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Q: barrel band slings on custom rifles?
i like the barrel band slings seen on the classic safari rifles,i am at this time building custom hunting rifles out of the 91and 95 Mauser’s and the carcano rifle. dose anyone know where i can find these type of barrel bands for these rifles?
A: Midway USA has some barrel band parts but I dont know if they are of the type that work for you.
Q: where can i find rifle parts at a reasonable price to build a custom coyote hunting semi-auto rifle?
there are several out there i like, Remington R-25, DPMS has alot of nice rifles, springfield and bushmaster… etc.
i’m looking to build one for a little cheaper than many of these, and with all the features that i prefer.
A: I surmise from the information you’ve given that you’re looking to build an AR15 style rifle. This site has so many choices and combinations of parts that just about anyone should be able to put together the rifle they want. If fact there may be too many choices so check it out and see what you think.
http://www.model1sales.com/index.cfm
Q: I want to make a custom hunting rifle from a mauser action?
I am have no idea where to start…I need to know…
what kind of mauser action to use
how much would it cost
how is a mauser action barreled
where to buy the barrel
What caliber to use for deer hunting, .30-06? .308?
Where would i get the trigger mechanism? What is recommended for hunting?
I will have a gunsmith do all this for me, but I am picking out the parts and having the gun fitted to me.
How much would all this cost to be done?
A: You can often find Mauser actions at some of the larger gun shows. It will be the hardest part of the whole thing to find. For the rest of the stuff such as the stock, barrel, trigger assembly, etc., you can find it at such places as www.brownells.com, www.midwayuse.com, www.midsouthshooterssupply.com and www.natchezss.com. If you find a barreled mauser action, you will need to have a gunsmith remove the old barrel and put on the new barrel. If you are any good with working on guns, you can probably replace the trigger assembly with a modern one yourself. You will definitely have to have the gunsmith drill and tap for your scope mounts. That is not a job for an amateur gunsmith because it requires precision locating and drilling the holes. There are many different kinds of stocks available for a Mauser action and all of the above dealers will carry them. If you want a wooden stock, you can probably get one that is 98% inletted and requires only minor fitting and all of the finishing. I can’t tell you how much it will cost, you will just have to check it out for yourself since it will depend on what parts you use and how much of the work you can do yourself.
Q: Is it illegal to design your own fire arm in the US?
I want to design a custom .22 cal hunting rifle for small games. I’m wondering what the law says about this.
A: there is a secret group that does this but don’t tell anyone, they are called gunsmiths
Q: Where would I go to get a rifle stock custom painted?
I’m getting a .30-06 for deer hunting and would like the stock custom painted in the color pink. Where would I go to do this? I live in west Texas right now, but I am in Dallas often (family lives there).
A: Do it yourself with Duracoat for about $25
http://www.houtsenterprises.net/media/dur/PINK_LADY_C.jpg
http://www.houtsenterprises.net/dur_all_colors.html
Q: i am wondering if a charles daly 308 rifle would be a good rifle to hunt with and mabye turn into a custom?
i am wanting to build a custom rifle based on a rem 700 but i can’t find one in my buget right now and i am seeing this rifle at 300 i just don’t know much about charles daly rifle, why kind of action are the based on. this rilfe is a bolt action
A: Charles Daly rifles were built on Mauser 98 actions manufactured by Zastava of Serbia they are now discontinued.I got this from their website “All of our Mauser and Mini-Mauser bolt action rifles, barreled actions and actions as well as our Superior II rimfire rifles and the ZDA pistols are now discontinued. Zastava has decided to join with Remington Arms for now, so in the very near future you should be able to purchase Mauser (Remington Model 798), Mini-Mauser (Remington Model 799) and Zastava rimfire rifles (Remington Model Five) for approximately 10% more than you were paying for the Charles Daly brand.”
The upside being parts for the Mauser actions (everything from match triggers to custom barrels)are very easy to find.300 dollars seems very reasonable for a Daly rifle in good shape.
Q: Would you elect a leader for our country who would say these things?
