Finally!! I was able to build a damn rifle!

windage_elevation

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Oct 28, 2006
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Lafayette, La
I've been slobbering over nice pieces on this forum for over a year now, and I finally built one for myself.

Model 70 Winchester,.30-06, Shillen barrel, 1-11 twist, H&S Precision stock, Leupold VX-1 w/tactical turrents, Jewel trigger, long, heavy, beautiful. Finally stopped chasin' women and built a rifle. The rifle don't cheat, don't give you no lip and lets you, "git sum", whenever you want. I just hope this picture thing works.

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Re: Finally!! I was able to build a damn rifle!

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Happy Trigger Finger</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Looks like a beauty! What is the barrel length on that piece?? </div></div>
+1 Hows it shoot?
 
Re: Finally!! I was able to build a damn rifle!

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Did you build this one, or have a Smith build it. </div></div>

I had a gunsmith build it. Bayou Teche Guns in Arnualdville, La.

It was originally built for a mule deer hunt in Canada, so to save time, I passed on a few things that I really wanted to do. If I would have know it wasn't going to be finished in time for the hunt, I would have done things a little differently.

I have another Model 70 action and a Remington 700 action in the closet. I'm going to get creative with those two.
 
Re: Finally!! I was able to build a damn rifle!

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body"> Is that Duracoat, Cerakote, or something else on there? Looks good.</div></div>

I think it's Duracoat. The conversation went something like this:

Him: "Whatcha think about a %$#*& in green?"

Me: "Sounds great"

I was so excited to be building a custom rifle, most of the conversations we had sounded like Charlie Brown's teacher...LOL!!
 
Re: Finally!! I was able to build a damn rifle!

Looks realy good from where I sit....can't wait to finish my Remy 243 ,stocks on its way soon I hope, sell my Browning Citori and get a Nightforce,burn out the barrel and then it becomes a 6.5x47 lapua..
Love my Sako 3006 and burger bullets.....
Regards
Bucky