Poper
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Yep. Getting that itch again. I'm thinking I'm gonna have to scratch it, too. Maybe piecemeal this time, though.
Here's the Itch:
I am 65 and semi-retired and will go into full retirement mode when I no longer wish to work or am no longer able to work. (Whichever comes first.) Rather than go whole hog and have a new full custom rifle built, I have been considering some "renovation" work on an old (but very dear) friend.
My old Remington 788 carbine in .308 Winchester was bought new, including a box of WW Super X 180 grain Silvertips, at a gun show in 1982 for the princely sum of $112. I haven't fired the old 788 in probably 10 yeas and it sits in the back of the safe gathering dust. I have nobody that has any interest in it to pass it on to when I am done with it and I have been battling a hankering for a 6.5x47 Lapua for High Power Silhouette matches. The old 788 already has a Timney trigger and the bolt face and action length are fine for the 6.5x47. I have had excellent examples of McGowan barrels in the past, so will probably settle for a chrome moly steel one, 26" long, with a light Palma contour and a 11 degree target crown. For a stock, the Boyd's Lightweight Prairie Hunter and Classic are both very acceptable in a 25% figured Claro Walnut. I would pillar and glass bed it, of course.
So, am I crazy or what?
Here's the Itch:
I am 65 and semi-retired and will go into full retirement mode when I no longer wish to work or am no longer able to work. (Whichever comes first.) Rather than go whole hog and have a new full custom rifle built, I have been considering some "renovation" work on an old (but very dear) friend.
My old Remington 788 carbine in .308 Winchester was bought new, including a box of WW Super X 180 grain Silvertips, at a gun show in 1982 for the princely sum of $112. I haven't fired the old 788 in probably 10 yeas and it sits in the back of the safe gathering dust. I have nobody that has any interest in it to pass it on to when I am done with it and I have been battling a hankering for a 6.5x47 Lapua for High Power Silhouette matches. The old 788 already has a Timney trigger and the bolt face and action length are fine for the 6.5x47. I have had excellent examples of McGowan barrels in the past, so will probably settle for a chrome moly steel one, 26" long, with a light Palma contour and a 11 degree target crown. For a stock, the Boyd's Lightweight Prairie Hunter and Classic are both very acceptable in a 25% figured Claro Walnut. I would pillar and glass bed it, of course.
So, am I crazy or what?