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Ugly Duckling #17775374 11/07/22
Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 296 Western South Dakota JRGunmaker OP Campfire Member
OP JRGunmaker Campfire Member Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 296 Western South Dakota	Any guesses what this used to be? gunmaker ------------------ Custom Metalsmith & Stockmaker

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Re: Ugly Duckling JRGunmaker #17776430 11/07/22
Joined: Jun 2013 Posts: 2,451 Stuck in Folsom Prison H haverluk Campfire Regular
haverluk Campfire Regular H Joined: Jun 2013 Posts: 2,451 Stuck in Folsom Prison	Looks like you have perfected a Remington 37! Semper Fi

Re: Ugly Duckling JRGunmaker #17776520 11/07/22
Joined: Nov 2014 Posts: 669 M Marley7x57 Campfire Regular
Marley7x57 Campfire Regular M Joined: Nov 2014 Posts: 669	One of the finest custom 22 LR I have ever seen. Really exceptional!

Re: Ugly Duckling Marley7x57 #17776627 11/07/22
Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 6,759 humboldt C Craigster Campfire Tracker
Craigster Campfire Tracker C Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 6,759 humboldt	Originally Posted by Marley7x57 One of the finest custom 22 LR I have ever seen. Really exceptional! Indeed it is ! Old Corps Semper Fi Get off my lawn. FJB

Re: Ugly Duckling haverluk #17776650 11/07/22
Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 296 Western South Dakota JRGunmaker OP Campfire Member
OP JRGunmaker Campfire Member Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 296 Western South Dakota	Originally Posted by haverluk Looks like you have perfected a Remington 37! You are correct! I'm thinking it's the first and last one I work on. Just too much to modify. gunmaker ------------------ Custom Metalsmith & Stockmaker

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Re: Ugly Duckling JRGunmaker #17776662 11/07/22
Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 296 Western South Dakota JRGunmaker OP Campfire Member
OP JRGunmaker Campfire Member Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 296 Western South Dakota	I'll try another pic IMG_0517 by .com/photos/159217860N04/]JAMES ANDERSON, on [bleep] gunmaker ------------------ Custom Metalsmith & Stockmaker

Re: Ugly Duckling JRGunmaker #17776679 11/07/22
Joined: Jul 2011 Posts: 11,033 so cal pal Campfire Outfitter
pal Campfire Outfitter Joined: Jul 2011 Posts: 11,033 so cal	Great photos. "There's more to optics than meets the eye."--anon "...most of us would be better off losing half a pound around the waist than half a pound on our rifle."--dhg

Re: Ugly Duckling JRGunmaker #17776792 11/07/22
Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 2,329 Dixieland Ngrumba Campfire Regular
Ngrumba Campfire Regular Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 2,329 Dixieland	Beautiful!

Re: Ugly Duckling JRGunmaker #17776902 11/07/22
Joined: Apr 2009 Posts: 3,522 north idaho N nimrod1949 Campfire Tracker
nimrod1949 Campfire Tracker N Joined: Apr 2009 Posts: 3,522 north idaho	Wow! Is the safety custom?

Re: Ugly Duckling JRGunmaker #17776967 11/07/22
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 2,934 Pennsylvania P PennDog Campfire Regular
PennDog Campfire Regular P Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 2,934 Pennsylvania	That’s awesome work!! Barrel turned down or new? Penndog

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Re: Ugly Duckling JRGunmaker #17777157 11/07/22
Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 296 Western South Dakota JRGunmaker OP Campfire Member
OP JRGunmaker Campfire Member Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 296 Western South Dakota	A few creature comforts include: Kenyon Match Trigger with custom trigger shoe Custom swing safety & bolt shroud Checkered bolt stop accessible without tooling 09 Arg style magazine release with shortened mags & custom caps Trap buttplate with spare magazine 24 LPI checkering with 28 LPI skeleton insert checkering in custom grip cap Custom ejector so the spent cases don't bounce off the scope and back into the mag well Custom bolt cocking cam sleeve & handle (Orbendorf mini) Decked rear split bridge Custom scope base/rings Custom barrel profile from Shilen ratchet Match grade barrel gunmaker ------------------ Custom Metalsmith & Stockmaker

