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Re: Trying to build a custom 7x57, on the cheap bt8897 #13922161 06/24/19
Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 11,944 NB / Canada SuperCub Campfire Outfitter
SuperCub Campfire Outfitter Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 11,944 NB / Canada	Did that rear sling eyelet come off the original rifle?

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Re: Trying to build a custom 7x57, on the cheap SuperCub #13922372 06/24/19
Joined: Oct 2014 Posts: 2,227 MS B bt8897 OP Campfire Regular
OP bt8897 Campfire Regular B Joined: Oct 2014 Posts: 2,227 MS	Originally Posted by SuperCub Did that rear sling eyelet come off the original rifle? Good catch, yes that is the original rear sling stud. And thanks for all the compliments guys,I'm kinda proud of the way it turned out.

Re: Trying to build a custom 7x57, on the cheap bt8897 #13922417 06/24/19
Joined: Sep 2011 Posts: 2,038 Wyoming J joelkdouglas Campfire Regular
joelkdouglas Campfire Regular J Joined: Sep 2011 Posts: 2,038 Wyoming	Great work! A really beautiful rifle.

Re: Trying to build a custom 7x57, on the cheap bt8897 #13925176 06/25/19
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haverluk Campfire Regular H Joined: Jun 2013 Posts: 2,446 Stuck in Folsom Prison	Stunning rifle! What is the muzzle diameter on these? Thinking of picking a bruised up sample for a rebore project. Semper Fi

Re: Trying to build a custom 7x57, on the cheap bt8897 #13927008 06/25/19
Joined: May 2005 Posts: 10,445 north central PA S shootinurse Campfire Outfitter
shootinurse Campfire Outfitter S Joined: May 2005 Posts: 10,445 north central PA	Beautiful job there. "Civilized men are more discourteous than savages because they know they can be impolite without having their skulls split, as a general thing." Robert E. Howard

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Re: Trying to build a custom 7x57, on the cheap bt8897 #14156527 09/26/19
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SuperCub Campfire Outfitter Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 11,944 NB / Canada	Any updates on this one? Like to see how it turned out.

Re: Trying to build a custom 7x57, on the cheap bt8897 #14156890 09/26/19
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OP bt8897 Campfire Regular B Joined: Oct 2014 Posts: 2,227 MS	Stocks off being checkered now, not so patiently waiting.......

Re: Trying to build a custom 7x57, on the cheap bt8897 #14158433 09/27/19
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Craigster Campfire Tracker C Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 6,750 humboldt	Very nice. What is the bottom metal ? Argentine ? Old Corps Semper Fi Get off my lawn. FJB

Re: Trying to build a custom 7x57, on the cheap bt8897 #14175734 10/03/19
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efw Campfire Ranger E Joined: Nov 2007 Posts: 29,615 Mi.	Absolutely gorgeous work there sir what a lovely piece!

Re: Trying to build a custom 7x57, on the cheap bt8897 #14184190 10/07/19
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OP bt8897 Campfire Regular B Joined: Oct 2014 Posts: 2,227 MS	Got it back today, applied a little sealer to the checkering, think it turned out fantastic-

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Re: Trying to build a custom 7x57, on the cheap bt8897 #14184200 10/07/19
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elkhunternm Campfire Oracle E Joined: Aug 2009 Posts: 95,834 Southern New Mexico	WOW! Life Member SCI Life Member DSC Member New Mexico Shooting Sports Association Take your responsibilities seriously, never yourself-Ken Howell Proper bullet placement + sufficient penetration = quick, clean kill. Finn Aagard Ken

Re: Trying to build a custom 7x57, on the cheap bt8897 #14184593 10/07/19
Joined: Dec 2012 Posts: 4,842 R RevMike Campfire Tracker
RevMike Campfire Tracker R Joined: Dec 2012 Posts: 4,842	That is very, very nice! "An archer sees how far he can be from a target and still hit it, a bowhunter sees how close he can get before he shoots." It is certainly easy to use that same line of thinking with firearms. -- Unknown

