Put up pics of your hunting rifles, especially turnbolts...

Unlicensed Dremel · June 1, 2014, 06:28 PM

I did a search and couldn't find this topic, so hope it's not a repeat.

Let's see your hunting rifles - rimfire, centerfire, any action type, but in particularly I want to see the turnbolts out there.

Thanks.

Here's a semi-custom on a Rem 700 in 7mm RSAUM with Lawson cochise stock. Sightron S2 4.5-14x40mm AO. Desert rifle.

FrankenMauser · June 1, 2014, 07:21 PM

How 'bout "The Flamer"? ....

Rollmarked as a Mossberg 800BSM in .243 Win, but research indicated that it was actually the factory prototype for their "Scoped Police" model that never made it into production before the bankruptcy.

Unlicensed Dremel · June 1, 2014, 07:27 PM

Oh that is just righteous!

9x19 · June 1, 2014, 10:09 PM

How about an old rifle... Springfield 840 in .30/30:

armoredman · June 1, 2014, 11:59 PM

Not as odd as that pink tiger striped job above,(never lose that one, amigo), but here is my 'yote gun...or will be when I get out to hunt coyotes.

Started off life as a CZ 527M in 7.62x39mm, then met a custom gunsmith in Mesa who built the stock, (complete with spare mag holder), from scratch for me, bedded and pillared. Fun little carbine - I call it the 527 CSR, for Camp/Scout Rifle.

tdoyka · June 2, 2014, 12:27 AM

20 vartarg

270 win

they are not bolts, but what the heck!!! the 20vt also has a 6.5 creedmoor barrel to it.

jmr40 · June 2, 2014, 06:12 AM

Winchester 70 EW, 308. McMillan Edge stock. 7 1/4 lbs as it sets

Interarms MK-X 338-06 custom. Unknown stock, but I'm guessing Brown Precision. Bought this one used. 7 3/4 lbs

Winchester 70, SS Classic Feathweight 30-06, McMillan Edge. 7 1/4 lbs

Kimber 84M, 308, 5 lbs 14 oz

Winchester 70 FWT XTR from the early 1980's. 8 lbs.

Unlicensed Dremel · June 2, 2014, 09:11 AM

jmr40, I'm so very jealous and impressed - love those. What's the chambering of that last one? And can you just edit to add the optics's descriptions? Thanks. jmr, if you ever get in the selling mood, please holler. That Winchester / McMillan .30-'06 is just the shiz-nizzle - I'm not worthy!!

Armored man, if you ever sell that CZ, PLEASE let me know - I love that stock - is it possible to put me in touch with whomever made it?

9x19, kiss principle - love it.

Here is an assortment from a few months ago. Holler for more details, but bottom to top, T/C Icon Classic 24" bbl .30'-06 (Nikon Monarch UCC 2-8x32), Custom engraved Mauser 98 23.5" bbl in .280 AI (Elite 6500 2.5-16x50 SF), semi-customized Wby Mk V Ultra Lightweight in .280 rem with 22.25" bbl (Elite 4200 2.5-10x40), Win 70 FW SS .243 win 22" bbl (also Elite 4200 2.5-10x40), Win 70 FW Coyote threaded 24" .243 win (SWFA SS 20x42), Wby Vanguard Sub-MOA Varminter .223 rem 22" bbl (Centerpoint 4-14x40 - crap scope), CZ 453 Varmint .17 HMR 20.5" bbl (Sightron S2 4.5-14x42), & Savage Cub .22lr 16" bbl (Hawke MAP 3x32 crossbow scope). Top/Last 3 are now gone (but largely replaced).

And here is a "turnbolt" muzzleloader (Knight's original DISC in .50 cal, cut to 19.5"), with one of my Strothers:

FrankenMauser · June 2, 2014, 07:29 PM

I don't seem to have a better photo of this rifle....

Ruger 77 Mk II "Sporter", .270 Win, Timney trigger, Leupold VX-3 3.5-10x40mm, Harris Model H bipod, and an old leather sling that my father loaned me about 15 years ago....
It sure doesn't look like it, but that rifle weighs almost 13 lbs, as it sits in the photo. ...and removing the bipod doesn't save much weight. It's a heavy beast.

Not a morsel of meat damaged. She was tasty!

riche · June 2, 2014, 08:47 PM

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Here's my Remington 700ADL collection T-B; 270, 30-06, 243, 308, and 223. The bottom 3 are now back at Remington for the recall, probably won't see them again for months.:

armoredman · June 2, 2014, 08:49 PM

Unlicensed Dremel, he's a gunsmith in Mesa Arizona.

Sorry, not planning on selling THAT rifle, not for the foreseeable future.

Nice stuff, sirs!

