Posted: 15 September 2009 at 17:23 | IP Logged

Thats a beautiful hunk of wood. Can't wait to see the finished product.

I thought the cheekpeice was suposed to be on the left side.

Wing master

Posted: 05 February 2010 at 21:31 | IP Logged

  A few pictures of Cb's stock still in progress. I'm at the beginning of applying the finish. At this point I've saturated it in cpes for a sealer, sanded that lightly and applied several real thick coats of truoil, let dry and wet sanded with 320 and teak   oil  to cut most of the truoil off leaving the pores near filled. I'll continue with the teak oil till finished. I'll take some better pics then

Posted: 10 February 2010 at 15:16 | IP Logged

Fella's;

Sold the Charles Daly, so will be able to not only get the 6.5 metal blued, but able to order the glass as well.  I'm 99% sure the glass is going to be another Zeiss Conquest 3.5-10X mil-dot, just like the one that's on my .338 Winchester magnum.

I'll probably have Dennis Erhardt in Helena do the bluing.  He says his turn-around is about three weeks & the cost is reasonable too.  All reports on his work are that it's first class.  So, hopefully, in early May, the gun can be assembled & shot.  We'll see on checkering, that may or may not get done in the immediate future depending on the time frame.

900F

Posted: 10 February 2010 at 16:42 | IP Logged

Rob;

Not to worry.  The checkering will get done, it's just a matter of timing.  I've already arranged with a very good source to get it done, but I don't know if it's going to be delayed because of his vacation to England.  I'll have to discuss with him how long it takes to do, etc.  And how the availability of the wood is going to mesh with his travel.

900F

Posted: 17 February 2010 at 09:42 | IP Logged

Fella's;

OK, got the glass ordered last night.  My my, guess what, the dollar has dropped against the Deutschmark.  Gee, I wonder why.  Actually I'm glad that the scope is only about $35.00 more for this gun than it was for the .338 Winchester magnum I bought the first one for.

Discussed checkering with Tom, & he's excited about doing it.  He's going to look over patterns & show me what he thinks will be good after looking at Rob's stock pictures above.

900F

Posted: 17 February 2010 at 19:25 | IP Logged

I thought the stock was going to be RED, Blue and green laminate?

did the tung oil bleach out the beautiful color???

Posted: 18 February 2010 at 11:36 | IP Logged

I see that Bear's been doin' the 60's again!

Foo

Posted: 27 February 2010 at 18:41 | IP Logged

Fella's;

I got out to Rob's last night & looked at the 98% finished product.  WOW!!  This man is an artisan of the first order.  He's got to rub out the finish a little & then, as I understand it, it'll be done. 

I've got to get on the stick & order the scope mounts, then when they get in, all the metal can go to get blued & come back all the same color.  Plan A is that in the meantime & in between time, the stock can get checkered.  If that all works out, we might just screw it all together & take it to the range in May.

The glass came in on Friday also, exactly what I wanted, the Zeiss 3.5-10X 44mm mil-dot.  Now to spend some more money & get the Talley's on order.

900F

Posted: 27 February 2010 at 19:17 | IP Logged

 Hey CB

 It's coming along great,just one thought,have you thought about the 'Dead Nuts" rings.? My son put one on his Tikka looks great and strong.

Posted: 03 March 2010 at 06:20 | IP Logged

guess it is all one piece.  but I'd like to be able to check/test/tighten the base without taking the scope off.

I'm starting to look for a mount for a m700 CA that is getting rebarrelled.  I want something strong, and I sort of like 4 screws per ring, hex.

Posted: 03 March 2010 at 07:42 | IP Logged

Bear;

Check out the Talley lightweights.  They are an aluminum unit with the mount base being integral with the lower ring.  That's what I used on the .338 Winchester magnum after the Burris bases failed.

You do have to remove the scope to access the four mounting screws, but provided the holes in the receiver are tapped correctly, there's no problem.

They're also less expensive than the other Talley rings.

900F

Posted: 07 March 2010 at 07:46 | IP Logged

Fella's;

Yesterday, I worked the shop until 1:00 PM, went home & got a bite & picked up the metal to blue.  Fired up the Camaro & headed down to Helena to take the job to Dennis Erhardt at the Frontier Gun Shop.

The State has started road construction already, & I-15 has the southbound lanes closed from Hardy Creek to Stickney Creek, about 12 miles.  Bah!  Humbug!!  Fifty five mph & Sammy's singin' in my head the entire stretch.

In any case, I got the metal delivered to Dennis & discussed what I wanted done & got a quote of $135.00, wrote it down too.  Then turned around & got right back onto the road & hotfooted it up to Da Falls.  Hit town around 5:00 PM and decided to have a cold beer.

900F

Posted: 17 March 2010 at 19:48 | IP Logged

Fella's;

Today, St. Paddy's day, I got a call from Dennis that the metal has been blued.  Saturday, I shall once again do the round trip to Helena & pick up the completed bluing project.  I'm anxiously awaiting putting the MK I eyeball on it.

900F

Posted: 17 March 2010 at 22:57 | IP Logged

What year is that Camaro?

Wing master