On Creationism:
“The simple yet elegantly awkward moose proves God’s creation and not evolution is the source of all life. How could something as oddly shaped and silly looking as a moose evolve through so-called “natural selection?” Is evolution a committee? There is nothing natural about a dorky moose! Only God could have made a moose and given it huge antlers to fight off his predatory enemies. God has a well known sense of humor, I mean He made the platypus too.”
On oil exploration and drilling in the ANWR:
“God made dinosaurs 4,000 years ago as ultimately flawed creatures, lizards of Satan really, so when they died and became petroleum products we, made in his perfect image, could use them in our pickup trucks, snow machines and fishing boats. Now, as to the ANWR, Todd and I often enjoying caribou hunting and one year we shot up a herd big time, I mean I personally slaughtered around 40 of them with my new, at the time, custom Austrian hunting rifle. And guess what? That caribou herd is still around and even bigger than ever. Caribou herds actually need culling, be it by rifles or wolves, or Exxon-Mobil oil rigs, they do just great! “
On Americans serving overseas in Iraq:
“Well, God bless them, and I mean God and Jesus because without Jesus we’d be Muslims too or Jewish, which would be a little better because of the superior Israeli Air Force. “
Honest to God, Sarah Palin made these statements during a series of interviews by the Anchorage Daily News in 2006. I’m disgusted, although she is a woman (and I am glad to see a woman running for VP) she stands practically opposite me on all the important issues. It is like she has no soul.
Read the last one … is this anti-sematic?
Excuse me Mr. God’s Reporter … check the Anchorage Daily News Archives … I’m not going to back and find it just for you. If you are so politically-sophisticated, well-read and familiar with who your “elephant” candiates, then why don’t ~you~ already know about the statements? So maybe you don’t really know the person behind who you are supporting afterall???
A: Well, God obviously has a sense of humor. Have you ever seen a giraffe trying to get a drink of water?
What bothers me is that in the first quote, Sarah Palin comes up with a valid evolutionary explanation for the moose’s antlers (to fight off predators), and yet insists it’s a work of God because she thinks it’s “dorky”. Thank heavens she has a VALID refutation for the idea it evolved. Dorky looking. As if Evolution is a nightclub with a bouncer checking out your outfit and saying “no, not you, you can’t get in because you’re dorky looking”.
As for the dinosaurs, I don’t know where to begin… except maybe to quote Lewis Black.
“What this is, is a clinical psychotic reaction. These people are stone cold f–k nuts. I can’t be kind about this, because these people are watching the Flintstones as if it were a documentary.”
And the oil quote! Well, praise Jesus we have all those righteous oil rigs around to clean up the goo and fight off the evil, nasty caribou God screwed up and put all over the landscape!
How incompetent does this make God look so far? His creatures are dorky, his lizards are evil and flawed, his caribou are completely out of control, and it’s up to her, her rifle, and her sacred oil rigs to keep everything going?
At least she’s not arrogant or anything.
Q: How do I buy a rifle with a rifle with a bull barrel?
I would like to buy a hunting rifle with a bull barrel. I have looked at the online factory catalogs, i.e. “Remington” and “Browning”. I have not been able to find a new rifle with a bull barrel. Is the bull barrel a custom feature, or after market option? Can I buy buy a Remington Rifle from the factory that has a bull barrel? Where can I go to find one?
A: Bull barrel might not be the right word to use….
Remington makes a hunting rifle that has a heavier barrel than there standard rifles… They don’t call it a “bull Barrel” but for all intents and purposes that’s what it is…. Remington calls it a “heavy contour barrel”…
Remington 700 SPS Varmint….
http://www.remington.com/products/firearms/centerfire_rifles/model_700/model_700_SPS_varmint.asp
This SPS Varmint rifle is marketed as a hunting rifle but has found some popularity with police departments and tactical shooters because of its more accurate heavy barrel….. Take A Look here at this write up….
http://www.snipercentral.com/remspsv.htm
Your local gun dealer would be an excellent place to start… Most of them are Remington dealers — If there wholesalers have it in stock you should be able to get it with no trouble…..
