This is a classic 404 Jeffery built on the CZ 550 action. It has a 22″ barrel and we fitted it with an old-style BRNO ZKK pop-up peep sight. The customer supplied a nice piece of quarter-sawn English for the stock.
Final shaping the stock with rasp
A nice piece of quarter-sawn English walnut with strong grain flow
Inletted sling stud and trap-door grip cap
Sanding it out
Applying the first coat of sealer
Rubbing in the Rottenstone
Rottenstone is done and ready for final hand-rub
Hand-rubbed finish is done and ready for checkering. Now on to finish the metalwork.
File work on the grip cap
Burnishing the barrel after hand-polishing
All hand-polished to 400 grit
Ready for rust blue
Rust bluing
All finished
