Author Topic: Built my 1300kt rifle (Read 5052 times))

Pelletjunkie · « **Reply #40 on:** May 01, 2019, 09:38:52 PM »

I should have removed some wood near my bolt handle when I built mine. I noticed you did. Did you go with the extra screw holding the action to the stock or are you going to gamble on those couple threads. Even a 1377 pistol has 2 anchors to the tube. My bolt knob rests right on the wood.

bantam5s · « **Reply #41 on:** May 01, 2019, 10:10:44 PM »

Quote from: Pelletjunkie on May 01, 2019, 09:38:52 PM

I should have removed some wood near my bolt handle when I built mine. I noticed you did. Did you go with the extra screw holding the action to the stock or are you going to gamble on those couple threads. Even a 1377 pistol has 2 anchors to the tube. My bolt knob rests right on the wood.

Just one screw for now till I can find the right screw, I'm not sure the hardware store has one as it was hard enough finding one long enough for the front.
I just hope I can get the hole drilled perfectly.

I don't know if the same thing I used for the front will be long enough.

bantam5s · « **Reply #42 on:** May 01, 2019, 10:15:59 PM »

The fit didn't turn out as well as I'd hoped, but I decided to nip off the butt of the grip and add a grip cap with white spacer.
I think it looks okay and adds a little something extra to the gun.
I also reshaped the grip since they come really fat and oversized.

Pelletjunkie · « **Reply #43 on:** May 01, 2019, 10:46:25 PM »

Check tomorrow. I will pull mine and give you the exact length. There is not much wiggle room or you get into your hammer spring.

bantam5s · « **Reply #44 on:** May 01, 2019, 10:53:10 PM »

Quote from: Pelletjunkie on May 01, 2019, 10:46:25 PM

Check tomorrow. I will pull mine and give you the exact length. There is not much wiggle room or you get into your hammer spring.

Alright thanks.
I can always cut it if necessary, but getting one long enough is the issue.
It took 3 trips to the hardware screw to get one long enough for the front.
Lucky it's within a mile from me in my tiny little tow.

Pelletjunkie · « **Reply #45 on:** May 02, 2019, 12:00:35 PM »

It’s an 8/32 screw. Mine is 1.54” long. I recessed a flat spot in the wood so the screw would sit flush with the plastic trigger guard. Here is a pic so you can see where to drill. I glass bedded the back of my tube but that might not be necessary.

bantam5s · « **Reply #46 on:** May 02, 2019, 02:19:45 PM »

Quote from: Pelletjunkie on May 02, 2019, 12:00:35 PM

It’s an 8/32 screw. Mine is 1.54” long. I recessed a flat spot in the wood so the screw would sit flush with the plastic trigger guard. Here is a pic so you can see where to drill. I glass bedded the back of my tube but that might not be necessary.

alright, thanks for the Info.

bantam5s · « **Reply #47 on:** May 02, 2019, 06:23:27 PM »

I guess the trigger guard slot on my gun was a bit longer because I had no room to drill my hole, I went right into the trigger guard slot.

My solution was some JB Steel stik, and a 3/4 aluminum spacer tube.
I had to basically bed my trigger guard / housing into the stock then bed in the 3/4 aluminum spacer tube.
That tab on the back of the trigger guard was removed so I could get the steel stik in there, but it doesn't really show with a little black paint on the steel stik.
It's not perfect but it's functional.
And yes as it turns out I used the same screw I've got in the front.

Got my Wgrs54 today too.

xtred1 · « **Reply #48 on:** May 02, 2019, 11:02:18 PM »

Man I like these

bantam5s · « **Reply #49 on:** May 03, 2019, 12:12:43 AM »

Quote from: Paulus on May 02, 2019, 11:02:18 PM

Man I like these

Go for it.
The 1300kt was around $125 shipped, the stock $30 something shipped, the complete trigger assembly about $45 shipped, then about $10 in hardware and you're all set if you don't plan to use some scope you've already got or something.
I think my total not counting the extra screws the wood stain and the router bit was about $250.
You can get a nice vintage crosman, Benjamin, or Sheridan user for that much , but no matter how great they are this little carbine they are not.