Re: Ugly Duckling JRGunmaker #17777165 11/07/22
Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 296 Western South Dakota JRGunmaker OP Campfire Member
OP JRGunmaker Campfire Member Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 296 Western South Dakota	IMG_0524 by .com/photos/159217860N04/]JAMES ANDERSON, on [bleep] gunmaker ------------------ Custom Metalsmith & Stockmaker

Re: Ugly Duckling JRGunmaker #17777204 11/07/22
Joined: May 2011 Posts: 56,280 Oregon Fireball2 Campfire Kahuna
Fireball2 Campfire Kahuna Joined: May 2011 Posts: 56,280 Oregon	Wow, that is something. _______________________________________________________ An 8 dollar driveway boy living in a T-111 shack LOL

Re: Ugly Duckling Fireball2 #17777353 11/08/22
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 2,934 Pennsylvania P PennDog Campfire Regular
PennDog Campfire Regular P Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 2,934 Pennsylvania	Originally Posted by Fireball2 Wow, that is something. +1 Thanks for sharing and the particulars - indeed a beautiful example of gunmaking art! Penndog Last edited by PennDog; 11/08/22.

Re: Ugly Duckling JRGunmaker #17784853 11/09/22
Joined: Aug 2011 Posts: 8,793 TX High_Noon Campfire Outfitter
High_Noon Campfire Outfitter Joined: Aug 2011 Posts: 8,793 TX	Hot damn l told my pap and mam I was going to be a mountain man; acted like they was gut-shot. Make your life go here. Here's where the peoples is. Mother Gue, I says, the Rocky Mountains is the marrow of the world, and by God, I was right. - Del Gue

Re: Ugly Duckling JRGunmaker #17791042 11/11/22
Joined: Apr 2006 Posts: 2,995 Florida R rgrx1276 Campfire Regular
rgrx1276 Campfire Regular R Joined: Apr 2006 Posts: 2,995 Florida	that_is_incredible_work! When people face the possibility of freezing or starving there is little chance they are going to listen to unfounded claims of climate doomsday from a bunch of ultra-rich yacht sailing private jet-setting carbon-spewing hypocrite elites

Re: Ugly Duckling JRGunmaker #17791079 11/11/22
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 28,172 Here Or There luv2safari Campfire Ranger
luv2safari Campfire Ranger Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 28,172 Here Or There	When do these go on sale at deep discounts? Tiz the season. That is pure art, a real pleasure to see. I bet holding it is Nirvana. Hunt with Class and Classics Religion: A founder of The Church of Spray and Pray Acquit v. t. To render a judgment in a murder case in San Francisco... EQUAL, adj. As bad as something else. Ambrose Bierce “The Devil's Dictionary”

Re: Ugly Duckling JRGunmaker #17791110 11/11/22
Joined: Jun 2004 Posts: 7,171 G greydog Campfire Tracker
greydog Campfire Tracker G Joined: Jun 2004 Posts: 7,171	Can you show a pic of the whole stock? Just to further fuel my insecurity! GD

Re: Ugly Duckling greydog #17798295 11/13/22
Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 296 Western South Dakota JRGunmaker OP Campfire Member
OP JRGunmaker Campfire Member Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 296 Western South Dakota	Originally Posted by greydog Can you show a pic of the whole stock? Just to further fuel my insecurity! GD IMG_0509 by .com/photos/159217860N04/]JAMES ANDERSON, on [bleep] IMG_0520 by .com/photos/159217860N04/]JAMES ANDERSON, on [bleep] gunmaker ------------------ Custom Metalsmith & Stockmaker

Re: Ugly Duckling JRGunmaker #17798451 11/13/22
Joined: Jul 2010 Posts: 1,694 P pathfinder76 Campfire Regular
pathfinder76 Campfire Regular P Joined: Jul 2010 Posts: 1,694	Very nice!

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