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Yeah, Ingwe, you're right.


But it's in your gun cabinet, not mine.

Don't forget the ebony forend........

Yeah, I know.

The rifle project will get started this winter. I'm considering upgrading the wood. The same smith that did the Ruger #1 pictured in the your other rifles thread will do the work. Until it's done I'll just have to use the M70 7MM

Gunner I like the older glass as well. I have a std Hornet with a Kollmorgan 6X with a target dot. it will go west with me for prairie dogs this summer or early fall. A 7MM carbine wears an old Redfield 2x-7x widefield, I wish I could find another one for the 300 Savage.

Sounds like You have a very nice plan in the works GSP, can't wait to see the finished rifle, AND it again, leaning upside dead animals.

Gunner I have the rifle built in my head and as I mentioned it will get started this winter. I think I'll probably go with another nicer blank for the stock. I'm kicking around engraving the floor plate and grip cap and maybe the scope rings.

Perhaps a nice slim stick of very nice English? With tasteful engraving of the mentioned pieces, it would make an outstanding one of a kind rifle.

Hollered at my Bud on my FW today, he stated, it's moving right along.

I've narrowed down the blank to one of 6 pieces of very nice English. Ill be ordering it in a couple of weeks along with a shotgun blank.

Bet it's gonna be beautiful, my pea brain is causing me to consider installing the scope set-up that came with my FW, I would really hate to walk back to camp and have to announce that I couldn't shoot that big buck at 300 yards because of light conditions or similar.

Yet you don't worry about .270 bullets bouncing off.....

The only thing 150 NPT's at 2900 have done is send me to the shop to sharpen my skinning knives.

I believe you, and contrary to what some will tell you, YOU are the only creature that bullets will not penetrate

You will "NOT" smoke a turd in hell for that........................................................................if I may be permitted to quote Your Highness?

I hope you run some 160's with the receiver sight Gunner. That combo just oozes cool. Hope the refinish turns out well.

I have to give that combo a shot B, after all, I ordered either 4 or 6 boxes of the 160 NPT's.

Talked to my 'Smith again last Friday, he said it will be ready to pick up in a couple weeks.

Got her back today, put it back together, all is well, I can now fully understand why you guys like these little FW rifles, a clear understanding that will be more so upon firing.

Looks very nice gunner. You are going to love packing that one around in the woods. I'll bet it is a shooter too...

Gunner, did your smith glass bed it and freefloat the barrel? Mine shoot much better after doing this..

Many thanks BSA, hope the cell pics were at least somewhat visible.

No, I didn't ask him to bed and float, will try it like it is first, if I can keep the receiver sight holding 2" groups at 100 I'll be good in this case.

If I install the scope one day and have a need for more reach and accuracy then a definite bed and float may be in order, triggers a might heavy on this one now too, don't think it's ever been fooled with.