Unlicensed Dremel · June 3, 2014, 07:57 AM

Hey riche, on the recall, Rem says not to try to fix it yourself, but wouldn't it be pretty easy to do so with a little acetone to remove bonding agent? Just wondering.

Picher · June 3, 2014, 03:32 PM

Here are a few of my bolt actions:

Left to right:

Rem 700 Light Varmint Stainless Fluted .223 Rem;
Rem 700 ADL (1980's) With PAC-NOR .243 Win BBL;
Rem 581 .22LR With Fajen Thumbhole, Lilja Barrel, Single-shot adaptor;
Rem 700 BDL Stainless 270 Win, with Stocky's Stock Deluxe;
Tikka 595 .223 Rem, with 6 round mag.

All rifles have been either glass bedded and/or pillar bedded and shoot sub-MOA.

riche · June 3, 2014, 03:58 PM

Unliscenced Dremel, Perhaps, but then it would of voided any warranty left on the rifles. I also could of done what many others have done and bought Timney triggers, which would of run about $125.00 ea. Nope, I'm confident Remington will make repairs and everything will be fine. However, I'm sure its going to be awhile before those guns are returned, a long while.

Brian Pfleuger · June 3, 2014, 04:37 PM

My least expensive gun and optic combination that is also my favorite and most accurate... Ruger M77 MkII in .204Ruger with a Mueller Eradictor 8.5-25:

My custom Savage 11, which began life as a .270WSM and is now a .243AI, wearing a Minox ZA5 4-20x:

Encore Pro Hunter handgun (ok fine! It's not a rifle... but it shoots a rifle catridge. 7mm-08, wears a Burris 3-12x:

taylorce1 · June 3, 2014, 06:28 PM

Stainless Steel M70's light weight Hunters

Kevin Weaver built M70 Classic .338-06, 24" Pac-Nor 3 grove barrel #3 contour, McMillan Hunters Edge stock. Leupold VX3 2.5-8X36 B&C reticle, Talley LWT mounts. Rifle weighs 8 lbs 9 oz with six rounds down and Allen nylon speed sling.

M70 Classic FWT in .30-06, McMillan Hunters Edge stock with blind mag. Leupold Vari-X III 2.5-8X36 scope (3-9 VXII in picture) in Talley LWT mounts. Rifle weighs 7lbs 1 oz with five rounds down (lost a round removing the floor plate) and Allen speed sling.

M70 Extreme Weather .270 Win, McMillan Winchester FWT stock Edge fill. Leupold 3.5-10X40 CDS in Talley LWT mounts. Rifle weighs 7 lbs 13 oz with six rounds down and Allen speed sling.

More rifles later.

markallen · June 3, 2014, 07:04 PM

Not a very good photo but here is my squirrel gun.

1936 Remington P-41 TargetMaster.

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trigger643 · June 4, 2014, 05:08 AM

taylorce1 · June 4, 2014, 08:11 AM

trigger643 is that a pre 64 M70 .264 Win Mag? Nice rifle for sure.

Unlicensed Dremel · June 4, 2014, 08:17 AM

Very nice, gents.

Picher, love that Rem 581 & the Rem 700 with Stocky's stock.

taylorce and jmr40, you guys definitely have similar tastes (twins separated at birth?), and it happens to be great taste, IMO. In fact, jmr's .30-'06 and taylor's .270 are very similar Win 70s (except taylor's fluted bbl). Suddenly I want that exact rifle except in .280 or an SA in .260. Again, let me know if y'all get in the selling mood.

jmr, your listed weights are unloaded but with scope, right? taylorce, do you know the weights unloaded?

How does Kimber get their rifles so light?

Frankenmauser, looks like good eats - how far was the shot?

YARDDOG(1) · June 4, 2014, 08:52 AM

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Only pics I have at moment ; ) PS Hard to see rifle
Y/D

McShooty · June 4, 2014, 12:52 PM

Two .30-40 Krags. Top is a Ruger No. 3. Bottom is a Krag-Jorgensen Model 1896 with a Fajens sporter stock and a Williams FP aperture sight.

Wyosmith · June 4, 2014, 01:43 PM

Every rifle I hunt with is a hunting rifle.

My favorite rifle to hunt with for the fun of hunting is a flintlock of the 1760 Christian Springs style.

But if time is short and I need meat I usually grab my 270, my 375H&H or my AR-15 in 6.8.

jmr40 · June 4, 2014, 01:49 PM

I'm generally a practical person and prefer synthetic to wood. 99.99% of the wood I see is nothing special really. I just don't see how anyone could get all teary eyed over a cheap piece of hardwood or even plain walnut, but some do. But the wood on that Flintlock is worth the effort. Beautiful.

Picher · June 4, 2014, 02:56 PM

Unlicensed Dremel: You have some very nice rifles also.

