Official Gun Pix 'Pride & Joy' Thread

[Treerat-sniper]

M1841 Mountain Howitzer replica (not H/C or P/C).

 

[Danley]

My personal Light Gun build chambered in 6BRX.

- Bat DS action
- 30" Brux barrel
- Johnny Byers 4" LRB Maple stock with kandy paint

 

[Willow]

So with COVID-19 shutting down all gun ranges in Australia I've decided to give my 280AI a bit of a spruce up. Originally had my Ken Noye stock hydrodipped in a lightning strike pattern which turned out really well. Anyway, 3 years later and this rifle has had plenty of use and the paint finish had worn back to bare laminate on the underside of the rifle from repeated tracking in the bags, so I figured it was time for a new colour. Didn't go with a hydrodip pattern this time, instead I went with a hypershift pearl, with purple/blue being used so it changes under sunlight and as you look at it from different angles. Stuck some anti-friction tape on the underside for a bit more protection and aid in tracking and she's all looking good as new again.

 

[Bill Norris]

Well, another very high quality job headed to me from O D Custom Rifles (WSMNUT).

NEW BUILD REM 700 .243 AI

ACTION - Rem 700 S A Blue Print
BOLT - Spiral Flute w/custom knob PTG Alum F P
Assembly w/Tubb Due Springs
CHAMBER - .243 A I .060 Free Bore .274 No Turn Neck
TRIGGER - Jewell B R w/safety and bolt rel.
LUG - PTG .2285 Tapered
BARREL - Krieger 26 " L V 1 - 7.5 Tw. Target Crown
Add Thread & Brake no Flute
STOCK - Lam. wood B R w/3 in. forearm

 

[Yamess191]

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This is my new toy. It is a 6.5 Creedmoor built on a Curtis Custom Action.

I love that mount in the back ground!

 

[300_whisper]

View attachment 1170260 View attachment 1170261 View attachment 1170262 View attachment 1170263 So with COVID-19 shutting down all gun ranges in Australia I've decided to give my 280AI a bit of a spruce up. Originally had my Ken Noye stock hydrodipped in a lightning strike pattern which turned out really well. Anyway, 3 years later and this rifle has had plenty of use and the paint finish had worn back to bare laminate on the underside of the rifle from repeated tracking in the bags, so I figured it was time for a new colour. Didn't go with a hydrodip pattern this time, instead I went with a hypershift pearl, with purple/blue being used so it changes under sunlight and as you look at it from different angles. Stuck some anti-friction tape on the underside for a bit more protection and aid in tracking and she's all looking good as new again.

why do you guys have such nice yards? My Australian buddies in Iraq would show me their homes and they all have impeccable lawns. There’s a video on YouTube of a guy in Australia mowing his lawn to exactly 10mm. Not a single weed or dead piece of grass!! What’s the secret???

 

[Yamess191]

Here are the two uppers I built and the rests I shoot them off of which I also built. The top one is a X-caliber in 20 Practical, 24 in, 1-11 twist, the bottom one is a WOA in 223, 20 in, 1-12 twist. They both shoot 1/2 MOA or better. Both stocks are laminated Maple and Walnut. I reversed the order of the two woods to tell them apart.View attachment 991676View attachment 991677

I really like those stocks! I just finished assembling a 20 practical AR for P dogs this year.

 

[Willow]

why do you guys have such nice yards? My Australian buddies in Iraq would show me their homes and they all have impeccable lawns. There’s a video on YouTube of a guy in Australia mowing his lawn to exactly 10mm. Not a single weed or dead piece of grass!! What’s the secret???

Haha, just a lot of tender loving care mate! In all seriousness Buffalo grass is one of the hardiest but greenest grasses in the world. It will survive droughts without too much fuss over here but with regular rain during our summers and a bit of fertiliser...well that's what you end up with.

 

[20PPC]

My 13 year old Grandson Remy's first competition rifle we just finished up.
30PPC
Panda RBLPRE
Kelbly trigger
Robertson JTR stock
Lilja HV 17 twist barrel
Sightron 45X scope
Ezell tuner

 

[Chris Zautner]

Semi custom 300 win mag ackley improved on a trued 700 action 22 inch shilen barrel 1-10 twist. On a bell and carlson long range hunter stock. Inleted the stock myself on the bridgeport. Just fire forming brass right now. Shooting under 1/2 moa fire forming with a random load I just worked up.

