Favorite Varmint Rifle Pics Please!
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This is by far one of my favorite Varmint rifles, I hand carved the thumbhole stock from a solid block of wood. it is walnut with a linseed oil finish. I did have another beside to copy off of but it still took all winter "I was unemployed" It is a Remage before the term was even heard of 20 years ago plus it's a 22-250 AI 28" barrel 14 twist. I know the stock is not 100% finished but I kinda like it like that it's part of it's charm.
Dean
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We haven't spoken for some time. Very nice pictures. Are you in Greene or Washington county? I could not hunt last season because of Covid barrier to traveling. Bet you and most others had a great season. I would like to be able to shoot over those trees on the left! I will be putting pictures of my babies in tomorrow if it is not raining. They have change quite a bit since I last posted, 4 years ago maybe.
Gosh so many nice guns and amazing shots on p-dogs! One thing I wish I had around here. Once in a while I get the odd ground hog. Most of my varminting is done on crows and such. Hoping to make a trip down to South Dakota and Montana next year for speed goats, prairie dogs and muley.
anyways my main one is getting a rework right now in order and new barrel spun up. Was a 700 actions but have a new KS SAR action replacing the old 700. So ks action, krieger 1:11 twist (35 bergers @3930 fps and 39 blitzkings at 3800 fps) and benchmark 1:10 twist (new blank) 20 tactical barrels, tt diamond, McMillan htg adj stock (thinking of swapping to a new stock), second is a 223 rem shooting 80gr amax at 2800 fps and 53gr vmax at 3310fps. Second is a bighorn tl3, manners prs1t, benchmark 1:8 twist mtu, tt diamond. Last two that come out for some longer pokes are the 6mm creed and 25 creed pushing the 105’s at 3130 fps and 131’s at 2920fps
anyways my main one is getting a rework right now in order and new barrel spun up. Was a 700 actions but have a new KS SAR action replacing the old 700. So ks action, krieger 1:11 twist (35 bergers @3930 fps and 39 blitzkings at 3800 fps) and benchmark 1:10 twist (new blank) 20 tactical barrels, tt diamond, McMillan htg adj stock (thinking of swapping to a new stock), second is a 223 rem shooting 80gr amax at 2800 fps and 53gr vmax at 3310fps. Second is a bighorn tl3, manners prs1t, benchmark 1:8 twist mtu, tt diamond. Last two that come out for some longer pokes are the 6mm creed and 25 creed pushing the 105’s at 3130 fps and 131’s at 2920fps
Does anyone else shoot varmints with Ruger falling block rifles? I'll see if I can get a couple pics of mine to show up. The first pic is from Montana PD shoot June 2013. The No.3 on left of table is my only long range rifle. I was shooting across the pond at dogs 4-600 yds. Barrel is Shilen #7HV contour 8" twist .224, cal. is my wildcat .219DW PDK, 30-30 R-P case 1.900 long, .270 long .250 dia. neck, 35* shoulder, load is 75gr A-Max, 34.0gr H4350, 3200fps. Scope is 6.5-20x40 Leupold, Kepplinger set trigger at 10 oz.
The next day had hit at 709 yds my longest at the time. The next year tried for 1000 yd but came up short with a longest hit of 915. I was up 23" from a 200 yd zero at 915 yds.
I was switching off with the No.3 on the right on dogs out to about 400 yds. It is my second .204 Wasp. another wildcat of mine. Barrel is Pacnor, Target weight,11" twist, 30-30 WW case 1.770 long neck is .250 long .232 dia., load is 39gr Blitzking, 30gr N140 or Varget, 3900 fps. Scope is 6-24x44 Sightron SII Big Sky, Kepplinger set trigger 10 oz.
Second pic is from S.D. May 09 PD shoot. First time out with my first .204 Wasp. Fire forming brass with 40gr V-Max at 4040 fps with 29.5gr N135. After some 500+yd hits earlier in the day, I had two hits at 634 yds my longest with a .20 cal. Barrel is Krieger #18 contour, 11" twist, Kepplinger trigger, Leupold 6.5-20x40.
Third pic is the No.1 that became my first .204 Wasp. It was already rebarreled to .225WW when I bought it at a LGS in 1995. The 2" 15X Unertl scope had a very small dot which wasn't ideal for PD shooting but I enjoyed shooting it because it was different and I liked the way it looked.
Dave
The next day had hit at 709 yds my longest at the time. The next year tried for 1000 yd but came up short with a longest hit of 915. I was up 23" from a 200 yd zero at 915 yds.
