Rifle work?

[MountainWalk]

So Ive been hunting with a new rifle of mine this season in ID. Ive come to like it much more than my other 338's. The rifle is pretty close to ideal, but even then, theres a few things I'd like to do to it. I guess, try as we might, things are never quite perfect. So what are some things you'd like to do with your FAVE hunting rifle?

On my Ruger, I'd like to chop four inches off of the tube, give it a different crown.
2, I'd like to find a way to permantly color the stainless.
3, Finding a peep sight that utilizes the Ruger built in mounts would really be cool. That or one of the nifty sights they put on the new Ruger Alaskans.  Add a partridge ramp fore sight, and I'd be pretty happy with it.

[jdb]

there is a company I believe call new england gun sights that makes a peep that bolts right on to your rifle I have some literature around here somewhere that I will look for and send you the info. I think our taste in rifles is similar. JB

[Tim]

I'm in Poulsbo as well.There is a guy in Brem.  Ed LaPour  360 479 4966 very good gunsmith,I've heard nothing but good things about him.I hae not used him because of his backlog.I have used a guy in Port Angelas  John Treakle  360 417 6847.He glass bedded andadjusted the trigger on my old Ruger and the results were amazing .  Tim

[WA Redneck]

Ed LaPor is good but, he has one heck of a back log and he is spendy.  Hey Tim where do you live?  I'm from Poulsbo too.  We should get all the guys from Poulsbo together and have some adult refreshment and tell hunting stories.  Anyone interested?

[high country]

everyting you ask for is doable. you can blast it for a matte finnish, cerkote for any color under the sun, rogard and np3. lopping off the barrrel is easy.....but what cal? it might become a fire breathing ear splitter. anyone ought to be able to solder a sight on and tapp your barrel.....ta da.