 more inches down the barrel. I could be wrong though.

From what I can tell the 44 spl is under or at 750psi at 17". My 38spl in a 20" barrel metered about the same. I'm almost entirely convinced the noise left is firing pins and bullet noise.