I bought a VZ24 from Big Five for 79.99 and I am going to build a 9.3x62 on it.

Here is my plan so far.

Pac-Nor barrel + chambering 375+-
NECG- Holland and Holland style front sight $100
NECG- express type rear sight $100
NEGC- barrel band 50

This is basically what I have on my list so far. I understand some action work will be needed to make room for the larger case. Who can do this and do it well? I dont trust any of the gunsmiths around me more then I could throw them. I will also be needing someone to install the sights and barrel band I mentioned above. Who does good blueing?

I will also be needing a stock. I dont want anything XXX or too fancy, but I dont want firewood either. I want to spend about 500 on a nice stock total. Im not expecting anything to drool over, more of a working type rifle, but I always like a little figuring to the wood. I can finish it myself, but I have absolutely no idea how to make the stock if I got a blank. Nor do I have the time. If I bought a california walnut blank, could I have someone inlet and do most of the cutting for me? So long as the basic shape is there, I can do the rest fine. I just dont have the tools nor expertise to be cutting on a blank.

Ive looked at the boyds stocks, and none of them appeal to me. I am more into the mauser rifles of the 10's and 20's to be honest. I like thinner stocks and all the boyds seem about 10 inches thick.

Ive also got a dakota arms mauser bolt handle on the way. I assume whoever does the sights and barrel band can put that on as well.

So I need names and phone numbers, approximate costs along with anything else you can think of.

Thanks for your help in advance,

Buell

Check out Great American Gunstocks for your stock

The 9.3x62 will feed fine through the VZ24 without any receiver alterations. You have mail.

I believe I have an extra NECG express sight with three leaf blades, totally new, never mounted. I'll see if I can find it after I get home (a major task, I assure you). Let me know where you find your best price, and I might be able to beat it.

No rush.

Russ

For what it's worth..
Pacnor is a great firm, and you'll get what you pay for.. I would suggest the 9,3x64, as that's a DGR no kidding, rather than the x62, which could be called a 366 whelen. the 64 will give you near to a 366x300win ... but it'll be harder to find brass.

can you do stock work yourself? here's my point, if you get a piece of matchwood from somewhere, and www.gunstocks.com will sell you some for $160, you could experiement and get started yourself. Talk to Henry, tell him you want a thinner, european stock, rather than a thicker one. Also, you can work out your checkering with him, I think he'll do a nice gun from anywhere from 350 to 1000... he told me once that for $1000 he would restock richard's 450 alaskan in the best wood he had, and 22LPI checker it (not great checkering, but it works)

If you are in the least bit concerned about fitting the pad, talk to henry about fitting it and crossbolts for you..

farming all this out makes all these tasks serial, so the first 8 to 12 weeks for barrel and blue (and sights), then another 3 to 6 weeks... add 3 weeks for lag time, and you have 14 to 21 weeks to get this done "outside"

best of luck.
jeffe

Russ-

I tried returning your PM but it said YOUR mailbox was full and to try again??? A popular fellow these days.

Anyways, how much do you want for that whitworth sight??

Thanks

Jeff-

Im not a reloader, so Ill have to stick with factory ammo for now. I dont really want a caliber that is going to be hard to find loaded stuff for.

I used to reload shotgun ammo, but I was shooting ATA trap and going through thousands of rounds a month. I could do it, but I dont really shoot enough to warrant buying the equipment.

Ive done pads on my own, and I have the sander for it. I could get a jig for that as well.

I checked out the gunstocks.com site and think that will work. From the bargain page gunstocks I can do everything from their on my own. I was just worried I was either going to have to buy a blank and have to do it myself or pay someone to custom make a stock??

Buell just a heads-up, if you like older German looking guns that Dakota handle may not be for you. It's got a fair amount of backsweep, and the shank is a little thin. You may like the Talley mounted straight at a ~60 - 70 degree angle down -- I have both, and much prefer the latter.

If you're interested I can probably dig up some decent digital pics of both, and e-mail them to you.

And I have had good luck so far with Richard's stocks -- inletting is rough, that's a given, but my inletting skills suck anyway so I just try to get the action sitting where I want it, with the best wood to metal fit I can, then glass bed it. You can remove LOTS of wood from a Richard's Old Classic, and end up with a decent looking slim stock. The B-square crossbolt jig from Brownells is a good investment too, especially if you plan on doing this a few more times (trust me you will).

Todd

Todd-

I found some totally finished stocks on the site that was mentioned above for 350, and it has the recoil pad. Not too sure about how good the pad is, but that can be fixed. I might do that. They also have reproduction oberndorf type B stocks rough inletted that look like just what I need. 250 for one that is fairly figured, and one for 350 that has good contrast and darker lines.

the dakota bolt was only 7 bucks so if I dont like the looks it not too big of a deal. I would like to see the pictures you have if its not too much trouble. My email is scoutsniper36@hotmail.com

Yes I really like older style mauser rifles. I have a 50's Husqvarna in 30-06 that I like a lot, but Ill keep it as a lighter rifle. I like both the older looks, and the Mauser 98 action. The good thing about my husq is that it has a 35* safety, so all the way to the right is fire, and the "safety" is at a 35* angle from that, so you dont actually have to move it all the way across R to L. Its something a lot of people dont know about on these rifles.

I pretty much like anything from 1900-1950 in mauser rifles. Older Rigby's and Oberndorfs are my favorites.

Anyways, thanks for your input. Ill see if I cant find anything on the Talley bolt you mentioned, and if you find the pics I would like to see them.

Thanks,

Buell

This is just the type of bolt handle I like. I would buy this rifle, but for one I dont like to take chances on guns I cant see in person and I want to build one from a mil surp....