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Equipment & Gear => Guns and Ammo => Topic started by: rbros on June 06, 2010, 11:46:12 AM

Title: A few rifles out of the shop
Post by: rbros on June 06, 2010, 11:46:12 AM: Finished up a few rifles in the R Bros Rifles shop over the last 10 days. Thought you guys might like to see them.

6.5-06 Ackley
1-8 Twist 26" Brux barrel with interupted fluting
Remington 700 action blueprinted
BDL Bottom Metal
Talley LW rings
Luepold 4.5-14x50 LR scope
HS Stock
Matte Black Gun Kote finish on action
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6.5-06 Ackley
1-8 Twist Broughton 5.75 contour, Fluted, 27" finish length
Remington SS action blueprinted
McMillan A-3 Stock
Jewell Trigger
BDL Bottom Metal
Talley LW rings
Leupold 4.5-14x50 LR
Bead Blasted finish
Runs 140gr Bergers at 3200+
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338 Edge
Remington 700 Action blueprinted
Broughton 5.75 contour, fluted, 1-9.3 twist, 28" finish
Defensive Edge Brake
HS Varmint stock
Fluted bolt
DE Cheekpiece
Remington Trigger
BDL bottom metal
NF 40 MOA Rail
5.5-22x50 Nightforce w/NP-R1
Matte black Gun-Kote
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7mm Remington Magnum
Remington SS action blueprinted
Broughton 5.75 contour, fluted, 1-9 twist, 27" finish
McMillan A-3 stock
Jewell Trigger
BDL bottom metal
Fluted Bolt
Talley LW rings
Leupold 4.5-14x50 LR
Olive Drab Gun Kote with matte black flutes
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Title: Re: A few rifles out of the shop
Post by: chrisb on June 06, 2010, 11:48:12 AM: :drool:

What does it mean that an action is "blueprinted"?
Title: Re: A few rifles out of the shop
Post by: rbros on June 06, 2010, 11:52:00 AM: The threads are recut concentric to the bore, the face is squared, locking lugs on the bolt and in the receiver are square. Basically truing everything up in relation to the bolt raceway. Google "blueprint remington 700" and it will probably bring up more articles than you want to read, but it will give some in depth insight.
Title: Re: A few rifles out of the shop
Post by: chrisb on June 06, 2010, 11:59:06 AM: Thanks.
Title: Re: A few rifles out of the shop
Post by: PacificNWhunter on June 06, 2010, 12:04:56 PM: Awesome looking rifles, nice job.
Title: Re: A few rifles out of the shop
Post by: Austrian Hunter on June 06, 2010, 12:31:42 PM: OMG, :drool: :drool: :drool: :drool: Are they all yours or your customers :drool: :drool: :drool: Anyhow, they all awesome guns, I want one soo bad, thanks for sharing!!!!!
Title: Re: A few rifles out of the shop
Post by: bowhunterforever on June 06, 2010, 01:21:30 PM: Awsome guns :drool: :drool:
Title: Re: A few rifles out of the shop
Post by: carpsniperg2 on June 06, 2010, 01:38:01 PM: good looking guns i like that barrel on the first and a3 stock on the second. you might think about becoming a sponsor check with boneaddict its pretty cheap and with good looking guns like that and close to 5k members you might get some business :tup:
Title: Re: A few rifles out of the shop
Post by: rbros on June 06, 2010, 01:48:35 PM: Thanks guys,

The second rifle is one I put together for myself to test the cartridge for some future builds. Its kinda the test mule for alot of things. The rest of them are for customers. I have looked at becoming a sponsor, and probably will in the near future. I will keep posting them up as they come out of the shop.
Title: Re: A few rifles out of the shop
Post by: Ratdog68 on June 06, 2010, 04:15:05 PM: Some gorgeous sticks there !!! Love the looks of that .338 edge's barrel/action. Very nice look to the 7mm too !! Compliments to ya.
Title: Re: A few rifles out of the shop
Post by: machine on June 06, 2010, 04:23:38 PM: Nice rifles :drool:
Title: Re: A few rifles out of the shop
Post by: Emptyhanded on June 06, 2010, 06:57:00 PM: Those are sweet! :drool:
Title: Re: A few rifles out of the shop
Post by: TheHunt on June 06, 2010, 07:17:00 PM: Fantastic shooting irons there.
Title: Re: A few rifles out of the shop
Post by: huntandjeep on June 07, 2010, 07:56:25 PM: the first barrel is sweet
Title: Re: A few rifles out of the shop
Post by: h2ofowlr on June 07, 2010, 10:00:02 PM: What are you asking for the .7mm?
Title: Re: A few rifles out of the shop
Post by: wastickslinger on June 07, 2010, 10:25:01 PM: Quote from: h2ofowlr on June 07, 2010, 10:00:02 PM
What are you asking for the .7mm?

Ya that!! I love that gun.
Title: Re: A few rifles out of the shop
Post by: rbros on June 08, 2010, 08:00:20 AM: Guys,

All but the second rifle (6.5-06AI) are customers rifles that they have picked up last week or got shipped out. You can look on my website and it will give you an idea of what the rifle packages go for.

www.rbrosrifles.com (http://www.rbrosrifles.com)

I will have another 7 mag available in the next month or so that will be for sale. Different stock, but it will be setup very similar.
Title: Re: A few rifles out of the shop
Post by: scout88 on June 08, 2010, 09:16:58 AM: those rifles are sexy!!! :drool:
Title: Re: A few rifles out of the shop
Post by: whacker1 on June 08, 2010, 09:25:07 AM: I understand the comments about blueprinting an Action, but out of curiosity - How far out of square is the bolt face typically? maybe give me a range of how far out of square factory actions are?

