My gunsmith is working on a new build for me: 6.5x55 Swedish, which is being built off a Winchester Pre 64 action. The wood is Franquette. I have never heard of it before but from what I gather, it is a type of walnut known for being real dense and strong that has a good grain pattern. I have heard that some people refer to Franquette as a "special" piece of wood. Barrel is from Douglas. Plan to shoot 130-140 gr bullets with this thing. Also was able to get my hands on an original Winchester Pre 64 butt plate to match it. Check out the metal work on the rear tang. My 'smith was finally able to get it to the range to make sure it shot. Barrel will have 6.5x55 SE engraved on it and my sons initials will be on the grip cap. Now, just need to get the barrel and grip cap to the engraver, blue it, then have it polished again before it is ready for pickup.
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Originally posted by theback40: Wow. Did it checker well?
From what I was told this didn't give him any issues at all. A friend of mine is having him do Claro and it is giving him all kinds of problems with the checkering. From what he tells me, the more dense the wood, the easier it is to work with.
Posts: 684 | Location: Texas, USA | Registered: 10 March 2017
I was asked if the scope height was okay from the looks of the photos. My stock maker told me there was no reason to get with a lower set of rings. His custom machined those talley bases to a shorter height than factory specs, in order to compensate for the higher rings.
Posts: 684 | Location: Texas, USA | Registered: 10 March 2017
