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Originally Posted by luvmycz
Looking for suggestions for an accurate take down rifle. Recently went on a trip, and it took a lot of effort to find a case that would fit one of my hunting rifles and stay within the airlines ridiculous weight and size restrictions.

I now have another reason to buy another rifle...happy happy.

I'm looking for a rifle that can break down and be put back together with a scope that will hold zero. I'm looking at the contender series, nef/hr etc. I can't afford anything like the Wild West lever actions.

Any suggestions?


Anticipating another hell-bound thread, I ignored all the former talk and will say this.
After I brought a full length gun case to Alaska in 2000, I swore never again.
I didn't as my last 5 trips were with rifles that could easily be "broken down".
The rifles cases were pouch shorter and easier to transport. The rifles I brought were a Kimber Talkeetna, Kimber 8400 and a Kimber 84L. All three rifles were apart in about a minute with an Allen wrench spinning off two hex headed screws.
The rifles were tested at the range 5-6 times to make sure they would return to zero.
So you don't need another rifle, just modify yours with hex heads and bring two Allen wrenches.

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Cartridges chambered are limited, but the 94 Trails Ends look good, are not too heavy, and breakdown into a compact size.

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http://www.winchesterguns.com/products/catalog/detail.asp?family=003C&mid=534191

I'm waffling between one of these and a BLR to fit in the boxes on the motorcycle.

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Originally Posted by Rovering
Cartridges chambered are limited, but the 94 Trails Ends look good, are not too heavy, and breakdown into a compact size.

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http://www.winchesterguns.com/products/catalog/detail.asp?family=003C&mid=534191

I'm waffling between one of these and a BLR to fit in the boxes on the motorcycle.


Is that an antique? What does the loop thing on the bottom do?



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Originally Posted by deflave
Originally Posted by Rovering
Cartridges chambered are limited, but the 94 Trails Ends look good, are not too heavy, and breakdown into a compact size.

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http://www.winchesterguns.com/products/catalog/detail.asp?family=003C&mid=534191

I'm waffling between one of these and a BLR to fit in the boxes on the motorcycle.


Is that an antique? What does the loop thing on the bottom do?



Travis


My guess is a funky new shape of bolt handle.

You know people use some weird things, from dainty little bits of silverware to shifters International Harvester discarded decades ago as too large for 2 1/2 ton ag trucks.

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Originally Posted by prairie_goat
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The Corps used Mcmillans on the M40A1 for years. I've never heard of them having problems with rezeroing after a jump (at least any more than other rifles). If there was an issue, the Death From Afar books would have covered it.


Those morons wouldn't know an accurate rifle if they found one. Chandler has run his mouth about what a POS H&S stocks are for 25 years. He's clueless. Most of the rifles he builds, and charges and arm and a leg for, won't shoot MOA. I'd consider another source if I were you. How many gyrines are jumpin M40's? They don't do it in their course. Anglico doesn't. The next time I work with some recon/MARSOC types I will certainly ask them about their experience.


Got it. The Marine Corps doesn't know anything about accurate rifles. Learn something new everyday.


No dipschidt, your "death from afar" fellow dipschidts, the Chandler bros. Quantico SS grads are some trigger pullin muldoons.

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Originally Posted by smokepole


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How many parachute jumps have you made with your trusty mickey stocks, [bleep]? The SOTIC committee at Ft Bragg got tired of re-bedding mickey HTG's after the mandatory FTX parachute infill in the course. It helps to actually know WTF you are talking about when you post.


And since it's probably still not clear to you, the OP won't be taking that particular course so your quote above has absolutely no relevance.



Yeah, it was pretty clear to me before being subjected to your dumbazz post he wouldn't be attending SOTIC and in and of itself is extraneous and had zilch to do with the OP's question.

M24's typically are padded and rigged to a parachute harness inside an M1950 weapons case and lowered on a lowering line about 200ft AGL. The rifle hits the ground at near the velocity it would achieve from being tossed over a 10ft wall, every jump. The H&S stocks withstand this repeatedly and hold zero.

