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Progress update with the wood wetted on the rifle I’m building for two purposes, one important. One is to make a respectable sub-4lb walking rifle, and the other is for my kids to start hunting with it. It’s a modern Rook rifle in 5.6x50 Magnum that presently weighs 3.75lbs. Barrel is a McClennan (Canadian, as is the Hagn action), 27” 1-8 twist for 60-80 grainers.       | ||
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Interesting project. Looking forward to see how it progresses. Roger ___________________________ I'm a trophy hunter - until something better comes along. *we band of 45-70ers* | |||
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Wow! Progressing nicely. 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. If you can talk with crowds and keep your virtue, Or walk with Kings - nor lose the common touch... Yours is the Earth and everything that's in it, And - which is more - you'll be a Man, my son! - Rudyard Kipling Life grows grim without senseless indulgence. | |||
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Very nice wood choice and interesting caliber. Life itself is a gift. Live it up if you can. | |||
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Thanks guys, and Cougarz that’s local wood to you, West Coast black walnut. My favourite wood to work, here’s it’s bigger sibling in a No.1 .275 from a previous project. The Rook is being built as a little brother to it.   | |||
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Wow, that is a dramatic piece of wood! Roger ___________________________ I'm a trophy hunter - until something better comes along. *we band of 45-70ers* | |||
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a dream rifle! NRA Life Member Gun Control - A theory espoused by some monumentally stupid people; who claim to believe, against all logic and common sense, that a violent predator who ignores the laws prohibiting them from robbing, raping, kidnapping, torturing and killing their fellow human beings will obey a law telling them that they cannot own a gun. | |||
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Sub 4lbs with a 27 inch barrel wow. what does the barreled action weigh | |||
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About 2 1/2lbs (everything here is very, very small, a silver dollar would cover the side of the receiver), will be interesting to see how the wispy barrel acts harmonically. If it doesn't behave will become a 20” carbine... which I was tempted to do from the get go, but wanted to explore the full blank length ballistics first. | |||
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Lovely! | |||
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Wow! 577 BME 3"500 KILL ALL 358 GREMLIN 404-375 *we band of 45-70ers* (Founder) Single Shot Shooters Society S.S.S.S. (Founder) | |||
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