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[quote=pre6422hornet]I have mine. 1949 .270 in a stock I inletted, finished, and checkered myself. Leupold QR mount for quick Lyman 48 interchangeability, 4x scope ( happens to be an old Burris). There is zero wood exposed. The entire action, magazine well, and barrel channel is epoxied in. Dude, that is one beautiful looking gun! I'm here working in southern Michigan in the snow looking at this and can't wait to get home tomorrow to send picks of my entry. Sorry guys but I'm of the Elmer Keith school and since no 333OKH, i'll gladly take my Alaskan in 338. I love my 338 win mag as well Razz. I also love the good ol 30-06, however my 270 fwt is very comfortable to shoot and pack around. The damn thing is extremely accurate too. More so than it needs to be. I've been leaving it at home because it makes my 30-06 look bad: BobinNH warned me that would probably happen Kinda pisses me off, but that's life I guess...
I try to stick with the basics, they do so well. Nothing fancy mind you, just plain jane will get it done with style. You want to see an animal drop right now? Shoot him in the ear hole. BSA MAGA
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thanks guys!
I have some stocks inbound from the east coast that I will be working on soon for a good friend. Plus an old Mauser stock for a client in Oregon. Then this spring another commission of 2 stocks from up North. Wonder how I am going perform my day job!
Razz, good luck on the flight home! I am flying back to ABQ tomorrow as well. Wife says it is supposed to drop an inch of snow and the city is going bererk!!
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Here it is. Finished weight with scope, rings and sling. Capable of sub MOA and a delight to carry and shoot...
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I hate to show my 338 again, but here it is. It's damn near perfect for me. I like the fact that it has a capacity of 5 and weighs 8 pounds loaded and ready to go: I played around with the stock paint job again the other day. I wanted to try some black speckles to kind of bring out the midnight blue cerakote better: Another rifle that I feel is damn near perfect for me is my 270 fwt. It's stocked with the Mcmillan hunters compact standard fill. Leupold DD lows and Zeiss 3-9x42. I like everything about it, even the cheap azzed Zeiss...: I've always been a 30-06 guy and feel I have to be honest. I don't really care for the swirly on my 30-06 fwt. Why, because it is kind of slick feeling and it's heavy......: I'll be on the lookout for another hunters compact for my 06 fwt. It's a damn shame to like a 270 over a 30-06, just because you like the stock better...
I try to stick with the basics, they do so well. Nothing fancy mind you, just plain jane will get it done with style. You want to see an animal drop right now? Shoot him in the ear hole. BSA MAGA
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Here it is. Finished weight with scope, rings and sling. Capable of sub MOA and a delight to carry and shoot... That's a weird azzed looking Winchester model 70..
I try to stick with the basics, they do so well. Nothing fancy mind you, just plain jane will get it done with style. You want to see an animal drop right now? Shoot him in the ear hole. BSA MAGA
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That's a weird azzed looking Winchester model 70.. Couldn't have said it better...
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Well, let's consider these questions: so this rifle will be used for north america from whitetails in the brush, elk, sheep in the mountains, to moose and the big bears. So what caliber and weight do we want to end up with? I'm thinking a 8 1/2# .300 Win. Mag. might do well with a barrel contour similar to the standard weight barrel (.600" at the muzzle). Any other votes for the .300 as caliber of choice? Sure! I've had several 300 magnums (300 Weatherby, Winchester,and H&H) put together on pre 64 actions,mostly Brown Precision stocks. One of the earlier one's was on a H&H action from a rifle someone had butchered.Butch Searcy installed a SS Krieger chambered 300 Win Mag,and bedded it in a Brown for me. I used it all over the west and in Canada on quite a few hunts,killed a lot of game with it. It weighed 8.25-8.5 pounds scoped. I would not really want it much lighter. That particular rifle never killed a brown bear because I used a 375 H&H for that; but you could.It was a pretty deadly rifle with Nosler Partitions and Bitterroots.A bit potent for smaller stuff but it certainly kills them fine. Doing the same thing today I would not change much; I'd use D'Arcy Echols Legend with a standard fill because that stock is so good at mitigating recoil.
The 280 Remington is overbore.
The 7 Rem Mag is over bore.
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Here it is. Finished weight with scope, rings and sling. Capable of sub MOA and a delight to carry and shoot... That's a weird azzed looking Winchester model 70.. That's because it's a Dennis Olson Sako....I bet.
The 280 Remington is overbore.
The 7 Rem Mag is over bore.
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beautiful rifle razz: did you stock it from the blank or get it semi-inletted? Its so beautiful it might be hard to take on a rough weather hunt. You did a great job. Congrats !! thanks for sharing !! Ruffed Grouse, that's not mine. I was quoting pre6422hornet. picture and gun are all his and yes it is fine!
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Here it is. Finished weight with scope, rings and sling. Capable of sub MOA and a delight to carry and shoot... That's a weird azzed looking Winchester model 70.. That's because it's a Dennis Olson Sako....I bet. Yup, I started with a model 70, just didn't use any of it...
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Hah! I guessed right!
The 280 Remington is overbore.
The 7 Rem Mag is over bore.
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Hopefully the one I'm having built now will be close to a one gun all around solution. I'm currently having Mark Penrod build a 7 Mag on an H&H action with a fast twist barrel. Will be fully blueprinted and timed. Having it cerakoted and dropped in a legend stock.
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[quote=pre6422hornet]I have mine. 1949 .270 in a stock I inletted, finished, and checkered myself. Leupold QR mount for quick Lyman 48 interchangeability, 4x scope ( happens to be an old Burris). There is zero wood exposed. The entire action, magazine well, and barrel channel is epoxied in. Dude, that is one beautiful looking gun! I'm here working in southern Michigan in the snow looking at this and can't wait to get home tomorrow to send picks of my entry. Sorry guys but I'm of the Elmer Keith school and since no 333OKH, i'll gladly take my Alaskan in 338. That is a beauty!! I think the ideal is probably an early 50's .270 Fwt. I would keep the wood stock, throw on a Swaro 2-12x50 and rock on. Eric
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mntmn: That sounds like it will turn out great!
The 280 Remington is overbore.
The 7 Rem Mag is over bore.
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Bob, Lot of Allen Day's influence along with yours went into the thinking.
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Well.... Mines pretty darned good already, for my use. M70 Alaskan, McMillan Pre 64 Monte Carlo, Red Pad, 2.5x10 Swaro, Talley Screwlock mounts, and proper sling! For some silly reason I think I need other rifles and I blame you all for it..
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Thanks Pat. That rifle really is, "the one" for me. Balances well, weight is pretty easily carried and it is consistent for me. I'd take it anywhere. 200's for small stuff, 275's for bigger stuff and the 225 BBC's for anything else!
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Thanks Pat. That rifle really is, "the one" for me. Balances well, weight is pretty easily carried and it is consistent for me. I'd take it anywhere. 200's for small stuff, 275's for bigger stuff and the 225 BBC's for anything else! Heck yes!!!
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mntman: Uh-oh....bad influence.
The 280 Remington is overbore.
The 7 Rem Mag is over bore.
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