baldie Posted July 15, 2013 Report Share Posted July 15, 2013 Just finished this sweetie today. This is a 6 x 47 Lapua , built on a single shot, left port , right bolt Valkyrie Odin. The bolt is tight toleranced and has helical fluting and a ball knob. Its running a small firing pin also. Its also got the new style 20 MOA dowelled rail. Customers own serial number is just one of the many options on this action. The barrel is a Bartlien heavy varmint , finished at 28" and screwcut 18mm x 1 with an invisible thread cap and dished crown. The entire barrelled action is polished. Trigger is a Jewel and its an ADL guard in silver duracoat. Onto the stock. This was a second hand A5 that was left handed. I,ve converted it to right hand bolt and done away with the left bolt slot and ejection port. What initially looked to be a reasonable condition....wasn't. The stock required a lot of work to get fit to paint. Its fully bedded also. The paint is a black base overlaid with silver marble . Then several layers of Cobalt blue candy . This was followed by 8 coats of 2 pack clear with a wet flat between each 2 coats. A final wet flat and 3 hours of hand polishing. One of those special guns that that is truly deserving of the tag "custom ' . There isn't another like it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trucraft Posted July 15, 2013 Report Share Posted July 15, 2013 Incredible that any of the photos came out without glare off all the shiny bits. Not my cup-a-tea but can appreciate the level of skill and effort involved to produce a beauty like this. Nice work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garyw Posted July 15, 2013 Report Share Posted July 15, 2013 Thats a job and half there Dave! apart from the custom side of the rifle its a really nice cartridge to shoot i have one and its a treat to load for and shoot. mine also wears a bartlein 1-8 @30" use it for mid range f-class. did you throat for a specific bullet? with the end cap i take it its going to be wearing a moderator at some point?dare the customer take it in the field? you will have to get your lucky punter to let us know about his load development and how it shoots . WELL DONE. Just noticed the harris-aggh! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lukas_K Posted July 15, 2013 Report Share Posted July 15, 2013 Stainless on that blue looks awesome. So what´s the plan, blind the competitors first, shoot then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baldie Posted July 15, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 15, 2013 Hi Gary, No, its not throated for anything specific. The gun also has a Jet-z as part of the package. The harris is the shop bike....every gun gets a ride on it ........ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wabbit evaporator Posted July 18, 2013 Report Share Posted July 18, 2013 Now that looks the absolute dog's nuts!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1971silversurfer Posted October 15, 2014 Report Share Posted October 15, 2014 Love the blue and polished look, this gun has inspired my build in 6.5x47 and i'm looking forward to seeing it.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dustyman Posted October 15, 2014 Report Share Posted October 15, 2014 Beautiful looking gun . Can I risk being being stupid and ask the reason behind the small firing pin ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1971silversurfer Posted October 15, 2014 Report Share Posted October 15, 2014 Small primer in brass case, prevents crushing/piercing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gbal Posted October 15, 2014 Report Share Posted October 15, 2014 Small primer in brass case, prevents crushing/piercing ....and some brass has a smaller ignition hole,so depriming needs slightly smaller decap pin-manufacturers supply such,though of course not a firing pin issue-just something else to be aware of... g Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1971silversurfer Posted October 15, 2014 Report Share Posted October 15, 2014 ....and some brass has a smaller ignition hole,so depriming needs slightly smaller decap pin-manufacturers supply such. g thx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dustyman Posted October 15, 2014 Report Share Posted October 15, 2014 ISmall primer in brass case, prevents crushing/piercing Would that not be the contrary with a smaller pin eg the piercing , sorry not trying to be argumentative just trying to understand the reasons , cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1971silversurfer Posted October 15, 2014 Report Share Posted October 15, 2014 Cannot answer that sorry...perhaps a riflesmith can assist with that question? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dannywayoflife Posted October 15, 2014 Report Share Posted October 15, 2014 Very very nice Dave! I've been looking at the 6x47 lapua in the last few days and it seems to be a great cartridge! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baldie Posted October 15, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 15, 2014 Small pin makes a smaller, and much better supported dent in the primer. It does,t moves as much brass. Its also a much better fit in the firing pin hole due to it being custom made. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1971silversurfer Posted October 15, 2014 Report Share Posted October 15, 2014 Small pin makes a smaller, and much better supported dent in the primer. It does,t moves as much brass. Its also a much better fit in the firing pin hole due to it being custom made. thx Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garyw Posted October 15, 2014 Report Share Posted October 15, 2014 thx Dave for the 6.5x47 lapua brass to form the 6x47 you need a br decapping pin this should come with the dies you use just check first before using it as it will get stuck /come out . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris-NZ Posted October 15, 2014 Report Share Posted October 15, 2014 Class as always Dave. Bet that stock work/paint job is worth more than entire factory rifles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wabbit evaporator Posted October 16, 2014 Report Share Posted October 16, 2014 To anyone out there considering either 6x47 Lap or one of Dave's builds (or both!), this thing is a hammer. I have been so pleased with it. It's favourite 105 berger hybrids arrived recently and i've been out bothering gongs and vermin again- such a great bit of kit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elwood Posted October 16, 2014 Report Share Posted October 16, 2014 Stunning looking rifle Dave, but I'm sorry to have to tell that I can see everyone of your invisible end caps and everyone else's come to think of it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dustyman Posted October 16, 2014 Report Share Posted October 16, 2014 Thank q Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hillhunter Posted October 16, 2014 Report Share Posted October 16, 2014 Lovely job , well done Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1971silversurfer Posted October 23, 2014 Report Share Posted October 23, 2014 To anyone out there considering either 6x47 Lap or one of Dave's builds (or both!), this thing is a hammer. I have been so pleased with it. It's favourite 105 berger hybrids arrived recently and i've been out bothering gongs and vermin again- such a great bit of kit. Glad to hear positive feedback on the rifle, This rifle has inspired my build colour wise. To be built on an A3 in 6.5x47L, Valhalla, right bolt, left port repeater, Pacnor Sendero 26", polished with visible thread cap ...cant wait to see what the gun shoots and looks like... hopefully Baldie will share some info for all on the build once its complete.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baldie Posted October 26, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 26, 2014 Off to proof next week buddy. I,m painting a similar gun in .284 in TANGERINE..... this next week. You will need shades...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1971silversurfer Posted October 26, 2014 Report Share Posted October 26, 2014 Off to proof next week buddy. I,m painting a similar gun in .284 in TANGERINE..... this next week. You will need shades...... Fcuk me i love tangerine especially in bikes.... Mirrors on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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