GENERAL COMMENTS/INFORMATION:
Swing-Lock rifles designed for use with smokeless powder can be provided in either .45 or .50 caliber. Swing-Lock smokeless rifles may also be used with black powder or black powder substitutes. Rifles for use with black powder or black powder substitutes may also be built from .40 cal. up to .54 cal..
All Swing-Lock rifles utilize #209 primer ignition.
All Swing-Lock rifles are built around a standard Swing-Lock
action which is precisely tuned and adjusted before the rifle is shipped
to the customer.
Tuning includes trigger adjustment, which the customer may request down
to 2 lbs of pull force. Trigger function, which is a built-in part of the
Swing-Lock action mechanism, is designed for match grade capability providing
a trigger that breaks cleanly without perceptible creep.
Every Swing-Lock rifle is tested by shooting from a bench to verify flawless function and an acceptable level of accuracy. For acceptance, smokeless powder rifles must produce less than one (1) minute of angle accuracy at 100 yards using a high performance load.
Only the highest premium grade barrel blanks are used for Swing-Lock rifles. Either stainless or chrom-moly steel can be provided.
Stocks are made from wood and can be made of any suitable species or grade available, including laminated birch as shown below. Available styles include right or left hand thumb hole, ambidextrous thumb hole, sihlouette/target thumbhole, open thumb, classic, traditional or other designs per customer request. Because quality of workmanship is of primary concern, all stock carving is done at Swing-Lock Inc. Stock blanks are first roughed out using a Terrco stock carving machine. All finish work is done by hand. After roughing, the barrel and breech sections are precision pillar glass bedded. Outside contours are filed and sanded to a 320 grit minimum smoothness using great care to preserve sharp, clean lines for enhanced definition and styling. Wood stocks may be finished using a hand rubbed oil or durable spray finish. Finish is applied until all grain pores are filled at least flush with the surface for perfect smoothness. Most higher grade wood stocks are finished using hand rubbed oil.
Currently the finish most often used for metal is
KG products GunKote. GunKote is available in many different colors, including
gun metal blue. It is an excellent finish vastly superior to standard gun
bluing for wear and corrosion protection. Check their website: http://www.kgcoatings.com/gunkote/
.
Dark grey / black parkerizing on steel may also be provided. Parkerizing
is considerably more protective than bluing and has been used on military
firearms for many decades. It provides a very durable, non-reflective porous
surface which retains lubricants and resists wear.
Stainless steel barrels do not require application of any coating, but are surface textured using a glass bead treatment. Glass beading gives an attractive, satin, non-reflective finish which also serves to increase surface area at a micro level for greatly improved heat dissipation. If desired, stainless barrels can also be GunKoted the same as other metal surfaces.
Ramrods, as provided with Swing-Lock rifles, may be made from unbreakable plastic, seamless tubular aluminum or brass. All ramrods are brass tipped on both ends and threaded to accept #10-32 threaded accessories. The ramrod bullet seating tip provided is designed to work with either pointed or flat nosed bullets.
Basic tools necessary for disassembly and certain cleaning functions are provided with each rifle.
A detailed 40 page manual, which includes operation,
loading, and maintenance instructions in addition to loading data, is included
with each rifle.
Rifles are shipped in a plastic, foam lined case in a cardboard shipping
carton. Shipping and handling charge is included on the quotation.
Please feel free to contact us if you have any questions concerning the above or any other services that Swing-Lock Inc. may be able to provide.
Below are some laminated birch stock blank patterns.
Other patterns are also available from Wenigs ( www.wenig.com ) and Boyd's
( www.boydsgunstocks.com ) gun
stocks.
Pictures shown by permission from Richard's Microfit Gunstocks.
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Brown Laminate |
Black Laminate |
Rosewood |
Camo Laminate |
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Apache Laminate |
Desert Sunset Laminate |
Imperial Laminate |
Royal Camo |
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Tigerwood |
Psychedelic Laminate |
Coral Reef Laminate |
Electric Blue Laminate |
