First firing after fitting the stock
So, a couple nights ago I bedded the action and the first inch of the barrel. I used plumbers putty in lieu of not being able to find playdoh and bedded it with J-B weld using redding imperial sizing wax as a release agent with great results. There was only one small void near the extraction port on the right side. This morning I put 5 rounds through it with a 5 gallon pail as a target. Ofcourse I don't have any sights mounted yet, but was able to hit the pail at 30yds 3 times. After sights are on it I will definitely be setting up my chronograph. I had assumed that factory Winchester white box ammunition at 835 fps would be losing speed out of a 22.5 in barrel but they certainly seem faster than they leave the 5 in barrel on my 1911. This weekend I hope to find time to build the magazine adapter as single feeding the .45 ammunition sucks. The rear sight will be ordered tomorrow and after it is mounted I will figure out what height front sight I will need to order. It is noticeably louder than a .22 rim fire but recoil is comparable.
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