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Hunting with a custom?
11 September 2012, 04:41
butchlambertHunting with a custom?
We have a few folks complaining about pretty rifles not being used. My recently finished 250-3000 by myself and a lot of work by Jim Kobe. Jim did the stock and throated it for longer bullets. I hunted the Cedar Springs Ranch outside of Mountain Home, Texas for Axis deer this past weekend.
11 September 2012, 05:14
budicealecustom?...yes. pretty?...no. here's the m40 clone(in 223) i had built. i'll be using it a little this year
blaming guns for crime is like blaming silverware for rosie o'donnell being fat
11 September 2012, 05:19
budicealealso...nice deer and beautiful rifle. a 250-3000 is on my list to be built.
blaming guns for crime is like blaming silverware for rosie o'donnell being fat
11 September 2012, 09:10
J.D.SteeleMy favorite squirrel and small game rifle:
My favorite plains game rifle:
I've hunted with NOTHING BUT customs for over 40 years now.
Sir, you are apparently a man to ride the river with and I salute you!
Regards, Joe
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11 September 2012, 09:41
45-70 shooterLife is too short to hunt with an ugly gun !
11 September 2012, 11:28
WinkI took my Duane Wiebe 404 Jeffery to Tanzania this last July and dragged it through the bush after buffalo.
As for pretty, I guess that depends on your taste. It feels great to have it in your hands when you're tracking buff.
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11 September 2012, 17:26
bwanamrmNice rifle as usual Butch!
I believe in hunting with your firearms not just admiring them and hunt exclusively with customs and semi-customs. Whether Africa or elsewhere!
One of Sterling Davenport's .416 Rigby rifles that has been a "go to" on a number of safaris.
Another of Sterling's rifles in .375 H&H...
On the plains of hesitation lie the bleached bones of ten thousand, who on the dawn of victory lay down their weary heads resting, and there resting, died.
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Or walk with Kings - nor lose the common touch...
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11 September 2012, 18:00
jjsGuys, those are some really nice rifles....
Mine has a few dings chasing big things but that's what it was made for...plan to do the same with future customs.
11 September 2012, 18:30
J.D.Steelequote:
Originally posted by jjs:
Mine has a few dings chasing big things but that's what it was made for...plan to do the same with future customs.
AMEN, brother!
Regards, Joe
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11 September 2012, 23:07
470drshooterThey can always be redone after the hunts. The few dings create memories of the hunt.
12 September 2012, 03:54
xile84quote:
Originally posted by 470drshooter:
They can always be redone after the hunts. The few dings create memories of the hunt.
But then again that would erase those moments from reminding you of them every time you look at the stock! A worn out stock is a tale of a life well lived, of creaked smiles and laughter around a campfire after yet another day in the bush chasing those dagga boys..
12 September 2012, 03:54
xile84quote:
Originally posted by xile84:
quote:
Originally posted by 470drshooter:
They can always be redone after the hunts. The few dings create memories of the hunt.
But then again that would erase those moments from reminding you of them every time you look at the stock! A worn out stock is a tale of a life well lived, of creaked smiles and sunset laughter around a campfire after yet another day in the bush chasing those dagga boys..
15 September 2012, 08:21
Ezra4570Boxhead, nice rifle! I used to own one just like it!
15 September 2012, 21:20
labdadBefore I die I would like to hunt sheep with a Jerry Fisher .270. Now, If I could just talk by friend John L. into loaning me his....
16 September 2012, 01:11
Winkquote:
Originally posted by G.Hansen:
Wink, I swear that buff and you bear a strong resemblance... not sure, but I think it's the eye's and brow line.
Great buff, by-the-way and your Duane Wiebe rifle- a utilitarian masterpiece, of course.
Thanks for the photos.
It's the "set" in the jaw. I just noticed it myself.
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16 September 2012, 04:03
PD999quote:
Originally posted by Wink:
It's the "set" in the jaw.
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17 September 2012, 13:38
ozhunterI get great satisfaction hunting with my rifles that my good mate Vettore made for me;
William Berger
True courage is being scared to death but saddling up anyway. - John Wayne
The courageous may not live forever, but the timid do not live at all.
17 September 2012, 22:04
505EDGreat hunts guys!
My last hunt with one of my customs, not the most attractive gun in my rack but--does the job:
375 ultra, by Bill Wiseman
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18 September 2012, 00:06
larrysGreat hunts and great rifles. Not hunting with your custom rifle is like Natalie Portman asking if you want to have sex and you just saying, "no, I just want to look". It would be a waste.
Larry
"Peace is that brief glorious moment in history, when everybody stands around reloading" -- Thomas Jefferson
18 September 2012, 00:55
xile84Going from a factory rifle to a custom is like pulling out of Roseanne Barr, and into Audrina Patridge
18 September 2012, 00:55
xile84quote:
Originally posted by larrys:
Great hunts and great rifles. Not hunting with your custom rifle is like Natalie Portman asking if you want to have sex and you just saying, "no, I just want to look". It would be a waste.
She was hot in Leon!
18 September 2012, 01:09
John Rigby & Co.A client's rifle that spent 21 days in S.A. and Mozambique this August...
18 September 2012, 01:43
Duane WiebeJust want to point out a little detail on thils Rigby rifle.
Many a time I've seen the tang dressed down to eliminate the cocking piece slot extending into the grip. This rifle is done properly
Dressing down that guide slot by very darn much is an almost certain recipe for a jam.
Nice rifle!