 

[geraldgee]

Semi custom 300 win mag ackley improved on a trued 700 action 22 inch shilen barrel 1-10 twist. On a bell and carlson long range hunter stock. Inleted the stock myself on the bridgeport. Just fire forming brass right now. Shooting under 1/2 moa fire forming with a random load I just worked up.
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Nice looking rig. Sounds like it has real potential. Enjoy it!

Gerald

 

[Capt. Oblivious]

Semi custom 300 win mag ackley improved on a trued 700 action 22 inch shilen barrel 1-10 twist. On a bell and carlson long range hunter stock. Inleted the stock myself on the bridgeport. Just fire forming brass right now. Shooting under 1/2 moa fire forming with a random load I just worked up.
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Please post a comparason pic between the standard and AI 300wm case

 

[RiflePainter]

My brand new 6BRA LG built by Jason Danley at Danley Precision!
Jason did all of the work including paint. Brass was done by Darrel Jones at DJs brass service.
Bat DS left load right eject right bolt
Brux HV 1/8 twist 28"
Harrels radial muzzle brake
Johnny Byers stock painted in HOK custom oriental blue kandy mix
Bat 1 piece scope rings
Bat 1 hole trigger guard
Jewell Trigger at 1.5oz
Sightron S3 10x50x60

 

[Chris Zautner]

Please post a comparason pic between the standard and AI 300wm case

300 win mag Ackley Improved

 

[Ramblerman]

Twin Grendels finished...my buddy Tom did the wood and I the metal...more testing this weekend...mine now with a tuner I made...

 

[hpshooter]

Twin Grendels finished...my buddy Tom did the wood and I the metal...more testing this weekend...mine now with a tuner I made...

You fellas are a great combination of skill sets as I have said before. I like the thinking behind going out of the box on your tuner design. 20+ years ago a now gone mentor introduced me to the concept of tuning the frequency of barrel vibration in a rimfire rifle by wrapping a few turns of 50/50 solder around the barrel and shooting groups and sliding the solder in 1/8" increments along the barrel between groups then tapping the solder in place where the best group was shot.

Post the results of your tuner concept, I have a micrometer barrel or two that I use in carriage stops on the lathe that I could play with.

 

[jghoghunter]

I may have posted this rifle before I'm not sure but I was going thru some pictures and came across it.
Remington 722
McGowen barrel chambered in 222 remington
Custom stock made be me CRS Custom Rifle Stocks
Dipped in black and silver carbon fiber by Boyz Hidz in Altoona Pa
In these pictures it has a Minox 5-25 currently it has a S3 10-50
This was my first rifle that I bought with my own money in 1982 or 84. This is also when I started reloading for my rifle as my dad said you bought it you feed it. I was 12 or 14. Its been nothing but a giant rabbit hole ever since.

 

[anschuter2013]

Anyone here into bird watching? Check out this rare bird...

 

[Capt. Oblivious]

O my word

 

[jd138]

How about a beer league quality reconditioning of my late father's deer rifle?
The stock had chips and dents, cracks and staples(?) in the action area. The action screws had certainly done some damage as well as I could feel the action shift in the stock as much as 1/4 of an inch just be turning the rifle up/down. The bluing was scratched in various areas with some minor pitting here and there. However... the chamber looked great.
So essentially I took it from this:

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To this:
Stock: I pulled the staples, glued the damage, bedded it from tang to forearm tip, cutting/placing a pillar for the rear action screw (the Mauser action has a 'pillar' in the front of the action), raised the stock dents, sanded it down to the lowest scratch, then sealed it and Tru-oiled it with around 20 coats.
B/A: I stripped the old blueing, steel wool polished everything, and straightened out the spring steel rear sight. I kept it in the raw steel with a nice light coat of Renaissance Wax to keep the rust away.

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I think my dad would dig it.
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