I would like to know about your Taylor's. What action, barrel, stock, mounts and scope did you use? If you have a pic of your rifle I would appreciate seeing it. You could either post it here or e-mail it to me at the address in my profile. I'm looking for ideas for my own Taylor project. The only thing I've settled on is the action, a Santa Barbara commercial 98 action. I'm also pretty sure I'm going to use a Douglas Premium 1-12 twist barrel. Any ideas are appreciated.

Mikes ( that I did) is
Mark X mauser (started as 7 mag)
AB barrel, that I rechambered and mounted
canjar trigger (mike's not mine)
RMF ROSEWOOD (yeah, it's pink) monte carlo stock
matte finish blue
nikon monarch 3x9
steel bedded, no crossbolts

400 gr, 2200fps, "no" pressure sign, 1/2 moa

jeffe

[ 12-14-2002, 21:05: Message edited by: jeffeosso ]

Mine is in-progress and is being put together on a M70 action, Pac-Nor barrel, JGS reamer, refinished Win stock with two crossbolts, second barrel lug. barrel band, Precise metalsmithing front ramp band and sights, Dakota 1/4 rib and NECG sights.
Scope will be a Leupold 2.5X compact in Warne Detachable mounts
Pachmeyer tripple X magnum pad
Dakota stock sling swivel.
My basic recipe for success.-Rob

I built mine to be two things... cheep and different. It's a Savage long action, with an A&B 24" 1-14" twist blued barrel in a walnut (soon to be laminate) stock with Weaver rings and Weaver steel K2.5 scope. I fell in love with the rifle after the 3rd shot. At the range it will make the bullet holes touch. It was my first self built rife, a poor man's custom and it loves a steady diet of Speer 350gr MagTips over a 75.7gr charge of Rel 15 and a Win.LRMag primer, in reformed .338 WinMag cases. To destroy anything just "point and click"

Mine is a VZ-24 Mauser 98 action, with an A&B barrel, NECG banded front sight, Dakota island rear, barrel band swivel, Talley bolt handle down at a ~60 degree angle without backsweep. English walnut stock by Richards, in a much re-shaped old classic design. It had a pachmayr recoil pad, but I just ordered a red rubber one to replace it. I also have a set of Talley mounts, that need to be counterbored out to fit 8-40 screws (that's how the receiver is tapped). I love it.

Todd

Rob,

Please let me know how that Dakota quarter rib is working out. I just ordered one for something else -- my 'smith doesn't sound very enthused about it, he doesn't see how they can pre-fit something like that and get it right. I guess we'll see.

Todd

CraigP: I believe I posted this info previously, but, here it is again for all. Pre '64 action,25' Douglas bbl, Warne mounts, Leupold 1.5x5 heavy duplex, and the stock is an original Model 70 super grade. If you looked at the rifle, you would think it is a African .458 since the bbl contour is the same, and the iron sights are as well. I had this rifle built in 1988 (the year prior to the Remington delivering their .416 to the consumer) I've used this rifle on thirteen trips to Zimbabwe, one to S.A. and it went to Tanzania with a friend of mine. Since he didn't have a DG rifle I loaned him my Taylor. He killed two buffalo with it, by the way. Normally, the loads I use are 72.5gr IMR4320 and will produce 2400fps, and NO pressure problems.
Best of luck with your project; I hope you'll be as pleased with your Taylor, as I have been with mine. As an aside, I had a Taylor built for my wife, and she loves it. Best regards, JLS

Thanks Jeffe, for the good news on that quarter rib. I've always wanted a gun with express sights on a 1/4 rib; it just screams AFRICA. I'm speaking of my P-14 Lott, of course. Now you've even got me thinking about my 9.3x62, perhaps that should wear one? Then I would have to dump LW for a Douglas or Shilen barrel...

Thanks NB Hunter, I am getting ready to have one done on a Savage 116 300 WM action and will be using thumb hole stock. I was thinking of a Leopold 1 X 4 Scope with detachable mounts. I am also going to have a break made.

Mine is a Browning BBR. It has a Douglas #5 contour barrel w/ 1-12" twist, finished at 23". The stock is a Richards Microfit classic laminate. The scope is a Leupold Vari-X II 1-4x. The rings have been switched to Leupold QRW since the picture was taken.

All work (except applying tru-oil to the stock) was complete by Bill Leeper, gunsmith extraordinaire.

It is one of my favorite rifles, ever.

