|
|
Joined: Nov 2015
Posts: 1,742
Campfire Regular
|
OP
Campfire Regular
Joined: Nov 2015
Posts: 1,742 |
My daughter just passed Hunters Ed and will turn 10 next spring and be able to start hunting. For her first rifle, I picked up a T3X 243 from Mistem and it was a great little rifle, but my daughter didn't really latch on to it. So I wanted to make her something that she could really feel like was all hers. I went on Boyds website and let her pick out a color pattern to which she picked purple. I ordered the stock unfinshied and with a 13" LOP. It came in and inletting was very very good. All I needed to do was sand, bed, and finish. I put a Ernie trigger spring in, and mounted a FFII 3-9X40 in talleys. Was able to finish her up today and put it all together. Showed my daughter the finish product and she LOVED IT! Probably will take it to the smith and have him engrave her name in the barrel just as I did with my sons rifle. This rifle loves 95 grain ballistics tips at 3k fps....She now has one heck of a little deer rifle to call her own. ![[Linked Image from i.ibb.co]](https://i.ibb.co/rv0tTwg/IMG-7864.jpg) ![[Linked Image from i.ibb.co]](https://i.ibb.co/jwkHthh/IMG-7865.jpg) ![[Linked Image from i.ibb.co]](https://i.ibb.co/zJN02m3/IMG-7866.jpg)
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Jan 2008
Posts: 15,745
Campfire Ranger
|
|
Campfire Ranger
Joined: Jan 2008
Posts: 15,745 |
Nice! I did much the same with my wife's rifle. 98 mauser 257 roberts in a camo boyds stock.
If they feel like they had a part in it and if it looks good it will help them be more of a part of it
Last edited by mjbgalt; 08/22/20.
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Jul 2002
Posts: 2,688
Campfire Regular
|
|
Campfire Regular
Joined: Jul 2002
Posts: 2,688 |
I don't eat anything that didn't have a mother.
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: May 2019
Posts: 1,796
Campfire Regular
|
|
Campfire Regular
Joined: May 2019
Posts: 1,796 |
That's a cool lookin rig there. Hope she enjoys shooting it and puts a deer on the meat pole with it asap.
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Nov 2011
Posts: 2,410
Campfire Regular
|
|
Campfire Regular
Joined: Nov 2011
Posts: 2,410 |
Mighty fine looking rifle for your daughter.
I hope it brings you both many years of great hunting memories.
SCI Life Member
DAV Life Member
NRA Life Member
North American Hunt Club Life Member
Your true character shows in your conduct
You cannot solve a problem at the same level of awareness that created it - Einstein
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Dec 2015
Posts: 8,069
Campfire Outfitter
|
|
Campfire Outfitter
Joined: Dec 2015
Posts: 8,069 |
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Aug 2006
Posts: 22,907
Campfire Ranger
|
|
Campfire Ranger
Joined: Aug 2006
Posts: 22,907 |
What stickers will she apply?....
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Nov 2015
Posts: 1,742
Campfire Regular
|
|
OP
Campfire Regular
Joined: Nov 2015
Posts: 1,742 |
Maybe when shes 18 a Nightforce Sticker when she gets one for a graduation gift lololol
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Apr 2011
Posts: 15,297
Campfire Ranger
|
|
Campfire Ranger
Joined: Apr 2011
Posts: 15,297 |
Nice work! That’s a pretty danged great idea!
Semper Fi
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Jan 2001
Posts: 10,910
Campfire Outfitter
|
|
Campfire Outfitter
Joined: Jan 2001
Posts: 10,910 |
A beautiful rifle......glad she likes it. It’s also great that she is looking forward to hunting! Ya done real good! 👍 memtb
You should not use a rifle that will kill an animal when everything goes right; you should use one that will do the job when everything goes wrong." -Bob Hagel
“I’d like to be a good rifleman…..but, I prefer to be a good hunter”! memtb 2024
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Jan 2017
Posts: 8,866
Campfire Outfitter
|
|
Campfire Outfitter
Joined: Jan 2017
Posts: 8,866 |
Good job hiaring8, see if you can get some pgm stickers for her. And when she asks what is pgm? Tell her " purple guns matter". Those savages with the dirty or muddy girl camo sticks are in damn short supply out here. MB
" Cheapest velocity in the world comes from a long barrel and I sure do like them. MB "
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Jan 2009
Posts: 1,376
Campfire Regular
|
Campfire Regular
Joined: Jan 2009
Posts: 1,376 |
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Nov 2004
Posts: 21,691
Campfire Ranger
|
|
Campfire Ranger
Joined: Nov 2004
Posts: 21,691 |
"The number one problem with America is, a whole lot of people need shot, and nobody is shooting them."
-Master Chief Hershel Davis
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Jan 2010
Posts: 7,968
Campfire Outfitter
|
|
Campfire Outfitter
Joined: Jan 2010
Posts: 7,968 |
With the Tikka there are lots of available options for future upgrades as well, such as bottom metal, jeweling the bolt, or a different bolt handle.
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Mar 2007
Posts: 4,319
Campfire Tracker
|
|
Campfire Tracker
Joined: Mar 2007
Posts: 4,319 |
NRA Life Member
~Molɔ̀ːn Labé Skýla~
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Nov 2013
Posts: 28,732
Campfire Ranger
|
|
Campfire Ranger
Joined: Nov 2013
Posts: 28,732 |
What fresh Hell is this?
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: May 2012
Posts: 1,220
Campfire Regular
|
|
Campfire Regular
Joined: May 2012
Posts: 1,220 |
super job dad!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
|
|
|
|
Forums81
Topics1,191,175
Posts18,465,434
Members73,925
| |
Most Online11,491
Jul 7th, 2023
|
|
|
|