Q: Thanks for every one’s advice on the rifle brand`s.?
I live in S.A. and here rifle`s new cost Rem 700 = $1750
CZ 550 = $1500
Marlin we only get in 30-30 and 47-70 levers.
Ruger we get a lot of single shot rifles and a nice 30-06
Goes for $1800.
Sav ,Sako and Browning goes for $2000 .
And this is for standerd hunting rifles without scope`s….
To get a nice custom rifle ist going to cost $1250 – $2500
for a nice rifle,the only down side is you wait for 12-18 months
to get your rifle.
If you know of a way I can get a new rifle for what you pay
It would be nice……
On ammo we pay :
Rem corelock = $100
Winchester = $85
Bullets :
Hornady interlock = $50/100
“ “ interbond = $110/100
A: That is insane. As if I needed any more reason not to move to California. I had been thinking $35 for a box of shells was crazy…
Q: Why do some think spending over a grand on a black powder rifle is odd?
Ok I have several black powder rifles that set me back $1200 to $4000ea; Creedmore (lol spell check tried to change it to Creedmoor again!) , Sharps, Gibbs, Mortimer, etc etc. Yet people who think nothing of spending a few thousand on a modern custom rifle think I am throwing money to the wind.
So why is it just fine to spend thousands on modern tactical, target or hunting rifles but its crazy to spend big bucks on a smoke pole?
Do you see a disparity here? I mean someone who buys a high dollar tactical rifle wont laugh at some one who buys an expensive target rifle.
And if some one thinks black powder guns don’t go up in value they need only to look at an old BP Purdy for sticker shock. Also demand & production of high quality BP guns have gone up while the cheap stuff has gone down.
I mean if you buy the best it shouldn’t matter if its BP or some fancy modern rifle right?
A: Take it from a fellow muzzle stuffer, the metallic guys will never understand the passion of a smoke pole. They’ll never understand being called a dry baller is a term of endearment, as well as a reminder that the black stuff goes in before the round thing does. They’ll never understand the joy of finding a sparky in a river bed, or learning how to knap your own flints ( and agates too). Or how about spending months building your own kit gun? Or finding a underhammer at a flea market for 50 bucks because no one knows what it is. Don’t even get me started making your own possibles bag.
The way i see it, it’s your money, you’re allowed to spend on what you want, how you want, and you do not have to answer to anyone, except maybe the wife.
Q: 338 lapua mag options in rifles, Which one should i choose?
I am in the market for a supremely accurate rifle chambered in 338 lapua mag. I see i have three options: 1. Sako TRG 42, 2. Accuracy International AWSM or get a custom rifle built in the states with a trued action mcmillian stock, and 30inch barrel. Any suggestions are appreciated. I do realise that the AWSM will cost an insane amount of money and im tossing up whether its worth more than double the price of the sako. I will be using it for long range hunting and target shooting hopefully out to a mile
A: I am a 1000 yard competitive shooter who competes in year round in long range matches. I also did own a Sako TRG-42 for a few years and give you a first hand perspective of owning and shooting one.
First let me say, the 338 Lapua is an outstanding cartridge and will perform out to 1 mile. This was a cartridge developed for the US Navy SEALS to fill the gap between the 50 BMG and the 300 WIN MAG. Lapua refined the designed and commercialized it which brings forward one of the great benefits of the cartridge is that you have Lapua brass which is the best rifle brass made period. Of course, in 338 Caliber, you have an abundance of bullet offering from Sierra, Lapua, Nosler, Hornady et al.
When looking at the SAKO or any similar rifle, look at the price of the total package after you have included muzzle brake, bipod, and magazines. The SAKO has a great entry price, but the SAKO accessories are expensive and unfortunately, the rifle is designed for the SAKO accessories.
The Accuracy International rifles are of excellent quality and people love them. Because they are primarily a military / law enforcement product, they come with a premium price.
