Guys,
I've been wanting to do an M40 build for a while now, so i've been searching for the correct donor rifle to use for the project. I am no pioneer in doing an M40 build and wanted to give credit & a big thank you to Matt (monteboy84) for his detailed post on his M40 project.
Just for kicks, im going to share my experience in this thread over the next few months on my build.
Lets get started...
The requirements of the donor rifle to achieve a replica as close as possible are pretty tough to meet, and the rifles are TOUGH to find, but Im happy to report after several days & long hours of looking, I found one to use. Here she is..
About the rifle. It's an early Remington 700 chambered in 22-250. This is fine by me since the 22-250 shares the same size bolt head for the .308 it will become. Side note (if anyone wants the barrel, let me know)
But what makes this rifle a perfect donor is next 3 key traits...
- it has the correct small bolt shroud.
- it has a 6 digit serial number
- it is factory clip slotted. I confirmed this before buying it. Though you can't tell from the picture due to the rear scope base.
I will try to determine the exact year of the rifle when it arrives.
More details to come, but for now, im thrilled and had to share!
I've been wanting to do an M40 build for a while now, so i've been searching for the correct donor rifle to use for the project. I am no pioneer in doing an M40 build and wanted to give credit & a big thank you to Matt (monteboy84) for his detailed post on his M40 project.
Just for kicks, im going to share my experience in this thread over the next few months on my build.
Lets get started...
The requirements of the donor rifle to achieve a replica as close as possible are pretty tough to meet, and the rifles are TOUGH to find, but Im happy to report after several days & long hours of looking, I found one to use. Here she is..
About the rifle. It's an early Remington 700 chambered in 22-250. This is fine by me since the 22-250 shares the same size bolt head for the .308 it will become. Side note (if anyone wants the barrel, let me know)
But what makes this rifle a perfect donor is next 3 key traits...
- it has the correct small bolt shroud.
- it has a 6 digit serial number
- it is factory clip slotted. I confirmed this before buying it. Though you can't tell from the picture due to the rear scope base.
I will try to determine the exact year of the rifle when it arrives.
More details to come, but for now, im thrilled and had to share!