What is this stock.....?

[rockdrill]

OK I know what this stock is from now.

Don't get too excited - it is actually off a Chinese made sidelever rifle, here is an example fitted with the correct action that I received yesterday:

http://www.airrifle.co.za/picture.ph...pictureid=9250
http://www.airrifle.co.za/picture.ph...pictureid=9251

Ignore the semi-circular cut-out on the fore-end in the lhs picture, this example has been badly messed with, looks like someone tried to modify it to take a tap loading sidelever action.

Now IIRC and I do stand ready to be corrected, Titan (yes the same Titan as in Manitou) did a short lived run of springers based on a Chinese sidelever action fitted with an upgraded stock. I believe these might have been designated the SL800 in .177 and SL600 in .22, but could be remembering wrong on that.

Anyway the action is typically Chinese i.e. not great. I will let you know how it performs once I have given it a bit of a fettle.

[hwvixen]

Blast.....that looks exactly like the one..without cut out....never heard of it!!

"Every days a scool day" moment ....unfortunately I took the advice of member Mr. Johnstone....

[rockdrill]

As I said ignore the cut-out - it is not original to the stock and is something that has been butchered into it to attempt to fit it to some other action.

[johnbaz]

But to me the very front edge of the cylinder looks to be ground to a chisel edge on the chinese action, i don't think that this would fit the conical part of HW's stock


John

[rockdrill]

Actually it would fit HW's stock.

If you saw the action from above the shape matches the inletting on his stock:

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y11...gardens189.jpg

What has been assumed as a conical profile, if you look closely at the picture of HW's stock, is just a tapering straight walled inletting with a flat bottom, not a rounded conical shape.

[hwvixen]

Please read posts 25 & 32........

[rockdrill]

Sht.

Turns out it was a bit of a rarity - albeit not the most desirable perhaps and it has been burned!

[johnbaz]

Actually it would fit HW's stock.

If you saw the action from above the shape matches the inletting on his stock:

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y11...gardens189.jpg

What has been assumed as a conical profile, if you look closely at the picture of HW's stock, is just a tapering straight walled inletting with a flat bottom, not a rounded conical shape.

Well spotted mate- i presumed it was tapered all the way around, ie conical (i'll have to get some new binoculars )


John

[hwvixen]

Ever been haddddddddddddddddd

It's still here...I have to have a little fun these days..what with failing eyesight,me neck seizing up & spending half the night peeing glad to eventually find out what it's for give us a pm & we can sort something out.

[rockdrill]

Yep big time

pm sent.

[olivercromwell]

Given the apparant size and arc of the cocking arm it might suggest a single stroke pnuematic of some sort? Perhaps some confused target shooter saw the light and ordered a sporter for his 6m plinker......

[rockdrill]

No it is for the rifle mentioned above.

The interesting thing is the action is a crude approximate replica of an FWB150 but without the sledge mechanism, match trigger and the German quality.

[johnbaz]

No it is for the rifle mentioned above.

The interesting thing is the action is a crude approximate replica of an FWB150 but without the sledge mechanism, match trigger and the German quality.

Made me titter that did


Glad it's finally sorted- well done Rockdrill


John