VZ24 Refinishing underway
Took apart one of the five VZ24 rifles today and scattered it across the work bench. Not a speck of rust under the stock line - in fact, beautiful blueing remains. Those stupid two prong hole screw...
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Jeff7mm ~ Thank you. Great reading.My wife refers to them as those wooden sticks standing in the corner.The Curio and Relic Firearms Forum
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Attitude and view point - as I have always stressed to people, I am interested in:1) The history of the item;2) The engineering of the item; and3) The challenge to restore the item.Basically a short...
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Jeeze, the guy's a poet and don't know it! The main things about those rifles that fascinates me is the workmanship on a piece of military equipment that was going to be abused and discarded, and the...
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The amazing thing to me is that 104 years later who has improved the turnbolt action beyond that of a M98 Mauser. It was designed when horses were the usual means of transport, now we fly to the moon....
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d*mn jeff your gettting stranger than me!!!!!! well maybe not that far....but i have company now!!!i do agree there is more to an old gun than just is monitary value. when i look at my k98k i see more...
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OK - now, where did this batch of VZ24 rifles come from? They don't have Arabic, Cyrillic, or Oriental characters. After cleaning the stock with Simple Green, I saw markings;left side of butt -...
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OK, stock is now soaking in BLO.Brushed the bore another 100 times with bristle brush and Hoppes No. 9 - still getting crud out of it, but it is starting to look pretty good down the bore.Fired up the...
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Oh, almost forgot - the stock is dark walnut, the handguard appears to be teak. Put a couple coats of walnut stain on the handguard to get it to more closely match the stock. I noticed that a couple...
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Keep us informed Bob. I think DOG still has some good VZ24 barrels if you want to replace the counterbores. I have had some of the counterbores that shot surprizingly well in the past.
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I really don't mind the counterbores - they look like they were well done. I will have to see after test firing them.Got the first rifle done and back together - looks real sharp. Got a second one...
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Yes Bob keep us informed. I enjoy reading them especially since I am doing the same thing over here.What I use for them screws with the slot on either side of the head is an old screwdriver. I find a...
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If you are talking about the @$)%@# screw with two holes in it that secures the band and sling swivel, I use a pair of vicegrips padded with leather or a piece of old innertube from a bicycle.
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the vz i just got still has its crest and has not been counter bored. i did find the rifle ser# near the butt plate but little else. the hangard apears to be walnut, however i have desided not to...
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The counterbores on these rifles are hardly noticable - in fact, I had to closely examine the rifle to figure they were bored. The counterboring is just enough to remove the depth of the lands, and...
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You got lucky there Bob. Many are reamed out to about 35 caliber and go in about 3 inches. Looks like yours were done in an arsenal that knew what they were doing.
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where find barrels for cz24 brothers and i bought 3 and looking for good barrels now,anyone got a ket take them 2 hole bolts out with thanks all
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Jostaman, My co-moderator "DOG" usually has Vz24 barrels and parts around. Look at the posting below Re:Vz24 barrels. Yours may be OK. Many have some pretty nasty looking bores but many also clean up...
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For that screw with the two small holes in it try a pair of snap ring pliers that have an angle to them. Should work as long as it isnt too tight.
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