|
|
Joined: Jan 2001
Posts: 18,085 Likes: 1
Campfire Ranger
|
Campfire Ranger
Joined: Jan 2001
Posts: 18,085 Likes: 1 |
Great Post and project!
Thanks for sharing.
Mike
God, Family, and Country.
NRA Endowment Member
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Mar 2008
Posts: 1,581
Campfire Regular
|
|
Campfire Regular
Joined: Mar 2008
Posts: 1,581 |
What a neat project, thanks for taking the time to take us on your journey!
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Jul 2007
Posts: 5,173
Campfire Tracker
|
|
Campfire Tracker
Joined: Jul 2007
Posts: 5,173 |
Makes me laugh at my own handloading efforts, when I think I'm doing something pretty special by annealing cases or using Wilson dies...
Sheesh!
This 700 stuff... It's an amazing process, from building the rifle to developing and feeding it good ammo.
Thanks again for sharing all the great photos & info!
Guy
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Jan 2012
Posts: 663
Campfire Regular
|
|
OP
Campfire Regular
Joined: Jan 2012
Posts: 663 |
Thanks for replies,
I really appreciate all the comments.
This is one of those projects that has been a real challenge from the start, but fun, and has come together in the end.
I'm hoping to write a final chapter about a successful deer hunt this November. Not sure if I'll use this 700NE, or the 600NE, or maybe both.
You never pay too much for something, you only buy it too early.
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Jun 2004
Posts: 44,918 Likes: 14
Campfire 'Bwana
|
|
Campfire 'Bwana
Joined: Jun 2004
Posts: 44,918 Likes: 14 |
Thanks for replies,
I really appreciate all the comments.
This is one of those projects that has been a real challenge from the start, but fun, and has come together in the end.
I'm hoping to write a final chapter about a successful deer hunt this November. Not sure if I'll use this 700NE, or the 600NE, or maybe both. Will you be able to get a good blood trail? 
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Feb 2009
Posts: 2,000
Campfire Regular
|
|
Campfire Regular
Joined: Feb 2009
Posts: 2,000 |
Thanks again for sharing!!! I followed the original posting as well. Wish I was closer cuz I'd invite myself over to watch you go through the whole process (bullet/load development).  Be a great experience to see all of that come together. The ingenuity of what I've seen here on the 'Fire is amazing.
He went over yonder way
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Jun 2009
Posts: 1,697
Campfire Regular
|
|
Campfire Regular
Joined: Jun 2009
Posts: 1,697 |
You've definitely got a creative mind and come up with unique solutions to problems that arise. The clever bullet making is nearly as neat at the rifle build.
Again, good stuff!
“There are three things all wise men fear: the sea in storm, a night with no moon, and the anger of a gentle man.”
― Patrick Rothfuss, The Wise Man's Fear
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Mar 2003
Posts: 17,196
Campfire Ranger
|
|
Campfire Ranger
Joined: Mar 2003
Posts: 17,196 |
I'm happy to see you had fun building this rifle.
Now, you need to take it Yote hunting.
Randy
NRA
Patriot Life Benefactor
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Jan 2010
Posts: 13,263 Likes: 6
Campfire Outfitter
|
|
Campfire Outfitter
Joined: Jan 2010
Posts: 13,263 Likes: 6 |
Obey lawful commands. Video interactions. Hold bad cops accountable. Problem solved.
~Molɔ̀ːn Labé Skýla~
Member #547
Join date 3/09/2001
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Jan 2012
Posts: 663
Campfire Regular
|
|
OP
Campfire Regular
Joined: Jan 2012
Posts: 663 |
Hello All,
Thanks for the reply.
I'm getting around to answering some old posts. This is one of them. I took the 700NE deer hunting last November and missed a nice whitetail buck. I thought he as at 100yds (my maximun range) and it turns out he was at 120 yards so my bullet went just under his chest. However, he came back 3 hours later at 225 yards, and I dusted him with my back-up gun - a Sako Safari 338 Win Mag. I'll try again next year.
You never pay too much for something, you only buy it too early.
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Oct 2008
Posts: 7,263
Campfire Tracker
|
|
Campfire Tracker
Joined: Oct 2008
Posts: 7,263 |
Outstanding project and report. I was under the impression that few 700NE were actually used but nice that yours is. Also nice to see such skill put into practice as so many smiths these days only do plastic or black guns. Thanks for the post.
"When you disarm the people, you commence to offend them and show that you distrust them either through cowardice or lack of confidence, and both of these opinions generate hatred." Niccolo Machiavelli
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Mar 2011
Posts: 1,238
Campfire Regular
|
|
Campfire Regular
Joined: Mar 2011
Posts: 1,238 |
Gentlemen, you have witnessed the characteristics that made America the great nation that we are. The ability to problem solve and implement the solution is second to none here. Fantastic project!!
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Aug 2003
Posts: 19,825 Likes: 3
Campfire Ranger
|
|
Campfire Ranger
Joined: Aug 2003
Posts: 19,825 Likes: 3 |
buckstix,
Well done and well told! I enjoyed both of your videos as well.
Thank you for sharing your journey with us!
Ed
"Not in an open forum, where truth has less value than opinions, where all opinions are equally welcome regardless of their origins, rationale, inanity, or truth, where opinions are neither of equal value nor decisive." Ken Howell
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Jan 2012
Posts: 663
Campfire Regular
|
|
OP
Campfire Regular
Joined: Jan 2012
Posts: 663 |
Hello Tejano.
Hello BangPop,
Hello APDDSN0864,
Thanks for the reply.
This was a very fun project that continues year after year. I can't wait until this Fall for the upcoming whitetail deer hunt.
You never pay too much for something, you only buy it too early.
|
|
|
|
|
347 members (1lesfox, 06hunter59, 163bc, 12344mag, 160user, 1badf350, 40 invisible),
1,890
guests, and
990
robots. |
|
Key:
Admin,
Global Mod,
Mod
|
|
|
Forums81
Topics1,194,541
Posts18,531,236
Members74,039
| |
Most Online11,491
Jul 7th, 2023
|
|
|
|
