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I finally completed my Whitworth project. It is essentially a semi-customized Interarms Whitworth 375 done in the garage by an amateur. I recontoured the upper tang with a file, glass bedded the barreled action into the original stock, recessed the cross bolt with ebony plugs, added an ebony tip, a new pad and steel grip cap, slimmed the stock a little and applied TruOil. My gunsmith did the checkering, TC1 provided the Kimber/Warne rings and mounts which I shortened.      NRA Life Member, Band of Bubbas Charter Member, PGCA, DRSS. Shoot & hunt with vintage classics. | ||
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Nice Forrest!!! can wait to see it jeffe opinions vary band of bubbas and STC hunting Club Information on Ammoguide about the416AR, 458AR, 470AR, 500AR What is an AR round? Case Drawings 416-458-470AR and 500AR. 476AR, http://www.weaponsmith.com | |||
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That is nice!!! want to see it to. gene Semper Fi WE BAND OF BUBBAS STC Hunting Club | |||
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That looks very nice! I wish my Whitworth had the trigger bow floorplate release. I hope it shoots as well as it looks. Terry -------------------------------------------- Well, other than that Mrs. Lincoln, how was the play? | |||
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WTG Forrest! Well done sir! Beautiful! Rusty We Band of Brothers! DRSS, NRA & SCI Life Member "I am rejoiced at my fate. Do not be uneasy about me, for I am with my friends." ----- David Crockett in his last letter (to his children), January 9th, 1836 "I will never forsake Texas and her cause. I am her son." ----- Jose Antonio Navarro, from Mexican Prison in 1841 "for I have sworn upon the altar of god eternal hostility against every form of tyranny over the mind of man." Thomas Jefferson Declaration of Arbroath April 6, 1320-“. . .It is not for glory, nor riches, nor honours that we are fighting, but for freedom - for that alone, which no honest man gives up but with life itself.” | |||
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Thanks guys, do they allow these at Camp Cooley?? NRA Life Member, Band of Bubbas Charter Member, PGCA, DRSS. Shoot & hunt with vintage classics. | |||
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Very nice, particularly the hand checking.  You could take that rifle anywhere. Thanks. | |||
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fla 3006, that is nice. I too would like to see it. Maybe you could send it to me for a while! Seriously--how does she shoot? Regards--Don | |||
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Jeffe said I could bring mine but after that I'll hide mine in the truck  Semper Fi WE BAND OF BUBBAS STC Hunting Club | |||
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forrest, it's horrible...I thought you were tryin for a Bubbafied rifle... well done! Mike Legistine actu quod scripsi? Never under estimate the internet community's ability to reply to your post with their personal rant about their tangentially related, single occurrence issue.  What I have learned on AR, since 2001: 1. The proper answer to: Where is the best place in town to get a steak dinner? is…You should go to Mel's Diner and get the fried chicken. 2. Big game animals can tell the difference between .015 of an inch in diameter, 15 grains of bullet weight, and 150 fps. 3. There is a difference in the performance of two identical projectiles launched at the same velocity if they came from different cartridges. 4. While a double rifle is the perfect DGR, every 375HH bolt gun needs to be modified to carry at least 5 down. 5. While a floor plate and detachable box magazine both use a mechanical latch, only the floor plate latch is reliable. Disregard the fact that every modern military rifle uses a detachable box magazine. 6. The Remington 700 is unreliable regardless of the fact it is the basis of the USMC M40 sniper rifle for 40+ years with no changes to the receiver or extractor and is the choice of more military and law enforcement sniper units than any other rifle. 7. PF actions are not suitable for a DGR and it is irrelevant that the M1, M14, M16, & AK47 which were designed for hunting men that can shoot back are all PF actions. 8. 95 deg F in Africa is different than 95 deg F in TX or CA and that is why you must worry about ammunition temperature in Africa (even though most safaris take place in winter) but not in TX or in CA. 9. The size of a ding in a gun's finish doesn't matter, what matters is whether it’s a safe ding or not. 10. 1 in a row is a trend, 2 in a row is statistically significant, and 3 in a row is an irrefutable fact. 11. Never buy a WSM or RCM cartridge for a safari rifle or your go to rifle in the USA because if they lose your ammo you can't find replacement ammo but don't worry 280 Rem, 338-06, 35 Whelen, and all Weatherby cartridges abound in Africa and back country stores. 12. A well hit animal can run 75 yds. in the open and suddenly drop with no initial blood trail, but the one I shot from 200 yds. away that ran 10 yds. and disappeared into a thicket and was not found was lost because the bullet penciled thru. I am 100% certain of this even though I have no physical evidence. 13. A 300 Win Mag is a 500 yard elk cartridge but a 308 Win is not a 300 yard elk cartridge even though the same bullet is travelling at the same velocity at those respective distances. | |||
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Amateurs can produce some very fine products.....My congrats to the artists. /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// "Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy, its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery." Winston Churchill | |||
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Forrest, That is one beautiful job. I like the whole package. It's all very well balanced and everything works together. Enjoy shooting it. | |||
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Very nicely done. I think that is a very fine looking rifle, I especially like the ebony plugs to hide the bolts. Frank | |||
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Nice job, Forrest. I expect soon to do some similar work, especially adding an ebony tip after shortening stock a bit. I think I'll leave mine to a smith to make sure all comes out right. Bob | |||
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Thanks gents for the kind words. Bob, I can help you do yours if you'd like. The only thing I can't do is the checkering. Wish mine had a stick like yours. Frank, I almost bid on El Caballero's rifle. The early versions are tough to locate. NRA Life Member, Band of Bubbas Charter Member, PGCA, DRSS. Shoot & hunt with vintage classics. | |||
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It looks great. Love the detailed photos but would you have a full length picture so we can see the overall lines? Thanks, Stu | |||
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Damned good-looking rifle! Excellent job, I especially like the checkering and how you did the tang area. That's something to be proud of indeed. | |||
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Nice job. I can't wait to see it in person. "Experience" is the only class you take where the exam comes before the lesson. | |||
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Forrest, if it ever gets below 90, lets go shoot, looks nice, I can't wait to shoot it. Billy, High in the shoulder (we band of bubbas) | |||
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Looks good Forest. So when are you bring it up here to shoot it?? Hog Killer IGNORE YOUR RIGHTS AND THEY'LL GO AWAY!!! ------------------------------------ We Band of Bubbas & STC Hunting Club, The Whomper Club | |||
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Forrest, A nice "garage" job indeed.  jim if you're too busy to hunt,you're too busy. | |||
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