Extreme weather rifle project

[BeaverMeat]

With the previous buzz about the new C19 Ranger rifle and the Tikka 'Arctic' being released I have decided I need an custom Arctic rifle. Not one for off the shelf offering.

Choosing an action is the first step in my thought process. I'm a Mauser fan... but there is an action that is more proven in arctic conditions. The Lee-enfield No4.

First step is finding a suitable No4 Mk1/2, Mk1/3, or Mk2 action. Better yet is an allready converted .308 action.

Second is sourcing a stainless 20-22" .308 barrel and a gunsmith to convert the action and fit the barrel.

Third is sourcing a good laminate stock similar to the L8 or enforcer pattern.

Lastly is the scope. I'm a classic guy and I would the WW2 or L8 style side mount. Scope is yet to be determined.

Now. Can this happen for less than $2700

...or is it just easier to buy a AIA and be done with it?

 

[Dorian Gray]

It would probably be a lot easier and cheaper sourcing the rest of your parts if you went Mauser instead.

 

[bcsteve]

Cool project but blued steel and wood doesn't scream "extreme weather" to me.

 

[hoytcanon]

Cool project but blued steel and wood doesn't scream "extreme weather" to me.

I would assume part of the project would be a cerakote type finish and synthetic stock.

I am doing a similar project right now, with a Ruger M77 MKII stainless in .350 Rem Mag and a MacMillan fiberglass (Chuck) stock... adding Ruger factory banded iron sights and banded swivel stud.

 

[bcsteve]

I would assume part of the project would be a cerakote type finish and synthetic stock.

I am doing a similar project right now, with a Ruger M77 MKII stainless in .350 Rem Mag and a MacMillan fiberglass (Chuck) stock... adding Ruger factory banded iron sights and banded swivel stud.

I would have assumed too but he never mentioned coatings and he's sourcing a laminated stock (which is better than walnut) but "extreme" to me means synthetic like your choice (and mine as well).

 

[gunrunner8]

I would assume part of the project would be a cerakote type finish and synthetic stock.

I am doing a similar project right now, with a Ruger M77 MKII stainless in .350 Rem Mag and a MacMillan fiberglass (Chuck) stock... adding Ruger factory banded iron sights and banded swivel stud.

Yes, the SS Ruger is excelent choice for extreme rifle (nothing ever goes wrong with them) but fiberglass stock isn't.
I heard about couple and seen in one instance that "synthetic" stock is very fragile in -25C and lower temperatures when in hard contact with rock.
Not so the "zytel" aka Ruger's "canoe paddle" stock,this thing is indestructible!
That would be my first choice as stock material, the laminate being the second.
GR8's 2c worth....

 

[BeaverMeat]

It would probably be a lot easier and cheaper sourcing the rest of your parts if you went Mauser instead.

Probably. But I'm wanting a detachable magazine... A shot out P-H 1200C might do the trick

 

[1899]

Cool project but blued steel and wood doesn't scream "extreme weather" to me.

LOL....true, but:

http://2.bp.########.com/_SqhWGK7_4DQ/TSYhX7KiPJI/AAAAAAAAAUE/jNSXtOkUzM8/s1600/3841426431_61fce8c16b_o.jpg

Maybe a cerakoted Mosin is the answer.