baldie Posted January 21, 2011 Report Share Posted January 21, 2011 Finally got her finished and assembled, in amongst other jobs. If i,m honest, i,ve bust my gut to get it ready for the Newark show, and i still have more guns to finish for it, but wanted to be certain of this one. Right and left hand shots. close up of the custom fluting action, bolt fluting, and custom knob. left side showing bolt release and name. Brugger and Thomet moderator. The rifle specs are as follows. Valkyrie short action with 20 moa rail and custom knob. Truflite barrel finished at 25" and custom fluted. 18mm x 1.5 muzzle thread to accomodate Accuracy international muzzle brake. Brugger and Thomet moderator on left hand thread. Jewell trigger. Nightforce nxs 5.5 - 22 x 50 in Badger rings. AICS stock, action bedded into it. Multicam duracoat paintwork to the stock. Barrelled action done in duracoat "Parker" and flutes on barrel and bolt picked out in tactical flat black. Hopefully get some rounds loaded up and a round or two through it on Sunday. I have enjoyed ever minute of building this rifle , and as its 0001 , its MINE........ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John MH Posted January 21, 2011 Report Share Posted January 21, 2011 Again, very nice. I've opted for .260 rather than 6.5x47 and might see you in March for a McQueens head to head. Do Remington footprint actions really need bedding in a ACIS Stock? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baldie Posted January 21, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 21, 2011 I think so John. If you tighten up the front screw to 65 ins/lbs, then do the same to the rear, then slacken off the front one again, the action visibly rises out of the stock. That tells me its stressed. I have my own method of bedding it, but suffice it to say, mine dont move when either bolt is slackened. Might make no difference at all, but as we all know, little things add up, and its also a mental thing too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotch_egg Posted January 21, 2011 Report Share Posted January 21, 2011 Dave, the fluting is rather interesting. Can this be done to an existing barrel? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6.5shooter Posted January 21, 2011 Report Share Posted January 21, 2011 Nice one Dave. U got it set up for 123's or 139's? B interestin t hear if u gain anything over the 47. Garry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skany Posted January 21, 2011 Report Share Posted January 21, 2011 looking good dave:-) liking ur action very nice ! cheers Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baldie Posted January 21, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 21, 2011 The fluting is a one-off Dave....never to be repeated. I,ve never liked the idea of fluting a finished blank, but i took a leap of faith. It may bite me on the arse, who knows ? It is a heavy blank however, and the flutes aren,t deep. I aim to try 139,s in it Garry, it has the legs over the 6.5 x 47 for them, and their BC kicks ass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gandy Posted January 21, 2011 Report Share Posted January 21, 2011 That looks super super good. Let's hope its the first of very very many for you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJR Posted January 21, 2011 Report Share Posted January 21, 2011 Looks good, like the fluting - whats the idea behind it? Any idea of the finished weight. You mention Newark, you have a stand there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baldie Posted January 21, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 21, 2011 The fluting is done just to be different...i like to be different.....thats why i wear womens underwear. Had you there. No idea of the weight...its not light, but standers are perfectly feasible. I,m sharing a stand with Roger at SYSS. I,m not a show kind of guy, but this year it has a specialist rifle section, so we thought we would give it a go, as we aren,t being lumped in with the shotgun/gundog/barbour crowd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elwood Posted January 21, 2011 Report Share Posted January 21, 2011 Nice photo's Dave, the rifle isn't bad either Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan534 Posted January 21, 2011 Report Share Posted January 21, 2011 Dave, If its ok with you, I will be requiring a full "play" and tour of the rifles key features on Saturday when I drop the .22. . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foxing2night Posted January 23, 2011 Report Share Posted January 23, 2011 Nice one Dave,, should shoot aswell as it looks !!! With no problems,,,, Darrel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baldie Posted January 23, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 23, 2011 Today has been a perfect day. I screwed up yesterday by coming home from the shop without any powder, or 139 scenar,s. So it was into the loft to see what was there. Bugger all basically. I found a quarter pound of vhit 150, which was all i could find data for with a 123 grain scenar, which wasn,t going to be my bullet of choice. Anyway, i loaded 20 rounds up at the recommended starting load charge, which is something i never do. Late to the