Jim,

Have you posted your "JimSquare" rifle specs? I'm in the decision process with my 1999 LA right now. It's either .375 H&H or .458 Lott, although I may break down and get another action for a matched set. "Reliable working rifle" is right at the top of the spec sheet for either caliber in my book.

Mike

Mike,

The specification is actually pretty simple, the work that goes into the proper assembly of good parts ensures a reliable rifle. Since this is a PH's working-grade stopping rifle it is a .458, and the Lott version of that cartridge is now the factory standard. The action obviously is the M99, and the barrels are Lothar-Walther. These are iron-sighted rifles, and the sights are Jim Brockman's Gen III post front and ghost ring rear. The stock is also by Jim Brockman, here his laminated wood stock. The pattern of the stock is derived from a "best" English magazine rifle.

Questions?

jim

ToddJ., I've called a few times and Dan has told me that they have a few LH long Mag samples for mold verification and assembly testing. I feel it in my bones that the time will soon arrive that we will have our actions. I am going to squirt Flitz on the rails and open-close the bolt a million times until it slides like an ice cube on warm glass. Mine's stainless and will look great with my pool cue-sized barrel. Then we must find a responsible gunsmith to put it together.

from Cory at MRC and he says that the first batch of left handed, stainless, short actions were being assembled in the shop this week and should be shipping "soon".

Per Jeff Sipe at MRC 8/2/04, we have been somewhat misled. The LH long actions are NOT at MRC waiting to be assembled because they do not have all of the receivers machined. He said they have most of the bolts. He also said the LH chrome moly actions are being machined now and the stainless will follow. The supplier who was doing the bottom metal bailed out/went belly up and they had to secure a new supplier. He said the absolute earliest date for the bottom metal to be ready for the stainless actions would be two weeks, but he was not very positive on this. It will probably be 3-5 weeks minimum before the LH long actions are ready to ship. The bottom metal has been the biggest problem all along. He said very small runs of LH shorts and longs had been done, and this is the reason for some of the confusion. If you haven't already received an action, then you were not part of the small run recipients.

Thanks for the update, sambubba.

My CM left hand short action was sent over to Serengeti about 3 weeks ago for fitting. It was then sent to an MCR gunsmith to polish the action and raceways.
Serengeti told me it'd be 12 weeks for them to get the stock done.
I have been intouch with both MCR and Serengeti via e-mail, both companies have been good with letting me know what's happening.

Who is MCR?

jim, that sounds like a good serviceable and affordable rifle. Congratulations, hope it is very succesful for you.

Chic,

Thanks for the pat on the back! Jim Brockman I think should get the credit for his ability to do quality work that goes into the "JimSquare Rifle".

The business side of all this is interesting too. I have incorporated in Washington, and my plan is to work with outfitters so they can bankroll the purchase of rifles for their staff members. For example if they give me a hunt to sell I can sell the hunt and provide a rifle.

jim

That sounds like a good way to supply rifles at virtually no cost to the outfitter. It also gets your product in front of a lot of customers who might otherwise not see them.

Assume your weather is beautiful in SD. I was up at Lake Chelan last weekend. Unfortunately, there are some serious fires underway. Our cabin is in the path, so we are keeping our fingers crossed.