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  1. Clark

    Building a "precision" hunting rifle

    I build a lot of rifles and shoot a lot of big game. If you are a fit boy and weigh 80 pounds, you should hunt with a rifle and scope that is 5 pounds or less.... that is a 22. If you are a fit 150 pound man, you should hunt with a rifle, scope, bipod, sling, rear bag, and ammo that is 10...
  2. Clark

    Caliber Choices - Comparison and Applications

    Over the last 20 years I have built over 35 rifles for myself. In 2021 it was: 6.5x54r Vostok on Mosin action 260 Rem 3.1" oal throated on 1903 Turk action. [nice gun] 357max on Rem rolling block action 280AI on Sav 110 action In 2020 it was: 250 Sav on Rem 700 action 25 Krag Ackley on Mosin...
  3. Clark

    Are any of the custom actions better suited for a 223 build?

    I built a 223 on a 1972 Sav 110 action with a Lothar Walther barrel. I got the best groups ever from a 223. I shot prairie dogs with it. I still don't like Savage action.
  4. Clark

    .260 Remington

    Built a 260 Rem on a 1903 Turk Mauser action, Bartlein barrel throated for 3.1" OAL in September. Sighted in and got 0.5 moa in October. 46.5 gr IMR-4451, 120 gr Nos Bal Tip, 2934 Quickload, 2849 fps chrono Shot a deer in October. Eating the deer in December.
  5. Clark

    Who still owns their first gun?

    My first firearm was Win 77 semi auto 22 rifle. I got sand in the action and it jammed. So I sold it. Now 50 years later, I know how to take 22s apart and have a video on Win 77 gunsmithing.
  6. Clark

    Need some advice for a 223 bolt gun build

    My brother's main prairie dog gun for 20 years has bee a 223 built with a 16" twist Douglas meant for rimfire. He can stabilize a 52 gr bullet, but not a 55 grain. He was a lot slimmer 20 years ago, but he still goes to the same dog town, 20 miles from his house.
  7. Clark

    New build which 6mm?

    I have built rifles in 6mmBR I have built rifles in 243 win I have built rifles in 6mmRem For the best groups I would got 14" twist in 6mmBR with 65 gr Vmax For big game hunting I would go 8" twist in 6mmBR with 95 gr Nos bal tip
  8. Clark

    1898 Mauser

    This year's Mauser was a 1903 Turk in 260 Remington throated out to 3.1" AOL. I had to make a throater holder for the Bartlein barrel I shortened both ends and re tapered. I have killed deer with Mausers I converted in 7mmRemMag and 6.5-06.
  9. Clark

    1898 Mauser

    I have been sporterizing Mausers for 56 years.
  10. Clark

    Caliber for shoulder injury

    My 338WM 250 gr 2500 fps with Limbsaver recoil pad kicks less than my 30-30 150 gr 2000 fps with no recoil pad. My 6mmBR 95 gr 2800 fps with slip on Limbsaver has the lowest recoil of any rifle I have used to take big game at long range.
  11. Clark

    .260 Remington

    I built a 260 and throated the chamber. I made a 6.5mm throater holder.
  12. Clark

    Savage Axis II Precision 30-06!

    My brother sold me a Sav 110E 30-06 for $75 in 1985. I have put a custom 280AI barrel, Timney trigger, ground recoil lug, etc. on it. I have told myself I will never work on a Savage 110 again, but this week I am just restocking it with a wood stock. But the bolt release interferes with a 3/8"...
  13. Clark

    What kind of spider is this?

    There is a phone ap that identifies spiders. I have used it, but my wife has an ap that identifies wild plants. I have been calling things the wrong name, my whole life.
  14. Clark

    Physical Fitness Accident forces switch from right to left.

    The desire to hunt is strong with this one.
  15. Clark

    More 1976 biathlon than sniper 6.5x54r Vostok

    I have not shot it yet, but per Quickload it is nearly the same as my 6.5-06 Rifles I have been building and shooting deer with: 120 gr nos bal tip 3130 fps 47 gr IMR 4166. I have 4 deer tags for October 2021, but the wife only wants 3 deer in the freezer. This rifle will get it's chance.
  16. Clark

    Why the hatred for savage?

    I have rebarrelled Savage rifles in lever action, break action and bolt action. I would rather rebarrel a pre 64 win M70, a 98 Mauser, Mosin Nagant, or Rem700. Stock availability is poor. The inside of a savage bolt is crazy. The staggered feed/ center feed is crazy.
  17. Clark

    6.5 creedmoor whitetail round

    I shot a whitetail doe with a 6.5-06, 120 gr nos bal tip, at 629 yards. Those whitetail does are a small target.
  18. Clark

    More 1976 biathlon than sniper 6.5x54r Vostok

    This is a 1936 Tula arsenal Mosin Nagant action with: Lilja barrel Timney trigger Boyd's stock home made steel pillars Cheaper than dirt AR-15 riser block turned machined into scope base. Trijicon scope Manson chamber and sizer die reamers PTG reloading die blanks made of 4140 I built it in...
  19. Clark

    Show me your Desert color bolt guns

    This desert tan eyepiece cover hit me in he head so many times, the rifle never finished sight in, and did not get to hunt in 2020.
  20. Clark

    Flash-Over Incident Using Hornady Hand Primer

    I made some mistakes. I have since changed my ways.
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