My leeper built Ruger in .303 Brit

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I started this thread on the 24hr. Campfire ( because that is where the idea was spawned) but Supercub figured I should put it up here as well, I guess because it IS a Canadian thing done by Canuck gunsmith for a Canuck!:D

The original idea came about because I cannot shoot the bigger cartridges anymore, love the .303 Brit and single shot rifles, and had a 45/70 long range target rifle that I was not using.
Sooo, I contacted Bill leeper for the work - who was excited about the possibility of having some artistic license in a project and who is very familiar with the 303 cartridge, George Peterson at Treebone carving for the wood , and shipped the gun to Bill.

The barrel on this rifle is a .311 bore Shilen, and the chamber is cut with a match spec reamer that Bbill had for his match rifles.
The main features on this rifle centre around Bill's idea for the sight boss, which he milled integrally into the quarter rib, then transitioning the barrel from octagon to round.
The sights are NECG BTW, three leaf, one for 25 to 100, and one for 200 - the third is just for show at the moment!:p
The sling swivel I ledt to Bill, and it turned out perfectly .
Ffront sight is Brno, and I will be changing it to a patridge style becsause it is easier for my eyes to focus on.

The lever design was also Bill's, along the lines of the old Farquarsons, and much the same as a Hagn single shot or the Dacota .
trigger is a Kepplinger single set.

As far as the wood goes, I also told him to use his imagination on the grip cap, which also turned out "old school".
the cheek pice iss a nice shadow line of Treebone's design.
For end tip is of ebony.
Sooo, without further ado, here are s a few pics - the better ones are NOT mine _ I'm a terrible camera guy!
Ooh, and the rifle shoots factory ammo into1.5" groups at 100 and I can bust clay birds at 200 with it!:D
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catnthehatt;
Wow, that is a very nice rifle you've got there!

As usual Bill's work is flawless, but then from what I've seen that is how he does it.

I really like the cheek piece and the lever in particular, but the whole thing works for me.

Thanks for sharing the photos and good luck on your upcoming hunts.

Regards,
Dwayne
 
Damn cat, that's a fine 303. Can't wait to see it in action. What bullet are you going to use?
Yup, thanks for the comments all!
B.U.M., I have a mess of Speer and Sierra 180's, but I think I will likely go with 150's they seem to recoil just a tad less for me.:)
The 180's sure are accurate however.....
Cat
 
Cat: nearly perfect. I had hoped the Ruger run would have been 26" but I wouldn't have quibbled over a 25" either. 22" just didn't cut it for me.
 
My good fortune to see it in April and even in its unfinished state, a totally awesome and envious rifle.
I'm looking forward to more range and/or hunting results... :cheers:
 
My good fortune to see it in April and even in its unfinished state, a totally awesome and envious rifle.
I'm looking forward to more range and/or hunting results... :cheers:
Yes, Bill was telling me he was showing it around - it sure would have been cool if he was able to take an elk with it before sending it out, but by the sounds of the float trip, he was wise to take a beater that he would not mind losing if swamped
it sure does come up nice Kevan, and yup, killer looks, for sure!!:D
Cat
 
That's a beauty! Now if you mount a scope on it your old eyes will be much better off...;)

and I can bust clay birds at 200 with it!

I never had much success with clays birds beyond 27 yards...:D
 
That's a beauty! Now if you mount a scope on it your old eyes will be much better off...;)

and I can bust clay birds at 200 with it!

I never had much success with clays birds beyond 27 yards...:D
The rifle was set up for close in shooting , so the irons are not that big a deal , and I have a QD a scope on my express gun - as far as 27 yards goes, well, you need a looooong trap layout to shoot them at 200 oh, and NO lead!
:p:dancingbanana:
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