Edward LaPour, Bremerton, WA, performed the metalwork on the ACGG #18. Ed welded the rear receiver bridge over and machined it into a square bridge configuration. The left side of the action, where the bolt stop normally lies, was welded to create a smooth surface for engraving and to allow a new, handmade bolt stop to sit flush with the surface when the bolt stop is closed. Ed then made a new bolt stop pivot pin, spring and plunger system to hold the bolt stop in its open and closed positions. He welded a Griffin & Howe side mount scope base to the side of the receiver. He facilitated the later stocking by extending the weld rearward over the ejector area, creating a flat side from the base to the end of the receiver. A new bolt handle was fabricated and welded on to clear a low mounted scope. To create a more pure sport look, Ed welded up all signs of the military clip charger slots and installed a Canjar trigger mechanism with a new "classic" trigger shoe. Although he did install a new three-position safety, he kept the Springfield 1903 cocking knob. Jim Wisner of Precise Metalsmithing Enterprises, Chehalis, WA, supplied a one-piece trigger guard/floor plate assembly. In keeping with the style of the overall project, the team chose to use an Austrian Kahles 2-7x26 mm scope. This required new scope rings for the Griffin & Howe single lever mount. John Krieger, Krieger Barrels, Germantown, WI, supplied the .35 caliber oversized barrel blank which Ed fashioned into a medium sporter contour with an integral barrel band sling swivel and an integral banded rear sight ramp with a secondary recoil lug underneath. The rear sight ramp carries sight blades with one standing and two folding leaves calibrated for 50, 100 and 200 yards and so engraved. The front sight ramp is a barrel band type provided by Precise Metalsmithing Enterprises with a custom hood.
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