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Great article. It would make a good chapter or two in a book. :-)
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I think he gives ol' ingwe a bit part in that piece.
Don't want to give JB the "big head", but his stuff is always worth reading, one big reason I keep buying those magazines.
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JB is giving away one of my secrets. I've been building parts rifles from old Remington 700 actions and take-off barrels for a number of years now. I'm sure that parts prices will go up now.
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Great article. I have a couple of those parts guns.
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Good read. You really don't need to spend $3k to get a good shooter.
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Thanks, guys. It just may show up in a book sometime soon, along with various other related articles.
One of my writing mentors told me long ago to always remember the average guy--and the average guy usually doesn't buy expensive custom rifles. Which is one reason I learned to make my own walnut stocks in the 1990's, and put together parts rifle today. But it's also because I like to save money too, though it's mostly so I can spend more on other gun stuff!
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I have have two minty 1909 Argentine's that I bought years ago at a pawn shop for a song with the thought of doing something similar. They are still in the closet...
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Ummm, aren't they all "parts rifles"?
Otherwise, I dunno what they would make them from........................
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I have have two minty 1909 Argentine's that I bought years ago at a pawn shop for a song with the thought of doing something similar. They are still in the closet... WAIT!!! Leave them in the closet and don't alter them. Those South American Mauser 98s (Argentine 1909s, Brazilian 1907s, Peruvian, etc. are collectors articles and are disappearing fast.
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Great article. It would make a good chapter or two in a book. :-) Where is this article to be found?
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I have have two minty 1909 Argentine's that I bought years ago at a pawn shop for a song with the thought of doing something similar. They are still in the closet... WAIT!!! Leave them in the closet and don't alter them. Those South American Mauser 98s (Argentine 1909s, Brazilian 1907s, Peruvian, etc. are collectors articles and are disappearing fast. This I know.
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Great article. It would make a good chapter or two in a book. :-) The latest Rifle magazine. Where is this article to be found?
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JB is giving away one of my secrets. I've been building parts rifles from old Remington 700 actions and take-off barrels for a number of years now. I'm sure that parts prices will go up now. I've had a few "Frankenrifles" over the years as well. Currently have three actions on hand, four factory bbls and various aftermarket stocks picked up here and there. No real plans for any of it. . I really like those old M78s that Remington made a few years ago. They are always priced lower than 700s, are always very smooth actions with the old Rem trigger. Had one show up yesterday in 30-06 that will be headed to the "projects" list. The other two 78s are now 280 Remington and 35 Whelen parts guns,
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Yes, the first rifle I built my wife was a Remington 78 with a 30-06 stainless mountain rifle barrel. A lot of deer, antelope and elk have fallen to that rifle. The Remington 78's were a great action.
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Just about every gun I have has become a parts gun. Shoot em hard, then freshen them up works for me. Good job, John.
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My 30-06 is a parts rifle. It's one my most accurate rifles.
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I think he gives ol' ingwe a bit part in that piece.
Don't want to give JB the "big head", but his stuff is always worth reading, one big reason I keep buying those magazines. The part with me in it alone is with the price of admission...
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My Rem 600 Mohawk had a too-short barrel in a caliber I didn't want. A sub-$100 20" 7mm-08 Rem 700 takeoff barrel solved both problems inexpensively and it shot very well!
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what was the caliber you didn't want?
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