IHP "National" air rifles & pistols

[najad]

please post pictures of the checkering tools.

[brihacharan]

Dear Brihacharanji,
The original stock of my IHP was full of holes filled with some black putty and was short to cover the full length of receiver tube. So i decided to change it like some foreign air rifles and bought the log from a sawmill , wood router, and angle grinder and made it myself. The checkering is hand made and the trigger guard is also custom made from a bronze sheet using a high rpm hand rotory tool.
The checkering tool is also self made using steel and oil hardened to get sharp edges.I felt, Checkering an extremely time consuming job in Hardwood like rosewood. Before checkering smoothen the wood surface using different grades of sand paper and apply two coats of melamine wood finish. After checkering once again give a light coat of Melamine. The surface finish obtained on the rosewood is amazing and it feel like silk.
More pictures are uploaded in photo bucket but I am facing difficulty linking it correctly to the blog.If you are interested I can upload pictures of my checkering tools also !!.
Thank you for your interest.

Hi rajeshnsg,
> Your wood work on the stock is highly commendable
> It goes to show that if you have the passion - it is not difficult to achieve what you desire
> Your choice of tools are very appropriate & put to good use.
> Well done
Briha

[rajeshsng]

please post pictures of the checkering tools.

Received your PM. I will upload it this week itself. The scope mount shown is made by me. To make it you need shaper machine or milling machine and a surface grinding machine. To make one minimum four hours required!!. So better to buy a suitable rail from internet sites. Thank you.

[rajeshsng]

Dear Briha Sir
Thank you for your good words.

[aftabkhan]

Hi all,
I am Aftab khan from hyderabad.
I have been following this thread since one month. Have read all posts from page one to 70. Thanks all for sharing valuable info and queries. To improve my Target shooting practice i brought IHP 35. affixed Scope and sling to it from TARGET POINT, Hyderabad today. I haven't tested my Beautified IHP 35 with pellet firing yet. Hope my scope withstands the recoil.

Here i am sharing the new look of my IHP 35.




My Beautified IHP 35 with scope and sling


Close up

Hope you all like it.
Aftab khan

[bandukbhandar]

There is some extra attachment near to the trigger guard shown in the picture. What's that?

[u_vaste]

There is some extra attachment near to the trigger guard shown in the picture. What's that?

looks like nail and gun is rested on it for taking pictures.

@ Aftab
what are those attachment below scope rail, did you stick them with something?

Uv

[rajeshsng]

Is there any rubber bushing used between scope rail and receiver tube? It reduces the overall look of the scope !

[aftabkhan]

There is some extra attachment near to the trigger guard shown in the picture. What's that?

looks like nail and gun is rested on it for taking pictures.

@ Aftab
what are those attachment below scope rail, did you stick them with something?

Uv

@bandukbhandar sir, its nail as explained by UV sir.

@UV sir those are rubber bushes kept in between barrel and railing. There are three screws which holds the railing. Around each screws the bushes are placed.

My purpose to place bushes
To be very frank the scope is not air gun rated. That means it may not withstands the double recoil of air Rifles(1-Backward for spring expansion and 2-forward for regaining the springs normal position). So in short- air gun firing produces short vibration which is in horizontal direction of Rifles. I just tried to insert shock absorbers (Rubber bushes) in tangential direction of Air Rifle (perpendicular to barrel). I think these bushes will reduce vibration by 10% to 20%.

[aftabkhan]

Is there any rubber bushing used between scope rail and receiver tube? It reduces the overall look of the scope !

Yes sir. those are rubber bushes. From aesthetical point of view it reduces the Air Rifles beauty but i placed these bushes thinking that it will absorb shock.
Just experimenting. lets see result.

[u_vaste]

I guess cost of Bushnell must be around or over Rs9000/- at same or less cost you could have got springer rated branded scope.

you must have tested your gun now , hows your scope holding zero. I guess those rubber bushings may be adding movement to scope as well as movement is to an fro . springer recoil is so high that fixed scope moves/slide backward with recoil and had to use scope stop pin on scope rail.

Uv

[aftabkhan]

@ Uv sir,

I guess cost of Bushnell must be around or over Rs9000/- at same or less cost you could have got springer rated branded scope.

It costs me around 1600 rupees.
It is a replica of Bushnell. Optics are great as that of original. solid construction, all made up of aluminium except adjustment knob dials (copper). Additionally i have inserted two very thin, round, foam gasket one outside of front glass and another inside of rear glass to nullify the forward recoil. Just like minute engineering in my level. I am very much satisfied on my effort.

you must have tested your gun now , hows your scope holding zero.

Yes till time i have fired approx 150 pellets. It holds zero. there is no deviation from original setting till time. But i will see up to 5000 pellets shot.

I guess those rubber bushings may be adding movement to scope as well as movement is to an fro .

The scope hold firmly by the screws (center of rubber bushes) and the bushes act as fillers (to fill gap between scope rail and barrel). There is stop pin on scope rail (rail brought from target tune)which stops back movement of scope assembly.

The scope is slightly tilted towards left but it is parallel to barrel. Till now i am very much satisfied with my tests but i will conclude only after 5000 shots.
Then i will observe its consistency and durability.

Regards
Aftab

[Mehboobgunshotter]

Hi Aftab,

can you pls let me know the address in Hyderabad to modify the air rifle , I too have IHP 35 .22, pls help me with address u have been..

Thanks
Saddam Shaik Mehboob..

@ Uv sir,

I guess cost of Bushnell must be around or over Rs9000/- at same or less cost you could have got springer rated branded scope.

It costs me around 1600 rupees.
It is a replica of Bushnell. Optics are great as that of original. solid construction, all made up of aluminium except adjustment knob dials (copper). Additionally i have inserted two very thin, round, foam gasket one outside of front glass and another inside of rear glass to nullify the forward recoil. Just like minute engineering in my level. I am very much satisfied on my effort.

you must have tested your gun now , hows your scope holding zero.

Yes till time i have fired approx 150 pellets. It holds zero. there is no deviation from original setting till time. But i will see up to 5000 pellets shot.

I guess those rubber bushings may be adding movement to scope as well as movement is to an fro .

The scope hold firmly by the screws (center of rubber bushes) and the bushes act as fillers (to fill gap between scope rail and barrel). There is stop pin on scope rail (rail brought from target tune)which stops back movement of scope assembly.

The scope is slightly tilted towards left but it is parallel to barrel. Till now i am very much satisfied with my tests but i will conclude only after 5000 shots.
Then i will observe its consistency and durability.

Regards
Aftab

[RM1]

Dear Folks!! I'm a newbie to the world of Air rifles/guns. Last evening I picked up a IHP 35 .22, I feel it is very heavy. Can people throw some light on the characters of the rifle and it's usual approx weight. In the website they say 3.5kg but I'm sure it is heavier than that. Also regarding the regular maintenance of the machine for smooth operation.

[Basu]

Dear RM1,
There are numerous numbers of posts in Airgun and Gunsmith section
regarding your quiry.Please go through them and I am sure you will get
more answers then your question.
Weight varies due to the wood stock of the rifle as all the time same
wood not always in use.

Basu