This is a pretty common step in Custom Gunsmithing, but it has been a curiousity of mine for some time. Does it very quite abit between manufacturers? Is one manufacturer more square than others? or are they all in similar tolerances?
Title: Re: A few rifles out of the shop
Post by: rbros on June 09, 2010, 06:25:40 AM: Remington is usually the most consistent. They run from square to .007" out from receiver to receiver. From what I have seen Ruger's are probably the worst with Weatherby right there with them. I have seen them up to .020" out of square on the face of the receiver. Winchesters usually aren't to bad as well as the Savages. Some Brownings have the barrels crossthreaded in and it ruins the receiver when taking the barrel off. Remington is definitely the one that is the most consistent and closest tolerances from what I have found. They are also the easiest to work on, which is why they are so popular. The other receivers require different tooling from receiver to receiver and honestly, can be very frustrating to make them correct. I have built on just about all of them, but anymore, I normally only work with Remingtons or the Remington clones. I have my own receiver that I have built for me that I use the most now though.
Title: Re: A few rifles out of the shop
Post by: whacker1 on June 09, 2010, 06:29:44 AM: Quote from: rbros on June 09, 2010, 06:25:40 AM
Remington is usually the most consistent. They run from square to .007" out from receiver to receiver. From what I have seen Ruger's are probably the worst with Weatherby right there with them. I have seen them up to .020" out of square on the face of the receiver. Winchesters usually aren't to bad as well as the Savages. Some Brownings have the barrels crossthreaded in and it ruins the receiver when taking the barrel off. Remington is definitely the one that is the most consistent and closest tolerances from what I have found. They are also the easiest to work on, which is why they are so popular. The other receivers require different tooling from receiver to receiver and honestly, can be very frustrating to make them correct. I have built on just about all of them, but anymore, I normally only work with Remingtons or the Remington clones. I have my own receiver that I have built for me that I use the most now though.
thank you
Title: Re: A few rifles out of the shop
Post by: RustneckNW on June 09, 2010, 11:44:49 AM: Awesome looking guns! Sure looks like you know what you're doing!
I'm glad to see a Brux barrel. How do you like 'em? The guy that builds them introduced me to reloading when I was 15 or so, he's my friends uncle. I haven't shot one of his barrels yet, but I've heard good things about them.
Title: Re: A few rifles out of the shop
Post by: the1rod on June 09, 2010, 12:34:09 PM: very nice looking guns there. is that the brownells gun-kote your useing?
Title: Re: A few rifles out of the shop
Post by: MuleySniper on June 09, 2010, 01:03:47 PM: Id contemplate giving up my left nut for any of those... :drool: Nice rifles!!
MS
Title: Re: A few rifles out of the shop
Post by: scout88 on June 09, 2010, 02:46:08 PM: Quote from: MuleySniper on June 09, 2010, 01:03:47 PM
Id contemplate giving up my left nut for any of those... :drool: Nice rifles!!
MS
thats a steep price :yike:
Title: Re: A few rifles out of the shop
Post by: chrisb on June 09, 2010, 02:51:22 PM: If i got one of those rifles it would cost me my marriage because it would get more attention than her... and by more i mean all of my attention
Title: Re: A few rifles out of the shop
Post by: Cascade_Sherpa on June 16, 2010, 04:14:06 PM: Those are NICE irons Rbros! What is the average build time for one of your customs. I really like your light tactical rig. I also noticed that you mention a "rbros camo pattern" that the stocks can be painted in. What does that look like, is it a digital or like a mcmillan pattern?
Title: Re: A few rifles out of the shop
Post by: rbros on June 17, 2010, 07:37:56 AM: Typical lead-time is about 3-4 months. I usually try to keep things in stock for my rifle packages, but occasionally I have to wait on parts. If I have to order a McMillan stock, then the lead-time usually runs closer to 6 months, as it take 4-5 months to get a stock from them.

This is the R Bros Camo in desert style colors. I am doing a new color scheme right now on my new R Bros receiver build. I will post pics the end of the week. It has green in it and blends in well in all environments.
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Title: Re: A few rifles out of the shop
Post by: MtnMuley on June 17, 2010, 08:00:27 AM: Very nice looking rifles! Thanks for sharing.
Title: Re: A few rifles out of the shop
Post by: runamuk on June 17, 2010, 11:36:17 AM: how the heck did I miss this thread......I am in love with that very first one the ...that barrel is amazing cool....mmmmm...drool all over my keyboard I must admit I am not fond of the stock too tactical for me but otherwise love them ...now who are you I wonder seeing as you are in Elma and when we were looking for smiths none came up in Elma :dunno:
Title: Re: A few rifles out of the shop
Post by: snocohunter on June 17, 2010, 07:15:01 PM: I must say that your work is impressive. You've piqued my interest in custom rifles, and I've never been that into rifles before. Better start saving my duckies.
Title: Re: A few rifles out of the shop
Post by: high country on June 20, 2010, 12:08:28 PM: I still can't believe the world has not fallen for the 6.5-06......I love mine.

nice work.
Title: Re: A few rifles out of the shop
Post by: chrisb on June 20, 2010, 08:14:48 PM: Quote from: high country on June 20, 2010, 12:08:28 PM
I still can't believe the world has not fallen for the 6.5-06......I love mine.

nice work.

is that a 30-06 case necked down to 6.5mm?
Title: Re: A few rifles out of the shop
Post by: high country on June 27, 2010, 12:06:44 PM: yes it is. mine runs a .293 neck.......some are tighter, some looser. never seen one that did not shoot well.