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My kids are in bed dreaming of Christmas toys. I'll be dreaming about rifles to build on this action...and it's not even mine...yet.  What would you build on this action? ______________________________ "Truth is the daughter of time." Francis Bacon | ||
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275 Rigby. | |||
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.338/06. | |||
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Send it my way and let me think on it a bit. ______________________ Always remember you're unique, just like everyone else. | |||
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Merry Christmas Forrest I'd have to say something like a 9.3x62. | |||
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That or the 10,75x68. I already have enough 9,3x62's in the works, lol.  Aut vincere aut mori | |||
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Forrest, I would do something classic Mauser but unusual - a 9.3x57, 8x60, or 10.75x68 TG | |||
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Maybe something like this...  That bolt handle is a disaster and the barrel is a bit long, but I'd love a 9.3X62 that is somewhat like this. ______________________________ "Truth is the daughter of time." Francis Bacon | |||
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Forrest, you are the master of the understatement. Frank "I don't know what there is about buffalo that frightens me so.....He looks like he hates you personally. He looks like you owe him money." - Robert Ruark, Horn of the Hunter, 1953 NRA Life, SAF Life, CRPA Life, DRSS lite | |||
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I bet I know where to find a few really sweet manlicher blanks. Gotta get some whittling time out of them though.  | |||
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8x60 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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Let it be a surprise and send it here. There's a good chance you won't recognize it when it's done.  _______________________________________________________________________________ This is my rifle, there are many like it but this one is mine. My rifle is my best friend, it is my life. | |||
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.275 Rigby, 7x57, 7mm Mauser, all the same, would be a good cartridge if you wanted a small bore. But, I would build a .404 Jeffery (10.75 x 73) on it. Jeffery introduced the .404 in about 1910, which I think would be perfect for that action. The 416 Rigby in 1911. The H&H came in 1912. I am not sure about the 425 WR. All of these cartridges where invented to use in the M98 style action of the time. A exhibition grade piece of english walnut with the classic English cheek piece and lines along with a leather recoil pad. I would get Dan Pederson to make an all integral barrel. Whatever you do please keep it classic to the period of the time. The 338-06 is a great cartridge, so is some of the other more modern cartridges. It just isn't right to put a Remchester cartridge in a classic action. Jon J. Beagle Rifles & Co., LLC | |||
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Forrest- Do you have any other pics of that long Mannlicher? Looks like it has H&H mounts on it. I asked about them on this forum a couple of months ago am pretty much talked out of making them. BUT...it would be cool to look at soem detailed shots of them on a rifle if you ahve any more pices. As for what to build, here is an idea for you to chew on: Send the action to a gunmaker who is most in tune with what you do and don't like, what you hunt, what your personality is, etc. Give only the bare neccesities of instrucitons (if he really knows you, then he already knows what NOT to do) and a sorta firm "not to exceed" price. Ideally, just give him the budget nomber and nothing else. Mail it to him and say just make me something pretty. I have posted my feelings on art and emotion on this board before. Custom guns are funcitonal art, and art evokes an emotion. For that reason, I feel that a gun worked on by the fewest number of people possible will have the the most emotional impact. That is because when various makers have to explain things to the next artisan, something is always lost in translation. There are also unavoidable emotional losses when the client communicates instructions with the lead maker on a product. It is impossible for two people to feel the same emotion, so the fewer people the better. I know you have a lot of cutom guns, so this may be a different and exciting way to get a really great rifle. I say that because every artist I know really creates for themselves. True, a client commisions work, but the makers are still creating for their own benefit. If you ask an artist if they feel their best work comes from working to exact specifications or working on a personal project, I think 100% of them would say it is best when working to their own desires. For one thing, there is nothing to be lost in translation, as their inner voice is the one calling the shots. Also, they will be more passionate about creating something strictly to their desires and ideas. Just something for you to think about. The main thing is be sure to post pics of the rifle after it is complete. I love seeing pictures of your guns!!! | |||
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Forrest Who built the Rifle pictured? Also, it would be a shame to drill through or buff out those Oberndorf markings. So, for a caliber, I would suggest whatever caliber you need (but do not already have) to hunt whatever it is you would (will) hunt with open sights like cape buffalo, elephant, or brown bear in the big stuff, or whatever you don't already have in a smaller caliber for dense woods hunting of elk or deer or pigs, etc. looking forward to seeing the stick of wood you choose for it. | |||
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Forrest I would opt for a 6.5x57.  Doug Humbarger NRA Life member Tonkin Gulf Yacht Club 72'73. Yankee Station Try to look unimportant. Your enemy might be low on ammo. | |||
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I don't believe in putting the cart before the horse, so any cartridge available in 1910 would be outstanding.  (Frankly, if they stopped inventing cartridges in 1910, we would still be having no problem taking the world's game).You can't ruin that receiver ring, so your options are: Iron Sights Side Mount Front ring on the barrel If the charging hump is still intact, you will probably not want to ruin that as well. | |||
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9,3x64 or 10.75x68.. with a quarterrib. then make the rear bridge and back of the quarter rib the scope bases.... bolt handle is always users choice... $300 piece of qsawn turkish .. or 800, or 1200, just perfect grain an oberndorf 1910 WILL require heat treat this morning, i would do a type A clone, in 10,75 with a a stepped barrel and qrib ... clean, trim, traditional, and light 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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Something like this but without the quarter rib and with a longer barrel, same length stock, like the african specials. 9.3x62 or larger. | |||
