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I thought you might like a look at Howard's new 7MM Remington Magnum. It started with an Agentine Action which Mark Stratton surface ground and installed some of his wonderful custom bases. The barrel was ultimately finished by Ray Price, a gem of a gunsmith, who unfortunately is battling Cancer at this time. The stock was done by me from a piece of California English Walnut. It has a skeleton grip cap and inletted swing swivel studs. Jack Belk did some feeding work on the action and contoured the bolt and did a wonderful job. In fact I need to get some shots of the details and add them here. The rust bluing was done by Bill Soverns and he did an admirable job. The barrel evidently was giving him some fits so he enlisted Jim Dubell to work some magic of his own on it. Duplex bluing is going to be big, lol. You might notice one important element missing in the photos. We told Howard he could have ammo or a firing system (aka trigger) but not both. He likes ammo. Go figure. It is just a safety feature for those of us who are going with him and this rifle to Africa. Chic Worthing
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Nice looking rifle Chic. No trigger as a safety feature. Hmmm. I know a couple of gents that would work well for. LOL. - Dan | |||
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Really nice work Chic. If Howard happens to get hit by a bus and you need someone to take it to Africa let me know. Jeff ------------------ | |||
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Very nice work. I like seeing people's projects. | |||
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It's real pretty, but a 1909 wouldn't be my choice for a 7mm Rem Mag. | |||
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GSF, I will tell Howard. Likely he will want to scrap it. | |||
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Chic, Just to help out I think I can probably find a Remington 700 to swap so Howard is not left without a rifle. This will of course be much more suitable for the Remington cartridge. Regards, Bill. | |||
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GSF, The steel in the 1909's had very little carbon in them and as such, heat treating does virtually nothing. Heat treating redistributes the carbon molecules in the steel to create a homogeneous matrix. With low carbon content (akin to mild steel) there is no advantage. Surface hardening does do some good in the bolt lug recesses and on the surfaces of the action. Jack is very familiar with this action and has done some very nice work on it making it feed very nicely, adding some nice touches and doing a great job on the bolt knob, he also added a very nice checkerd panel on top of the bolt stop. A few more pics.
http://www.hunting-pictures.com/members/Customstox2/HR-cu5.jpg http://www.hunting-pictures.com/members/Customstox2/HR-cu6.jpg http://www.hunting-pictures.com/members/Customstox2/HR-cu7.jpg
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