Considering Matching Rifles project.
I've got 2 Vz24 actions. One is my first build and has an A&B 6.5 x 55. It was the only one that I was gonna do. The "do everything" rifle. Then I kept reading this board after I had it built and...
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Lothar Walther usually has 6.5x55 and 7x57 mauser barrels in stock. But if you are going through all the work of surface grinding and re carberizing (which should be done for any custom mauser, and I...
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Both those chamberings are excellent choices, IMHO. The 7 X 57 ( I believe ) would have a little better ballistic coefficient, and a bit larger selection of bullets to choose from. I know you can get...
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a matching set of rifles in 6.5x55 or 7mm mauser, you could call it a .275 rigby just to make it sound snooty, would be a nice project for you & your son. both of those calibers a mild recoil...
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Gents, thanks and please keep the ideas flowing.Don, Your comment on the stock is so true.I'll post a pic of a stock that I'm doing. It's my fourth and it's looking good. IMNSHO What I think I'll do...
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Heat treating was $85 for the first and $25 each extra last I had it done. But give Mike McCabe a call he'll surface grind and get it heat treated for a reasonable price. He will do the rest of the...
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As for bottom metal, how about some unissued 1909's with blackburn custom straddle floorplates. I know where a couple are laying around you can get for about $250 each. I'll even recontour the bow for...
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if you were considering having a set of square bridge scope mounts made ed lapour makes some that take talley rings. the rear base is welded to the receiver & definitly not cheap. go to the custom...
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something else i've been considering doing is making a takedown rifle, but not in the tradional switchbarrel style. more like the newton rifles where the stock could be taken off in about 10 seconds...
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I've been thinking about Mike and need to give him a call.While I'm willing to put some cash into the project I don't want to end up with 2 2000$ rifles. I'd like to farm some out and do some of the...
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Any square bridge will require a custom mount. I wouldn't bother with square bridges as it'll be out of your price range. If you want to dress up the mounts have yor metalsmith make some custom bases...
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Quote:While I'm willing to put some cash into the project I don't want to end up with 2 2000$ rifles.we tend to go a little overboard when its someone elses money
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For now it's just fine Jim!It's still just black and white and a bunch of electrons floating around in Al Gore's Internet!! LOLIZH "Education is not the filling of a bucket but the lighting of a...
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Just wanted to add a picture of a stock that I am working on.Not perfect but I believe that the next one will be "just right".I may farm our the stock work but will likely lean toward doing it...
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Are you guys able to bring those pics up to a viewable size?I'm having a little trouble with them.IZH "Education is not the filling of a bucket but the lighting of a fire."- Willliam Butler Yates
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Had to host on another site.IZH "Education is not the filling of a bucket but the lighting of a fire."- Willliam Butler Yates
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Very nice !!!! I like it !!Long live the Swedish Mauser!!
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Yes, nice, but that Winchester box ruins it. Good photos. It's sometimes tricky to get it sized right without zapping the screen ultrawide.
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Check out the table top.I made that about 1.5 years ago. Top is Spalted quartersawnSycamore on a walnut base. I wish that I'd had the foresight to cut some of that tree into stock blanks!...
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