|
Joined: Jan 2001
Posts: 7,489
Campfire Tracker
|
Campfire Tracker
Joined: Jan 2001
Posts: 7,489 |
To anger a conservative, lie to him. To annoy a liberal, tell him the truth.
Promoted to Turdlike status 03/17/12
|
|
|
|
Joined: May 2005
Posts: 10,455
Campfire Outfitter
|
Campfire Outfitter
Joined: May 2005
Posts: 10,455 |
"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
|
|
|
|
Joined: Dec 2011
Posts: 337
Campfire Member
|
Campfire Member
Joined: Dec 2011
Posts: 337 |
Just in case any of you want to see the lucky guy who is getting the Whelen.... a bigger version of that little thumbnail to the left:
"Noone has a more intimate understanding of, or deeper appreciation for freedom than a soldier who has fought for it in a country where it does not exist."
|
|
|
|
Joined: Dec 2006
Posts: 52,680
Campfire Kahuna
|
Campfire Kahuna
Joined: Dec 2006
Posts: 52,680 |
You let the air out of that bear!
Liberalism is a mental disorder that leads to social disease.
|
|
|
|
Joined: Nov 2003
Posts: 67,810 Likes: 11
Campfire Kahuna
|
Campfire Kahuna
Joined: Nov 2003
Posts: 67,810 Likes: 11 |
Seafire, when you get the details set on where to respond, let me know. I'm in for this good cause.
Sam......
|
|
|
|
Joined: Aug 2011
Posts: 8,741
Campfire Outfitter
|
Campfire Outfitter
Joined: Aug 2011
Posts: 8,741 |
Seafire If he is gonna reload, I've got a set of Lee dies to contribute. May have some bullets as well.
|
|
|
|
Joined: Jan 2009
Posts: 490
Campfire Member
|
Campfire Member
Joined: Jan 2009
Posts: 490 |
Seafire, when you get the details set on where to respond, let me know. I'm in for this good cause. Yeah, like Mannlicher said! Count me in. Let me know where and how to send funds. US Army RVN - 1970-1971
Last edited by CRounds; 01/02/12. Reason: Date Correction!!
|
|
|
|
Joined: Mar 2003
Posts: 5,854 Likes: 11
Campfire Tracker
|
Campfire Tracker
Joined: Mar 2003
Posts: 5,854 Likes: 11 |
Count me in. I have to stand by my fellow Wasillian, Wasillite, shoot I don't know what more than one of us is called but I'm in. PM sent.
Mart I think Wasillan plural is "valley trash". I might have to enlist you to help me sight this thing in Mart! I guess I would be the Matt in question. I'm at a loss for words here folks. Here's my reply to Seafire, so the action info is on here too: LOL, thanks Seafire. It does mean a lot. And I'm not as young as you might think. I enlisted rather late in life. I got all the grandpa jokes in BCT, at the age of 31. I'll be hitting 38 in 10 days. I feel younger than I am though, if that makes any difference. ;-)
If ya'll are going to insist on this, the stainless Marlin XL7 '06 is the action I was planning to use. I already have one in '06 and I love it. They are inexpensive, but very well made with a smooth action, adjustable trigger and far more accurate than the price suggests.
I hadn't decided yet on whether to have the factory barrel re-bored or have the action re-barreled. I understand Savage barrels might work in the Marlin action. Ya'll can pretty much decide how to build it. The majority of you probably know more about custom rifle building than I do anyway.
I don't really know what to say here. I've never had anyone offer to build me a rifle before. Here I am brand-new to the forum, just came here on the advice of a friend to pick some of your brains on the 35 Whelen and two days later I'm choosing an action for a rifle that fellow veterans have offered to build for me. I just hope I can someday re-pay your kindness. Matt, Just give a shout when you want to go to the range. I work a week on/week off schedule so can hit the range during the week when there is not so large a crowd if that works for you. This was a great idea Seafire. Thanks for starting it. Mart
Last edited by mart; 01/02/12.
Chronographs, bore scopes and pattern boards have broke a lot of hearts.
|
|
|
|
Joined: Dec 2011
Posts: 337
Campfire Member
|
Campfire Member
Joined: Dec 2011
Posts: 337 |
Count me in. I have to stand by my fellow Wasillian, Wasillite, shoot I don't know what more than one of us is called but I'm in. PM sent.
Mart I think Wasillan plural is "valley trash". I might have to enlist you to help me sight this thing in Mart! I guess I would be the Matt in question. I'm at a loss for words here folks. Here's my reply to Seafire, so the action info is on here too: LOL, thanks Seafire. It does mean a lot. And I'm not as young as you might think. I enlisted rather late in life. I got all the grandpa jokes in BCT, at the age of 31. I'll be hitting 38 in 10 days. I feel younger than I am though, if that makes any difference. ;-)
If ya'll are going to insist on this, the stainless Marlin XL7 '06 is the action I was planning to use. I already have one in '06 and I love it. They are inexpensive, but very well made with a smooth action, adjustable trigger and far more accurate than the price suggests.
I hadn't decided yet on whether to have the factory barrel re-bored or have the action re-barreled. I understand Savage barrels might work in the Marlin action. Ya'll can pretty much decide how to build it. The majority of you probably know more about custom rifle building than I do anyway.
I don't really know what to say here. I've never had anyone offer to build me a rifle before. Here I am brand-new to the forum, just came here on the advice of a friend to pick some of your brains on the 35 Whelen and two days later I'm choosing an action for a rifle that fellow veterans have offered to build for me. I just hope I can someday re-pay your kindness. Matt, Just give a shout when you want to go to the range. I work a week on/week off schedule so can hit the range during the week when there is not so large a crowd if that works for you. This was a great idea Seafire. Thanks for starting it. Mart Sounds good to me, we tend to get a fair amount of time off when we get home from a deployment. I assume you're talking about birchwood - I may go ahead and spring for a membership again since the Wasilla range seems to have fallen through. That bear was the best meat I've ever tasted!