As far as a custom built rifle, all my competition guns are custom built and I don’t think you can compare any production rifle (SAKO, AW or other) to a custom built rifle done by a top builder.
My most recent build is a 1000 yard F-Class rifle with a BAT Action, Robertson GBF Stock, Jewell Trigger and multiple krieger barrels since the rifle is a switch barrel rig that can support multiple cartridges.
If I was going to build another 338 Lapua, I would start with a one of Tom Manners 100% carbon fiber stocks. Check out the 3rd stock down on the home page… its Manners F-Class stock,, very nice.
http://mannersstocks.com/
Manners can inlet the stock to which ever custom action you choose.
As far as an action, BAT is right now one of the top actions in the competitive game.
http://www.batmachine.com/
Another good option is a Kelbly action
http://www.kelbly.com/
For barrels, many people like the bartlein barrels
http://www.bartleinbarrels.com/
Of course, Krieger is always a good choice.
http://www.kriegerbarrels.com
If you want what Accuracy Intl uses for barrels, get a Lothar-Walther.
http://www.lothar-walther.com/
Of course, for shooting at 1000 yards plus, you will need excellent optics and I would look at the Schmidt & Bender PM II 12-50x which is probably the best scope you could place on a 338 Lapua (Accuracy International specs them on their rifles).
Q: What are the Laws or Customs like with rifle lasers in NSW Australia?
I have just legally bought myself a Dianna .22 air rifle and wish to trick it out with a scope mounted laser, i was looking at ebay and all the lasers seem to come from the US or UK. i was just wondering if its legal to buy lasers for hunting or targets for rifles here in AUSTRALIA or if i bought one from overseas would it get caught in Customs and would i get in trouble. thanks any info would be great.
A: I think you need to ask this question of your local law enforcement people. Anything here is opinion.
Q: I am looking for a gun that may be used for hunting but primarily punching holes in paper.?
Looking for an out of the box accurate rifle. I will shoot a lot of short to midrange targets and some long range targets (1000 yards). Weight is not an issue as i am not sure I will hunt with it. I do not want a custom gun but I know i may have to hand load for accuracy.. Thanks in advance.
A: I will try to answer your question and list my answers from least expensive to most expensive as you did not say how much you wanted to spend.
Savage is know for out of the box accuracy. Their sniper .308 holds 1/2 MOA like a dream and they will back up their accuracy claims if you get a dud. The Savage Competition models are great and come fully loaded with items you would usually get done to your custom gun. The custom guns come in .308 and 6.5×284. http://www.savagearms.com
Cooper Arms. Legendary accuracy and Dan Cooper came from Kimber which is also know for accuracy. They make a .243 that is a light recoiling gun so you can punch holes in paper all day long or shoot that deer eating the bushes in your front yard 8-). http://cooperfirearms.com
Tubb 2k. This is the closest you are going to get to a custom gun without actually buying a custom gun. It comes with changeable barrels and you can shoot multiple calibers from the same rig by changing a barrel. It is manufactured by McBros. Inc., has a Schneider stainless steel match barrel, an Anschütz fully-adjustable trigger and so on….. I would probably suggest something in the 6mm category. You mentioned you are alright with hand loading and I personally love the 6mmXC cartridge. If you have not heard of it before visit 6mmbr.com. This was one of the best purchases I have ever made. http://www.davidtubb.com/t2k.html
I did not mention the tried and true Remington 700 because I have gotten a couple of duds lately. My older 700s will shoot rings around the new one. Makes me wonder if the are making them in China now. Really, I would not go to that extreme and they are still accurate but not like the good ol days.
Good shooting and feel free to contact me if you have any questions.
Q: Is this one of the women we need to thank for giving us Obama as out President?
Eve Ensler.Author of The Vagina Monologues
Comments I am having Sarah Palin nightmares. I dreamt last night that she was a member of a club where they rode snowmobiles and wore the claws of drowned and starved polar bears around their necks. I have a particular thing for Polar Bears. Maybe it’s their snowy whiteness or their bigness or the fact that they live in the arctic or that I have never seen one in person or touched one. Maybe it is the fact that they live so comfortably on ice. Whatever it is, I need the polar bears.
