Here's a fellow AR members bottom metal heading to Africa. I wish the rifle were staying here and he was taking me instead. Hehe!

Good Luck, G

Roger,

Thanks for the great work and timing!

This goes on my 400 Whelen A.I., and I'll post a final picture of it shortly.

I just lucked into 2 boxes of Swift A-Frame bullets on Ebay (100 bullets), so I'm working up some loads for them even as I type this.

Roger, your scroll work is always outstanding, but I especially like the border you chose for this.
You'll get my next rifle for sure!

Regards,
Garrett

Wow!!! That's gorgeous.

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Originally posted by N. Garrett:
Roger,

Thanks for the great work and timing!

This goes on my 400 Whelen A.I., and I'll post a final picture of it shortly.

I just lucked into 2 boxes of Swift A-Frame bullets on Ebay (100 bullets), so I'm working up some loads for them even as I type this.

Roger, your scroll work is always outstanding, but I especially like the border you chose for this.
You'll get my next rifle for sure!

Regards,
Garrett

goodonya!

a few questions if i may...

why not the 411 express or 411 hawk???

what are yer loads (bullets + velocities please)

thanks! keep the pics comming

Oh My! Scrollcutter ... you do lovely work!

Boom,

I looked at the 411 Hawk and 400 Brown Whelen, but ultimately chose the 400 Whelen A.I. because it was easier (more people had reamers), and there was correctly headstamped brass at reasonable prices.

I have not finished working up my different bullets (except one)...I plan to finish up this weekend (I shot my chronograph into pieces last weekend, so I went and got another one).

The one completed load is the Hornady spire point (300 grains), which I plan to use on plains game. 2500 fps over 60 grains IMR 4895.

This weekend I will finish with the 330 grain NF cup point solids and plain solids.
I was working with IMR 4895 for this, but I plan on using RL-15 instead. I am looking for a velocity of around 2300 fps.

Sunday I hope to get to the Swift A-Frame bullets (350 grains). I will probably use RL-15 again.

I used to think it didn't kick much at all.
15 minutes ago I finished shooting 25 rounds of some old Barnes 400 grain soft points, just to practice off hand marksmanship.
It turns out it does kick.

Garrett

Very tasteful Roger. It must get very tedious cutting that border & trying to keep the repeditive shapes the same size. Well done!

Very nice work.

Love it. Thanks for the photos.

That is amazing
How can you do that?

That is very, very nice. Kudude

thanks for the info. keep us posted

Once again Roger, Well done sir!

Roger, a friend of mine just took an engraving class in Kansas and is trying to learn to do this. He really is impressed when I forward these pictures that you post.

Looks great, just add owner's family crest to the middle that piece.

Excellent work it looks fantastic !!

Roger, if Tom ever finishes my Peruvian I've got a small job for you.

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Originally posted by N. Garrett:
...I shot my chronograph into pieces last weekend.....

Garrett

Nice rifle but a poor shot.

Pearls cast among swine.

LOL

Nice work Scrollcutter. Garrett 'bout has me convinced to save up a bunch of $$$ and get a custom rifle fixed up. At least I know where to send it for engraving.

Duckear,

Be careful next time I ask you: "Mind if I shoot your gun?"

Regards,
Garrett

The one completed load is the Hornady spire point (300 grains), which I plan to use on plains game. 2500 fps over 60 grains IMR 4895 uuuuuhh, like dik-dik?

Stick with the Swifts.

Mike,
Are you making cup points in .411"? Didn't see those on your site.

yes please, cup points in 411 and softs in 470 pretty please

being the best is hard with all our demands...sorry

DPhillips

N.Garrett got the last of some experimental 411s that I made for Judge when he was going to play "Teddy" in Africa with his 405 M95 (btw, the 405s ain't 411, they're 413). If Ruger comes out with a 450-400, I will probably make a 411 (if that is what it is) but it will probably be too heavy for the M95s or even any of the -06 based 40s. Unless your barrel is different than what Fred usually uses (Douglas), yours is a .410; Douglas doesn't make a 411.

BS, the small market doesn't justify the investment in a 475 soft.

well it was worth a shot (pun intended)

thank you for making the worlds best bullets

Mike,

By the way, your CPS and plain solids are working really well with the RL-15.

Besides buffalo, what can I use the cup point solids on? Lion is my primary target, but I also would like to get a hippo on dry land.

Thanks again,
Garrett