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Equipment & Gear => Guns and Ammo => Topic started by: Clark33 on March 21, 2011, 02:04:10 PM

Title: Custom Rifle in the works-Update: Finished!
Post by: Clark33 on March 21, 2011, 02:04:10 PM: She's done boys, last post has a pic.
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Post by: carpsniperg2 on March 21, 2011, 02:08:41 PM: Sounds like a great gun.
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Post by: sakoshooter on March 21, 2011, 03:08:54 PM: Way cool.
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Post by: bowhunterforever on March 21, 2011, 10:20:00 PM: Sounds like it will be sweet gun :IBCOOL:
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Post by: SituationNormal on March 22, 2011, 06:48:22 AM: Congrats on the graduation and the rifle!

What are you graduating from?
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Post by: Hornseeker on March 22, 2011, 07:39:20 AM: Thats gonna be nice!! Look forward to hearing what you think of the stock!
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Post by: JackOfAllTrades on March 22, 2011, 08:10:11 AM: I could give a rip about how pretty the rifle looks. (OK, it has to be asthetically pleasing), but I'd like to know how well you like it and how it shoots. So along with photos of the rifle, post up some photos of your targets.

-Steve
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Post by: Clark33 on March 22, 2011, 01:24:50 PM: I'm sure the gun will perform flawlessly.... i think it's going to come down to if i do my job right or not
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Post by: 257 Wby Mag on March 22, 2011, 01:56:30 PM: Sounds like a good combo. Make sure he puts glass in it for ya too, a swarovski or lieca will work. grin
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Post by: bearpaw on March 22, 2011, 02:46:37 PM: Sounds like a great gun, I think you picked the best of the short mag calibers. :tup: :brew:
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Post by: Clark33 on March 22, 2011, 02:58:18 PM: Haha yea I'll ask him if he has a Swaro lying around anywhere. I'm going to need to buy the scope, I've always had Leupold and am looking at a 4.5x14 vx3 for this gun.
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Post by: Clark33 on March 22, 2011, 03:00:15 PM: Quote from: SituationNormal on March 22, 2011, 06:48:22 AM
Congrats on the graduation and the rifle!

What are you graduating from?

I just finished up my Geography/Geographic Information Systems degree here at Central Washington University.
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Post by: fremont on March 22, 2011, 09:29:58 PM: Congrats on both. Maybe you'll be able to convince more retailers to include their UTMs on their websites!!
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Post by: engelwood on March 22, 2011, 10:03:32 PM: Quote from: Clark33 on March 22, 2011, 02:58:18 PM
Haha yea I'll ask him if he has a Swaro lying around anywhere. I'm going to need to buy the scope, I've always had Leupold and am looking at a 4.5x14 vx3 for this gun.

That's it? LOL. Can't you always use more glass??? That gun can shoot a LONG ways. Don't wanna have to squint to see your animal do you? J/K. Sounds like a sweet setup.
Title: Re: Custom Rifle in the works
Post by: Clark33 on March 23, 2011, 01:23:47 AM: I'm used to 3x9 so a 14x scope is going to look like a glassing through a telescope :chuckle:
Title: Re: Custom Rifle in the works-Update!
Post by: Clark33 on May 15, 2011, 01:46:20 PM: So I finally found out where he was getting the cut rifling barrel from. Hes getting it from www.cutrifle.com (http://www.cutrifle.com) The barrels are made by a man named Dan Pendersen. So the barrel has been ordered and the McMillan stock is also on the way. Can't wait to get my hands on it.
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Post by: addicted on June 16, 2011, 08:25:15 AM: its been a month, time for an update.......pics.
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Post by: yotewhacker on June 16, 2011, 09:00:28 AM: Quote from: addicted on June 16, 2011, 08:25:15 AM
its been a month, time for an update.......pics.
:yeah:
Title: Re: Custom Rifle in the works-Update!
Post by: Clark33 on June 16, 2011, 08:36:09 PM: I'm ready for it too... McMillan stocks are on back order :bash:
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Post by: addicted on June 17, 2011, 02:51:42 AM: dang that sucks.
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Post by: Clark33 on July 15, 2011, 09:26:36 PM: Well we talked to our gunsmith and he is going to put a nice walnut stock on it due to the fact that the McMillan stock he ordered is on a 60-90 day back order. Once the McMillan stock comes in he said he would swap it out with the walnut stock and use the walnut stock on a rifle my dad is going to have him build. Hopefully it will be done soon.... this is killing me lol
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Post by: yorketransport on July 16, 2011, 12:15:11 PM: Do you mind if I ask who is doing the work?

