Attached are some photos of my rifle Duane is working on. The illustration shows generally what I wanted the rifle to look like. I'll try to post more images as time goes.










I screwed up the rear bridge, sorry Duane!

Looks pretty nice to me. Am I correct that the rear bridge is welded on? If so, does the receiver need to be re-heat treated?

It probably wouldn't hurt and its not expensive.

Really nice stick of wood, and perfectly laid out, something that is often overlooked these days, too much eye candy these days at the risk of stability IMO, but to each his own.

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Originally posted by drhall762:
Looks pretty nice to me. Am I correct that the rear bridge is welded on? If so, does the receiver need to be re-heat treated?

Dave,

The rear bridge is welded on, as for the heat treat part I do not know.
I'll let the pros comment on that.

What receiver ? If typical case hardened steel it should be tempered twice [ right after welding ! ] to prevent cracking.

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Originally posted by Atkinson:

Really nice stick of wood, and perfectly laid out, something that is often overlooked these days, too much eye candy these days at the risk of stability IMO, but to each his own.

Thanks Ray,

Duane and I discussed the layout of a few blanks before picking this one.

I relied on his input for a blank with the correct layout. I didn't want anything real flashy,I'm pretty happy with it.

Is the front sight going to he a folding hood H&H style? What about rear sight? See none on the drawing; a removeable peep?

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Originally posted by BaxterB:
Is the front sight going to he a folding hood H&H style?

Correct, this is what I had in mind

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Originally posted by Duane Wiebe (CG&R):
With this project the bridge is gerting pretty crowded. I'm going to make a folding peep that wlll fit under the Talley ring....amd that's gtting pretty crowded too!

Please post the photos of your folding peep sight!

Question for you Duane. Is there or how practical would a swivel peep be? Two aperture sizes depending on need without having to screw multi diameters in. One size for the bush and one for open field. I dub thee the Safari Double Peep. Or Safari Swivel Peep?

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Please post the photos of your folding peep sight!

Indeed!

Odyssey:

I love that style of front sight. Favorite of them all. I'd scallop the ramp, but don't want to make to much work for Duane!

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Baxter...how thoughtful of you! HAR!

HA!

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Originally posted by odyssey:

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Originally posted by BaxterB:
Is the front sight going to he a folding hood H&H style?

Correct, this is what I had in mind

Duane did that front sight on my .404J. Very pleased.

http://forums.accuratereloadin...521/m/1191030271/p/2

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Originally posted by MJines:

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Originally posted by odyssey:

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Originally posted by BaxterB:
Is the front sight going to he a folding hood H&H style?

Correct, this is what I had in mind

Duane did that front sight on my .404J. Very pleased.

http://forums.accuratereloadin...521/m/1191030271/p/2

Yup, your rifle is actually what pushed me over the edge on that sight. I saw that when planning mine. Very nice!

The stock blank really is nice, perfect grain flow, lots of contrasting stripes, just the right amount of bling. Mind if I ask who the supplier was?

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Originally posted by fla3006:
The stock blank really is nice, perfect grain flow, lots of contrasting stripes, just the right amount of bling. Mind if I ask who the supplier was?

Sure thing, I got it from Roger Vardy.
http://rogervardystockwood.com

I've bought a lot of blanks from Roger. He has top notch wood.

I look forward to watching this project come together...

I alwaysnlike looking at Duane's work. But it took a month to drill one peep hole?

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Originally posted by odyssey:

Very nice!

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Originally posted by J_Zola:
I alwaysnlike looking at Duane's work. But it took a month to drill one peep hole?

Haha Na, Duane sent this awhile ago. I've been pretty busy.

Do we get to see a photo of the finished product?

Kablewee would have a stroke.

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Originally posted by odyssey:

Now that's really nice.

Nice set up for irons and the lack of barrel mounted irons is good, so often you see barrel mounted irons and a peep, that's pure clutter and the peep sight is worthless, keep the barrel clean and use the peep..

Custom wood and metal must be kept clean and uncomplicated on a nice DG rifle like the 9.3x62 and up. My personal guns are built for iron sights, and I have no problem with using a scope on them, never has caused a miss that I know of.

This one is going to be a dandy..

Below are some image updates of the build

That is a nice piece of wood. It strikes a great balance between being nicely figured without being overdone. A piece of wood that is consistent with the types of wood used on the old English bolt guns. Well done.

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Originally posted by MJines:
That is a nice piece of wood. It strikes a great balance between being nicely figured without being overdone. A piece of wood that is consistent with the types of wood used on the old English bolt guns. Well done.

Thank you MJines,

That is exactly what I had in mind when I was looking at blanks. I wanted something that looked nice but not flashy.

The curved steel butt plate might be high style but it's really going to hurt recoil wise!

The 9.3 is a big caliber shooting a heavy bullet.

It needs a recoil pad instead.



A slip on pad would protect that fine stock and soften the recoil.

Some ideas need to be explored on how to do this.

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Originally posted by Savage_99:
The curved steel butt plate might be high style but it's really going to hurt recoil wise!

The 9.3 is a big caliber shooting a heavy bullet.

It needs a recoil pad instead.



A slip on pad would protect that fine stock and soften the recoil.

Some ideas need to be explored on how to do this.

I call BS on this one. My own 9,3x64 weighs less than 8 lbs scoped and does not have a recoil pad. It does not hurt to shoot. Proper stock design and fitment contribute greatly to perceived or maybe lack of perceived recoil.

You say: "Proper stock design"!

I was waiting for a response that defended that stock.

Just look at the drop at the heel. That comb is going to hammer someones face.

I have a rifle with such a steel butt plate in 7mm RM and it hurts. I put a slip on pad on it at the range.

"That comb is going to hammer someones face."

I'd be happy to let it hammer my face for years to come.

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Originally posted by ForrestB:
"That comb is going to hammer someones face."

I'd be happy to let it hammer my face for years to come.

ForrestB,

I see you're in Houston. When it's complete you're welcome to give it a try.

Jason

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Originally posted by z1r:
I call BS on this one. My own 9,3x64 weighs less than 8 lbs scoped and does not have a recoil pad. It does not hurt to shoot. Proper stock design and fitment contribute greatly to perceived or maybe lack of perceived recoil.

Yup

That is an absosmurfly gorgeous piece of wood!!!

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Originally posted by ForrestB:
"That comb is going to hammer someones face."

I'd be happy to let it hammer my face for years to come.

+1

once you sight it in, how many times will you fire it, other than hunting? One round per animal if you are a good shot.

I know my 9.3X62 is a somewhat smaller cartridge, but it is very pleasant to shoot.

Gorgeous, beautiful, lovely, outstanding. Mine kicks, but I would rather be kicked by this beauty. Slip on pad---if you must, but only at the range!