Posted: 30 August 2007 at 18:44 | IP Logged

 My next winter project.....Keeps me busy and sane, sorta. The action is a FN JC Higgins, bottom metal off a Mark X with the in the bow release, trigger is a Kepplinger, just ordered a MRC barrel today, the wood English Walnut. I still need to decide on sight hardware and rings, I'm leaning towards Mark Lee rings if available. Still undecided on steel buttplate or recoil pad, leaning towards a red pad. Undecided on a scope but likely a Leupold.

Posted: 30 August 2007 at 18:47 | IP Logged

pretty.

we need an after photo.

Posted: 30 August 2007 at 21:10 | IP Logged

Rob;

So if you do the 9.3 X 62, seems to me you're throwin' the same energy at something as the .338-06.  What's up with that?

900F

Posted: 09 December 2007 at 00:20 | IP Logged

 Some progress and I almost managed to make firewood out of the blank. My first time inletting mauser bottom metal and I missed the center line on the rear. I should have used guides, amateur mistake. Thankfully the blank is wide enough to make it work but a real PITA.

Now the action.... I normally avoid hand held power tools but used a palm router to hog out some wood for the action. I kept it conservative but it was a real help and easy to control.

Posted: 09 December 2007 at 07:32 | IP Logged

Wood is so great, how about a skeletonized metal butt plate with checkered wood showing thru?

BEAR

Posted: 10 December 2007 at 17:54 | IP Logged

 waksupi, I hope it shoots well. I heard a few people had left MRC, maybe a rumor, but I hope their barrel quality doesn't suffer.

 Vapo, well I have a 338-06 and you're pretty much responsible for the 9.3 

Posted: 28 December 2007 at 22:48 | IP Logged

 Well I got action inletted, no big mistakes but lots of room for improvement. The Kepplinger trigger is huge, sure takes up a lot of space not leaving much wood between the box and trigger. I generally consider glass bedding a failure to bed it right the first time but think I will and add cross bolts as well. The thin web of wood behind the box makes me a little paranoid with this cartridge. Maybe it's because it's my first mauser but I think I prefer working with model 70's. In any case have to practise to get better........ I'll glass it and do some odds and ends and send it off to be barreled, sights, band etc. and then finish inletting the barrel channel.

Posted: 29 December 2007 at 12:30 | IP Logged

  Looking good Rob.  Keep the pics coming.

BEAR

Posted: 07 January 2008 at 15:28 | IP Logged

If you have a local "friendly veterinarian" he could x-ray it for you before you begin!  I've used my vets e-ray for lots of projects.

BEAR

Posted: 13 January 2008 at 23:15 | IP Logged

 Round two. Ordered this today. A piece of turkish. This project is over budget so I sold a few goodies I had stashed to pay for it.

Posted: 14 January 2008 at 15:12 | IP Logged

Hope this stock works for you, it looks like a beautiful piece of wood.