The Remington rolling block rifle has been completed:
The butt pad, sling, special swivel.
Winchester 100 year old front sight.
Receiver.
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- Fri May 13, 2016 4:52 pm
- Forum: RR / Post - 1898
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- Tue May 10, 2016 9:09 pm
- Forum: RR / Post - 1898
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Re: Remington RB1 builder
I have only a couple of pieces that are being blued and it's done.
- Tue May 10, 2016 9:07 pm
- Forum: RR / Post - 1898
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Re: Remington RB1 builder
Well, after some long hours of research, the rolling block rifle is almost finished. I found Womacks Rolling Block Parts, Ken really helpful and knowledge and he is really cool. I never found anyone else who was savvy about the rolling block rifle that could help me, however I am a pioneer and I lik...
- Tue Apr 05, 2016 10:07 am
- Forum: RR / Post - 1898
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Re: Remington RB1 builder
Here is some of the photos
- Tue Apr 05, 2016 9:58 am
- Forum: RR / Post - 1898
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Re: Remington RB1 builder
img_0454 (large).jpg_thumbnail0 (1).jpg I am going to pattern my builder after the: Remington, No.1 Sporting Rifle from1873. img_0457 (large).jpg_thumbnail0.jpg It has some really nice lines, flat hammer and breech block pins, duel screws in the rear trigger guard. The rear tangs are equal, I am ab...
- Tue Apr 05, 2016 9:48 am
- Forum: RR / Post - 1898
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Re: Remington RB1 builder
:shock: A lot of work has been done on the builder. I have been unable to get any good useful feedback, no one really has done work on this with any documentation. So I am still inputting here https://sites.google.com/site/acustomrollingblockrifle/ on my Remington rolling block rifle page. After see...
- Sat Mar 05, 2016 10:15 am
- Forum: RR / Post - 1898
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Re: Remington RB1 builder
https://sites.google.com/site/acustomrollingblockrifle/
This is my documentation page, I'm updating it regularly between other jobs.
And by the way:
This is my documentation page, I'm updating it regularly between other jobs.
And by the way:
- Fri Mar 04, 2016 6:36 pm
- Forum: RR / Post - 1898
- Topic: Remington RB1 builder
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Information about the RB1 receiver
Well, since my last post, this is what I discovered by trial and success : Using a RB1 receiver and everything else Remington rolling block rifle #1 #5 from the 1800's. 1. The RB1 receiver does bolt up to the Remington rolling block #1 trigger guard however you will need to tap the trigger guard to ...
- Thu Jan 21, 2016 4:42 pm
- Forum: RR / Post - 1898
- Topic: Remington RB1 builder
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Re: Remington RB1 builder
When you get an inquiry starting with "I'm a gunsmith and I know plenty about firearms" it leads me to wonder why he's contacting us, then when you make a suggestion the abbreviated response is "tried him, didn't get anywhere" it confirms your first impression. Well, I have two ...
- Sun Jan 17, 2016 1:05 pm
- Forum: RR / Post - 1898
- Topic: Remington RB1 builder
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Re: Remington RB1 builder
:( Tried him, didn't get anywhere. I really want to find out when exactly the receiver was made, serial number: RB 0418 I have the date of manufacturer for all my firearms. This receiver was made in the 2000's (I'm pretty sure it's newer than the 1990's), I wanted a 45-70 for hunting in Alaska, my a...
- Fri Jan 01, 2016 7:49 pm
- Forum: RR / Post - 1898
- Topic: Remington RB1 builder
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Remington RB1 builder
Hello, I'm a gunsmith, and I have plenty of experience in firearms. what I'm doing next is I'm starting to build a Remington rolling block rifle for my armory, however very little information about the Remington RB1 is available on line. I could build or buy a stock RB1, however I don't want to, I w...