I was switching off with the No.3 on the right on dogs out to about 400 yds. It is my second .204 Wasp. another wildcat of mine. Barrel is Pacnor, Target weight,11" twist, 30-30 WW case 1.770 long neck is .250 long .232 dia., load is 39gr Blitzking, 30gr N140 or Varget, 3900 fps. Scope is 6-24x44 Sightron SII Big Sky, Kepplinger set trigger 10 oz.
Second pic is from S.D. May 09 PD shoot. First time out with my first .204 Wasp. Fire forming brass with 40gr V-Max at 4040 fps with 29.5gr N135. After some 500+yd hits earlier in the day, I had two hits at 634 yds my longest with a .20 cal. Barrel is Krieger #18 contour, 11" twist, Kepplinger trigger, Leupold 6.5-20x40.
Third pic is the No.1 that became my first .204 Wasp. It was already rebarreled to .225WW when I bought it at a LGS in 1995. The 2" 15X Unertl scope had a very small dot which wasn't ideal for PD shooting but I enjoyed shooting it because it was different and I liked the way it looked.
Dave
Steve,
Especially on a single shot. That scope was a great target scope but kind of a pain to use on the prairie. I finally quit trying to adjust the front lens and just set it to be clear at 200 yds which was close to my average shooting distance with this rifle. I shot 40gr NBT's at 3800 fps when I had this scope on this rifle. Not max but low recoil so I could see hits with the 15X. Of coarse you can have a lot of fun with a 40gr going 3800. My only Quadruple kill came with this rifle with that bullet. 125 yds-4 bodies. When I decided to rebarrel this No.1 I took the Unertl to the Indy 1500 gun show hoping to get back the $400 that I paid for it 10 years earlier. Didn't even make it into the building when a guy couldn't get the money out of his pocket fast enough when I told him $400. Got home looked on the internet and found out they were selling for twice that. O well live and learn.
Dave
I know I have posted this Rig before, but I have got a lot of PMs and Emails that they would like to see more pics of the business side. Please keep into account that this is all done free hand no jigs no nothing.
Like I said I had one to copy off of let me tell you it looks and feels nothing like the one I copied off of. And is by far my most comfortable stock I have, That's why I don't want to screw with it any more.LOL
Thanks Dean
Like I said I had one to copy off of let me tell you it looks and feels nothing like the one I copied off of. And is by far my most comfortable stock I have, That's why I don't want to screw with it any more.LOL
Thanks Dean
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I live in NC as well and hunt SW Pa and some of Ohio each year for weeks at a time, This year I will venture to S Dakota for Yellow Bellied Marmots.
Got this 7-08 new back in '16. Never seen a jacketed bullet. Has maybe 300 rounds through it(cast only). It's been a very faithful friend carrying on long hike/hunts. It is that one rig when not deer hunting,that'll get picked every time. The worse the conditions.... the better me and the dog like it.
Timney trigger,stock internals have been extensively modified,otherwise factory. Mounted a new to me Redfield 4-12 the other day. 1st shot off the borescope hit low,made adjustment.... ripped off a very quick 3 shot group.
Timney trigger,stock internals have been extensively modified,otherwise factory. Mounted a new to me Redfield 4-12 the other day. 1st shot off the borescope hit low,made adjustment.... ripped off a very quick 3 shot group.
Google to find the program IRFANVIEW. Down load it to your compluter. It's probably one of the best photo editing programs in the world. It's free.
Open a photo file to the program > go to IMAGE > pixel size > chose a pixel size >Files > Save As give it a new FN. Save as a .JPG format.
Email it to yourself. Or take a screenshot. Either should automatically resize it(this coming from a barely literate computer user).
A long long time ago I bought this barrel with a certain caliber because it was all the rage and it was hip and trendy. Well I looked at the size of the brass and it's case capacity, and said to myself how the hell am I going to get any speed out of this itty bitty thing it holds just a little more than a 223. Anyways the next day a package came from PTG that I had forgotten about since it was backorder for so long, and said to myself this is no coincidence so I sent my new barrel and new reamer to the gunsmith and told him that I wanted him to rechamber it. He thought I was nuts I said that's beside the point, look it is already profiled crowned and threaded so just stick the reamer where the sun don't shine on this barrel and I will be a happy camper. He called me and asked what I wanted to do with the lazer etching on the barrel I said leave it there or no one will believe me. I crack up every time I think about it.
This is they end result.
PS: For those that are not familiar with this caliber a 6mm Mach IV is a 257 WBY necked down to 6mm or 243.
Dean
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This is they end result.
PS: For those that are not familiar with this caliber a 6mm Mach IV is a 257 WBY necked down to 6mm or 243.
Dean
Exhibit A
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