Tom Tucker · « **Reply #50 on:** May 03, 2019, 12:37:07 PM »

I wish I had wood working skills to speak of - that is such a sweet rifle!

bantam5s · « **Reply #51 on:** May 03, 2019, 01:05:05 PM »

Quote from: Tom Tucker on May 03, 2019, 12:37:07 PM

I wish I had wood working skills to speak of - that is such a sweet rifle!

Thank you.

Now I really don't so if I could do it you can too.
I don't have the skills to get a professional looking finish on a gun stock.

bantam5s · « **Reply #52 on:** May 03, 2019, 09:20:39 PM »

Made a longer extended bolt handle since the factory botl handle is kind of small.
Maybe not the way everyone would go, but my solution was to mould one out of some steel stick putty onto a screw then paint it.

Piranhaboy · « **Reply #53 on:** May 03, 2019, 10:47:38 PM »

I think that handle came out great!

bantam5s · « **Reply #54 on:** May 04, 2019, 01:05:44 AM »

Quote from: Piranhaboy on May 03, 2019, 10:47:38 PM

I think that handle came out great!

Thanks.

mentolio · « **Reply #55 on:** May 04, 2019, 02:20:18 PM »

That is one fine lookin' pumper/carbine you've got there David, nice work!

bantam5s · « **Reply #56 on:** May 06, 2019, 02:12:22 PM »

Quote from: mentolio on May 04, 2019, 02:20:18 PM

That is one fine lookin' pumper/carbine you've got there David, nice work!

Thank you.
I'm always going to nitpick at my own work because I know and can see things that don't really show up on camera, but it's a fun little gun and that's what matters most.

Makincheez · « **Reply #57 on:** May 11, 2019, 02:59:00 AM »

I love how your gun turned out; man that looks awesome! And I really like that rear sight you put on it; how are you liking it so far? I love that it doesn't over the sides of the breech block like the other peeps do; much less likely to snag on things I would imagine.

bantam5s · « **Reply #58 on:** May 11, 2019, 04:39:55 PM »

Quote from: Makincheez on May 11, 2019, 02:59:00 AM

I love how your gun turned out; man that looks awesome! And I really like that rear sight you put on it; how are you liking it so far? I love that it doesn't over the sides of the breech block like the other peeps do; much less likely to snag on things I would imagine.

It came with a .93 aperture which is larger than I'd like, but overall I love the sight.
Easy to adjust with 1/4 turn of a small screwdriver, nice and slim fitting well to the rifle, and was priced right.

bantam5s · « **Reply #59 on:** June 18, 2024, 10:30:55 PM »

I thought I had posted an update a couple years ago when I scrapped the 1st stock and started over, but apparently not.
Well other changes have been made since then , and some just recently so I figured I'd post an update on my " American Boy "

Beyond replacing the stock, it now has a gen1 marauder trigger group, a brass piston from Alchemy , an aluminum barrel band from Maverick Custom, and an aluminum lefty breech from I believe alchemy as well.
I also made an extended and forward bent bolt handle for it too which is really just a cosmetic thing but I really like it.

The gun was down for well over a year though, because accuracy pretty much disappeared and it took me awhile to figure out that the front sight was loose.

Recently I went looking for a front sight and there just aren't really many good options that are traditional and not just plastic, plus it had to mount securely.
I ended up settling for the daisy 953 front sight assembly and the gun inadvertently turned into kind of psuedo target rifle.
With the height of the front sight I ended up needing to make the leather cheek riser pad last week to gain just a little bit of height.

With all this the gun fits me extremely well, the trigger is great, and it's a tack driver.
I also accomplished my goal of basically eliminating all the plastic except for the butt plate.

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