My custom Remmy 700 "safari type" rifle is done! (updated pics)
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Damn... that is one SWEEEEEEET rifle. I really like your choice of caliber, and I for one am quite fond of the Rem 700.
Nice to see walnut and blued steel once in a while. I know I get caught up in the stainless/synthetic game.... but nothing feels as nice as a classic walnut stock.
Please post pics once the checkering is done.
280_ACKLEY
Nice to see walnut and blued steel once in a while. I know I get caught up in the stainless/synthetic game.... but nothing feels as nice as a classic walnut stock.
Please post pics once the checkering is done.
280_ACKLEY
That is indeed one beautiful and well appointed rifle. I would find it exceedingly difficult to take something that nice out hunting in the rainy, snowy, muddy, swampy, bushy outdoors! In these days of mass produced stainless and plastic firearms, it is comforting to know that there are still fine craftsmen who can hand produce such incredible rifles, and that there are still shooters who not only appreciate the value of quality craftsmanship, but also provide a market for it. Great gun!
rimfirerick
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Nice rifle!
With the engraving, it kinda looks like mine:
http://www.canadiangunnutz.com/forum/showthread.php?p=575173#post575173
With the engraving, it kinda looks like mine:
http://www.canadiangunnutz.com/forum/showthread.php?p=575173#post575173
Claven, that's a gorgeous rifle.
I'm no Remington fan but a good gun is hard to fault.
It's made me really think big in terms of the project I'm starting.
I've just acquired a Martini Enfield action and intend on building a classic "turn-of-the-century" gentleman's rifle in 303 Epps.
Means I can still use standard 303 ammo(even black powder loads if I feel so inspired) but can reload the fireformed cases to almost equal an 30-06.
I was thinking of engraving, found out the cost and then thought again.
I'm also considering getting an octagonal barrel for it but like anything else, it costs money.
Anyway, to get to the point, it confirmed my original view that money well spent is always worth spending.
One day it may even grace your screens.......
I'm no Remington fan but a good gun is hard to fault.
It's made me really think big in terms of the project I'm starting.
I've just acquired a Martini Enfield action and intend on building a classic "turn-of-the-century" gentleman's rifle in 303 Epps.
Means I can still use standard 303 ammo(even black powder loads if I feel so inspired) but can reload the fireformed cases to almost equal an 30-06.
I was thinking of engraving, found out the cost and then thought again.
I'm also considering getting an octagonal barrel for it but like anything else, it costs money.
Anyway, to get to the point, it confirmed my original view that money well spent is always worth spending.
One day it may even grace your screens.......
J
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Very nice metal work. You sure don't see much work like that anymore. What brand of camera are you using? It camera even picks up the light sanding marks @ the swivel mount.
rimfirerick said:
The main difference, of course, is that the factory enhanced engraving is single-line machine engraving, while hand engraving is a painstaking process with varrying depth and bevels to give lighting effects and involves finer work, shading, etc. Far more three-dimensional. Of course, it also costs a WHOLE lot more... so there is a downside.
Woo-hoo! Stock is back from the checkerer. I went with a basic two-panel grip checker and a full wrap point pattern front panel, all done in 22 lpi. Looks great Think similar pre-64 Winchester Mdl 70 to imagine the checkering pattern. Hand-cut, of course.
Stock is back with the gunsmith as the checkerer had to rework the leading edge of the cheekpice and slightly change the palmswell contour to get good line flow. Gunco is re-doing the finish in those areas and will soak a little linseed into the diamonds to seal the stock again.
Pics will follow once she's all finished up in a few more days.
For those keeping score financially, the checkering job was another $300.
On another note, my .35 Whelen project built on the 1909 Argentine action is nearing completion and its stock will go to checkering this week. Should take a month or two to get it back. Also the engraver is done with that rifle, but no scroll on it. Just the gunsmith's mark, the caliber, the original serial number on the receiver, the DWM rollmark and my father's monogram on the grip cap (gun is a surprise retirement gift for him).
If anyone's interested, I can post the details and photos of the rifle too once it's done. As a basic description:
-1909 Argentine M98 receiver
-Talley bolt handle TIG welded and contoured
-Montana rifleman No.3 contour barrel in .35 whelen
-custom black walnut stock in the english classic style, cheekpiece omitted (dad's stock preference), glass bedded, hand checkered.
-recontoured 1909 bottom metal in the Oberndorf style
-EAW swivel mounts and rings
-milled steel (not cast) Remington 700 BDL rear sight
-banded Ruger Safari front sight
-barrel band swivel
-Fischer grip cap (monogrammed)
-Gentry 3 position model-70 style safety
-Bold trigger
-serrated bolt release
-Leupold VX-II 2-7x33
It's coming along nicely IMHO. Trigger breaks clean at 2.5 lbs, should be a good shooter.
Think similar pre-64 Winchester Mdl 70 to imagine the checkering pattern. Hand-cut, of course.Stock is back with the gunsmith as the checkerer had to rework the leading edge of the cheekpice and slightly change the palmswell contour to get good line flow. Gunco is re-doing the finish in those areas and will soak a little linseed into the diamonds to seal the stock again.
