A cure for Ugly Nuts!

[SHELL SHUCKER]

Muzzle nuts, that is. I like my Savage 10 Precision Carbine just fine, but that abortion of a muzzle
nut to cover the threads was buggin' me. So yesterday, I grabbed a chunk of C360 brass round bar
and whittled up my own version. Took a bit of fun time on the lathe, but I'm happy with the results.

Before
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Finished new one ready for blackening with Aluma Black
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Completed unit. Much better than the "acorn" thingy it replaced.
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Next up will be a replacement for the nut on my Savage Mk II FVSR.

 

[Calum]

Nice work, it's a shame we Canucks can't just legally screw a hushcan on the end of the barrel.

 

[SHELL SHUCKER]

Gracias amigo. At least in Britain, mufflers are considered good neighbour policy!

 

[silverfoxdj]

Very classey work..

 

[SHELL SHUCKER]

Thank ye kindly sir. I'll be back on the lathe after my dogwalk tomorrow to make another, but not identical to
this one perhaps.

It's fun to tinker.
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[BigUglyMan]

When I saw the title I thought we were going to require a face to face chat.

 

[SHELL SHUCKER]

Good one BUM.
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[condomboy]

Very nice

Would be interesting to shoot a group with and without... Just wonder if it helps, hinders or doesn't impact the impact

 

[Shane.Hansen]

That's some beautiful work there. I think I would've left it bare or cleared it after seeing the overall package, doing it in black is nice.

 

[bearkilr]

Any particular reason you flared it? Just curious. Kinda looks like a mini musket.

 

[kamlooky]

The old Schultz could use one of them.
Do you, would you, can you, may you build one for us?

 

[Gibbs505]

How doses it shoot?

 

[SHELL SHUCKER]

I'll know how it shoots in a couple of weeks due to our range closure.(Maintenance)
Gives me time to get some target loads whipped up and to get some proper shooting bags ready.
Initial test firing from the bench using Winchester "white box" .55 grainers showed promise resting
just the fore end. Note the date on the target......Old Guy Syndrome!

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As fer makin' these in quantity, I use my buddy's lathe at his fab shop, so that might not be a
good thing to push on a busy place.

 

[SHELL SHUCKER]

Any particular reason you flared it? Just curious. Kinda looks like a mini musket.

I'm complicated.
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