So about two years ago I came across this lil hand I rifle in 17 hmr nib for 175.00 and thought it would make a great cut down carbine to keep in my vehicle for the suburban groundhogs I hunt. I have a couple places and the owners are friends and I stop by often and often don't have a gun with me for the groundhogs. My ccw would be a loud stretch I have been using a lol savage mk II in 17 mach 2 and like it but don't like the idea of it being in the truck most of the time.
I had bought my lathe a few years ago intending to be able to tinker and this is my first venture into a pretty big mod using it. I left it a bit longer than legal at 16 3/4 but figure if I messed the crown up or get better at the lathe later or want to try threading I have some screw up room.
I will need to sight her in. I had bought the scope from a friend a couple months back for the project.
I have seen several shortened hand I rifles and always thought they would be even more hand I that way. I have a 44 mag I will likely do sometime later too for short range thumping n such
I had bought my lathe a few years ago intending to be able to tinker and this is my first venture into a pretty big mod using it. I left it a bit longer than legal at 16 3/4 but figure if I messed the crown up or get better at the lathe later or want to try threading I have some screw up room.
I will need to sight her in. I had bought the scope from a friend a couple months back for the project.
I have seen several shortened hand I rifles and always thought they would be even more hand I that way. I have a 44 mag I will likely do sometime later too for short range thumping n such
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