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Just finished my K98 at last!
Not a rifle for the purists out there but hopefully it should be good for the Battle Area ranges. I have been shooting it up till now with the battle sights and mostly staying in the black @400 yards so the inclusion of the scope should get me out a bit further.
Now I just have to wait for Landmark to allocate us some more range time. :cool2:

It looks very good, are you pleased with the work you have been doing and did you drill and tap the receiver yourself for the mount?

Thanks Dave,
Yes I drilled and tapped the receiver last night - christ it was hard! I had to start it off with a cobalt drill and then gradually open it up to 4.2mm. Tapping was a bit nerve wracking as well but with a little patience and a gentle touch it came good.

Fair play! I suppose in theory it should be reproofed now....

I have never tried to drill and tap a receiver and imagine it is bloody hard, you tapped it M5 I assume, what make/type of taps did you use? I have had to resort to drilling 4.5mm before and using taps designed for stainless on one rather hard piece of material.

Salut ,

Looks nice , enjoy

I used Swiss Tech cobalt drills and Swiss Tech 'Orange ring' tap (for use on titanium alloys) both of which we had lying around at work!. I have found , by trial and lots of error, that good old fashioned spit seems to be the best lubricant/cutting fluid for hard materials-does tend to smell a bit when it gets warm thou. smile2

Looks a proper job well done....

Did you manage to open out the rings without any trouble

Opening up the rings was a pig of a job! Luckily I have a supplier who is a very talented old school machinist who likes a challenge and he did a great job on them.

Nice work Ian, certainly looks the part. Look forward to seeing it and it's owner at the range soon
Dave

Nice work Ian, certainly looks the part. Look forward to seeing it and it's owner at the range soon
Dave

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