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Hello all, So lately I've been pondering the idea of making a sheep rifle. There's a Browning A-bolt sitting in the safe in 270 wsm that shoots quarter sized groups at 100 yards. The rifle is wood/blue, but since I have it and since it shoots so well, I was debating turning it into a semi-custom sheep rifle. (I just can't justify getting a new rifle when I have such an accurate rifle in a great caliber for sheep already.) My idea was to have the rifle restocked in a lightweight synthetic stock (maybe a Brown Precision), hopefully shaving off a few ounces, and to have a teflon coating applied to the action and barrel to help protect the rifle from the weather and rust. I intend to have a good gunsmith do all this since I've never done anything like this (don't want to screw something up). I realize for the price of doing all this I could probably get a fairly accurate rifle in S/S, but it seems pointless when this rifle shoots so accuratly. Firstly, does this seem like a viable option for creating a sheep rifle? I realize it probably won't be a 6 pound rifle, but if I can keep it close to 7.5 pounds including scope, that would be fine by me. And secondly, will doing these customizations effect how the rifle shoots? I'd rather just carry the wood around and worry about the metal rusting in exchange for not worring about accuracy. Thanks for your input, ____________________________ If you died tomorrow, what would you have done today ... 2018 Zimbabwe - Tuskless w/ Nengasha Safaris 2011 Mozambique - Buffalo w/ Mashambanzou Safaris | ||
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Al, You might also try to obtain the synthetic stock Browning installed on their 'Stalker' models. I think was a pretty lightweight stock. Changing ANYTHING may affect the rifle's precision, but if you have the time and inclination to tinker with that rifle, have at it!  There are rifles from ULA and Rifles, Inc. that would meet your criteria for weight and accuracy, but they cost upwards of $2500. George  | |||
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Couple of things... 1) Synthetic is not always lighter than wood. 2) What weight are you trying to achieve? 3) You'd be amazed at the difference in scope, rings, and bases weight. 4) How much weight can you get out by hollowing out the butt stock and hogging out portions of the forend... I was told by a wise gunsmith when I asked him if he could get another 3/4 of a pound of my rifle so it could be a good sheep rifle... He said...go to the gym...you'll need to be fit for hunting sheep and the 3/4 of a lb won't matter 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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