Rendezvous rifle

[Alex Wheeler]

This one is built for the Rendezvous match Tom E puts on. Basically a 22lb BR legal light gun. I used a 1.250 Bartlien barrel and a steel rudder and steel butt plate to get it up to weight. It will also make light gun with a HV barrel and an aluminum rudder and butt plate. It will have 300 saum imp barrels for HG and 30 PRC barrels for LG. The Bat M drop port has been accuracy tuned, the ignition blue printed, shroud fitted, and firing pin modified for a different spring to reduce vibration and increase pin fall so I can time it properly to a worked over Bix n Andy trigger. Its glued and screwed into a 4" low profile deep creek tracker stock.

 

[Ledd Slinger]

Is that one your personal rifle as well? Very nice work as usual

 

[Alex Wheeler]

No. I am very interested in the lighter 30s though. A 180-200 grain custom would be something that I think could really work in a LG. Hopefully someone gets working on that

 

[Ironman308]

And the hits keep coming! Nice work Alex.

 

[Adam in WI]

I was expecting a flintlock...

 

[Dusty Stevens]

Very nice

 

[pk849]

Very nice setup

 

[hoz53]

I was expecting a flintlock...

Me To ^^——excellent work Alex

 

[boltfluter]

Alex,
Very nice indeed. Can you share a little about what you did to fit the lugs? Without giving the farm away. I understand if not.
Paul

 

[Alex Wheeler]

Paul, that kind of stuff has been hard learned and its one of the few things I dont share. Its one of many things that Im talking about when I say a lot more goes into building a good rifle than just a chamber and bedding job.

 

[sdbob]

Did you include a muzzle brake with this big boy. I am in the process of fitting brakes to all my guns for this season. Hope it helps my gun handling.

 

[Cigarcop]

Looking good Alex!

 

[D-4297]

Beautiful work ,Alex . Very pleasing to the eye . Nice lines , front to back . And I especially caught the subtle fingers grooves .

 

[Alex Wheeler]

Did you include a muzzle brake with this big boy. I am in the process of fitting brakes to all my guns for this season. Hope it helps my gun handling.

I did. I guess I didnt get a full picture of this thing. Not the best camera man. Its a 1.5" Harrell's

 

[tom]

Is that one your personal rifle as well? Very nice work as usual

You and sherm will get to shoot next to it soon, it's coming home along with your stuff Saturday.

Tom

 

[boltfluter]

Paul, that kind of stuff has been hard learned and its one of the few things I dont share. Its one of many things that Im talking about when I say a lot more goes into building a good rifle than just a chamber and bedding job.

Totally understand Alex! Always enjoy your posts and builds, and what you can share always gets me to thinking.
Paul

 

[Deanw15]

This one is built for the Rendezvous match Tom E puts on. Basically a 22lb BR legal light gun. I used a 1.250 Bartlien barrel and a steel rudder and steel butt plate to get it up to weight. It will also make light gun with a HV barrel and an aluminum rudder and butt plate. It will have 300 saum imp barrels for HG and 30 PRC barrels for LG. The Bat M drop port has been accuracy tuned, the ignition blue printed, oversized shroud fitted, and firing pin modified for a different spring to reduce vibration and increase pin fall so I can time it properly to a worked over Bix n Andy trigger. Its glued and screwed into a 4" low profile deep creek tracker stock.

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That is awesome

 

[Ledd Slinger]

You and sherm will get to shoot next to it soon, it's coming home along with your stuff Saturday.

Tom

Which bullets? Berger or custom?

 

[tom]

Which bullets? Berger or custom?

Mine

 

[4xforfun]

No. I am very interested in the lighter 30s though. A 180-200 grain custom would be something that I think could really work in a LG. Hopefully someone gets working on that

The 187 BIB's were popular out east about 10 years ago. I couldn't keep them together with a 12 twist, so I ended up on 200 Hybrids. Shot fantastic out of a 12 twist at 1K.