- Location
- North Coast BC
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Reimagining the Rook rifle, an all Canadian custom 3.75lb 5.6x50 Magnum
- Thread starter Ardent
- Start date
Ardent
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
Todbartell that’s hugely helpful, appreciate it, enjoying the .375 too 
Sharp shooter I just rung oil, wet sand it with oil up to 1500 grit. That’s excessive but turns out beautifully and plugs all the pores off. Then apply conventional rag buffed coats.
ForealBoreal sold her, to a member here I believe (met through another medium).
Sharp shooter I just rung oil, wet sand it with oil up to 1500 grit. That’s excessive but turns out beautifully and plugs all the pores off. Then apply conventional rag buffed coats.
ForealBoreal sold her, to a member here I believe (met through another medium).
- Location
- Southern Vancouver Island
That build is gonna be sweet, and half a pound lighter than me Nylon 66. Love the wood as well.
Love the wood as well.
- Location
- The Conservative part of Ontario
Absolutely awesome. I've made a few attempts over the years, Some actually functioned, but none turned out well enough to keep. I respect your skill level, and your patience.
Ardent
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
Appreciate the kind words guys, and just proper wood Cody. Blanks like these can go $2k or up. It’s only sprayed with alcohol there to show what it’ll look like closer to completion. For a finish and on the No.1 just plain tung oil and elbow grease galore.
BigUglyMan
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
- Location
- New Scotland
Weren't you downsizing?
Ardent
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
That she is. I’ll play with it at 27” and decide whether to carbine it maybe next season, get a good feel for what the extra 7-8” of barrel is giving me in field terms. I want the ultralight reach so keeping it long for now, but can’t help look at this thing with a book over the last 8” or barrel and get giddy at how it looks like a gorgeous .22 that beats .223s handily and encroaches on .a 22-250.
It’s a little awkward to show and try and explain as it looks like so little progress, but there has been at least eight more hours detail shaping by hand put in. The rough form happens quick but the final form takes forever, fortunately in my day job I have to sit in a helicopter in the middle of nowhere waiting for people. Good use of that time.
I’ll play with it at 27” and decide whether to carbine it maybe next season, get a good feel for what the extra 7-8” of barrel is giving me in field terms. I want the ultralight reach so keeping it long for now, but can’t help look at this thing with a book over the last 8” or barrel and get giddy at how it looks like a gorgeous .22 that beats .223s handily and encroaches on .a 22-250. It’s a little awkward to show and try and explain as it looks like so little progress, but there has been at least eight more hours detail shaping by hand put in. The rough form happens quick but the final form takes forever, fortunately in my day job I have to sit in a helicopter in the middle of nowhere waiting for people. Good use of that time.
Take full length broadside pics with a book over the muzzle end at 21", 23", 25", 27"... and then informally poll us...
I am being a little self-serving in this request... I just want to see what it looks like at those lengths...
I am being a little self-serving in this request... I just want to see what it looks like at those lengths...
Take full length broadside pics with a book over the muzzle end at 21", 23", 25", 27"... and then informally poll us...
I am being a little self-serving in this request... I just want to see what it looks like at those lengths...
I'll second that!
Ardent
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
Thanks man, only have the stock with me out flying but about 42” presently. Will look at options for a take down butt, ideally it’d have a flip latch or something quick with hooks or a collet that grabs a stud on the receiver. That’s probably a next year part of the project, if at all, but that’d be the ultimate. Takedown would be handy as I’m sure this thing will gather a lot of flight time in the floatplane.
