foxshot Posted August 5, 2007 Report Share Posted August 5, 2007 Well may as well start from the begining,i fancied a change in my rifle so i contacted Russ Gall of R.G.Rifles in Aberdeenshire after a bit of discussion i opted to have my remi blueprinted ,kreiger barrel pillar beded into my original stock,custom bolt and screw cut for my t-8, when i got the call to send the rifle i decider rather than send it i would deliver it personaly,after a five hour drive i arrived a Russ Galls place (god bless sat nav took me right to his door)after a cuppa and a bit of crack it was off to his office to discuss the work to be done he showed me a couple of his own rifles he built and i have to say they were art works in themselvs , i saw one with a Mcmillan A5 stock and that was it he had a A5 and a hunter stock, so a quick change of mind i went for the A5 instead of my original stock,then off to the workshop as i decided to change the stock i had to use a heavier profile barrel as the one he was going to use just didnt look right in the A5,so now it was a kreiger barrel (26 " 1 in 14) pillar beded into a A5 stock custom bolt with sako extractor had work done on the trigger replaced T8 with T4 AR moderator to keep the weight down a bit, single shot follower fitted, new rings lapped and scope fitted teflon coated action ,bolt handle and jeweld bolt body,then the five hour drive home.Received phone call on monday gone to say rifle was finished now as Russ was travling to diggle to shoot a benchrest comp this weekend we aranged a meet at services near carlisle have to say on first impression i was well chuffed with the work, he told me the way he runs in the barrell,discussed the use of the redding bushing dies,he also showed me another rifle he was taking for another client and i think it should have been in an art museum,so now its getting some brass loaded, fireforming geting the sights set up again and back into action and i cant bloody wait total weight of finished rifle turned out at 14lb the dies i also purchaced with the rifle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6mmBR Posted August 5, 2007 Report Share Posted August 5, 2007 That looks one sweet rifle I hope you have a lot of fun with her. The Ackleys are great fun and brass is so easy to form. My .22-250 Ackley and I are becoming very good pals, I hope you have as much luck with yours as I have had with mine. Cheers Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6ppc Posted August 5, 2007 Report Share Posted August 5, 2007 Great looking rifle Colin,i bet you are glad you spent the money now How about we meet up for a bit shoot again soon and i will talk you into building another one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6mmBR Posted August 5, 2007 Report Share Posted August 5, 2007 Great looking rifle Colin,i bet you are glad you spent the money now How about we meet up for a bit shoot again soon and i will talk you into building another one That sounds expensive but fun Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest 308Panther Posted August 5, 2007 Report Share Posted August 5, 2007 If that thing shoots as good as it looks your really gonna be a happy camper!!! Very Impressive. 308Panther Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foxshot Posted August 5, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 5, 2007 Great looking rifle Colin,i bet you are glad you spent the money now How about we meet up for a bit shoot again soon and i will talk you into building another one another shooting meet would be cool well Martyn i guess it was you that set things going Cheers the only thing is if my partner finds out the real cost i am afraid i am gona have to blame a certain shooter from the north east as for 308's quote that is exactly what i said to Russ when i saw the rifle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest northernchris Posted August 5, 2007 Report Share Posted August 5, 2007 Looks pretty dam good mate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronin Posted August 5, 2007 Report Share Posted August 5, 2007 Looks well cool Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redfox Posted August 5, 2007 Report Share Posted August 5, 2007 Very nice indeed, I wouldnt be able to wait either, bet it shoots beautifully. Redfox Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huntsman Posted August 5, 2007 Report Share Posted August 5, 2007 Looks great , hope it goes well for you. How long were you waiting? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6ppc Posted August 6, 2007 Report Share Posted August 6, 2007 Colin once i get things sorted with this new sprog i will give you a shout to go out sometime,Varminter is also heading up this way for a shot or two sometime so it would be goood if we could arrange it for the same time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foxing2night Posted August 6, 2007 Report Share Posted August 6, 2007 Lovely looking rifle, I was at the benchrest shoot on saturday and he did have some lovely rifles with him and he is a nice chap as well and a good gunsmith, You will have to post your targets, it will be interesting to see your groups??? all the best f2n Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
varminter Posted August 6, 2007 Report Share Posted August 6, 2007 Thats one sweet looking rifle there buddy :lol: I shall look forward to seeing how she goes!!!! All the best................ RAY......................... :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foxshot Posted August 6, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 6, 2007 Looks great , hope it goes well for you. How long were you waiting? once he had the rifle turnaround was two month which i thought wasnt to bad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigyboy Posted August 7, 2007 Report Share Posted August 7, 2007 very, very nice rifle there, I wish peopel would stop putting pictures up of macmillan A5 stocks I am really after one and am resisting the urge quite poorly at the moment. Anyone know how much one runs for? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
creakindoor Posted August 7, 2007 Report Share Posted August 7, 2007 very, very nice rifle there, I wish peopel would stop putting pictures up of macmillan A5 stocks I am really after one and am resisting the urge quite poorly at the moment. Anyone know how much one runs for? What! Like these Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigyboy Posted August 7, 2007 Report Share Posted August 7, 2007 ok I get the message, Ill go get one, anyone know who has them in stock? How much do they run for? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest A-max Posted August 7, 2007 Report Share Posted August 7, 2007 What! Like these Tell us some more about that rifle!!! Tell us ALL about that rifle!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
creakindoor Posted August 7, 2007 Report Share Posted August 7, 2007 Tell us some more about that rifle!!! Tell us ALL about that rifle!!! Hehe...I wish they were mine, but alas not. I borrowed the pics from another site Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elwood Posted August 8, 2007 Report Share Posted August 8, 2007 Nice looking rifle, keep us updated on how it performs please. Craig, here's a link for the UK distributor for McMillans http://www.jacksonrifles.com/ Ian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foxshot Posted August 8, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 8, 2007 My Mcmillan stock worked out at £580 i could have bought a cheaper stock but just liked the look and feel of the A5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
col48 Posted August 8, 2007 Report Share Posted August 8, 2007 My Mcmillan stock worked out at £580 i could have bought a cheaper stock but just liked the look and feel of the A5 hi - I'm one of the first ones to call MC late, and i have fell out with them a couple of times, but i still think the rest have still got some catching up to do.not seen one yet that comes close to a MC Milan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toots Posted August 12, 2007 Report Share Posted August 12, 2007 Hi foxshot, bit off the topic but what sort of bipod is that attached to your (jealous) sexy looking rifle? EDIT:- Sorry, just looked properly and found a write up on them on this site. It's still a nice looking rifle though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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