Spring Bear Guns

[JIMMY 808]

You’ve shot rifles with poorly designed stocks then.

Could be.

What’s it do on a properly designed stock?

 

[Slimbo]

I think you put your cheek on it.

 

[Leavenworth]

Hi Chuck. Could you provide anymore information on that stock ? I think it’s a beauty !
Thanks
Leavenworth


It is a stock built by D’Arcy Echols that McMillan is reproducing in fibreglass or carbon fibre. Here is the cheek piece. This is another rifle of mine in the same stock.

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[medvedqc]

We'll be able to get the licence one minute after midnight tonight.

The tags when the office is back open.. Just checked and they are open for regular hours.

Ted

well seems we need to phone them and get by the post or face to face by appointment. we will hunt soon.

 

[chuck nelson]

Hi Chuck. Could you provide anymore information on that stock ? I think it’s a beauty !
Thanks
Leavenworth



It is a stock built by D’Arcy Echols that McMillan is reproducing in fibreglass or carbon fibre. Here is the cheek piece. This is another rifle of mine in the same stock.

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What kind of information are you looking for? Thanks.

 

[hoytcanon]

Picked up a couple rifles yesterday that will see the field for spring bear season.

Pictured top is a 7.62X57 Hoytcanon (lol) and bottom a .358/375 Ruger;

 

[Scrumbag]

Is there a .338 x 57 Hoytcannon as well? That might be nifty bear medicine...

Scrummy

 

[Buckmastr]

Nice builds! I really like the light coloured laminate stock.
So the 7.62x57 is a blown out 7mm Mauser? Never heard of it until now.

 

[hoytcanon]

This one is down from 8mm, so it wouldn't take much to go from 8mm to .338"... but I think .338 is a better use of the case than 8mm... at least these days, although the purists will cringe at that.

 

[Scrumbag]

The 8mm is interesting but sadly seems to be rather short in terms of projectile choice. .338 has a massive range of projectiles on the other hand. Like the 8x57 ballistics but not so much the bullet choice

Scrummy

 

[hoytcanon]

No, the 7.62X57 is the 8X57 necked down to .308... this one with a 10 twist barrel. I custom ordered the reamer from PTG, and they had no record of one ever being made so when they asked for a cartridge name, I slapped on my handle... not exactly Townsend Whelen or P.O Ackley, but heck, why not?

 

[hoytcanon]

The 8mm is interesting but sadly seems to be rather short in terms of projectile choice. .338 has a massive range of projectiles on the other hand. Like the 8x57 ballistics but not so much the bullet choice

Scrummy

I agree...

 

[dgradinaru]

No, the 7.62X57 is the 8X57 necked down to .308... this one with a 10 twist barrel. I custom ordered the reamer from PTG, and they had no record of one ever being made so when they asked for a cartridge name, I slapped on my handle... not exactly Townsend Whelen or P.O Ackley, but heck, why not?

Id be interested in building one myself in the near future. Sounds like something fun to play with. Did you find your self a 308 barrel or use a blank?

Keep us updated on how load development goes for the two cartridges.

 

[hoytcanon]

Id be interested in building one myself in the near future. Sounds like something fun to play with. Did you find your self a 308 barrel or use a blank?

Keep us updated on how load development goes for the two cartridges.

Hey, Daniel... The donor rifle was a Ruger M77 Mark II 6.5X55, the barrel is a McGowen #2 10 twist .308" @ 22" length. The reamer is from PTG registered as "7.62X57 Hoytcanon." I am heading to my bush range tomorrow with ladder testing loads using 180 SST's... but have several boxes of 180 NBT's that I will be hunting with.

 

[Slimbo]

Re: no 8mm bullets

They make ttsx and accubonds for killing and interlocks/privi for killing and practice not sure what else a guy would need.

 

[dgradinaru]

Re: no 8mm bullets

They make ttsx and accubonds for killing and interlocks/privi for killing and practice not sure what else a guy would need.

8MM bullet selection is not the biggest around but there is enough for an avid hunter/ target shooter to enjoy.These are some bullets bellow but there are many more options to be had. How many different bullets does one need?

 

[dgradinaru]

Hey, Daniel... The donor rifle was a Ruger M77 Mark II 6.5X55, the barrel is a McGowen #2 10 twist .308" @ 22" length. The reamer is from PTG registered as "7.62X57 Hoytcanon." I am heading to my bush range tomorrow with ladder testing loads using 180 SST's... but have several boxes of 180 NBT's that I will be hunting with.

Good to know. I'm Curious what type of velocity you can get with those 180gr bullets.

 

[Leavenworth]

I guess I’m wanting to know who is D’Arcy Echols is ? Did he fist make the custom stock and now McMillan produces it ? What is that particular model you have ? Sorry I don’t know much about custom stocks or custom rifles .Thanks !
Leavenworth
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[chuck nelson]

I guess I’m wanting to know who is D’Arcy Echols is ? Did he fist make the custom stock and now McMillan produces it ? What is that particular model you have ? Sorry I don’t know much about custom stocks or custom rifles .Thanks !
Leavenworth
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D’Arcy is a custom rifle builder and stock maker. Yes, he did produce that stock in wood (I handled it in his shop) and then paid McMillan to make a mold and reproduce it in synthetic. Because of this they have to be ordered through him. They are produced for Winchester Model 70’s and Remington 700’s. See below.

https://echolsrifles.com/

 

[MiG25]

Is there a .338 x 57 Hoytcannon as well? That might be nifty bear medicine...

Scrummy

Isn't that the 338 O'Connor?