kmw1954
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Looking forward to seeing pictures of this beast completed!.
I'm with you on this one too!
Looking forward to seeing pictures of this beast completed!.
Well, I swallowed hard and took a deep pull of my Jameson and clicked on the "Checkout" button. Ordered it from Eurooptics. Free shipping but a charge of $14 for "shipping insurance". Yeah, ok. I will remember THAT bait and switch.I think that Z5 would be an awesome scope for it,
I think they do that for anything over a certain amount It was offered to me on my Zeiss but on a couple of the other cheaper scopes I ordered it wasn't added.... Course free shipping also doesn't apply to Hawaii.......Well, I swallowed hard and took a deep pull of my Jameson and clicked on the "Checkout" button. Ordered it from Eurooptics. Free shipping but a charge of $14 for "shipping insurance". Yeah, ok. I will remember THAT bait and switch.
I guess that is what comes from living in paradise???Course free shipping also doesn't apply to Hawaii.......
Yup, Paradise Tax.....we get to pay that on everything lolI guess that is what comes from living in paradise???
I highly approve of your choices. Pictures and a range report are required, LOL.Update:
Lilja's barrel arrived. Just what the doctor ordered! Stainless steel, 6mm, 120 grit finish, light-varmint contour. Waiting for the Boyd's stock (AA Walnut, Prairie Hunter w/skip-line checkering, polymer tip and grip cap. - over $500!!!) It will likely be the last custom / semi-custom rifle I will have built soooooo.......
Aw, what the heck! It's only money, right?
Now I have to start thinking of a scope ..... At first glance, I like this one: https://www.eurooptic.com/swarovski-z5-5-25x52-bt-4w-reticle-matte-black-59884.aspx
ANOTHER UPDATE:
100 rounds of 6mm Creedmore brass arrived from Midway today. Looks like I need to get busy doing the brass prep!
The new stock is in transit from Boyd's. It left Mitchell, SD and went to Sioux Falls, SD, then to St. Paul, MN, then to Chicago, IL and 3 other IL locations, then to Lebo, KS and is still listed as In Transit. Expected delivery is late Thursday.
I'm more than a little curious to see what Boyd's calls a Claro XX Walnut figure stock. I had first wanted a maple one, but a buddy said he sent the one he ordered back because of a complete lack of figure in a XX maple stock he had ordered for one of his Savages.
I'll take a group photo of all the goodies when the stock arrives. The barreled action is at the 'smith's shop and I'm starting to feel a little excitement for the project.
I was able to find a one-piece base for the scope and I want to reuse the Vortex vertical split rings just because I like them. The completed rifle may look a little off as the barrel is stainless and the receiver is blued steel. But then I do have another rifle like that in a plastic stock and it doesn't look too bad.
Stay tuned!
That was my sentiment, too.for that kind of money it outta be damn near perfect
I got around to opening the box of the Boyds xxClaro Walnut Pairie Hunter stock. I am disappointed!
The 788 is an enormously strong action, despite having the locking lugs toward the rear of the bolt. I am curious as to what you call "high pressure", because a 788 should handle any reasonable load. They were chambered in 22-250, which SAAMI lists as loaded to 65,000 PSI. Doesn't get a whole lot higher pressure than that.It will be interesting to see how the 788 deals with a current generation high pressure cartridge. I know that my 788 in 6mm Rem , while superbly accurate with mid pressure handloads, does not like real high pressures.
That stock would be going back if it were me, specially for the cost.
I sent them an email with photos through their website and I would like to get this resolved amicably. Let's wait and see what Boyds' customer service has to say.That stock would be going back if it were me, specially for the cost.
Fair enough. Every rifle is different. I suppose there is a small chance the brass was to blame, possibly too soft? Having a bolt stick that badly is scary enough! Glad nothing worse happened.Let us just say that Ken Water's "Pet Loads" for 6 mm Rem taught me that maximum loads have to be worked up very carefully. As I recall, he used a Remington Model 700 to work up his loads. When I was 2 grains short of his maximum I had to hammer the 788 bolt open.