18 September 2012, 02:13
PD999quote:
Originally posted by Duane Wiebe:
tang dressed down to eliminate the cocking piece slot extending into the grip
Hi Duane, do have any pictures of how it should and shouldn't look like, as I don't quite understand. Presumably that rifle was built by Paul Roberts. Thanks, Peter
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18 September 2012, 04:06
eskimo36I have a couple of custom single shots, a custom Ruger and a Luxus 223, that I hunt with as often as I get the chance. I figure that if I don't, my boys won't hunt with them when I pass them down.
"One shot is usually enough..."
18 September 2012, 04:22
butchlambertHave you hunted any bear in your area? I have seen a few on the roads around Talihina.
18 September 2012, 05:02
eskimo36My folks are from there and I have a friend there that has over a hundred bear pictures from his deer feeders. They are really catching on in SE OK.
"One shot is usually enough..."
18 September 2012, 06:08
CAS IIquote:
Originally posted by PD999:
quote:
Originally posted by Duane Wiebe:
tang dressed down to eliminate the cocking piece slot extending into the grip
Hi Duane, do have any pictures of how it should and shouldn't look like, as I don't quite understand. Presumably that rifle was built by Paul Roberts. Thanks, Peter
I am sure Duane will correct me if I'm wrong, but I think he is talking about blending the rear of the tang down to meet the stock line. What happens is that you end up with a "ramp" of sorts rather than a "gate" that the cocking piece must go through. If the cocking piece is slightly canted when you try to close the bolt, the piece can ride up the "ramp", jamming the bolt something fierce.
See below for a picture of the difference:
Is isn't my picture, I copied it off the web quite a while ago and don't recall whom to credit. Sorry.
18 September 2012, 06:51
MJinesI just returned from an 18 day hunt with the .404 Jeffery that Duane built me. I carried the gun everyday on some long and hot walks. It was carried in the typical "African" carry mode with the stock on your shoulder holding the barrel. Not surprisingly there was a fair amount of wear on the barrel and the floorplate from that method of carry. Initially I worried about it. But as the hunt went on I realized that the rifle was simply developing character and a look and feel of rifle that is not just a work of art but a working tool too. I shot eight trophy animals with it and all but one were taken with a single shot. We shot a number of bait animals with it too, including three impala females out of a one herd. I actually considered not taking the rifle feeling that it was too nice to mess up hunting, what a travesty it would have been to have left it home.
Mike
18 September 2012, 11:02
Equinsu Ochaquote:
I REALLY like the looks of this rifle.
I've seen it posted a few times on here by ya (rightfully proud).
Could you share the specs of this custom build? PM me if you'd prefer.
Thanks!
18 September 2012, 14:15
xile84Its a ruger isnt it? or based on a ruger anyway
18 September 2012, 20:06
M1TankerThanks for the compliments on my rifle. It has been a real pleasure to own and shoot. I am getting 5/8" 5 shot groups using Barnes TTSX's.
Rather than create another huge post here is a link to the rifle build with all the specs and more pics.
http://forums.accuratereloadin...921066901#5921066901
William Berger
True courage is being scared to death but saddling up anyway. - John Wayne
The courageous may not live forever, but the timid do not live at all.
18 September 2012, 20:07
M1Tankerquote:
Originally posted by xile84:
Its a ruger isnt it? or based on a ruger anyway
Winchester M70 Classic
William Berger
True courage is being scared to death but saddling up anyway. - John Wayne
The courageous may not live forever, but the timid do not live at all.
18 September 2012, 20:22
xile84quote:
Originally posted by M1Tanker:
quote:
Originally posted by xile84:
Its a ruger isnt it? or based on a ruger anyway
Winchester M70 Classic
My bad, should have looked closer. Just saw the shiny action and barrel and it just reminded me of ruger. BEAUTIFUL.
19 September 2012, 07:33
PD999quote:
Originally posted by CAS II:
I am sure Duane will correct me if I'm wrong, but I think he is talking about blending the rear of the tang down to meet the stock line.
Thanks CAS II for posting the picture. I still haven't figured it out!
Which one of the two tangs is correctly made? Thanks!
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19 September 2012, 07:39
Sevensquote:
Thanks CAS II for posting the picture. I still haven't figured it out!
Which one of the two tangs is correctly made? Thanks!
The one with the bluing still on it is correct (and unmodified). The action in the white has had the tang filed down to end in a point to be flush with the wood.
Nice rifles everyone, BTW!
19 September 2012, 14:37
Heym SR20To my eye all fine guns need a bit of blood, sweat and general love to make them into something more than just a beautifully made sculpture of walnut and steel. I know of a pair of Halland and Hollands that still service most weekends of the pheasant season, most of bluing worn way and the hands of the stock are concave and smooth - just about all the checkering is worn away. But there is three or four generations and 100 years of history behind them. Once they were brand new and built for the first owner.
I have a couple of nice rifles - a Heym SR20, which is a production rifle, but still of very good quality, and a Combination Gun hand built by Hambrusch in 1974 in Ferlach, which I bought at auction for a song three years ago in pretty much unused condition. The latter would cost the equivalent of a decent car to have built today. Do I use them - of course I do, but I look after them. I make sure they are cleaned before they go away. If it is going to be wet they are given a wipe over with oil before going out. And are carried in a slip until they are needed, particularly if it is a wet day - the gunslip also serves as a shooting rest. To my mind most damage is done getting in and out of vehicles, or being bounced around in a vehicle, particularly a land rover or argo cat. With the Hambrusch I did bang the checkering on a rock when shooting my first stag with it. That was the first blemish on - that hurt, but a quick wipe over with some stock oil, you can hardly see it and those missing diamonds have a story to tell.
And if the woodwork ever gets really bashed, its not that difficult to hve it repaired. Probably my favourite gun is a 410 side by side William Jeffery. Its barrels are pitted, the stock has been brocken at some point and repaired, and the engraving on the action is nicely worn. Do I care - no - its lovely.
