Keep getting distracted!
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Ive been saying for years I'll only buy stainless guns, but I still seem to mostly end up with blued (or supposedly parked in this case) lol.
It was raining last Saturday when we were out, so all my guns got wet. It was nice that all but 1 were either stainless, or completely coated in cerakote, or duracoat....or in the case of the .300, stainless and duracoat lol.
And thank you all again for the compliments.
Got the riser in today, surprisingly quick shipping. Its decent quality looks nice enough. I hate the hardware, but they ARE convenient for making the adjustments till im happy with where the thing sits. Then ill replace them with threaded tube and furniture bolts. I notched the riser so that I can pull the bolt without taking it off. Ill probably do something a little more artistic eventually, but this will do for now.
I think ill round the back, or cut it at an angle.....later tho
Also has an new Ebay brake on it. Its been surprisingly hard to find a brake that fits the .92 dia, but I ran across these Gamma VG6, knockoffs. They arnt exact knockoffs, as they are almost a .1 of an inch larger dia, but they look the same which I like. Fired some shots today, and they work about as well (even tho this ones oversize for a 6.5, with a final exit id of .33) a real one. I also put one on my .280AI, and thats at least as effective as the stock radial, and dosent blast stuff all over everything.
I ran some handloads thru the gun, but didnt get to shoot any real groups before having to bail.
Oh, and i had my wife scribble on the side of the barrel with a paint pen, so when i register this thing tomorrow we dont have to poke around in the receiver for the caliber.
I think ill round the back, or cut it at an angle.....later tho
Also has an new Ebay brake on it. Its been surprisingly hard to find a brake that fits the .92 dia, but I ran across these Gamma VG6, knockoffs. They arnt exact knockoffs, as they are almost a .1 of an inch larger dia, but they look the same which I like. Fired some shots today, and they work about as well (even tho this ones oversize for a 6.5, with a final exit id of .33) a real one. I also put one on my .280AI, and thats at least as effective as the stock radial, and dosent blast stuff all over everything.
I ran some handloads thru the gun, but didnt get to shoot any real groups before having to bail.
Oh, and i had my wife scribble on the side of the barrel with a paint pen, so when i register this thing tomorrow we dont have to poke around in the receiver for the caliber.
So this is probably (probably) the last update on this rifle. I finally got around to adjusting the forend of the stock to my personal preference. I also fixed the random hole I poked in the back when doing the riser install.
I managed to screw up the splatter paint job I tried to do (colors I had on hand were way off anyway) and ended up just spraying the whole thing with tan truck bed coating, then using gray and some weird bronze I had to make brush splats....cause that's the limit of my ability. I'll eventually strip it and send it back to B&C for a repaint, or....something...I dunno. I don't really MIND the way it looks but I'm not thrilled with it either.
While I was messing with it I rounded out some of the hard lines on the riser as well.
Oh I also switched out the rail for a set of Warne two piece mounts, and Arken 30mm rings. Mounted in them is a Sightron S-tac 3-16x42 with the MOA-3 reticle.
Ive settled on a load of 40gr of RL-16, and a 147eld for now. Once I shoot up the last of my 147s ill rework the loads, probably for a 120-130 class bullet.
Accuracy with the 147s and RL-16 is running just under MOA with mixed brass. Every time I shot a group it would get shot up with other rounds so I don't have a decent picture of our last trip. I haven't been to the range by myself with this rifle in quite a while either, which is usually when I try shoot for best accuracy.
I managed to screw up the splatter paint job I tried to do (colors I had on hand were way off anyway) and ended up just spraying the whole thing with tan truck bed coating, then using gray and some weird bronze I had to make brush splats....cause that's the limit of my ability. I'll eventually strip it and send it back to B&C for a repaint, or....something...I dunno. I don't really MIND the way it looks but I'm not thrilled with it either.
While I was messing with it I rounded out some of the hard lines on the riser as well.
