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Re: lets design ideal old 70 hunting rifle Razz #9535002 01/21/15
Joined: Aug 2010 Posts: 48,038 Battle Born B bsa1917hunter Campfire 'Bwana
bsa1917hunter Campfire 'Bwana B Joined: Aug 2010 Posts: 48,038 Battle Born	Originally Posted by Razz [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... Originally Posted by raybass I try to stick with the basics, they do so well. Nothing fancy mind you, just plain jane will get it done with style. Originally Posted by Pharmseller You want to see an animal drop right now? Shoot him in the ear hole. BSA MAGA

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Re: lets design ideal old 70 hunting rifle Razz #9535008 01/21/15
Joined: Sep 2012 Posts: 316 P pre6422hornet Campfire Member
pre6422hornet Campfire Member P Joined: Sep 2012 Posts: 316	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!!

Re: lets design ideal old 70 hunting rifle pre6422hornet #9535460 01/21/15
Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 24,550 Bozeman, MT shrapnel Campfire Ranger
shrapnel Campfire Ranger Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 24,550 Bozeman, MT	Here it is. Finished weight with scope, rings and sling. Capable of sub MOA and a delight to carry and shoot...

Re: lets design ideal old 70 hunting rifle pre6422hornet #9535478 01/21/15
Joined: Aug 2010 Posts: 48,038 Battle Born B bsa1917hunter Campfire 'Bwana
bsa1917hunter Campfire 'Bwana B Joined: Aug 2010 Posts: 48,038 Battle Born	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... Originally Posted by raybass I try to stick with the basics, they do so well. Nothing fancy mind you, just plain jane will get it done with style. Originally Posted by Pharmseller You want to see an animal drop right now? Shoot him in the ear hole. BSA MAGA

Re: lets design ideal old 70 hunting rifle shrapnel #9535483 01/21/15
Joined: Aug 2010 Posts: 48,038 Battle Born B bsa1917hunter Campfire 'Bwana
bsa1917hunter Campfire 'Bwana B Joined: Aug 2010 Posts: 48,038 Battle Born	Originally Posted by shrapnel 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.. Originally Posted by raybass I try to stick with the basics, they do so well. Nothing fancy mind you, just plain jane will get it done with style. Originally Posted by Pharmseller You want to see an animal drop right now? Shoot him in the ear hole. BSA MAGA

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Re: lets design ideal old 70 hunting rifle bsa1917hunter #9535501 01/21/15
Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 24,550 Bozeman, MT shrapnel Campfire Ranger
shrapnel Campfire Ranger Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 24,550 Bozeman, MT	Originally Posted by bsa1917hunter That's a weird azzed looking Winchester model 70.. Couldn't have said it better...

Re: lets design ideal old 70 hunting rifle ruffedgrouse #9535514 01/21/15
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BobinNH Campfire 'Bwana B Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 35,900	Originally Posted by ruffedgrouse 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.

Re: lets design ideal old 70 hunting rifle bsa1917hunter #9535515 01/21/15
Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 35,900 B BobinNH Campfire 'Bwana
BobinNH Campfire 'Bwana B Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 35,900	Originally Posted by bsa1917hunter Originally Posted by shrapnel 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.

Re: lets design ideal old 70 hunting rifle ruffedgrouse #9535562 01/22/15
Joined: Oct 2002 Posts: 1,061 Idaho Razz Campfire Regular
Razz Campfire Regular Joined: Oct 2002 Posts: 1,061 Idaho	Originally Posted by ruffedgrouse 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! There's 2 dates they carve on your tombstone. Everyone knows what they mean. What's more important is time that is known as the little dash inbetween. Razz

Re: lets design ideal old 70 hunting rifle BobinNH #9535795 01/22/15
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shrapnel Campfire Ranger Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 24,550 Bozeman, MT	Originally Posted by BobinNH Originally Posted by bsa1917hunter Originally Posted by shrapnel 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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Re: lets design ideal old 70 hunting rifle shrapnel #9535917 01/22/15
Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 35,900 B BobinNH Campfire 'Bwana
BobinNH Campfire 'Bwana B Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 35,900	Hah! I guessed right! The 280 Remington is overbore. The 7 Rem Mag is over bore.

Re: lets design ideal old 70 hunting rifle BobinNH #9536454 01/22/15
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mtnman1 Campfire Tracker M Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 6,116	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. Check out my new website http://www.howemtnknives.com/

Re: lets design ideal old 70 hunting rifle Razz #9536474 01/22/15
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EricM Campfire Tracker Joined: Oct 2010 Posts: 5,513 SoCal	Originally Posted by Razz [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

Re: lets design ideal old 70 hunting rifle mtnman1 #9536859 01/22/15
Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 35,900 B BobinNH Campfire 'Bwana
BobinNH Campfire 'Bwana B Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 35,900	mntmn: That sounds like it will turn out great! The 280 Remington is overbore. The 7 Rem Mag is over bore.

Re: lets design ideal old 70 hunting rifle BobinNH #9537031 01/22/15
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mtnman1 Campfire Tracker M Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 6,116	Bob, Lot of Allen Day's influence along with yours went into the thinking. Check out my new website http://www.howemtnknives.com/

Re: lets design ideal old 70 hunting rifle mtnman1 #9537097 01/22/15
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beretzs Campfire Ranger B Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 15,303 Northeast USA	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.. Semper Fi

Re: lets design ideal old 70 hunting rifle beretzs #9537229 01/22/15
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pre6422hornet Campfire Member P Joined: Sep 2012 Posts: 316	Nice Scotty! Very NICE!

Re: lets design ideal old 70 hunting rifle pre6422hornet #9537276 01/22/15
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beretzs Campfire Ranger B Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 15,303 Northeast USA	Originally Posted by pre6422hornet Nice Scotty! Very NICE! 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! Semper Fi

Re: lets design ideal old 70 hunting rifle beretzs #9537293 01/22/15
Joined: Sep 2012 Posts: 316 P pre6422hornet Campfire Member
pre6422hornet Campfire Member P Joined: Sep 2012 Posts: 316	Originally Posted by beretzs Originally Posted by pre6422hornet Nice Scotty! Very NICE! 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!!!

Re: lets design ideal old 70 hunting rifle mtnman1 #9537454 01/22/15
Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 35,900 B BobinNH Campfire 'Bwana
BobinNH Campfire 'Bwana B Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 35,900	mntman: Uh-oh....bad influence. The 280 Remington is overbore. The 7 Rem Mag is over bore.

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