"Noone has a more intimate understanding of, or deeper appreciation for freedom than a soldier who has fought for it in a country where it does not exist."
|
|
|
|
Joined: Mar 2003
Posts: 5,854 Likes: 11
Campfire Tracker
|
Campfire Tracker
Joined: Mar 2003
Posts: 5,854 Likes: 11 |
I am a member at Birchwood. There is the range out north of Willow on the Parks but I don't know the name of it or the contact information, or if it is even still in operation.
Mart
Chronographs, bore scopes and pattern boards have broke a lot of hearts.
|
|
|
|
Joined: Dec 2011
Posts: 337
Campfire Member
|
Campfire Member
Joined: Dec 2011
Posts: 337 |
I've driven by it a few times, but I've never seen anyone there. I just assumed it was closed. I think it's a bit farther than birchwood.
"Noone has a more intimate understanding of, or deeper appreciation for freedom than a soldier who has fought for it in a country where it does not exist."
|
|
|
|
Joined: Mar 2003
Posts: 5,854 Likes: 11
Campfire Tracker
|
Campfire Tracker
Joined: Mar 2003
Posts: 5,854 Likes: 11 |
It is a bit farther than Birchwood but probably less crowded. I have never seen anyone there either. I should post that question on the Alaska Outdoors Forum and see if anyone knows the status of that range.
Mart
Chronographs, bore scopes and pattern boards have broke a lot of hearts.
|
|
|
|
Joined: Feb 2003
Posts: 3,512
Campfire Tracker
|
Campfire Tracker
Joined: Feb 2003
Posts: 3,512 |
Larry *********** "Speed is fine but accuracy is final" - Bill Jordan "We do not exaggerate when we state positively that the remodelled Springfield is the best and most suitable "all 'round" rifle".......Seymour Griffin, GRIFFIN & HOWE, Inc.
|
|
|
|
Joined: Feb 2007
Posts: 4,208
Campfire Tracker
|
Campfire Tracker
Joined: Feb 2007
Posts: 4,208 |
I'm in! Will you keep us updated here on the build he wants? (I may be interested in donating a scope, bases/rings, or something else depending on the gun!)
--Duck911
The DIPCHIT ADD, after a morning of drinking:
You despair, repeatedly, constantly! daily basis? A despair ninny. Sack up, despire ninny.
|
|
|
|
Joined: Dec 2011
Posts: 337
Campfire Member
|
Campfire Member
Joined: Dec 2011
Posts: 337 |
Before I logged on here, I had sent a message to Wild West Guns asking about the cost of the build. He replied today telling me that re-barreling the Marlin would be almost four times the price of the rifle. I still can't believe ya'll are doing this for me. I'm gonna need adresses for everyone involved so I can at least send a thank you card or something. So whose up for some moose jerky?
"Noone has a more intimate understanding of, or deeper appreciation for freedom than a soldier who has fought for it in a country where it does not exist."
|
|
|
|
Joined: Sep 2011
Posts: 47
Campfire Greenhorn
|
Campfire Greenhorn
Joined: Sep 2011
Posts: 47 |
I'm in. Pleae tell me where to send the cunds.
Bill
|
|
|
|
Joined: Aug 2002
Posts: 11,654
Campfire Outfitter
|
Campfire Outfitter
Joined: Aug 2002
Posts: 11,654 |
I think most any one of us would gnaw on a stick or two. What's happening here has happened in different variations/themes. There are too many gentlemen on this forum to list that have helped others. Frankly, I'm not sure there is any other innanet forum that has the quality of folks than here. I've made more than one life long friend by joining and spend 99% of my rifle looney time here (much to others chagrin ). Stay awhile if you would, we need to add to the ranks. Stay safe and get yer azz back home.
|
|
|
|
Joined: Jul 2008
Posts: 918
Campfire Regular
|
Campfire Regular
Joined: Jul 2008
Posts: 918 |
I have a friend of mine in the Army in AK, Ft Richardson, whose husband is back in [bleep], they are great couple. Love to help this nice Soldier too. Please let me know where to send some funds! Otis!
Semper Fi USMC/0331
|
|
|
|
Joined: May 2003
Posts: 48,411
Campfire 'Bwana
|
Campfire 'Bwana
Joined: May 2003
Posts: 48,411 |
just finally read this and realized what the title meant....I'm in. Let me know where to send and what the tariff is to cover the costs.
Proudly representing oil companies, defense contractors, and firearms manufacturers since 1980. Because merchants of death need lawyers, too.
|
|
|
|
Joined: Aug 2005
Posts: 7,262
Campfire Tracker
|
Campfire Tracker
Joined: Aug 2005
Posts: 7,262 |
I am a member at Birchwood. There is the range out north of Willow on the Parks but I don't know the name of it or the contact information, or if it is even still in operation.
Mart Mart, If your talking about the range on the right hand side going towards Talkeetna, it's still in operation, the name escapes me though.
|
|
|
|
575 members (257Bob, 21, 160user, 260madman, 257 roberts, 1lessdog, 52 invisible),
2,580
guests, and
1,234
robots. |
Key:
Admin,
Global Mod,
Mod
|
|
Forums81
Topics1,194,368
Posts18,527,313
Members74,031
|
Most Online11,491 Jul 7th, 2023
|
|
|
|