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What would you build? Russell's '08 Christmas present Forrest! That one is easy... I'll even let you pick the caliber! On the plains of hesitation lie the bleached bones of ten thousand, who on the dawn of victory lay down their weary heads resting, and there resting, died. If you can talk with crowds and keep your virtue, Or walk with Kings - nor lose the common touch... Yours is the Earth and everything that's in it, And - which is more - you'll be a Man, my son! - Rudyard Kipling Life grows grim without senseless indulgence. | |||
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.30-06. A timeless American classic.... MKane160 You can always make more money, you can never make more time...........LLYWD. Have you signed your donor card yet? | |||
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I would build a .404 in the Jeffery style, with a classic British stock and an island mounted five leaved rear sight. That baby is so pretty, I might even send it to London for proofing! As KurtC says, you don't want to put a scope mount on that receiver ring. I will add that neither should those holy runes be covered in any way. No scope for that one. So just go with an iron sighted heavy medium bore and stalk in close. Mike Wilderness is my cathedral, and hunting is my prayer. | |||
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Is it in a vise in Duane's shop? Butch | |||
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Long barrel 7x64mm. Short barrel/mannlicher 7x57. rich | |||
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I also have a pre WWI Orberndorf action. I want to do something good with it, as it has a certain amount of dignity. 257 Roberts? 338-06? | |||
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My vote is for a 10.75x68 or 404J, iron sighted. Keith IGNORE YOUR RIGHTS AND THEY'LL GO AWAY!!! ------------------------------------ We Band of Bubbas & STC Hunting Club, The Whomper Club | |||
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Forrest, Send it to Duane and tell him to build something and surprise YOU. We all know he will create a rifle that will be a treasure. | |||
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That's easy, an 8x57, one fine cartridge. | |||
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Ditto the bolt handle and rib. I don't care for an express style rib on a full-stock rifle. Kinda like baja tires on a Corvette. But the long barrel is kinda intriguing; just a touch too long to work right for me. But there is something there.... "Experience" is the only class you take where the exam comes before the lesson. | |||
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7x64 s&h go big or go home ........ DSC-- Life Member NRA--Life member DRSS--9.3x74 r Chapuis | |||
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If you where a German veteran of the WWI and had plans of settling on the dark continent to live out the rest of your day's as an ex-patriot growing crops and drinking beer after the war. You would probably be at your gunsmith's right now asking him to convert this rifle over to the new 9.3 X 62 everybody is talking about. Pretty cool when you think about it. For me it would be a nice open sight gun with as much European old world styling as I could handle. Terry -------------------------------------------- Well, other than that Mrs. Lincoln, how was the play? | |||
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The action is a stripped receiver that Duane Wiebe said he found in the bottom of his tool box. I guess we all need to go clean out our tool boxes and see what's hiding there. I think this is an ultra-cool action but I won't talk Duane out of it. It is fun to dream about though. He has a 9.3X62 in mind for himself and this would be a perfect action for him to use. I'll build a 9.3X62 one day and it'll be a full-stocked rifle with a barrel about 20-21" long. If I were using this 1910 Mauser, I'd use clawmounts and a scope long enough to install the front foot on the barrel just ahead of the receiver ring. I have a beautiful 416 barrel that's just waiting for an action so that I can build another 416 Rigby. If that barrel were a .423, I'd build a 404 Jeffery on this action and scope it with clawmounts as described above. The rifle in the photo is an Asprey rifle on the Cabela's website. I just checked and the description says this rifle has a 25" bbl. That's an awfully long barrel to put on a full-stocked sporter. It's nice but it wouldn't be worth $28K to me - not by a long shot. More photos are here: http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/content/community/gun...17_asprey375_dun.jsp ______________________________ "Truth is the daughter of time." Francis Bacon | |||
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The Mauser actions prior to the mid-twenties were a bit "softer" than those made later. For this reason I'd limit myself to a classic Mauser cartridge, and although I love the 9.3x62, I load to a level that I would not attempt in an action of that era. I'd go with 7x57 which is a wonderful cartridge, classic Mauser, and a good hunting round. As someone else suggested, the 6.5 Swede would be another candidate. But I'd stay away from any magnum cartridges and those "classics" we load hotter today than in yesteryear (30-06, 9.3x62, 270Win, etc.) Kudude | |||
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That's silly when you could just have the action "heat treated" and it would withstand modern loads easily. | |||
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I like the older obscure cartridges, so that being said I would go for 256 newton, or the 375/400 express {9.5 mannmlicher}. | |||
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The 425 Westley Richards was introduced in 1909. Seems like the perfect cartridge for a 1910 action. .435 inch bullet diameter, 410 grains at 2,350 fps for 5,000 ft/lbs. Also a good opportunity to let Duane prove that this cartridge can feed just fine when the gunsmith knows what he's doing. _________________________________ AR, where the hopeless, hysterical hypochondriacs of history become the nattering nabobs of negativisim. | |||
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-or an 8mm, as above. It would be a crime to cover that receiver ring. A nice trim receiver sight would get a bit of the cartridges' potential back in a woodsey stalking rifle configuration. | |||
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 This being my personal favorite... an option on Husqvarna rifles back in the day. "Experience" is the only class you take where the exam comes before the lesson. | |||
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