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​A .404 Jeffery Stalking Rifle - Part 6

Posted by Dennis Daigger on 7th Dec 2013

A .404 Jeffery Stalking RifleMaterials used: Norton No-Fil Adalox sand papers Wet or dry sand papers sanding blocks Pilkington's Classic Gun Stock Finish boiled linseed oil.Finishing the Stock Over … read more

A .404 Jeffery Stalking Rifle - Part 5

Posted by Dennis Daigger on 13th Nov 2013

Part 5-Final Stock Shaping A .404 Jeffery Stalking RifleConsiderations The foundation of my desired stock dimensions had been incorporated into the pattern but the final adjustments would come out … read more

A .404 Jeffery Stalking Rifle - Part 4

Posted by Dennis Daigger on 6th Nov 2013

Part 4-Inletting the Gunstock A .404 Jeffery Stalking Rifle Scrutinizing the Gunstock The stock duplicated from my blank using my pattern arrived in early April. The blank had a flaw on the r … read more

A .404 Jeffery Stalking Rifle - Part 3

Posted by Dennis Daigger on 24th Oct 2013

Part 3-The Stock Work A .404 Jeffery Stalking RifleDesign Ideas-The 60,000 Foot View With the wheels turning during the metal work I had visualized some of the design features that I wanted to inc … read more

A .404 Jeffery Stalking Rifle - Part 2

Posted by Dennis Daigger on 14th Oct 2013

Part 2-The Metal Work A .404 Jeffery Stalking Rifle I now had all the parts in hand to build a rifle and I got regular updates from Stuart Satterlee about progress on my action. Slowly it evo … read more