baldie Posted April 30, 2014 Report Share Posted April 30, 2014 Finished this beauty this morning for a member here. The brief was a present to himself for reasons that are personal and I hope I,ve done that reason proud. This is a Valhalla action with integral lug and 20 MOA rail. The bolt has cam locks and is barley twisted. Fine pitched, facetted shroud and coated. Its also left bolt , right port , and yes its magazine fed in .22Br. Jewel trigger and the barrel is heavy varmint Truflite 1 in 8" twist. 18mm x 1 threaded and invisible capped and the whole barrelled action is bead blasted. The moderator is a beautifully made OLC specifically for the calibre and rifle in stainless steel, and is a work of art. Cannot wait to try it tomorrow. Onto the stock. This is a Manners T5 which started life as right hand and also had their bedding block and floor plate. The bedding block was machined out and some some proper bedding put in there courtesy of Mr Devcon. It was then fitted with a Tubb 3 way adjustable butted and bead blasted to match the steelwork. This is to fully utilise Night vision. Paint is Duracoat in three shades. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pork chop Posted April 30, 2014 Report Share Posted April 30, 2014 now that is right up my street and in a great cal too.dave did you mod the magazine in any way Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronin Posted April 30, 2014 Report Share Posted April 30, 2014 Very pretty Dave what is the raised dimple on the LHS of the stock above the mag release? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baldie Posted April 30, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 30, 2014 Its a button head bolt Andy that holds the bedding block in place whilst the manufacturer glues it in place. The bottom of the block is still in there, but I machined out the top leaving pillars, then bedded as normal. No action stress that way. Dont rate bedding blocks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baldie Posted April 30, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 30, 2014 now that is right up my street and in a great cal too.dave did you mod the magazine in any way Trade secret buddy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andybrock Posted April 30, 2014 Report Share Posted April 30, 2014 Yes Dave you have certainly done me proud......thank you! The wife just asked me why am I sat there with such a big grin. Can't wait to get me hands on it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baldie Posted April 30, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 30, 2014 My pleasure Andy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onehole Posted April 30, 2014 Report Share Posted April 30, 2014 Yes Dave you have certainly done me proud......thank you! The wife just asked me why am I sat there with such a big grin. Can't wait to get me hands on it! Whatever the reason behind that build,,,,,you enjoy it,,,,,love that mod,,,,,,,love br,s too may try a 22 version one day,,,,,,,,,,,,,Hope the big grin gets better when you get your hands on it,,,,,O Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gaz6br Posted April 30, 2014 Report Share Posted April 30, 2014 Very nice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
griffshrek Posted April 30, 2014 Report Share Posted April 30, 2014 That looks absolutely stunning Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DW58 Posted April 30, 2014 Report Share Posted April 30, 2014 What a truly lovely looking rifle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronin Posted April 30, 2014 Report Share Posted April 30, 2014 Its a button head bolt Andy that holds the bedding block in place whilst the manufacturer glues it in place. The bottom of the block is still in there, but I machined out the top leaving pillars, then bedded as normal. No action stress that way. Dont rate bedding blocks. All is clear now, looked not dissimilar to a cross pin . Lovely job anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andybrock Posted April 30, 2014 Report Share Posted April 30, 2014 Whatever the reason behind that build,,,,,you enjoy it,,,,,love that mod,,,,,,,love br,s too may try a 22 version one day,,,,,,,,,,,,,Hope the big grin gets better when you get your hands on it,,,,,O I certainly will enjoy it, the grin gets bigger every time I look at Dave's pics Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pork chop Posted April 30, 2014 Report Share Posted April 30, 2014 Yes Dave you have certainly done me proud......thank you! The wife just asked me why am I sat there with such a big grin. Can't wait to get me hands on it! andy what load you thinking of using Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andybrock Posted April 30, 2014 Report Share Posted April 30, 2014 andy what load you thinking of using Not sure yet but I'm hoping Dave will give me a few pointers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotch_egg Posted April 30, 2014 Report Share Posted April 30, 2014 That bolt fluting kills me every time! If only you had these actions before I had my Lawton... Pm the the mag details you get Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pork chop Posted April 30, 2014 Report Share Posted April 30, 2014 Not sure yet but I'm hoping Dave will give me a few pointers. daves 22 br shoots very well with the 75 a max think he used varget,i use vit 135 and 50/53 gr v max in mine .also had great results with 69 smk and rl 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baldie Posted May 1, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 1, 2014 Took it and tested it today it awful conditions. Straight on paper with a boresight , and the first round was the only one out of the group. If you want to discount the first round, the remaining four are pretty tidy. Shot a couple more groups and then this last one. What a cartridge. 20 rounds fired, no misfeeds, no ejection problems. " They dont feed , them Br's do they " ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnthonyR Posted May 1, 2014 Report Share Posted May 1, 2014 Which powder & bullets where you using Dave? I got a feeling that we might be talking about something like this in the near future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baldie Posted May 2, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 2, 2014 75 grain A-max and Varget Anthony. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hunter87 Posted May 2, 2014 Report Share Posted May 2, 2014 The best presents in life are those you buy yourself! Very very nice rifle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad Y Posted May 3, 2014 Report Share Posted May 3, 2014 That is a fantastic looking rifle- very well done on putting that rig together its an absolute work of art. I do wish we had those valhalla actions here, I would love a LBRP for a 1000yd BR action. One question- do you modify the AI magazine for feeding BR cases? I assume thats a 308 AI mag? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baldie Posted May 3, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 3, 2014 I,ve previously purposely not exported at all Brad, but thats going to change. You would have to use an exporter here. The only man I would trust to do this is Gary Costello at PBS freight. He's a member here and a very helpful guy indeed. Have a word with him. I,m afraid I'm not going to say how I make the little cases work though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jay222 Posted May 11, 2014 Report Share Posted May 11, 2014 That barley twist fluting looks stunning Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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