M40 Family - Who owns one?
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Gar, my stock finally showed up today. But my wife (who works from home and was supposed to be working) went to go for a walk with one of her other "working from home" friends 
, apparently right when it was being delivered. None of the three kids in the house were aware of their surroundings enough to hear the doorbell, I suspect headphones on and some stupid game blaring in their ears.
USPS tracking, so no further info other than failed attempt at delivery at this time. Not that CP would be any better, although there's a 50/50 chance they'd at least toss it in a snowbank in my front yard. Boo.
On the plus side, my action is done and waiting for the barrel which is supposed to arrive tomorrow. Everything will likely be done and sitting here waiting for me, heading back out of town for work this week, will have to wait til my next turn around to put it all together.
, apparently right when it was being delivered. None of the three kids in the house were aware of their surroundings enough to hear the doorbell, I suspect headphones on and some stupid game blaring in their ears. USPS tracking, so no further info other than failed attempt at delivery at this time. Not that CP would be any better, although there's a 50/50 chance they'd at least toss it in a snowbank in my front yard. Boo.
On the plus side, my action is done and waiting for the barrel which is supposed to arrive tomorrow. Everything will likely be done and sitting here waiting for me, heading back out of town for work this week, will have to wait til my next turn around to put it all together.
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I love that pic AG.
Also looking for the older style Redfield 700SA base/rings if anyone has any leads. Or better yet the 40x or 722 mount. Thanks!
Also looking for the older style Redfield 700SA base/rings if anyone has any leads. Or better yet the 40x or 722 mount. Thanks!
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Try Outback Gun Parts in Albany NY, I have bought Redfield sight bases and an front sight from them before. This was 2 years ago but they had no issue shipping to Canada. Nice guy on the phone as well.
They have a website and sell lots of NOS but otherwise discontinued Redfield parts.
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That's a great tip, I will check them out. Thanks!
Here are a few pics of the Boyd's stock as it came from them. It would probably satisfy some, and in all honesty it is a nice looking stock. But its pretty far from correct for what I'm trying to do. I knew it wouldn't be exact, but the fore end profile is pretty wrong (among other things).
I can't use any of the aluminum buttplates I have, the wood is significantly smaller on the Boyd's at the recoil pad. I'm hoping to put the rifle together tomorrow anyway, will see what it looks like.
Well its what you end up with when you aren't a patient person and correct parts aren't raining from the sky. I'm going to keep looking for a better stock to exchange what I've got put together, and in the meantime get out and shoot it. This is going to be my new truck gun for now. It has a nice trigger, the action was worked over, and this barrel should outshoot me (you've all seen my targets). I was originally aiming for a budget friendly rifle that would give me the feel of an M40. Budget aside, I'm mostly there.....
The crown is nice, one of the many details I really like about the work that was done. Wish I could take credit for it! The man that did the work might be a member here, not sure. Kind of a weird thing, was at the local shop and mentioned I was looking for a varmint barreled .308, another guy there said this local smith might be able to help me out. A couple texts later and I was at his shop the same morning with my donor rifle and when I explained what I was looking for he was on board.
Awesome communication throughout, he had a barrel en route the same day. He gave me updates of his progress as he did the work. Rebuilt the vintage trigger that was missing pieces, its smooooth and crisp at approx 2.5 lbs.
I dropped off all my junk before I left town for work and he texted me to say it was ready for pickup before I got home again. Couldn't be happier.
The scope is interesting, its kind of a 3 tone green, we'll see if it gets some patina over time like the old ones. Not holding my breath on it being very high quality, its got a pretty rough Princess Auto ratchety feel in the windage adjustment. Hopefully find out in the next couple days.
Awesome communication throughout, he had a barrel en route the same day. He gave me updates of his progress as he did the work. Rebuilt the vintage trigger that was missing pieces, its smooooth and crisp at approx 2.5 lbs.
I dropped off all my junk before I left town for work and he texted me to say it was ready for pickup before I got home again. Couldn't be happier.
The scope is interesting, its kind of a 3 tone green, we'll see if it gets some patina over time like the old ones. Not holding my breath on it being very high quality, its got a pretty rough Princess Auto ratchety feel in the windage adjustment. Hopefully find out in the next couple days.
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Awesome deadman. Is the barrel parked? Did the same smith do the finish on the bolt as well? Definitely can't wait to see how it shoots!
Can't wait to hear how it does!
Put a few through it to bring it to a rough zero, inconclusive at this point. My son and two nephews were with me so I spent most of my time working with them and their new .22s. They were set up at the 25 m line so I couldn't do much with mine aside from windage adjustment. And apparently the Hi Lux doesn't like a target that close, no amount of adjustment would bring focus. It was like there was grease smeared on the lens. Checking it later against a target approx 100 yds away was slightly better but still a bit blurry. I didn't have any real hopes of it being the best optic I've ever seen but its really not that good.
On the plus side it is smooth, the trigger is good, and its pleasant to shoot. I'm hoping to get out again tomorrow to try again, see if I can do better with it. Probably need to put something better on top of it though.
4 shots, the diamond was literally a smear I just tried to center on.
On the plus side it is smooth, the trigger is good, and its pleasant to shoot. I'm hoping to get out again tomorrow to try again, see if I can do better with it. Probably need to put something better on top of it though.
4 shots, the diamond was literally a smear I just tried to center on.
Did you adjust the dioptre setting on the scope and then use the locking ring? If not, screw the locking ring forward and turn the eye piece until the scope is clear for you, then turn the locking ring back until the eye piece is hold in place.
