Does anyone have a fixture to drill and tap scope bases on a Mauser action that they would like to sell? I have seen them online, but it looks like they have been discountinued.

Thank you, Tony



http://www.midwayusa.com/produ...1-drill-and-6-48-tap

May be overkill.

http://www.forsterproducts.com...id=24833&catid=19938

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Originally posted by richj:
May be overkill.

http://www.forsterproducts.com...id=24833&catid=19938

I have seen that one, it is overkill for what I need. Thanks for the suggestion.

Thank you, Tony

Tony
You have a PM

They come up on ebay from time to time.

Midway doesn't carry them any longer?

I don't have that version. I have the Williams parallel style. I am not selling it, but if you drive to Potter County you can use it.

Sun Optics imports one.

Here is the link, don't know who retails them, though. I got one off of Ebay, and it is quite good for the occasional job. I believe that I paid $40 for it.

http://www.sunopticsusa.com/PDF/SunTools.pdf

Jeremy

Are you hoping to drill and tap on a drill press or? A drill press is the only reason I can see using one.

Just curious, I was never impressed with those fixtures myself.

I Have one you can rent or borrow that I made, but mine is for two piece bases

Found one. Thanks for all of the offers to help.

Thank you, Tony

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Originally posted by Fal Grunt:
Are you hoping to drill and tap on a drill press or? A drill press is the only reason I can see using one.

Just curious, I was never impressed with those fixtures myself.

I dont have a mill, so having a fixture like this will allow me to properly align the holes to be drilled. I have never seen or used this fixture before so I cant say if I will be impressed with it or not. Cant see any reason for it not to do the job that it was intended for?

Good luck, Tony

I only used one and have looked at a few. The one I used (multiple times) still allowed the drill to wander with the drill bushing. Positioning the work piece then putting in a long center drill may help?

I was curious about the drill press as that is the only situation I see having one. I did not want to assume, hence asking. They do work, and it may have been the one I used was a piece of junk or worn out. Others may have had good luck with them.

The only reason I made one was back when I didn't have a mill yet. I'll never use my fixtures again but I'll never sell them either.

I also made on e of these


That was back when I had more time then money. Never did use it. I got a mill quickly after it was finished. But i'll never sell it either.

Here is a tip for some of those that don't have a mill to do the work.

Before I had my mill, i would take a one or two piece base and super-glue it to the action using my dial caliper to assure that the base was parallel to the flat on the bottom of the action. Use the base as a guide for the drill; body size drill to just spot the hole then the #31 for the tap. Same procedure for front and back holes but make sure the bases are parallel to the action axis.