As you may know the Savage 24c has a plastic trigger guard. They are plastic and they tend to break. They break because the counter sunk holes tend to split the plastic if the screws are snugged to far.
I lived with one split hole for years. But when the other split I decided it was time to take action. By the way, plastic trigger guards are a terrible idea for a rifle.
Materials:
Chunk of brass
Drill
Hack saw (or band saw)
Flat file
Round file
1/2 round file
Drill bit
Counter sink (or big drill bit)
Sharpie
Instructions
1. Gather materials and tools.
2. Then I traced the old trigger guard with a sharpie.
3. Then a rough cut. I used a band saw but a hack saw would work too. Just make sure to use plenty of relief cuts.
4. Please note, I left a big chunk of metal at one end. This is so I could hold it in a vice.
5. Then I used a round file and a flat file to shape the metal.
6. The base of the trigger guard (the part that come in contact with the receiver is concave. I profiled it with a 1/2 round file and a round file
7. Did more filing to get it pretty close to perfect.
8. Cut off work holding section slowly and carefully.
9. Smoothed and finish the work holding area.
10. Drill holes. Make sure they are spot on.
11. Counter sink holes.
12. More sanding and polishing.
13. Sand blast or polish with steel wool.
Some thoughts/ FAQ
1. Could it be made from steel (or aluminium)? Yes
2. Is this something I can do? Probably if you own the above tools and know how to use them.
3. Can I pay you to make one for me? I am willing to trade a metal trigger guard for a Lyman R12.
4. Wait what? I am not really willing to make these commercial at this time. If there is enough demand maybe I could set up a CNC to make these.
5. You have a CNC? How about I 3d Model it for you and then you can run it on your CNC? Maybe.
I lived with one split hole for years. But when the other split I decided it was time to take action. By the way, plastic trigger guards are a terrible idea for a rifle.
Materials:
Chunk of brass
Drill
Hack saw (or band saw)
Flat file
Round file
1/2 round file
Drill bit
Counter sink (or big drill bit)
Sharpie
Instructions
1. Gather materials and tools.
2. Then I traced the old trigger guard with a sharpie.
3. Then a rough cut. I used a band saw but a hack saw would work too. Just make sure to use plenty of relief cuts.
4. Please note, I left a big chunk of metal at one end. This is so I could hold it in a vice.
5. Then I used a round file and a flat file to shape the metal.
6. The base of the trigger guard (the part that come in contact with the receiver is concave. I profiled it with a 1/2 round file and a round file
7. Did more filing to get it pretty close to perfect.
8. Cut off work holding section slowly and carefully.
9. Smoothed and finish the work holding area.
10. Drill holes. Make sure they are spot on.
11. Counter sink holes.
12. More sanding and polishing.
13. Sand blast or polish with steel wool.
Some thoughts/ FAQ
1. Could it be made from steel (or aluminium)? Yes
2. Is this something I can do? Probably if you own the above tools and know how to use them.
3. Can I pay you to make one for me? I am willing to trade a metal trigger guard for a Lyman R12.
4. Wait what? I am not really willing to make these commercial at this time. If there is enough demand maybe I could set up a CNC to make these.
5. You have a CNC? How about I 3d Model it for you and then you can run it on your CNC? Maybe.