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Savage 24c Trigger Guard

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#1 · (Edited)
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.
 

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I like the way you think! That looks great, and there's the satisfaction of having done it yourself too. I have a rifle that I may have to steal your idea for, as the same thing has happened to it.

Thanks for posting, and IF mine comes out half as nice as that, I'll be happy!
 
#5 ·
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.

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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.
Excellent work :bthumb:
If you or someone else decided to make them I would be interested,
but as you are not, I guess I will now be on the look out for some
brass stock to work with :rolleyes:- Another project Oh my. :D
 
#7 · (Edited)
So a week and a half ago, I came across this thread again, after having forgotten about it (though I'd saved it for future reference). I have an airsoft gun which had a trigger guard which also houses one of the action screws. Unfortunately, that housing had broken in half, so it was a bit loose.

Coming back to this thread made me do a little research, and I ended up ordering a block of 6061 T6511 aluminum measuring 5/8" x 2" x 4" for about $7.

Now, unfortunately I did not take a photo of the raw block, but I did start taking a couple pictures of my progress.

I used a drill press, hand drill, various drill bits, various sanding bits, various milling bits, Dremel tool, cutoff wheels, hacksaw, coping saw, various files, and probably a bunch of other stuff I have already forgotten. Oh, and most important - vacuum for all that dust and filings...uggg...everywhere...

I managed to break a number of cheap drill bits, and even bent some good ones. And some of those cheap ones managed to wedge themselves in the aluminum, so that was real fun working around that. It screwed up things on the bottom of the trigger guard, but it is what it is. It is also still so much stronger than the original piece ever could have been, so I am hardly worried. A sub-1mm thick piece won't even bend.

http://malice4you.com/images/airsoft/alum1.jpg
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http://malice4you.com/images/airsoft/alum3.jpg
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http://malice4you.com/images/airsoft/alum5.jpg
http://malice4you.com/images/airsoft/alum6.jpg
http://malice4you.com/images/airsoft/alum7.jpg

I am pleased to say that it turned out great and I couldn't be happier with it. Sorry, images are refusing to embed...so gotta do links instead.
 
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