Canuck

Mine is on a Ruger Mk1 with the tang safety, a Douglas premium barrel with band sling swivel and a Bell Carlson stock
It now had a Leupold 2.5 to 8 scope on it

Todd Gertzen: I had Pac-Nor shape my barrel for my new 470 Mbogo to fit the Dakota quarter rib from Brownells. I asked if they needed measurements of the thread depth of the receiver and they said they would have all the information etc. When I received it the quarter rib was a good half inch shy of the receiver but it fit the contour of the barrel. I had to hand file and fit it which was fun to say the least.
Take care,
470 Mbogo

[ 12-16-2002, 02:51: Message edited by: 470 Mbogo ]

Gents,

It's always fun to see those rifles again, or even just hear about them.

Here's mine, one more time...



It's a M70 Classic (originally a 300Win Mag) with a 23" Douglas barrel, barrel band sling mount, New England Custom Gun iron sights, Leupold 2.5-8X mounted in Leupold QR rings, cheap factory Winchester plastic stock (needs a McMillian.)

Oh, it's also a lefty.

Todd- Here is an amazing secret! MSC sells a air powered hand filer for $100( this includes 4 files).With this tool I can get literally anything to look like it was welded in place. The Dakota rib actaually fit up pretty easily.-Rob

Hey everyone! Thanks for all the rsponses. All the pics of the guns are great. I had originally planned on using a walnut stock, but I have started to to realize that while I may someday make a trip to Africa I will be starting to hunt the bears(both black and brown) of Alaska in the near future. For this reason I started to think a synthetic stock would be the way to go. However, after seeing Cancuck's rifle I am pretty sure I will end up using a laminated. This should give me a little bit of both the walnut(the wood feel) and synthetic(the durability) worlds while also providing an adequate amount of weight. Again, thanks to all and I'll keep you posted on how my project turns out.

Craig

Glad to hear all the favorable words on the Dakota 1/4 ribs -- I just got mine yesterday, what a massive chunk of steel (Douglas #5). I don't have a scale other than the bathroom, but I'm betting 8 - 10 oz. It looks like it will need at least 1/8 - 3/16" milled off the top. It also looks nothing like the pic in the Brownell's catalog, which is good, because the one in the tiny pic is, well, UGLY. Since it was the only game in town, I ordered it anyway.

How do you mount these? Are the two closely spaced mounting screw holes enough? I was thinking of a couple of Ruger #1 quarter rib mounting studs further back toward the receiver as well.

Todd

Hi Todd,
Does yours fit to the front receiver ring and follow the contour of your barrel? I left the mounting screws showing because I mounted an Ashley Peep back toward the receiver ring which would put it just ahead of a Leupold 1.5 to 5 scope.If you take time and line the screws up with the barrel it looks pretty good. With an express sight you could probably cover the screws especially a 3 leaf sight. Once you mount it and mill it off flush to the front ring or jus a bit higher and then shape and contour it to the front ring it will lose a great amount of it's mass.
Take care,
470 Mbogo

Mine is built on a Ruger tang safty. Banded front sling mount ,Quarter rib w/3 folding sights, Leopold QD rings and bases, Burris 1.75x5,and an english walnut stock. Barrel is 24" Douglas premium and all metal surfaces have a Teflon finish. I wish I could post a picture as its a nice rifle.

Cannuck- Thanks for posting the picture. Nice looking gun! On top of that,your scope is mounted correctly. For all those who have had problems with Leupold's cracking their objective lenses. This pictuire exemplifies how to do it right! See the 1/4-1/2 inch spacing between the rings and the leupold gold ring! This won't break the scope!-Rob

Gosh I wish I had a digital camera -- I just got the London guns red rubber pad for mine -- it sure makes it look slick. I also recently found a hinged Mauser floorplate that was much thicker than the one on it originally -- that extra 1/16" sticking out the bottom makes it look a little more 'express-like.'

All of the Taylors posted here look very nice, BTW. BW, what happened to your walnut stock? Although a traditionalist otherwise, I really liked that combination.

Todd

Todd,

Wow, that's a great memory you've got there!

I still have the wood stock, as in this picture...



... and agree, it looks 100% better in wood.

The problem is that I've never properly sealed the barrel channel, after 'hogging it out' for the bigger barrel. Combine that with the severe hunting conditions in S.E. Alaska (from a skiff, in the salt-water) I stuck the plastic stock on strictly for utilitarian reasons.

I still love the 'wood/stainless' look, and my newest project is a 338 Win Mag in that combo...





...except this is strictly a factory rifle, which I shortened to 22 inches (cutting off an aftermarket muzzle brake), no irons, and Leupold dual dovetails rings.

Take care!

That's a great looking rifle BW. I almost hate to admit this, but I've considered mounting a SS barrel on a Mauser then having the receiver and triggerguard satin chromed or nickle plated [gasp]. There is something about that look, and the lighter the walnut, the better -- esp English with dark streaks.

Todd