...but it is beautiful craftsmanship.
Update - Rinardman, in the comments: "I'll stick to making my single shot adapters, they're a lot easier than something like that knife. And if I screw one up, it's no big deal."
Dude, why are you hiding your light under a basket? I googled single shot adapter, and there's a video on YouTube posted by you!
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Nice work!
Crafters often don't care if their meticulous work is practical or not. The point is in the making, which is the very definition of art.
I would have ruined it during the first grinding stage. That guy is good.
I would have ruined it during the first grinding stage.
With my luck, I'd get about 90% done...and then screw it up.
I'll stick to making my single shot adapters, they're a lot easier than something like that knife. And if I screw one up, it's no big deal.
Didn't know I was hiding it. I've mentioned it before, here. The single shot adapter I make is my own creation, and I've been making them for about 15 years. There's a web forum called RimfireCentral.com that I joined in 2004. That's where I mentioned that I had made a single shot adapter for my Kimber SVT repeater rifle, which had feeding problems with the magazine. Then other Kimber owners started asking if I could make one for them, and then I eventually realized my design would work in most 22LR bolt action rifles. That opened the door, you might say, and I've since sent them to all 50 states ( I think), and almost all of the English speaking countries around the world. And a couple of non-English speaking countries. I haven't kept an exact count of how many I've sold, but probably getting up toward a thousand.
Very slick, r-man! Very slick!
I don't remember ever hearing anything about it, although perhaps I didn't see your earlier reference.
Pardon my ignorance, but what is the main purpose of such a gizmo? I assume it must bear on testing specific ammo or something similar?
I think I just kinda mentioned it, in passing, not related to your post at the time. I guess I've never thought it a big deal, and that it wouldn't be of any of interest to those who don't shoot rimfire rifles at targets, off of a shooting bench.
That's the reason for it. When target shooting with a repeater rifle, you have to remove the magazine when it's empty and reload it. With a single shot adapter, you can just feed one round at a time, and not have to break your 'rythm' while shooting by having to reload the mag. It's just a matter of personal preference, whether you reload the magazine, or use a single shot adapter.
Also, some rifles (like the Kimber SVT I had) don't feed perfectly from the magazine, and can damage the soft lead bullet as the round is stripped from the mag, and loaded into the chamber. This can have a detrimental effect on accuracy. A small effect usually, but if you're target shooting, you want to eliminate as many problems as you can.
A few manufacturers have factory ssa's available, but most of those are model specific, because the ssa replaces the rifle's magazine. When I did mine, I decided it would be a lot easier to make something that could just be inserted into the mag, turning it into a ssa. So, I got the Kimber mag, and studied it for a few minutes, and the idea for my adapter just popped into my head. I went out to the garage, and about an hour later I had the prototype finished. Since all magazines use the same 22LR round, my adapter is somewhat a universal fit, and works in most brands & models of 22 bolt action rifles.
And, as they say, the rest is history. :)
Pretty innovative. Thanks for the informative response.
I don't know much about Kimber rifles, but I know their handguns are pricey. If the rifles follow the same rule with respect to price point, that's kind of a bummer that a particular model wouldn't feed well from a magazine.
Or maybe that's just a rimfire thing?
Yeah, just a rimfire thing. The rifle I had was made by Kimber of Yonkers, New York, which is the third iteration of the Kimber brand of rimfire rifles. The first two were in Oregon, and were a quality, high dollar brand of rimfire and center fire rifles. The current New York company started out making quality, high dollar rimfire rifles too, but has since stopped making rimfire rifles, and makes only handguns and center fire rifles. The rifle I had was a very nice gun, even with the small problem with the mag. Nicely made, and very accurate.
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