My busiest rifle these days is the Rem 700 Light Varmint SF, .223 Rem. I'm finding some loads that work well in it, but they're not the same ones the Tikka 595 loves. It seems to like Sierra 55 grain bullets more than the 50 grain Hornady SPs that work so well in the Tikka.

June 1, 2014, 07:21 PM	#2
FrankenMauser Senior Member Join Date: August 25, 2008 Location: In the valley above the plain Posts: 13,424	How 'bout "The Flamer"? .... Rollmarked as a Mossberg 800BSM in .243 Win, but research indicated that it was actually the factory prototype for their "Scoped Police" model that never made it into production before the bankruptcy. __________________ Don't even try it. It's even worse than the internet would lead you to believe.

June 1, 2014, 10:09 PM	#4
9x19 Senior Member Join Date: October 15, 1998 Location: Sherman, TX USA Posts: 3,750	How about an old rifle... Springfield 840 in .30/30: __________________ Make mine lean, mean, and 9x19!

June 2, 2014, 07:29 PM	#9
FrankenMauser Senior Member Join Date: August 25, 2008 Location: In the valley above the plain Posts: 13,424	I don't seem to have a better photo of this rifle.... Ruger 77 Mk II "Sporter", .270 Win, Timney trigger, Leupold VX-3 3.5-10x40mm, Harris Model H bipod, and an old leather sling that my father loaned me about 15 years ago.... It sure doesn't look like it, but that rifle weighs almost 13 lbs, as it sits in the photo. ...and removing the bipod doesn't save much weight. It's a heavy beast. Not a morsel of meat damaged. She was tasty! __________________ Don't even try it. It's even worse than the internet would lead you to believe.

June 3, 2014, 06:28 PM	#16
taylorce1 Senior Member Join Date: November 18, 2005 Location: On the Santa Fe Trail Posts: 8,242	Stainless Steel M70's light weight Hunters Kevin Weaver built M70 Classic .338-06, 24" Pac-Nor 3 grove barrel #3 contour, McMillan Hunters Edge stock. Leupold VX3 2.5-8X36 B&C reticle, Talley LWT mounts. Rifle weighs 8 lbs 9 oz with six rounds down and Allen nylon speed sling. M70 Classic FWT in .30-06, McMillan Hunters Edge stock with blind mag. Leupold Vari-X III 2.5-8X36 scope (3-9 VXII in picture) in Talley LWT mounts. Rifle weighs 7lbs 1 oz with five rounds down (lost a round removing the floor plate) and Allen speed sling. M70 Extreme Weather .270 Win, McMillan Winchester FWT stock Edge fill. Leupold 3.5-10X40 CDS in Talley LWT mounts. Rifle weighs 7 lbs 13 oz with six rounds down and Allen speed sling. More rifles later. __________________ NRA Life Member Last edited by taylorce1; June 3, 2014 at 06:34 PM.

June 3, 2014, 07:04 PM	#17
markallen Senior Member Join Date: October 4, 2008 Location: N E Ohio Posts: 221	Not a very good photo but here is my squirrel gun. 1936 Remington P-41 TargetMaster. [IMG][/IMG] __________________ Don't do anything Stupid. And don't let Stupid do anything to you.

June 1, 2014, 07:27 PM	#3
Unlicensed Dremel Junior member Join Date: February 13, 2014 Location: Flathead Valley, MT Posts: 2,187	Oh that is just righteous!

June 1, 2014, 11:59 PM	#5
armoredman Senior Member Join Date: May 22, 2007 Location: Arizona Posts: 5,297	Not as odd as that pink tiger striped job above,(never lose that one, amigo), but here is my 'yote gun...or will be when I get out to hunt coyotes. Started off life as a CZ 527M in 7.62x39mm, then met a custom gunsmith in Mesa who built the stock, (complete with spare mag holder), from scratch for me, bedded and pillared. Fun little carbine - I call it the 527 CSR, for Camp/Scout Rifle.

June 2, 2014, 12:27 AM	#6
tdoyka Senior Member Join Date: October 3, 2013 Location: windber, pa Posts: 300	20 vartarg 270 win they are not bolts, but what the heck!!! the 20vt also has a 6.5 creedmoor barrel to it.

June 2, 2014, 06:12 AM	#7
jmr40 Senior Member Join Date: June 15, 2008 Location: Georgia Posts: 10,805	Winchester 70 EW, 308. McMillan Edge stock. 7 1/4 lbs as it sets Interarms MK-X 338-06 custom. Unknown stock, but I'm guessing Brown Precision. Bought this one used. 7 3/4 lbs Winchester 70, SS Classic Feathweight 30-06, McMillan Edge. 7 1/4 lbs Kimber 84M, 308, 5 lbs 14 oz Winchester 70 FWT XTR from the early 1980's. 8 lbs.

