Drop dead, undeniably gorgeous. What goes with it?
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Kind a like Dr.Rob's idea....
However, I'm bigger into Hand guns. There is plenty of great looking wood that will be cut away from your rifle that can make some excellent pistol grips to match your rifle. The beautiful piece of wood left overs could shoe couple dozen pistols... Smooth Grips, Checkered (hide too much of the grain) shaped like J. Mclick's (sp?) would be very nice.....
As a hobbiest wood worker, I appreciate your selection...
However, I'm bigger into Hand guns. There is plenty of great looking wood that will be cut away from your rifle that can make some excellent pistol grips to match your rifle. The beautiful piece of wood left overs could shoe couple dozen pistols... Smooth Grips, Checkered (hide too much of the grain) shaped like J. Mclick's (sp?) would be very nice.....
As a hobbiest wood worker, I appreciate your selection...
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Tex I'm pretty sure that Cooper will do that for you because I've seen wood blanks for sale on GunsAmerica that came up when doing a search on Cooper rifles (in fact there are some there now). The description in the ad said that the seller would either sell the wood outright or order a Cooper rifle using that wood.
Where did you find that wood? It sure is attractive.
Where did you find that wood? It sure is attractive.
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SMLE
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Mark another vote for a custom 6.5x55. Maybe a 7x57.
Although a BSA commercial sporter would look good in that wood too.
Although a BSA commercial sporter would look good in that wood too.
DMK
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I say something custom with a Mauser action, heavy barrel in .222 and deep, dark, glossy bluing. Top it off old school with a fixed power scope.
Then it would be superbly beautiful and superbly accurate.
Then it would be superbly beautiful and superbly accurate.
Perhaps you could trademark and license the grain pattern to Beretta for their xtra wood project. Then you could collect for every 686 or Sako that wears it. Seems a shame to limit it to one gun. Way too pretty to take shooting.
Cacique500
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Beautiful wood - let me know if you have any scraps you don't want...
I'm sure I can put them to good use...
I'm sure I can put them to good use...
atblis
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I have to change my mind how a bout a Mannlicher-Schoenaur, the action with the butter knife handle... Make it a full length stock and chamber it in 6.5 mauser
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I'm also going to say a nice Weatherby action
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AStone
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wow. i'm not even a rifle owner, right now.
in the past, owned .22, then .58 springfield (1864), then .35 remington.
but right now, nada rifle. the pistol is nearby, shotgun on the way.
but looking at that piece of wood could convince me to buy a rifle that it was attached to. awe-inspiring.
ah, momma nature produces some stunning patterns, eh?
yeah, i concur: some smaller caliber, .270 comes to mind, accurate for the long-range masters that can put a metal projectile into {name your 4" diameter object} at some absurdly long range.
in the past, owned .22, then .58 springfield (1864), then .35 remington.
but right now, nada rifle. the pistol is nearby, shotgun on the way.
but looking at that piece of wood could convince me to buy a rifle that it was attached to. awe-inspiring.
ah, momma nature produces some stunning patterns, eh?
yeah, i concur: some smaller caliber, .270 comes to mind, accurate for the long-range masters that can put a metal projectile into {name your 4" diameter object} at some absurdly long range.
Wood that beautiful does indeed deserve showing off... but I am an eccentric bird in my old age, so FWIW I would go 1 of 3 ways:
Single Rifle 1- Reinforce the wood internally (maybe a single or triple lamination of quilted maple down the middle with .030" carbon fiber on each side of each maple strip) and put in an old Kimber Crusher action in .378 -.460 Weatherby with triple flip-up express sights, no glass optics. With a high, beautifully sculpted cheekpiece, it would be a stunning beauty.
Single Rifle 2 - I know most find them ugly as sin, but I love the look of a frenched Savage 99 lever. Find someobody who knows how to make that lovely lower forearm or a lot of wood is going to get wasted.
2 rifles - Enough wood there for a pair of small, thin elegant martini actioned rifles, for father/son or father/daughter bonding at the range and leaving to them when you are gone. Get a comptent engraver to work on the action and barrel, and have something your kids can look at fondly and remember you with. Something that beautiful should stay in the family.
Single Rifle 1- Reinforce the wood internally (maybe a single or triple lamination of quilted maple down the middle with .030" carbon fiber on each side of each maple strip) and put in an old Kimber Crusher action in .378 -.460 Weatherby with triple flip-up express sights, no glass optics. With a high, beautifully sculpted cheekpiece, it would be a stunning beauty.
Single Rifle 2 - I know most find them ugly as sin, but I love the look of a frenched Savage 99 lever. Find someobody who knows how to make that lovely lower forearm or a lot of wood is going to get wasted.
2 rifles - Enough wood there for a pair of small, thin elegant martini actioned rifles, for father/son or father/daughter bonding at the range and leaving to them when you are gone. Get a comptent engraver to work on the action and barrel, and have something your kids can look at fondly and remember you with. Something that beautiful should stay in the family.
greyling22
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uncommon wood demands an uncommon caliber.
Dr. Tad Hussein Winslow
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Just so's I understand, is it "blank enough" to put pretty much any action / barrel into it?
How much you willing to spend for said action & barrel & bedding?
But just beautiful; you lucked out!
How much you willing to spend for said action & barrel & bedding?
But just beautiful; you lucked out!
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I gotta say that is purdy. I am more of a maple man myself, looks beutiful on the guitars. But that is definitely wood i'd buy. I would say make it full American, maybe a 700 or savage action. When u get that done post pics and a range report.
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I gotta say that is purdy. I am more of a maple man myself, looks beutiful on the guitars. But that is definitely wood i'd buy. I would say make it full American, maybe a 700 or savage action. When u get that done post pics and a range report.
NCsmitty
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A 4-5year old thread like this deserves something good.
I can imagine an engraved Ruger #1 with that stock. I found this Blaser single shot that could be similar, as a finished product.
http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.asp?Item=128238004
NCsmitty
I can imagine an engraved Ruger #1 with that stock. I found this Blaser single shot that could be similar, as a finished product.
http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.asp?Item=128238004
NCsmitty
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Oops, sorry guys, didn't realize how old this was.
flipajig
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what a beutiful pice of wood would love to have it for my own im verry envious of you.
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