Bob's Rifles, or Sporterizing
some Turks
Bob works with me (used to) and
has heard some of us talking about low priced rifles (Turks). He asked me to
get him one and then, after talking to his brother and future son-in-law, asked
for two more. These guys caught Turk fever without ever seeing one!
I ordered 5 $29.95 rifles from
SARCO, they charged $10 shipping, and sent 4 K.KALEs
and one 98 Mauser rework. I set the rework aside and
tore down the K.KALEs. That is, I removed the actions
from the stock, removed all small pieces, the trigger group, magazine and
removed the barrels. None of the bores stood out, but after some elbow grease
three looked usable.
The receivers were mounted on a
mandrel and the retaining ring was removed, and a very light cut was taken
across the receiver face.
The tool is mounted upside down
and the lathe is run in reverse in order that the receiver does not unscrew.
(This would not have been necessary, except I forgot to drill a center in both
ends of my homemade mandrel.) To see some uncut and cut receivers, TRY THIS.
After cleaning up the receiver
face, they were drilled for scopes using a B-Square jig.
This is the jig; the black
round thing goes into the receiver where the bolt lives.
This is the jig in use,
drilling the single rear mounting hole for a one-piece scope mount. The drill
is held in position by a hardened bushing.
After the three holes were
drilled, two in the front and one at the rear the holes are tapped, again using
the jig and a bushing, BUT--