Working mans double

[jjohnwm]

I'm surprised no one has mentioned the material the rib is constructed from yet..

???

i've had several of these over the years...none recently...but mine were all metal, in fact I think there wasn't even any aluminum on them. Did this change on later production?

Hell, the Blaser S2 double rifle had the gap between barrels filled/covered with a long piece of some kind of rubbery synthetic. Now that was complaint-worthy!

 

[Ardent]

3000+ ft/lb is a pretty handy rig... surprisingly good looking gun too.

I think so, and for the price, great little “use it” gun. Like anything priced this way I view it as a mild project.

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i've had several of these over the years...none recently...but mine were all metal, in fact I think there wasn't even any aluminum on them. Did this change on later production?

Hell, the Blaser S2 double rifle had the gap between barrels filled/covered with a long piece of some kind of rubbery synthetic. Now that was complaint-worthy!

Mine two, both mine have been pretty nice looking and tight fitting steel ribs.

 

[conor_90]

Weird, mine was some kind of polymer, maybe one of the owners replaced it.

 

[Ardent]

I think that’s just the wrinkle finish on the steel, as it’s a textured finish of some sort not bluing. Never heard of a plastic ribbed Baikal, maybe they very well did but news to me.

 

[conor_90]

That could be it, never took it off or gave it a second glance tbh my bad

 

[brybenn]

Mine is a type of metal

 

[jaegermeister1]

This message is for Ardent or anyone else who can help.

Dear Sir:

I texted with the gentleman who purchased your Baikal double rifle in 30-06. He has it up for sale.

I noticed the stock at the wrist had been re-shaped and was interested in how it was done. He told me he had purchased the rifle from you and you had done the work.

I own a Merkel double and an Anonio Zoli in 9.3x74R, as well as a Baikal double in 45-70.

My issue is with the wrist of the stock on the Baikal. I would like to reshape the stock, sans the cheek piece, in the image of the Mekel.

The closest I've come to doing this kind of work was reshaping a couple of pairs of checkered, ivory micarta grips for my Ruger Vaqueros. They turned out quite well.

I would, over the winter, like to try my hand at reshaping the Baikal stock. This would include changing the grip to a Prince of Wales grip. Would you be able to give me any pointers on how to do the work or, recommend a book or tutorial video on the process.

I look forward to hearing from you.

Kind regards,

Jaegermeister1