Pics will follow once she's all finished up in a few more days.
For those keeping score financially, the checkering job was another $300.
On another note, my .35 Whelen project built on the 1909 Argentine action is nearing completion and its stock will go to checkering this week. Should take a month or two to get it back. Also the engraver is done with that rifle, but no scroll on it. Just the gunsmith's mark, the caliber, the original serial number on the receiver, the DWM rollmark and my father's monogram on the grip cap (gun is a surprise retirement gift for him).
If anyone's interested, I can post the details and photos of the rifle too once it's done. As a basic description:
-1909 Argentine M98 receiver
-Talley bolt handle TIG welded and contoured
-Montana rifleman No.3 contour barrel in .35 whelen
-custom black walnut stock in the english classic style, cheekpiece omitted (dad's stock preference), glass bedded, hand checkered.
-recontoured 1909 bottom metal in the Oberndorf style
-EAW swivel mounts and rings
-milled steel (not cast) Remington 700 BDL rear sight
-banded Ruger Safari front sight
-barrel band swivel
-Fischer grip cap (monogrammed)
-Gentry 3 position model-70 style safety
-Bold trigger
-serrated bolt release
-Leupold VX-II 2-7x33
It's coming along nicely IMHO. Trigger breaks clean at 2.5 lbs, should be a good shooter.
Wow Claven I wish I was your Dad.
We need pics for sure!
I am in the midst of getting my 1909 Argy reworked into a 300 H&H and will get Ron Smith to do the barrel work and most likely Ralf Hagn to do the action work unless I get a whole lot of time on my hands which I don't see coming for a couple years at least.
What made you go 35 Whelen, your Dad's favorite?
We need pics for sure!
I am in the midst of getting my 1909 Argy reworked into a 300 H&H and will get Ron Smith to do the barrel work and most likely Ralf Hagn to do the action work unless I get a whole lot of time on my hands which I don't see coming for a couple years at least.
What made you go 35 Whelen, your Dad's favorite?
Noel said:Wow Claven I wish I was your Dad.
We need pics for sure!
I am in the midst of getting my 1909 Argy reworked into a 300 H&H and will get Ron Smith to do the barrel work and most likely Ralf Hagn to do the action work unless I get a whole lot of time on my hands which I don't see coming for a couple years at least.
What made you go 35 Whelen, your Dad's favorite?
Wow, Ralph Hagn of Martini & Hagn? Hmm... sounds expensive
Should be nice though. Blueing the receiver or color case? I understand they do both. .300 H&H will be a toughie for that action. You'll need the mag box lengthened and the receiver will need alot of work, both front and back to make the round fit. I've seen receivers cut and welded longer too to accomplish the H&H length in a standard mauser.
Dad doesn't know the rifle's coming and I have no idea if he'll like the .35 or not. He's already got a .30-06 that he likes and .35 allows some degree of familiarity, but with a bigger and harder hitting bullet. It's also about max with the stock mag box.
worst case, if he doesn;t like it, I'll keep it! lol... I think he'll like it just fine
Claven2 said:Wow, Ralph Hagn of Martini & Hagn? Hmm... sounds expensive
.300 H&H will be a toughie for that action. You'll need the mag box lengthened and the receiver will need alot of work, both front and back to make the round fit. I've seen receivers cut and welded longer too to accomplish the H&H length in a standard mauser.
Dad doesn't know the rifle's coming and I have no idea if he'll like the .35 or not. He's already got a .30-06 that he likes and .35 allows some degree of familiarity, but with a bigger and harder hitting bullet. It's also about max with the stock mag box.
worst case, if he doesn;t like it, I'll keep it! lol... I think he'll like it just fine
Yup, that is the Ralph I speak of. Talked to him at the gun show and he quoted $400 to do the job. I have been getting alot of help from other folks in reference to doing it myself but I haven't the time and I know he will do a first class job.
My rifle is already a custom jobby but it is chambered in 6mm which is great if you shoot yotes and Deer all the time, it needs to be revamped.
I'm not sure what kind of bluing they did on the the rifle, it is quite gray in appearance.
I like the color case finish on the lever guns but it has yet to be a craving on a bolt gun for me. Give me the French Grey, engraving and some good old fashoined bluing and I am a happy camper!
Ralph (or Ralf, uncertain which spelling) is the Martini in the partnership. Hagn is called either Martin or Adolf depending on which he prefers at the time you meet him. Ralph Hagn is not the correct combination of names.
Both men great craftsmen.
Both men great craftsmen.
OK, she's back from checkering Hand checkered in 22 lpi, borderless, in the traditional English style. Turned out rather well, I think. Even with a palmswell, the checkerer managed to keep the lines lookign straight on the grip side
Hand checkered in 22 lpi, borderless, in the traditional English style. Turned out rather well, I think. Even with a palmswell, the checkerer managed to keep the lines lookign straight on the grip side
