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Originally posted by Doug Turnbull:
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We have used USRAC and Browning rifles and are now going with the Chiappa rifle that we worked with them to reverse engineer.


I have been using the Chiappa base for our 1886 of a run that we did in may June 2011 that is a true copy of the originals.

I had about 10 last year as the first run and to determine how I wanted them to come in for future runs. Now I am waiting for them, They said in Oct then Nov then Dec. now there aere as I am told in Dayton Ohio and will be ready to go out to me later this month.

We ordered them in different stages of manufacturing so that we can fit the parts and not have parts that have been tumble polished so we have greater control of what we can and cant do to the parts. Example the bolts only off the machine and not tumbled, the wood is not fit there so we can fit and sand it the way we want. The barrel polished to a lesser degree so we can take it from there and do final prep for rust blueing. The wood comes in as standard grade and we have a local CNC shop making the high grade wood both with shotgun and rifle butt, as the cost to ship our wood there and back is higher than the ciost to turn our own here.

The first parts need some work and feel that the new set should make the work easier to fit and finish to the same look as the originals.

I am just as frustrated as the rest and hope they come in real soon.
I will then determine how many i will be ordering for subsaquent orders and try to get a better flow going as we work forward.

let you know when they come in if i remember to get back on here.

Doug