Millennium Pumper Production - *The Beginning* - And The Lousy End

[grand-galop]

I agree with you Ratty!!! Any firing weapon is making you memory shooting and 30 ft or 30 miles are the same principal..

[CarsonRatSniper]

Ok...the stocks are all finished - some are still drying from the final coat this morning.

Here's a Satin Pepper stock next to mine







Here's a Satin Camo between 2 Gloss stocks



Here's the stocks that are still drying








More to come!



Mike

[ToRmEnToR]

factory Fed Gold Match 175 SMK's and a 3 shot group @ 300 meters measured 3/8"
Hopefully my $7000 deployment package will win me a new Nightforce scope!

My handloads have an extreme spread of 1.8 fps and a MV of 2765 fps with 175 SMK's out of my 27" barrel.

 our air guns are how we can train inexpensively!
Most of my air guns replicate one of my powder burners just for training purposes.

Training = Sight picture, Breathing, Stance, Grip, Trigger Press & Follow Through.
I don't care if you shoot a rubber band gun - the principles are still the same.



Mike

Sorry, of top with you, but gotta ask..

Love those Gold Match rounds.. What powder and charge in gr? Savage .308 Mod 10 Tac. 28" H-Bar Bedded 10x42 Super Sniper.. Prob My Fav PB I got.

Shooting AG has made My PB rifle skills improve dramatically when I started to get serious with AG..

[Habanero69er]

That next to last stock with the reddish brown color is really nice. Very sharp.

[aom22]

Here's a Satin Pepper stock next to mine







Here's a Satin Camo between 2 Gloss stocks

Sure do like a stain finish on a working rifle.
Certainly not nearly as pretty as the glossy finish ... glossy looks great - for a presentation rifle.
But, for a hunter ... for me, satin makes more sense.

Mike, thanks for posting photos of the satin stocks.
By the way, the satin camo ... that does look good - very nice combination of colors.

[rsterne]

Very cool.... *grin*.... I like !!!

Bob

[Tommy]

Hi Mike
Just had to finally say wow Job well done
Tom

[CarsonRatSniper]

Thanks!

I duplicated the FGM 175 round using Lake City primed 7.62x54 brass and a max load of Varget. I used my comparator to seat the bullets to the ogive the exact same as the factory FGM round then used a Lee Factory Crimp Die to put a medium crimp on it.
The round has about a 10% compaction.
Sorry, but I'm not posting how many grains I used for liability purposes.

Mike

[Norm_m]

What's nice about the gloss is if you decide you do not like it just using a piece of 0000 steelwool with some MinWax wood polish and you will have the nicest satin finish you have ever seen.

Mike things are looking up!

Norm

[ToRmEnToR]

Thanks!

I duplicated the FGM 175 round using Lake City primed 7.62x54 brass and a max load of Varget. I used my comparator to seat the bullets to the ogive the exact same as the factory FGM round then used a Lee Factory Crimp Die to put a medium crimp on it.
The round has about a 10% compaction.
Sorry, but I'm not posting how many grains I used for liability purposes.

Mike

Hey Thanks! Been using the Varget.. Will try..

[jvanschoonhoven]

Mike I absolutely  love how my stock turned out couldn't  have asked for anything better.

[CarsonRatSniper]

[CarsonRatSniper]

Here's a front barrel band - The pivot pins will be shortened so they *do not* extend beyond the sides of the pump tube and the holes will be reamed for a slip fit of the pivot pins... The front band will slide back and cover the pin hole so it will retain the pin and prevent it from walking sideways.
We did this for easy field stripping if needed.
That's why the band is slotted - so the pump arm can operate without hitting the band.



Future pump levers will have a greasable roller bearing at the pivot pin for longevity of the pivot pin.

Mike

[jvanschoonhoven]

Looking good!

[CarsonRatSniper]

Thanks Jeremy!

This project has been slow going but the completed rifles will be worth every second of the wait...I *promise*!!!

Mike

[CarsonRatSniper]

Old Reliable next to New Generation

22 ft lb Steroid 392 & 50+ ft lb Millennium




My forearm has to be inletted a bit in the front channel - the pump arm won't close all the way and I checked the action & piston headspace prior to installing the stock. The forearm is hitting the pump tube at the front before the arm is fully closed.
Either that or I need to scribe the bolt locations on the pump arm so the line up with the holes in the forearm & drill and tap them.



Here you can see how the front band locks everything together and retains the pivot pin.



I installed the tapered valve spring tonight also. I have no idea what the velocity is but it was *loud* and took 16 pumps to top off instead of 11.
I'm running ports wide open @ .219" except the barrel port...its still 3/16" - if I am not happy with the numbers tomorrow I'll mill the barrel port oblong like my Challenger to make it .219" also.

I shot a Wicked Monster into a bucket of water.



Now, this barrel still is not bonded yet but I forced an o ring in between the muzzle and cf sleeve so there's no barrel movement inside the sleeve.



I am going to do some more.chrony & accuracy testing tomorrow - I'll post results in the evening some time.

Mike

[D-RIG]

The rifle looks great mike , looking forward to seeing the performance numbers .

Seeing the rifle all together sure makes me wish that I'd got in on the first ten .

[jvanschoonhoven]

Looking good!
That poor pellet had a bad day lol!

[CarsonRatSniper]

Chrony numbers:

King = 1032 fps 60.1 ft lbs
Wicked Monster = 849 fps 52.5 ft lbs
37gr Spitzer = 789 fps 51.1 ft lbs
45gr Spitzer = 734 fps 53.8 ft lbs

Since the ft lbs usually increase with heavier projectiles I'm going to an oblong barrel port - however I am *very* satisfied with the Kings performance!

This was not tethered...the rifle was filled to 1800 psi, disconnected & shot over the chronograph.

Mike

[UCChris]

Hot dang! That's smokin' with the Kings...