I don’t like raging at women. I am a Feminist and have spent my life trying to build community, help empower women and stop violence against them. It is hard to write about Sarah Palin. This is why the Sarah Palin choice was all the more insidious and cynical. The people who made this choice count on the goodness and solidarity of Feminists.
But everything Sarah Palin believes in and practices is antithetical to Feminism which for me is part of one story — connected to saving the earth, ending racism, empowering women, giving young girls options, opening our minds, deepening tolerance, and ending violence and war.
I believe that the McCain/Palin ticket is one of the most dangerous choices of my lifetime, and should this country chose those candidates the fall-out may be so great, the destruction so vast in so many areas that America may never recover. But what is equally disturbing is the impact that duo would have on the rest of the world. Unfortunately, this is not a joke. In my lifetime I have seen the clownish, the inept, the bizarre be elected to the presidency with regularity.
Sarah Palin does not believe in evolution. I take this as a metaphor. In her world and the world of Fundamentalists nothing changes or gets better or evolves. She does not believe in global warming. The melting of the arctic, the storms that are destroying our cities, the pollution and rise of cancers, are all part of God’s plan. She is fighting to take the polar bears off the endangered species list. The earth, in Palin’s view, is here to be taken and plundered. The wolves and the bears are here to be shot and plundered. The oil is here to be taken and plundered. Iraq is here to be taken and plundered. As she said herself of the Iraqi war, “It was a task from God.”
Sarah Palin does not believe in abortion. She does not believe women who are raped and incested and ripped open against their will should have a right to determine whether they have their rapist’s baby or not.
She obviously does not believe in sex education or birth control. I imagine her daughter was practicing abstinence and we know how many babies that makes.
Sarah Palin does not much believe in thinking. From what I gather she has tried to ban books from the library, has a tendency to dispense with people who think independently. She cannot tolerate an environment of ambiguity and difference. This is a woman who could and might very well be the next president of the United States. She would govern one of the most diverse populations on the earth.
Sarah believes in guns. She has her own custom Austrian hunting rifle. She has been known to kill 40 caribou at a clip. She has shot hundreds of wolves from the air.
Sarah believes in God. That is of course her right, her private right. But when God and Guns come together in the public sector, when war is declared in God’s name, when the rights of women are denied in his name, that is the end of separation of church and state and the undoing of everything America has ever tried to be.
I write to my sisters. I write because I believe we hold this election in our hands. This vote is a vote that will determine the future not just of the U.S., but of the planet. It will determine whether we create policies to save the earth or make it forever uninhabitable for humans. It will determine whether we move towards dialogue and diplomacy in the world or whether we escalate violence through invasion, undermining and attack. It will determine whether we go for oil, strip mining, coal burning or invest our money in alternatives that will free us from dependency and destruction. It will determine if money gets spent on education and healthcare or whether we build more and more methods of killing. It will determine whether America is a free open tolerant society or a closed place of fear, fundamentalism and aggression.
If the Polar Bears don’t move you to go and do everything in your power to get Obama elected then consider the chant that filled the hall after Palin spoke at the RNC, “Drill Drill Drill.” I think of teeth when I think of drills. I think of rape. I think of destruction. I think of domination. I think of military exercises that force mindless repetition, emptying the brain of analysis, doubt, ambiguity or dissent. I think of pain.
Do we want a future of drilling? More holes in the ozone, in the floor of the sea, more
A: Libbers are scared of Palin.
Q: I want a custom storage rack for my rifle… In Australia?
I have seen a rifle storage console in a hunting magazine. It sits on the roof of the vehicle just above the sunshades.
Only problem is that the mob that make them are located in NSW.
Does anyone know anything like this in VIC?
A: Not many Aussie shooters on here , best if you take the pic to your gun shop and ask the guys there and if they can’t help try another gun shop , I sometimes go from one to another trying to find stuff that I want.
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