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What custom project did you always want to do?
I have two:
1 - Remington model 8 in .25 Remington. Color case the receiver, fire blue all the receiver screws, carbona blue everything else. Add in exhibition grade wood with simple but elegant checkering. Install a Deeley & Edge forend release on the forend to make takedown easier. Add a trap door, steel butt plate that's case hardened.
2 - Make a reproduction of W.D.M. Bell's 275 Rigby and keep it an open sight rifle rathern than ruining the classic lines with a scope.
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I'd like to have 20k to send to Duane Weibe with instructions to "go nuts."
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Ever since back in the days when I was around Hagels #1 in 7 Mashburn Super I've wanted to do one in that cal. That and or a #10 in the same cal.
Once upon a time I had Don Allen send me 3 sticks of wood to look at for the project and none of them cut the biscuit for me so I didn't do the project.
Some day maybe I will but I have to find the right wood first.
Then it's a call to Lija for a tube and off to the races.
Dober
"True respect starts with the way you treat others, and it is earned over a lifetime of demonstrating kindness, honor and dignity"....Tony Dungy
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Campfire Ranger
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I've always wanted to do a Remington 700 SS in 6.5/378 Weatherby mag with a 32" long barrel.
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Campfire Ranger
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Campfire Ranger
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I've always wanted to do a Remington 700 SS in 6.5/378 Weatherby mag with a 32" long barrel. Sounds a lot like my 7mm Dober that I've always wanted to do...<g> Dober
"True respect starts with the way you treat others, and it is earned over a lifetime of demonstrating kindness, honor and dignity"....Tony Dungy
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Campfire Ranger
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I've always wanted something similar to GAP's "Rock" rifle, although I wanted to go 243 or 260. Just a funnin' rifle that would be easy to shoot and could also pull duty from a blind during deer season.
I have a #7 fluted 7mm-08 barrel on hand, so I may do something similar next year.
Now with even more aplomb
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Campfire Tracker
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ruger #1 in 6.5-06 or an even bigger 6.5x300mag. I dont think I could afford to feed a Toms 6.5x378, something about getting 60rounds from a pound of powder is just wrong.
Almost forgot about the new Ruger case and could go that direction as well.
Hunt hard, kill clean, waste nothing and offer no apologies.
"In rifle work, group size is of some interest...but it is well to remember that a rifleman does not shoot groups, he shoots shots." Jeff Cooper
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Campfire Ranger
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A David Miller Classic custom rifle, or I'd even 'settle' for a Marksman, in .270 Weatherby Magnum.
Every day on this side of the ground is a win.
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Campfire Ranger
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Campfire Ranger
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A model 70 action with a Lilja barrel and a McMillan stock in a 9.3X62 and one in a 264Win mag.
Last edited by 340boy; 08/13/08.
"For joy of knowing what may not be known we take the golden road to Samarkand." James Elroy Flecker
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Campfire Tracker
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Pre-war M70 action, #2-ish 24" barrel, straight classic stock in good walnut, decellerator pad @ 13.75", 2.5-8 Leupold, Canjar single set trigger, all to finish at around 8 pounds.
Once you get used to the pre-war safety it works GREAT.
Bob
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Campfire 'Bwana
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Namibia is calling, so a matched pair of CLR/NULA hybrids in 7x57 and 9.3x62 might work.
Jeff
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Campfire Regular
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I've kind of started the ball rolling on a 400/350NE in an M98 action. If the 'smith says it can be done, then I'll end up cash poor, assets rich. If its too hard ... the VZ24 (or a Ruger MkII)will become a 10.75x68, a cartridge I've always admired. Cheers... Con
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Namibia is calling, so a matched pair of CLR/NULA hybrids in 7x57 and 9.3x62 might work.
Jeff Not a bad way to show up in Africa.
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I'd start with a Dumoulin, Prechtl, or Recknagel Mauser 98 action and chamber any number of weird-o metric cartridges - i.e. 9.3x70, 9.5x66 Vom Hofe, 11.2x72 Schuler etc.
I'd also love a few Martini-Hagn actions to play around with.
I'm becoming more tolerant of intolerant people.
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Campfire Tracker
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280 AI 325 WSM 300 Jarrett ALL OF THESE ARE DONE 6mm-270 25-06AI 264 WIN MAG 300 WSM
7MM STW THESE 2 IN PROCESS ALREADY HAVE THE PARTS JUST WAITING ON THE GUNSMITH 6.5 STW
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Campfire Tracker
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A PAIR of rifles- Both 6 MM Ackley Improved One on a Stolle action, 26 inch Krieger barrel, Jewell trigger, McMillan stock, all the Model 700 goodies for accuracy, and Leupold MK III scope,
Another, same cartridge, on a Remington M7 action, 21 inch barrel, Jewell trigger, nice light stock, Leupold 4X14 scope
and then gas money to take them praire do shooting till the barrels wore out.
With those two rifles and a good 223, a 243, a 7/08, my 270s, my 30/06, my 338, a 375, a good 416, a Winchester 1886 in 45/90, my 32 Special, a 45/70, an original 32/20, an old Stevens Favorite in 25 rimfire, an Anshutz silhouette rifle, and my handguns of course, I would be happy to hunt anything here in Montana.
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Campfire Ranger
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A Ruger #1V in a 22LR format.
1Minute
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Campfire 'Bwana
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250 Savage on a G33/40 action, Mannlicher stocked (w/ "classic American" lines), and 21" barrel fitted with NECG sights. 2-7x33 Matte Leupold in, probably, Talley QD mounts.
“Perfection is Achieved Not When There Is Nothing More to Add, But When There Is Nothing Left to Take Away” Antoine de Saint-Exupery
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Campfire Oracle
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Funny, a G33/40 in 257 Roberts with a knockout piece of Black Walnut.
Elegant but simple.
The other would be a Mannlicher stocked Savage 99 in 250/3000
"Dear Lord, save me from Your followers"
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Campfire 'Bwana
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Scott, I could easily do the 257 Rbt's over the 250 Savage... both are favorites of mine. In fact, those are prolly my two favorite rounds. I've had three Roberts over the years and had an M77 RSI in 250 Savage that I really liked (except for its too short tube).
Once upon a time I was a 99 nut too... have owned a few and eventually "got over it", but a 99F in 250 Savage would cure that pronto!
“Perfection is Achieved Not When There Is Nothing More to Add, But When There Is Nothing Left to Take Away” Antoine de Saint-Exupery
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