Interested in seeing octagon barrel sling swivel set up.
Butch

Butch,

Check out the Martini-Hagn website. They have some good photos of fittings on octagon barrels. Most of their octagon barrels seem to have integral fittings, but I'm sure a small, low profile pad type sling swivel eye could be silver soldered onto the flat of an octagon barrel and nicely shaped.

Forrest

Thanks for the clarification Steve. Why does Ralf sometimes not make the swivel eyes integral?

Forrest

Thanks for the advice and links. I have a real good idea of what I am going to do.
Butch

quote:

Originally posted by SDH:
The one part that Ralf Martini does not (usually) make integral is the swivel base. His are normally made separately, soldered into a counter-sink and are elegant as well as functional.

That's exactly what Ralf did on this octagon barrel.

Beautiful, I just might be able to do it. A lesson is being learned. I waited 8 months for a receiver, It took me 1 month to make the recoil lug that fits under the receiver and the scope bases. It is going to take Dan Lilja 8 weeks to supply the barrel. With benchrest season started, it may take a month to chamber it. It goes to James Anderson[Gunmaker] for the full octagon, and back to me to make the front banded ramp sight in octagon shape and front swivel bracket. It will go back to James to inlet the receiver and duplicate. Doing most of the work myself will still take at least 1 1/2yrs. Our gunmakers ain't that slow.
Butch

Forrest: Thanks for the photo.

Steve: Thanks for the description.

Good luck with your project Butch.

Forrest

There is a real good photo of what you are looking for on page 130 of Stratton's "Tricks of Trade Custom Metalsmithing"

22WRF,
That is not my cup of tea.
Thanks though
Butch