Project: Blue Rifle

[LVLAaron]

Time for something a little different.

My dad got me interested in rifles when when I was super young. Shooting BR is what he did before I was born (Late 70's). He stopped competing when I was "on the way". I was always excited when he'd pull out his BR guns to clean and give a fresh coat of oil. There was always a new story about Fred Sinclair, one or two of his buddies, or a record, trophy, plaque he won.

I've got targets, plaques, magazine articles of groups and aggs as low as .08.

The sappy part: 4 years ago he was diagnosed with brain cancer. It hit him very quickly, dementia took over him. I asked him one day if I could take the rifles home with me to take care of them. He was a foggy mess but was happy to get them out and help put them in my truck, but he had a moment of clarity and said "I'm giving these to you, but if I ever want them back, I want them back"

He always wanted to retire, build cabinets and shoot benchrest. He knew he'd never see those guns again. He passed a year later.

Sappy part over.




This stock is off to BC'z . In the mean time I plan on polishing the shit out of the barrel and action. Then gluing it back together and putting it into a shadow box on a wall in the shop or reloading room.

That sticker is older than I am. Every piece of equipment he had, had a Mickey Mouse sticker on it. He was the mickey mouse kid.

This is the "blue rifle" - There's also a "red rifle" (hunter class, 30x40 sinclair (effectively 308 AI) - will leave a bruise on your shoulder! - but that's another thread for another time.)

 

[LVLAaron]

 

[LVLAaron]

 

[troupe]

Nothing sappy about that story, you are a very lucky person to have those memories. Good luck with the rifle and thanks for sharing your touching memory of your Dad. I lost mine 10 years ago and today would have been his birthday. Thank God every day for mine.

 

[LVLAaron]

Nothing sappy about that story, you are a very lucky person to have those memories. Good luck with the rifle and thanks for sharing your touching memory of your Dad. I lost mine 10 years ago and today would have been his birthday. Thank God every day for mine.

Events like that change your perspective on life pretty quickly. Make the most of it!

 

[Judd]

Very cool tribute to what sounds like a great man.

I still have my parents and talk to them everyday, can’t imagine a world without them. I do see them aging and it sucks!

Make sure you post pictures of the final clean up!

 

[LVLAaron]

BTW: Rem XP 100, 6PPC, Jewel trigger. Stock and barrel(s) unknown. The foam in the stock is dry rotted. I guess 50 years will do that.

The action is still slick and clean. I also have a zero round barrel for it. Once it's all back together I'll shoot some targets before it goes on display.

 

[Krogen]

I like your posts about your Dad. Memories have a poignancy when we have custody of something someone used and loved using it. You have your Dad's rifles and in a way, a part of your Dad is with you.

I get it. It's because I also have a part of my Dad with me. One day we came home after shooting and he asked me to take his Model 70 home to clean it. When I said I'd get it back to him in a day or two, he just said "don't hurry. Keep it for a while." He knew, and I knew he'd never shoot it again. Dad's rifle will be with me until I die.

 

[RandyB]

I think it's wonderful to have those reminders of the ones we loved and were loved by. You are honoring his life in a respectful way. Good job Sir.

 

[Sniperhandle]

Time for something a little different.

My dad got me interested in rifles when when I was super young. Shooting BR is what he did before I was born (Late 70's). He stopped competing when I was "on the way". I was always excited when he'd pull out his BR guns to clean and give a fresh coat of oil. There was always a new story about Fred Sinclair, one or two of his buddies, or a record, trophy, plaque he won.

I've got targets, plaques, magazine articles of groups and aggs as low as .08.

The sappy part: 4 years ago he was diagnosed with brain cancer. It hit him very quickly, dementia took over him. I asked him one day if I could take the rifles home with me to take care of them. He was a foggy mess but was happy to get them out and help put them in my truck, but he had a moment of clarity and said "I'm giving these to you, but if I ever want them back, I want them back"

He always wanted to retire, build cabinets and shoot benchrest. He knew he'd never see those guns again. He passed a year later.

Sappy part over.


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This stock is off to BC'z . In the mean time I plan on polishing the shit out of the barrel and action. Then gluing it back together and putting it into a shadow box on a wall in the shop or reloading room.

