Frosty morning 6BR
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NorCalMikie
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Always love seeing the vapor trails in the cold frosty air. 
"Distant brothers by other mothers" . . . shared secrets are the best secrets . . . say hello to Ted for me.My favorite 6BR on a frosty morning
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There’s nothing better than seeing a custom- built rig in a nice McMillan stock.
AlNyhus
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This one is chambered in 22BR. It's rough around the edges, has been hunted hard, is chipped and dinged, has blood stains and rash on the scope from piling up multiple dozens of Winter red fox over the years.
Same artist/signer* as on the 6BR stock.
* "I don't know why people get offended if you call them a spear chucker. If you can kill stuff with a sharp stick, you're a bad a--!"
Same artist/signer* as on the 6BR stock.
* "I don't know why people get offended if you call them a spear chucker. If you can kill stuff with a sharp stick, you're a bad a--!"
AlNyhus
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Will do, brother."Distant brothers by other mothers" . . . shared secrets are the best secrets . . . say hello to Ted for me.
-AlI’m pretty slow in recognizing this, pretty dang cool!Same artist/signer* as on the 6BR stock.
Nice Hunter for sure Al. Good to see the top guys still shoot Remington.
The vapor trails last all day in My neck of the woods lately.Always love seeing the vapor trails in the cold frosty air.
Very nice Al! Those bolt bodies need a little work. Lol!
Paul
Paul
AlNyhus
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Paul, the 6BR bolt has a full length sleeve on the bolt body. The late Stan Ware inside bored the receiver, removed the bolt handle and fitted the bolt body with a one piece sleeve. Handle was then repositioned for correct camming.
On the 22BR, that bolt has enough clearance to function nicely in cold weather which is a big deal when you're lying in the snow in single digit temps and the snow is blowing all over the rifle. Bolts and firing pins get fussy with stuff like that.
The 22BR in question from about 2008...pre good cell phone cameras. Temps were barely into the double digits, winds were honkin' 25+ mph from the Northwest. He was lying on the down wind side of a small snow drift inside the 1/4 mile section fence smack dab in the middle of the flat pasture land. After getting out a quarter mile into the pool table flat field, the only shot was from right at 425 yards. Nosler 40 gr BTip over a bunch of Benchmark. I had to open and close the bolt several times before shooting as the blowing snow was making the firing pin fall a little slow.
Typical Northern Plains spot and stalk fox hunting.
-Al
Paul, the 6BR bolt has a full length sleeve on the bolt body. The late Stan Ware inside bored the receiver, removed the bolt handle and fitted the bolt body with a one piece sleeve. Handle was then repositioned for correct camming.
On the 22BR, that bolt has enough clearance to function nicely in cold weather which is a big deal when you're lying in the snow in single digit temps and the snow is blowing all over the rifle. Bolts and firing pins get fussy with stuff like that.
The 22BR in question from about 2008...pre good cell phone cameras. Temps were barely into the double digits, winds were honkin' 25+ mph from the Northwest. He was lying on the down wind side of a small snow drift inside the 1/4 mile section fence smack dab in the middle of the flat pasture land. After getting out a quarter mile into the pool table flat field, the only shot was from right at 425 yards. Nosler 40 gr BTip over a bunch of Benchmark. I had to open and close the bolt several times before shooting as the blowing snow was making the firing pin fall a little slow.
Typical Northern Plains spot and stalk fox hunting.
Al,
As a long time coyote hunter, I can appreciate what you are doing! Good times in the snow. A very small target at 425 yds, to say the least.
Paul
That's a great picture Al.nothing better than foxing in the snow.i shoot alot of deer but fox shooting is my favourite.Paul, the 6BR bolt has a full length sleeve on the bolt body. The late Stan Ware inside bored the receiver, removed the bolt handle and fitted the bolt body with a one piece sleeve. Handle was then repositioned for correct camming.
On the 22BR, that bolt has enough clearance to function nicely in cold weather which is a big deal when you're lying in the snow in single digit temps and the snow is blowing all over the rifle. Bolts and firing pins get fussy with stuff like that.
The 22BR in question from about 2008...pre good cell phone cameras. Temps were barely into the double digits, winds were honkin' 25+ mph from the Northwest. He was lying on the down wind side of a small snow drift inside the 1/4 mile section fence smack dab in the middle of the flat pasture land. After getting out a quarter mile into the pool table flat field, the only shot was from right at 425 yards. Nosler 40 gr BTip over a bunch of Benchmark. I had to open and close the bolt several times before shooting as the blowing snow was making the firing pin fall a little slow.
Typical Northern Plains spot and stalk fox hunting.
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