bloody range, and so was my mate ! Anyway, we put a target up at 100 and got the stick out. I decided to "guinea pig " this barrel, and give it a baptism of fire. I had cleaned the bore last night after what i would imagine would be one, probarbly two, proof rounds. No copper came out. I,ve always been a devotee of a break in procedure. Not needed on a barrel of this quality. The borescope showed nothing in the throat after shooting. Onto the bench, brand new barrel, and action....and cold. I fired 5 rounds. The group is the bottom one on the card. I then shot the middle group . Then i let my buddy have 5 shots on another target, and he shot similar. I then shot the last group as we were due on range. The heat haze off the mod made it very difficult, and it is slightly bigger than the others. Quite honestly, i was astounded. The gun feels different to any i own , and shoots beautifully . Its slick, and recoil is very mild with the mod on. Either i have dropped on a pretty good bullet initially, or better may come with some load development. I really want to shoot the heavier bullets. I then went on to win the comp with the 6.5 x 47. I,ve just cleaned the barrel. I swabbed the carbon out with KG, then soaked the bore in sweets for 15 minutes. Here,s what came out. First two patches are wet with sweets, the right hand patch is the first out after soaking. There is the tiniest trace of copper on all three. I,ve never owned a barrel that fouls so lightly , and only re-enforces my belief that Truflite are probarbly one of the very best barrels made. I,m fairly certain this gun will take over as my main comp weapon this season, and i expect great things from it. Sometimes things DO go right . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJR Posted January 24, 2011 Report Share Posted January 24, 2011 Baldie, have you tried loosening your suspender belt, the groups may tighten up! Seriously though, looks very promising. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onehole Posted January 24, 2011 Report Share Posted January 24, 2011 Nice kit and workmanship Dave you seem to pay a lot of attention to detail and like things to be right,speakes volumes about whats on the inside as well!! regds Onehole. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gandy Posted January 24, 2011 Report Share Posted January 24, 2011 you must be very pleased with that mate, sounds terrific! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baldie Posted January 24, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 24, 2011 Baldie, have you tried loosening your suspender belt, the groups may tighten up! Seriously though, looks very promising. The suzzies were fine, it was the bloody G string that made me wriggle...... I have no doubt that this will be typical of most rifles. Very few shoot well with a starting load, which is what these were, and i think vv 150 is too fast for a .260 with heavy bullets. I,m gonna get a tub of 560 and some 139 scenars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Gun Pimp Posted January 24, 2011 Report Share Posted January 24, 2011 I can confirm that Dave's rifle looked as nice 'in the flesh' as it does in the pics. Try some slower powder but I'm using N550 in my 260 and so is Paul. Have a read of Chris Parkin's article on developing a load for his 260 in Target Shooter a few issues ago - remember - he won the Fly Shoot with it!! Well shot in the tactical comp. - a one shot hit on a 4 inch plate at 600 yds is good by anyone's standard. Cheeers Vince Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baldie Posted January 24, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 24, 2011 Thanks for the kind words Vince, we had a good day yesterday, didn,t we ? I couldn,t remember what you said you were using, 550 it is then. I,ll get a tub this week and give it a go. I will also dig out Chris,s article, after all, his barrel was cut with the same reamer, so it cant be a bad starting point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
griffshrek Posted January 24, 2011 Report Share Posted January 24, 2011 "damm that is one nice looking gun" and the holes in the target show she has the bite as well as the looks, one day perhaps i will get the money tree to flower and get me one of them custom guns. it is a pleasure to see real workmanship Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gunnery Posted January 24, 2011 Report Share Posted January 24, 2011 42.5 grns vit 550 123grn scenars in my .260 with 26" trueflight barrel barnard 07 very happy with it but never tried 139grn scenars Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tony Posted January 25, 2011 Report Share Posted January 25, 2011 Nice bit of kit there Dave.........very impressed. Tony. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Si-Snipe Posted January 28, 2011 Report Share Posted January 28, 2011 What an awesome looking rifle Dave! I wanna play with it. Keep those beauties coming. Si Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snap_shot Posted January 30, 2011 Report Share Posted January 30, 2011 looks like a lovely start mate to something awsome, Well done on 0001 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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