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16 November 2005, 14:51

1909 .404 Progress Pics.

Got some pics progress pics of my 1909 .404 J project, not far from being done now. It has been two and a half years and will be worth the wait.

16 November 2005, 15:18

500grains

Beautiful work! Looks like you are getting it done right. What bottom metal is being used, and what scope mounts will you install?

16 November 2005, 15:29

quote:
Originally posted by 500grains:
Beautiful work! Looks like you are getting it done right. What bottom metal is being used, and what scope mounts will you install?

500 Bob De'Vries made the bottommetal himself.................he now uses blackburn I beleive and I managed to get the last of his own personally made .404 Bottom metal.

He has made a set of custom talley bases which are more attractive than the standard talley bases. See the pic below.

I have done my best to do this right, I have used Oz's premier metal smith and stock person Bob De'Vries and Ross Waghorn and have put all the appropriate extras on it. The trigger group will be a stell blackburn unit.

16 November 2005, 16:01

Stu C

Great work, but it still must be more than a year away

16 November 2005, 16:07

jeffeosso

Awesome.. and amazing..

nice PC
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16 November 2005, 18:42

Bent Fossdal

Nice, very nice rifle!

I really liked those scope mounts!

Thanks for showing!

16 November 2005, 19:09

schromf

Now that what I like seeing. Very pretty. I need to call Ted Blackburn now, the bottom metal on my my very similar project is my trouble and thats a good lead. I thought he wasn't doing 404 bottom metal for the 98. I am going to call today.

How many rounds down down in your mag?

Again, Very nice!!!!!

16 November 2005, 19:27

Charles_Helm

I agree with all the previous comments of "Very Nice."

16 November 2005, 19:45

Rusty

Very nice PC, she's going to be a beauty!

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16 November 2005, 20:42

vapodog

thanks for the pics.....you are indeed an artist...

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16 November 2005, 21:21

GeorgeS

Very nice, PC! It looks like it's going to turn out to be a real gem.

George

16 November 2005, 23:08

ErikD

That's going to be a beautiful rifle.

Hope you'll show use the result in the end!

17 November 2005, 00:33

quote:
Originally posted by schromf:

How many rounds down down in your mag?

It will hold 3 in the mag.

Stu, surely not a Year I think I have about 2-3 months to go.

Thankyou everyone for the kind comments.

17 November 2005, 00:42

fredj338

Looking good PC! You're going to love it when your done.

17 November 2005, 00:49

Con

PC,
As I've said before your all class mate, that's turning into an heirloom of a rifle! Hopefully our elected officials will allow our grandkids to hold that style of rifle and say " Grandpa PC was a gun whore ... but boy he had some taste (as they line up a grassy in the spotlight from the back of a dusty ute

)" When are you heading eastwards so we can drag it through some scrub after a Sambar?

Get in before the kids/grandkids do?? lol

Cheers mate and its looking awesome...
Con
PS: Did you check out Bob's handbuilt double .22RF?

17 November 2005, 01:23

mehulkamdar

PC,

Advance Congratulations! That is going to be a most beautiful rifle!

Mehul Kamdar

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17 November 2005, 01:24

500grains

PC,

Once this rilfle is finished, I doubt you will be able to stand the sight of a lowly CZ.

17 November 2005, 01:41

BusMaster007

Outstanding work. You're rightly proud of building such a labor of love.
The finished product surely will be worth it.
Nice going!

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17 November 2005, 02:44

lawndart

Sublime.

17 November 2005, 04:06

ForrestB

Terrific...just terrific. Keep us posted on the build, I just love the work in progress photos. There's just something about seeing a rifle take shape that makes it more attractive to me in the end.

Thanks for sharing with us.