June 2, 2014, 08:47 PM	#10
riche Member Join Date: April 10, 2011 Location: upstate new york near the adirondacks Posts: 48	http:// Here's my Remington 700ADL collection T-B; 270, 30-06, 243, 308, and 223. The bottom 3 are now back at Remington for the recall, probably won't see them again for months.:

June 2, 2014, 08:49 PM	#11
armoredman Senior Member Join Date: May 22, 2007 Location: Arizona Posts: 5,297	Unlicensed Dremel, he's a gunsmith in Mesa Arizona. Sorry, not planning on selling THAT rifle, not for the foreseeable future. Nice stuff, sirs!

June 3, 2014, 07:57 AM	#12
Unlicensed Dremel Junior member Join Date: February 13, 2014 Location: Flathead Valley, MT Posts: 2,187	Hey riche, on the recall, Rem says not to try to fix it yourself, but wouldn't it be pretty easy to do so with a little acetone to remove bonding agent? Just wondering.

June 3, 2014, 03:58 PM	#14
riche Member Join Date: April 10, 2011 Location: upstate new york near the adirondacks Posts: 48	Unliscenced Dremel, Perhaps, but then it would of voided any warranty left on the rifles. I also could of done what many others have done and bought Timney triggers, which would of run about $125.00 ea. Nope, I'm confident Remington will make repairs and everything will be fine. However, I'm sure its going to be awhile before those guns are returned, a long while.

June 4, 2014, 05:08 AM	#18
trigger643 Senior Member Join Date: April 22, 2011 Posts: 322

June 4, 2014, 08:11 AM	#19
taylorce1 Senior Member Join Date: November 18, 2005 Location: On the Santa Fe Trail Posts: 8,242	trigger643 is that a pre 64 M70 .264 Win Mag? Nice rifle for sure. __________________ NRA Life Member

June 4, 2014, 08:17 AM	#20
Unlicensed Dremel Junior member Join Date: February 13, 2014 Location: Flathead Valley, MT Posts: 2,187	Very nice, gents. Picher, love that Rem 581 & the Rem 700 with Stocky's stock. taylorce and jmr40, you guys definitely have similar tastes (twins separated at birth?), and it happens to be great taste, IMO. In fact, jmr's .30-'06 and taylor's .270 are very similar Win 70s (except taylor's fluted bbl). Suddenly I want that exact rifle except in .280 or an SA in .260. Again, let me know if y'all get in the selling mood. jmr, your listed weights are unloaded but with scope, right? taylorce, do you know the weights unloaded? How does Kimber get their rifles so light? Frankenmauser, looks like good eats - how far was the shot? Last edited by Unlicensed Dremel; June 4, 2014 at 08:48 AM.

June 4, 2014, 08:52 AM	#21
YARDDOG(1) Senior Member Join Date: October 24, 2008 Location: GATOR COUNTRY HA HA HA! Posts: 721	th_019-Copy_zps155c8bb6.jpg Only pics I have at moment ; ) PS Hard to see rifle Y/D __________________ There's a GATOR in the bushes & She's Callin my name >Molly Hatchett<

June 4, 2014, 12:52 PM	#22
McShooty Senior Member Join Date: January 4, 2012 Location: Northern Missouri Posts: 480	Two .30-40 Krags. Top is a Ruger No. 3. Bottom is a Krag-Jorgensen Model 1896 with a Fajens sporter stock and a Williams FP aperture sight.

June 4, 2014, 01:43 PM	#23
Wyosmith Senior Member Join Date: December 29, 2010 Location: Shoshoni Wyoming Posts: 2,713	Every rifle I hunt with is a hunting rifle. My favorite rifle to hunt with for the fun of hunting is a flintlock of the 1760 Christian Springs style. But if time is short and I need meat I usually grab my 270, my 375H&H or my AR-15 in 6.8.

June 4, 2014, 01:49 PM	#24
jmr40 Senior Member Join Date: June 15, 2008 Location: Georgia Posts: 10,805	I'm generally a practical person and prefer synthetic to wood. 99.99% of the wood I see is nothing special really. I just don't see how anyone could get all teary eyed over a cheap piece of hardwood or even plain walnut, but some do. But the wood on that Flintlock is worth the effort. Beautiful.

June 4, 2014, 02:56 PM	#25
Picher Senior Member Join Date: December 14, 2004 Location: Maine Posts: 3,694	Unlicensed Dremel: You have some very nice rifles also. My busiest rifle these days is the Rem 700 Light Varmint SF, .223 Rem. I'm finding some loads that work well in it, but they're not the same ones the Tikka 595 loves. It seems to like Sierra 55 grain bullets more than the 50 grain Hornady SPs that work so well in the Tikka.