Oh I also switched out the rail for a set of Warne two piece mounts, and Arken 30mm rings. Mounted in them is a Sightron S-tac 3-16x42 with the MOA-3 reticle.
Ive settled on a load of 40gr of RL-16, and a 147eld for now. Once I shoot up the last of my 147s ill rework the loads, probably for a 120-130 class bullet.
Accuracy with the 147s and RL-16 is running just under MOA with mixed brass. Every time I shot a group it would get shot up with other rounds so I don't have a decent picture of our last trip. I haven't been to the range by myself with this rifle in quite a while either, which is usually when I try shoot for best accuracy.
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Is irationalization a word, in any case, I have no idea what it is you have accomplished but in the fullest sense it certainly all appears wonderful
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troy fairweather
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I think the colors are nice, I like ob green but prefer camo. It seems to take a few hundred rounds for the b&c to settle in.
Irationalization is totally a word....I made it up!Is irationalization a word, in any case, I have no idea what it is you have accomplished but in the fullest sense it certainly all appears wonderful
Im not sure I HAD a sense of what I was trying to accomplish with this build, well besides keeping myself entertained, but Im VERY happy with the end results...so much so it FEELs done....Well unless I decide to put that HTR on there......It would shave some weight, and it IS a nicer scope (tho the Stac is no slouch).
I liked the green myself, but this dosent bother me and its not the gray flexstone I ALMOST used.....still haven't replenished my painting supplies, I don't even have any black
Wish I had a brown instead of the gray, or at least a darker gray....I also wish I was better at this kinda stuff....It feels like it should have a way cooler paintjob than it does.
marksman13
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Whatever it was you set out to do, you accomplished something really cool and I like it.
Thanks guys....There will be at least one more update. Im working on getting out to test a few rifles at longer ranges, this one included, so ill try get some decent pictures of the groups it prints.
A question as well.
Do I keep the Sightron S-tac on there, or do I swap it for the Meopro HTR? Ill need to find rings for the HTR, I'm out of decent 1" rings, but that's trivial.
A question as well.
Do I keep the Sightron S-tac on there, or do I swap it for the Meopro HTR? Ill need to find rings for the HTR, I'm out of decent 1" rings, but that's trivial.
Demi-human
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Is it already zeroed? Then yes, leave it.
Some days I zero, some days I shoot.
Some days I do both and it frustrates me.
Yep Sightron is set, and I do really like the scope.Is it already zeroed? Then yes, leave it.
Some days I zero, some days I shoot.
Some days I do both and it frustrates me.
Lately, ive sighted guns and other folks have shot them lol. Im looking forward to really SHOOTING this one.
sage5907
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This reply reminded me of something that happened to me this past week. I was at the range shooting and a guy proudly showed me his new Ruger Precision Rifle and it was a gray color. He also had a Jeep Rubicon that was very mechanical looking and was the same gray color. I couldn't think of any complement for the rifle so I just said, " that's really a unique rifle and it matches your Jeep." He loaded the rifle into the Jeep, smiled, waived and drove away!
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marksman13
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I bought a gray gun this week. Lol. And a tan one... My wife may actually murder me in my sleep tonight.
herrwalther
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I ran out of gun projects to occupy my time about 3 weeks ago. The wife really liked how I did the stock on my muzzleloader, so now I am refinishing some wood furniture pieces. Using quite similar methods. I will have to keep her out of my work shop for good after this.
I would like to work on a bolt action project, even though I just got rid of one to do something else.
I would like to work on a bolt action project, even though I just got rid of one to do something else.
Demi-human
maybe likes firearms a little bit…
It’s too late.
Like Vampires, once you invite them across the threshold, they can’t be driven back out.
You’ll have a battle, and the garlic won’t work!
My trick is to always ask for help, then do it all wrong.......course it would work.better if that was actually part of the plan......It’s too late.
Like Vampires, once you invite them across the threshold, they can’t be driven back out.
You’ll have a battle, and the garlic won’t work!
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