338 Win Mag built by John Bolliger 26 inch Krieger Barrel 1x12 twist Pre 64 Win Action 9# with Leupold 4x14 scope (shown with 8.5x 24 target scope while I was doing load development)
Rifles Inc. Strata. 270 Weatherby. Short throat, handloads only! 24" Lija barrel. Leupold 3.5X10 40mm Vari-X 3. Reticle by Premier Reticle With Stadia lines at 400, 500, and 600 yds. Unfortunately they no longer do reticles for Leupold. Splitfire sling with Mikes swivels. Shoots sub 3/4" groups with 130gr TSX loaded by Superior Ammo. Weight with 3 rounds, Scope, and Sling 6lbs 10ozs. Weight with Scope, no ammunition or Sling 6 lbs. 6 ozs. Fruits of Labor 3 bull elk. 1 Mulie.
Obvious a lot of thought has gone into the projects on this forum. Here's mine, all work performed by McWhorters;
270 WSM Kimber Montana action and stock Hart fluted 24" light #4 contour with muzzle brake Custom bedded and trigger job DuraCoat all metal surfaces Zeiss Victory 2.5-10x50mm with #8 reticle Stock lengthened to 14 1/4" One of the slickest (imho)camo Polane paint jobs I've seen Total weight with scope 7lbs 14oz.
MarlinXTR in .50Alaskan, made by french gunsmith, total rebuild of the action for perfect feeding and function, Lothar Walter barrel, 47cm, Clymer reamer, Recknagel battue rear and front sights. 450grs Hawk bullets with .035jacket, Starline brass, VN133 powder for almost 2000fps. We call it the Boar and Stag Crusher....
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.257 Roberts M700 left hand short action blueprinted by M. Coleman Douglas stainless barrel, Win. featherweight profile, 21 inches Brown Precision stock factory trigger and bottom metal, action cerrakoted Talley Lightweights Vari-X III 2.5 x 8 Weight with scope: 6 lb. 10 oz.
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I've been a member for about a month and just today went through all 17 pages of this thread. All very nice rifles and a lot of variety. Not many Ruger falling blocks so I'll share pics of mine. The first four cartridges in this pic are my wildcats that I shoot in my Rugers, the other two are for TC barrels.
I'll start with my oldest one, built for me in 1994 by Ralph Bond of Bloomington, In. Ruger #3 .219 Wasp, Shilen #7 contour, 14" twist, Kepplinger set trigger, 16X Redfield 6400 scope, French gray finish on action by EABCO, Reinhart-[bleep] walnut, weighs 12 lb.
Target on left was shot in 1994, right target was shot last summer after 5900+ rounds through barrel.
Ruger #3 .224 BRM rebarreled by EABCO in Minn. Caliber is their design,like .219 Wasp made .300 longer. Chamber is too long to use 30-30 brass so I necked down 38-55 WW brass. Kepplinger set trigger, Leupold 6.5-20 X 40 mildot, Vais brake. #1 Ruger wood. Only weighs 10 lb. 4 oz., but PD hits are easy to see with the brake.
left target is one of the best groups from rifle with 50 v-max, right target is what I have loaded for May 09 with 55 NBT's.
Ruger #1 .219 DW PDK, built by Mark Penrod in 07, Shilen #7 contour, select match SS, 14" twist, Kepplinger set trigger 20 oz. unset, 12 oz. set, 8-32 X 50 Pentax mildot, JGS reamer ground to my design, 30-30 brass, 1.900 long 35* shoulder, .270 long, .250 dia neck, weighs 12 lb. 4 oz. [img]http://i702.photobucket.com/albums/ww25/219DW/rifle2008.jpg[/img] Right group is best ever from rifle, left is load for this year with 50 v-max [img]http://i702.photobucket.com/albums/ww25/219DW/rifle006.jpg[/img] Ruger #1 .204 Wasp, built by Mark Penrod, finished Feb.12,09, Kreiger #18 contour, 11" twist, Kepplinger set trigger, 6-18 Burris on it now, will replace with 6.5-20 X 40 Leupold before PD shoot this May, PTG reamer, same shoulder as .219 Wasp with .250 long .232 dia neck, 1.770 case length, case holds 32 gr of Varget to base of bullet. [img]http://i702.photobucket.com/albums/ww25/219DW/005.jpg[/img] right target is fire forming load load that I shot second trip to the range, 29.5 gr N135, 40 v-max mollied jammed into lands, 4033 fps I just finished loading 444 more of these and will be fireforming them on PD's in about 5 weeks. Will have all summer to work up loads with formed brass. Dave in IN
LH Model 70 Win. action Pac Nor #1 contour in CM steel(5 groove at 25", cal. 30.06) Smithing done by "Redneck" here on the campfire(Receiver squared, barrel installed and recessed target crown cut, trigger tuned to 3lbs, receiver D&T for 8x40 screws) Talley Steel fixed rings and bases Williams extractor and one piece bottom metal All metal work is Graphite black Cerakote(by Charley Santoni @ riflestockpainting.com)) Echol's Legend Stock( ejection port inlet, bolt notch inlet, swivel studs installed, and Pachmayr Decelerator recoil pad installed by me) Stock paint is Dark grey with a hint of blue (Polane) and black speckling(also done by Charley Santoni) Leupold 3.5-10x40 VX III
This is the nicest rifle I'll probably ever own. Just had to do it in the classic 30.06 Springfield.