I know your gray-headed azz remembers the Samsonite gorilla commercial. I guess that wouldn't be pertinent either, using your silly-azzed logic, or lack thereof.

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Nice to see someone that finally makes Lee24 appear credible


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Originally Posted by Take_a_knee
M24's typically are padded and rigged to a parachute harness inside an M1950 weapons case and lowered on a lowering line about 200ft AGL. The rifle hits the ground at near the velocity it would achieve from being tossed over a 10ft wall, every jump. The H&S stocks withstand this repeatedly and hold zero.


An armored Humvee can deflect small arms fire, drive right over obstacles that would high-center my truck, and run over stuff that would flatten my tires and keep on going.

I could drive the 1.7 miles to work in an armored Humvee if I wanted to.

But I don't. Do you?



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Originally Posted by Take_a_knee
Originally Posted by prairie_goat
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Originally Posted by prairie_goat
The Corps used Mcmillans on the M40A1 for years. I've never heard of them having problems with rezeroing after a jump (at least any more than other rifles). If there was an issue, the Death From Afar books would have covered it.


Those morons wouldn't know an accurate rifle if they found one. Chandler has run his mouth about what a POS H&S stocks are for 25 years. He's clueless. Most of the rifles he builds, and charges and arm and a leg for, won't shoot MOA. I'd consider another source if I were you. How many gyrines are jumpin M40's? They don't do it in their course. Anglico doesn't. The next time I work with some recon/MARSOC types I will certainly ask them about their experience.


Got it. The Marine Corps doesn't know anything about accurate rifles. Learn something new everyday.


No dipschidt, your "death from afar" fellow dipschidts, the Chandler bros. Quantico SS grads are some trigger pullin muldoons.


Roy Chandler ran a sniper school in Korea, and was a member of Army level rifle and pistol teams.

Norm won the Pershing Trophy in 1978.

The Chandlers clearly don't know anything about shooting or accurate rifles.....



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+1 on the well-bedded bolt action idea. When I was a teenager, I didn't know about "return to zero". I would often take my rifles out of their stocks for cleaning, then bolt them back together tight and go hunting. They were 700's that had been bedded to good stocks, so I never had any problems. I did have the sense to notice if mag boxes were binding and things hadn't gone back together correctly.


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Thank you for all of the replies. The scenic route the discussion takes once in a while is entertaining as well.

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Well this turned into a Monkey Feces throwing fight. I shoot a Blaser R-93, have done so for the last 8 years now. its a very good rifle, and the R-8's are even better.


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I already posted this in the gunwriters forum, but it may have some value here.

This action was re-barreled from a .223 AI to a vanilla and it came back to me yesterday.

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Before taking it apart I marked the rings and scope. Removed everything from the barreled action and sent it off. After getting it back I put everything back on, and this was the first three shots with the ammo I was previously using to fire form with the AI barrel.

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That was only two clicks off center. That's with removing the scope, rings/bases, stock, being mailed to another state, returning with a new barrel, no torque wrench, etc...

So... yeah. A proper bedding job on a McMillan works wonders. I'm sure you'd get the same results with stocks of similar quality.



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Yea, but you haven't made any jumps with it have you?


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Originally Posted by Steelhead
Yea, but you haven't made any jumps with it have you?


No, but it got a bit of salt spray on it when he went for a stroll across the bay.


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Originally Posted by Steelhead
Yea, but you haven't made any jumps with it have you?


I could have my son jump from the roof all day?

On second thought... I think we'll just remember TAK is a moron and continue to move forward.



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I have a Blaser K95 in .308 which breaks down small and light.

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Originally Posted by aalf

His new jump weapon......


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That photo is obviously a fake.


T_A_K doesn't need glasses. His vision is 20-10.



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Originally Posted by smokepole
Originally Posted by aalf

His new jump weapon......


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That photo is obviously a fake.


T_A_K doesn't need glasses. His vision is 20-10.

Titanium safety glasses....duh....


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No??? Are they the ones with diamond coatings on the lenses no doubt?



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