bradders Posted February 10, 2018 Report Share Posted February 10, 2018 Finished earlier this week for a customer who spends his weekends at Bisley at every opportunity with his club but understandably wanted his own rifle. He plans on a bit of FTR on occasion and would also like to take it back to Lithuania eventually It's a .308 on a Borden Alpine action with a 32" Bartlein 5R barrel chambered with a 150 reamer, Tier One oversize recoil lug, 20 MOA rail and DBM Trigge is a Calvin Elite The stock is a McMillan A3-5 and the action has been Devcon bedded The bottom metal inletting was done by Paddy Dane on his CNC as I wanted a tight unbedded fit and he's done an excellent job, highly recommended The medallion with all the barrel info has been cut off and gets given to the customer so he always has a reference for what he has Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moorlander Posted February 10, 2018 Report Share Posted February 10, 2018 I like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruger7717 Posted February 10, 2018 Report Share Posted February 10, 2018 Looks like one hell of a well thought out and built bang stick!...Nice work Mark! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronin Posted February 10, 2018 Report Share Posted February 10, 2018 Nice work just love Borden actions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradders Posted February 10, 2018 Author Report Share Posted February 10, 2018 14 minutes ago, Ronin said: Nice work just love Borden actions Thanks It's a beautiful thing for sure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elwood Posted February 10, 2018 Report Share Posted February 10, 2018 Nice touch with the medallion, that should become standard practice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradders Posted February 10, 2018 Author Report Share Posted February 10, 2018 Just now, Elwood said: Nice touch with the medallion, that should become standard practice. To be honest I'm quite surprised more don't do it here as I first saw it done by some gunsmithing friends in the US many years ago Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tuck Posted February 10, 2018 Report Share Posted February 10, 2018 Very nice. And the medallion thing is a great idea. What does the 308 none standard proof stamp mean? Never see it before? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradders Posted February 10, 2018 Author Report Share Posted February 10, 2018 It means it's chambered with a Bisley Rule 150 reamer which isn't SAAMI or CiP spec and won't accept their throat gauges, so it has the chamber specs scribed on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tuck Posted February 11, 2018 Report Share Posted February 11, 2018 Ah ok I see what you mean, thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meles meles Posted February 11, 2018 Report Share Posted February 11, 2018 Hmmm, maybe it would be nice to mount the medallion in the stock ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradders Posted February 11, 2018 Author Report Share Posted February 11, 2018 17 minutes ago, meles meles said: Hmmm, maybe it would be nice to mount the medallion in the stock ? That would be tacky, I'll leave that to others Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orka Akinse Posted February 12, 2018 Report Share Posted February 12, 2018 Agreed the medallion is a nice touch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
No i deer Posted February 22, 2018 Report Share Posted February 22, 2018 Nice lady pod Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norfresh Posted March 4, 2018 Report Share Posted March 4, 2018 NIce work Bradders, my own smith drills the medallion and hands it to me as a key ring, its nice to have em hanging off the gun safe keys! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
One on top of two Posted November 5, 2018 Report Share Posted November 5, 2018 I keep looking and reading about this rifle , and there is not One thing. Nope nothing at all I do not like about it , 100% stunning as my niece would say “ I’m well gel “ stunning ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradders Posted November 5, 2018 Author Report Share Posted November 5, 2018 Thanks ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobbit Posted December 16, 2018 Report Share Posted December 16, 2018 Great looking rifle - quick question - "I wanted a tight unbedded fit" what is the advantage of an unbedded action versus bedded? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradders Posted December 16, 2018 Author Report Share Posted December 16, 2018 1 minute ago, Hobbit said: Great looking rifle - quick question - "I wanted a tight unbedded fit" what is the advantage of an unbedded action versus bedded? Thanks There is too much reliance on fillers such as Devcon, basically to make the job look nice The action is bedded, the bottom metal isn't...it doesn't do anything Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobbit Posted December 16, 2018 Report Share Posted December 16, 2018 Got it, thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lapua Posted December 16, 2018 Report Share Posted December 16, 2018 Here’s another example of a proper inlet for dbm. No filler required. A Borden sits above this one too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradders Posted December 16, 2018 Author Report Share Posted December 16, 2018 31 minutes ago, lapua said: Here’s another example of a proper inlet for dbm. No filler required. A Borden sits above this one too. Nice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baldie Posted December 17, 2018 Report Share Posted December 17, 2018 There is nothing wrong with bedding a floorplate in. It makes it fit exactly where it should, without any chance of flex. Floorplates are paper thin. It also mates up to the bedding under the action. then there is no chance of anything moving. I choose to use Devcon for these reasons, not because its needed to tidy the job up. I inlet all mine BY HAND on a manual mill, and the customer can have a tight unbedded fit if required. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gunner Posted December 17, 2018 Report Share Posted December 17, 2018 Kinda agree - bed the lot if you want to go balls out . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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