That sticker is older than I am. Every piece of equipment he had, had a Mickey Mouse sticker on it. He was the mickey mouse kid.

This is the "blue rifle" - There's also a "red rifle" (hunter class, 30x40 sinclair (effectively 308 AI) - will leave a bruise on your shoulder! - but that's another thread for another time.)

Very cool Aaron, I am hoping BC'z is going to airbrush another Mickey Mouse onto it or have it done, To honor your Dad. Anyway, Please show a pic or 2 of the 30-40 Sinclair and elaborate on what you know about it, I love 30-40 wildcats.

 

[LVLAaron]

Very cool Aaron, I am hoping BC'z is going to airbrush another Mickey Mouse onto it or have it done, To honor your Dad. Anyway, Please show a pic or 2 of the 30-40 Sinclair and elaborate on what you know about it, I love 30-40 wildcats.

I'll do another thread for that gun. There might be some pictures around here of it... It's the one I've done all the bolt work and truing on. That action saw probably 100k rounds shooting varmints.

The 30-40... Not a lot of info on it. We could never find the sizing die for it. Something was bad wrong with the barrel. It was a 10 twist but would only stabilize 168g bullets... but would almost always blow primers. It wouldn't flatten them, but they'd have a considerable sized hole burned through them? It was very weird.

 

[LVLAaron]

Going to keep it original and just put a new mickey mouse club sticker on it

 

[Sniperhandle]

Going to keep it original and just put a new mickey mouse club sticker on it

If you take some good pics of the sticker, A good vinyl guy can make you another one.

 

[Bc'z]

Going to keep it original and just put a new mickey mouse club sticker on it

Jason does mad work when I can get a project in
Would you look at that its even blue!!
Give me a call as soon as your ready, ill be in the shop.

 

[STOMP442]

Coolest thing I have read all day. I can relate to a lot of that story about your dad.

 

[urbanrifleman]

Thank you for sharing.

We only get one Dad.

 

[OMW57]

Time for something a little different.

My dad got me interested in rifles when when I was super young. Shooting BR is what he did before I was born (Late 70's). He stopped competing when I was "on the way". I was always excited when he'd pull out his BR guns to clean and give a fresh coat of oil. There was always a new story about Fred Sinclair, one or two of his buddies, or a record, trophy, plaque he won.

I've got targets, plaques, magazine articles of groups and aggs as low as .08.

The sappy part: 4 years ago he was diagnosed with brain cancer. It hit him very quickly, dementia took over him. I asked him one day if I could take the rifles home with me to take care of them. He was a foggy mess but was happy to get them out and help put them in my truck, but he had a moment of clarity and said "I'm giving these to you, but if I ever want them back, I want them back"

He always wanted to retire, build cabinets and shoot benchrest. He knew he'd never see those guns again. He passed a year later.

Sappy part over.


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This stock is off to BC'z . In the mean time I plan on polishing the shit out of the barrel and action. Then gluing it back together and putting it into a shadow box on a wall in the shop or reloading room.

That sticker is older than I am. Every piece of equipment he had, had a Mickey Mouse sticker on it. He was the mickey mouse kid.

This is the "blue rifle" - There's also a "red rifle" (hunter class, 30x40 sinclair (effectively 308 AI) - will leave a bruise on your shoulder! - but that's another thread for another time.)

Sounds like your dad will be smiling at you every time you pull the trigger on his rifles!

 

[LVLAaron]

Stock is on its way across the country to BC'z. Asked him to make it sparkly and get the color sorta close.

There's a whole box of plaques and old magazines. This stuff was in one of his rifle cases... trying to figure out the significance of these two magazines.

I bet there's a couple of you listed in there.

 

[LVLAaron]

This one is my favorite, because that's my home range, and where I met all of the guys and gals that got me into F-Class.

 

[Bc'z]

Stock is on its way across the country to BC'z. Asked him to make it sparkly and get the color sorta close.

There's a whole box of plaques and old magazines. This stuff was in one of his rifle cases... trying to figure out the significance of these two magazines.

I bet there's a couple of you listed in there.


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This is gonna be our foundation this lil 180 mil bottle is $580.
Notice Rudy the parrot....
Check out the art work I still need the PPG logo covered in bird shit added to the back of hand, and a lil more color packing Rudy has been rocking it with me for 15 years now.