Well I for one do appreciate it. That, plus the energy and purpose it takes to bring a basket case back to life. I acquired one of those way back when and didn’t know squat about it. Nobody else did either it seemed. I believe mine was a Model G?? Or something like that and in 35 Remington, I think. Someone also told me that it was a pump action semiautomatic too but I found that hard to believe back then….😕 Anyhoo, it was traded away at a gun show and forgotten until now so thanks for the memory.
I guess if a fella keeps remembering more stuff than he’s forgotten then it’s like winning??

Nice job on the ongoing resurrection!

 

Well I for one do appreciate it. That, plus the energy and purpose it takes to bring a basket case back to life. I acquired one of those way back when and didn’t know squat about it. Nobody else did either it seemed. I believe mine was a Model G?? Or something like that and in 35 Remington, I think. Someone also told me that it was a pump action semiautomatic too but I found that hard to believe back then….😕 Anyhoo, it was traded away at a gun show and forgotten until now so thanks for the memory.
I guess if a fella keeps remembering more stuff than he’s forgotten then it’s like winning??

Nice job on the ongoing resurrection!

Thank you, I appreciate it. The model G was the first model in this family of rifles, and it was indeed semiauto and pump action. I believe there was a gas cutoff, but I don't remember exactly how. They're definitely interesting rifles, but I can absolutely see why they were never popular.

 

Definitely one I don't know much about. Looks good though! I like the checkering job well enough! Can't tell from pics, but I'd make sure there's some room behind the tang so that you don't blow a chip out. I believe the sight doohicky is backwards. (elevator)

Sounds like you had fun with this one.

 

Thanks, there should be enough clearance. I also did a little bit of bedding where the stock meets the receiver to take out any play between them.

The rear sight is definitely backwards, but that was intentional, it would get in the way of ejection otherwise. The original rear sight would have been in the same orientation.

 

I made a post a few weeks ago looking for some parts for a Standard Arms Model M pump action rifle that I was building. And as promised in that post, here is the (almost) finished product.

I bought the barreled receiver, fore-end, bolt and carrier in a local auction for $25, and then spent a couple weeks tracking down almost all of the rest of the parts.

The lower receiver and all parts inside of it had to be hand filed to fit and function properly. And as far as I can tell, I was able to find every part, short of the safety assembly and factory front and rear sights. The only reference I had to figure out how to assemble it and what parts I didn't have was 3-4 youtube videos that did not go past a field strip, and two incomplete diagrams and part lists that I found online.

The stock was bought as factory unfinished. It was practically rough cut, and I had to shape and finish it. The inletting was already cut, and any chips you see were like that when I bought it unfortunately. I might go back to fix them at some point, but I'll probably leave it for now. The finish is boiled linseed oil. It was my first attempt at using it for a gunstock, and it definitely could have gone better, but I will probably go back and try to better match it to the for end's finish at some point. I also hand checkered the stock myself, which also could have gone better, but I gonna deflect some of that blame on my very dull checkering tools.

The front sight is an older Mossberg .22 front sight, and the rear sight was marked #752. I believe it was a marbles sight or something. I had to cut a new dovetail into the base of the rear sight.

I was able to polish up and deburr the action enough so that it actually operates smoother than other factory examples that I have handled do, but it's still slightly cludgy, which these rifles are known for being.

I have shot it, using some .30 Remington reloads that I put together, and from what I can tell so far, it's fairly accurate within 100 yards.

I just thought I'd share, and that some of you may appreciate this.

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Great job

 

Going nicely for that unique rifle, I handled a G once upon a decade, but it confused me, and I ended up with a Bakial SXS coach that was parked next to the Standard. It was pretty rough. PAX