Andrew
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Post by: JackOfAllTrades on July 17, 2011, 07:50:14 PM: Blue action and barrel, or stainless in a walnut stock? I love SS in a wood stock but you don't see that much any more.

-Steve
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Post by: high country on July 19, 2011, 10:05:23 AM: i would only question the 4.5x leupy.....they are pretty tunnel vision to me......I have one myself. the 3.5x is more friendly.....have a peek at the 6500's too.
Title: Re: Custom Rifle in the works-Update: Finished!
Post by: Clark33 on September 18, 2011, 07:50:09 PM: So it's finally done! The pic is a little crappy because my dad who got the rifle yesterday sent it to me via text message, Ill get better ones tomorrow when I actually go home and put my hands on it.

Its got a 24" custom cut rifling barrel made by Dan Pendersen out of Prescott, AZ, Model 70 trigger and action, Gray McMillan hunters edge stock. The barrel is floated and the action is bedded. Oh almost forgot, its a 270 WSM!

Pretty excited to get a scope on it and to the range these next couple of days.
(https://hunting-washington.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi20.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fb218%2Fclark33%2Fgun3.jpg&hash=de1c1b7e1db6b690f937984e85e1e9238db8088b)
Title: Re: Custom Rifle in the works-Update: Finished!
Post by: high country on September 18, 2011, 08:37:04 PM: Congrats!

Now go test drive it!
Title: Re: Custom Rifle in the works-Update: Finished!
Post by: addicted on September 18, 2011, 08:50:33 PM: cool, whats the final weight?
Title: Re: Custom Rifle in the works-Update: Finished!
Post by: Clark33 on September 20, 2011, 06:41:29 PM: The final weight is 6.5 lbs. Took it out shooting today just to bore sight it with some handloads i put together. Got it hitting paper at 60 yards this after noon. For how light it is it doesnt really kick at all. I loaded 130 grain Barnes TSX's with 62grs. of Reloader 17 pushing it, the average FPS was 3390! I was a little shocked since Alliant said 62 grains would only get around 3250 with a 130 grain bullet. Granted i was only shooting at 60 yards but its grouping real nice. Gonna take it to the actual shooting range this weekend and shoot it with my lead sled. So far im liking it though.
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Post by: JackOfAllTrades on October 04, 2011, 08:32:23 AM: Tell me you've been to the range with that bad boy by now.. Nice overall weight. What scope are you puting on?

-Steve
Title: Re: Custom Rifle in the works-Update: Finished!
Post by: addicted on October 15, 2011, 05:38:50 AM: Quote from: JackOfAllTrades on October 04, 2011, 08:32:23 AM
Tell me you've been to the range with that bad boy by now.. Nice overall weight. What scope are you puting on?

-Steve
Title: Re: Custom Rifle in the works-Update: Finished!
Post by: Clark33 on October 15, 2011, 07:16:44 PM: With the limited time we had before going to wyoming i just swapped over my 3x9 burris and worked up a load with 140gr accubonds going right around 3200 fps. In wyoming I shot a muley buck bedded down... he didnt get up, I also shot a bedded down antelope at 277 yards, he didnt get up either. Bullet and gun performed great to say the least.