Re: Trying to build a custom 7x57, on the cheap bt8897 #14184928 10/07/19
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ingwe Campfire Oracle Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 78,300 Southwestern Montucky	Yeah! And there looks like there's nothing cheap about it! "...the left considers you vermin, and they'll kill you given the chance..." Bristoe

Re: Trying to build a custom 7x57, on the cheap bt8897 #14184960 10/07/19
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SuperCub Campfire Outfitter Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 11,944 NB / Canada	That looks awesome!

Re: Trying to build a custom 7x57, on the cheap bt8897 #14185005 10/07/19
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WyoCoyoteHunter Campfire Ranger W Joined: Feb 2011 Posts: 17,760 Wyoming	Awesome.... Molon Labe

Re: Trying to build a custom 7x57, on the cheap bt8897 #14186410 10/08/19
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Quak Campfire Regular Q Joined: Jan 2019 Posts: 2,653 North Country	Originally Posted by bt8897 So cheap is a relative term, but I just ran into what I thought were some good deals on them components to make it happen. I started this process when I found a Brno 21 on an auction site for $700 complete with vintage Leupold scope. Bolt handle had already been bubba’d , pad added and stock had been refinished, so I don’t feel bad about using this as my base. I was able to sell the vintage scope for $300 so that puts me at $400 in the rifle. About a month after I purchased the gun I found three Dakota safeties at another auction and was able to buy then sell them, making enough profit that I only had to add another $100 to have a new safety and bolt handle installed. I purchased a semi inlet stock to use as a template for my final stock which will be this one I found on ebay that came from a clearance of a deceased gunsmith estate. Cut in 1965, $320!!! Should have my stock back from duplication this week, can wait to get it. I will end up selling the original stock and bottom metal to help defray some more of the cost. That is literally the rifle of a lifetime. I would use it for everything...until my last breath...then i would pass it on! GOD Bless America

Re: Trying to build a custom 7x57, on the cheap bt8897 #14186577 10/08/19
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SS336 Campfire Regular S Joined: Sep 2019 Posts: 2,080 Willamette Valley	Beautiful job on that rifle. I agree with Quak above, would be hard to even think about my other rifles with that in the safe.

Re: Trying to build a custom 7x57, on the cheap bt8897 #14186717 10/08/19
Joined: Oct 2014 Posts: 2,227 MS B bt8897 OP Campfire Regular
OP bt8897 Campfire Regular B Joined: Oct 2014 Posts: 2,227 MS	Thanks for all the compliments, this is the second rifle I have put together from scratch. I’m really happy with how it turned out!

Re: Trying to build a custom 7x57, on the cheap bt8897 #14188134 10/08/19
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lazydrifter Campfire Regular Joined: Oct 2007 Posts: 1,726 Port Angeles, Wa	That looks fantastic. Great job. I'd be afraid to hunt with it.

Re: Trying to build a custom 7x57, on the cheap bt8897 #14205720 10/16/19
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slickyboyboo Campfire Regular S Joined: Jul 2011 Posts: 778 Clinton, MS	Awesome looking rifle bt8897! Building a custom on the cheap can be done easily if you take your time. I built a custom Rem 700 a few years ago, different style rifle, but much the same way as you did, by finding deals for the build, and putting profits back into the rifle to offset the cost to lessen the out of pocket expenses. Its a 280 AI that consists of: Trued Rem 700 Action w/PTG 1 piece bolt Holland Competition Recoil Lug Callahan Speedlock Brux fluted Barrel TriggerTech Special Trigger McMillan Stock PTG Bottom Metal Hawkins Precision LR Hybrid Rings Leupold VX-6 3-18x44 My total out of pocket expenses for the rifle, which includes the smith work and coating, ended up being just a shade under $1050.

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