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Post by bowhunter1661 on Oct 18, 2014 22:05:09 GMT -5
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Post by bowhunter1661 on Oct 18, 2014 22:39:46 GMT -5
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Post by ratsnakeboogy on Oct 18, 2014 23:22:34 GMT -5
That's sharp!!
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Post by rileydog on Oct 19, 2014 0:28:52 GMT -5
Very nice looking rig . How long is your barrel ? She should be a shooter . Sam.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 19, 2014 0:34:57 GMT -5
Very nice, congrats and have fun with it!
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Post by tnhunter54 on Oct 19, 2014 5:02:16 GMT -5
Very nice you did good, let us know how it shoots.
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Post by bowhunter1661 on Oct 19, 2014 8:21:34 GMT -5
Very nice looking rig . How long is your barrel ? She should be a shooter . Sam. I went with a slightly longer than normal. It is 26". I really wanted 28" but thought it would be clumsy in a blind. Thanks everyone for the kind words! |
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Post by jellybelly on Oct 19, 2014 9:23:31 GMT -5
Sweet rig.We had the same night. I finished mine last night.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 19, 2014 10:05:44 GMT -5
Great lookin' SML!
H&S stock?
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Post by bowhunter1661 on Oct 19, 2014 10:18:18 GMT -5
Great lookin' SML! H&S stock? it is actually a B&C medalist varmint. Midway has that color on clearance |
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Post by longbowshtr on Oct 19, 2014 10:39:58 GMT -5
Nice rig!
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Post by 1gifford on Oct 19, 2014 12:20:26 GMT -5
Good Looking gun!!! I like that stock!
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Post by cowhunter on Oct 19, 2014 12:22:39 GMT -5
Welcome. I always loved how the SS Pacnor barrels matched up with the SS Remington action. This is the combo I dreamed of as a newbie. What loads and breach plug are you using.
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Post by bowhunter1661 on Oct 19, 2014 17:06:53 GMT -5
Welcome. I always loved how the SS Pacnor barrels matched up with the SS Remington action. This is the combo I dreamed of as a newbie. What loads and breach plug are you using. it does match quite well. I have a 3/8 modified savage plug currently. I have 50 275 MH that I plan on flinging over 70 gr of straight IMR4198. |
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Post by Richard on Oct 19, 2014 18:36:20 GMT -5
Bowhunter1661............As everyone has indicated, it is a very nice set up. I would bet it shoots well as do about 99% of these Pac-Nor builds. Be that as it may, I read your last sentence:
"I plan on after season to send it out to have the barrel and bolt spiral fluted and the handle skeletonized."
I am just offering my comments and you can take them for what they are worth:
Fluting the barrel.............After the rifling in your barrel has been "impressed" with button, there are certain stresses put in the barrel that could manifest itself in a slightly looser bore AFTER fluting. You are relieving tension on the exterior of the barrel by grinding away metal. Also a fact: Your barrel is NOT as stiff as it was before fluting. Fact, your barrel has been weakened in the area of the flutes.............Just ask Luke!!!!!!!!! The stress relief thing does not come into effect if the barrel has had its rifling "cut" VS. Buttoned rifled (as PN does. Flutes on buttoned rifled barrels should should be done prior to the rifling. Just a wide spread opinion.
The main reason bolts are fluted (other than for looks - which is fine) is so there is less friction when rapidly opening and closing during matches........Not really any advantage in hunting situation.
Skeletonizing the bolt handle? Strictly for looks................Unless you are trying to get your rifle to make weight for certain classes of shooting. (maybe an ounce or so?)
You have a fine looking rifle there and good luck with it.
Richard
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Post by Deleted on Oct 19, 2014 19:27:41 GMT -5
Bowhunter1661............As everyone has indicated, it is a very nice set up. I would bet it shoots well as do about 99% of these Pac-Nor builds. Be that as it may, I read your last sentence: "I plan on after season to send it out to have the barrel and bolt spiral fluted and the handle skeletonized." I am just offering my comments and you can take them for what they are worth: Fluting the barrel.............After the rifling in your barrel has been "impressed" with button, there are certain stresses put in the barrel that could manifest itself in a slightly looser bore AFTER fluting. You are relieving tension on the exterior of the barrel by grinding away metal. Also a fact: Your barrel is NOT as stiff as it was before fluting. Fact, your barrel has been weakened in the area of the flutes.............Just ask Luke!!!!!!!!! The stress relief thing does not come into effect if the barrel has had its rifling "cut" VS. Buttoned rifled (as PN does. Flutes on buttoned rifled barrels should should be done prior to the rifling. Just a wide spread opinion. The main reason bolts are fluted (other than for looks - which is fine) is so there is less friction when rapidly opening and closing during matches........Not really any advantage in hunting situation. Skeletonizing the bolt handle? Strictly for looks................Unless you are trying to get your rifle to make weight for certain classes of shooting. (maybe an ounce or so?) You have a fine looking rifle there and good luck with it. Richard You have a great looking rifle and I agree with Richard. I would not recommended fluting your rifle. Especially after Luke's rifle ended up the way it did. He still might have double loaded but still it weakened the barrel. I wouldn't recommend doing that. Good luck with what ever you do, and be safe. |
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Post by jims on Oct 19, 2014 20:58:56 GMT -5
Fine looking rifle.
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Post by bowhunter1661 on Oct 19, 2014 21:12:48 GMT -5
Richard, I truly appreciate the advice! And with that I am no longer going to flute the barrel. However I am a guy that enjoys pretty rifles so I am going to have the bolt fluted and the handle skeltonized, but again I just like the look. I really to appreciate the input on this though!
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Post by Richard on Oct 20, 2014 14:51:50 GMT -5
Your welcome and good luck with it.
Richard
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Post by bowhunter1661 on Oct 22, 2014 11:37:22 GMT -5
I will be headed to buffalo rock shooting range sturday morning to shoot the gun for the first time! I can hardly wait, and I'll report back on how she's shooting!
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Post by bowhunter1661 on Oct 22, 2014 11:38:25 GMT -5
Anybody in the south Chicagoland area or out near ottawa that want to shoot together?
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Post by 10ga on Oct 22, 2014 16:24:29 GMT -5
bowhunter1661, Your 1st build is a real nice rifle. Now you can shoot it and try again to match the feeling of that 1st fix. Nothing like the 1st one you "build", or the second or third. As always eye-candy is such a treat, I know you are proud and should be. Next some 180+" of head bone! Good luck with the hunting season. If ya don't get bone get plenty meat. thanks, 10 ga
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Post by 10ga on Oct 22, 2014 16:27:10 GMT -5
Sweet rig.We had the same night. I finished mine last night. Where are your pix? A build is always worth a picture. Waiting. 10 |
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Post by greenhornet1 on Oct 22, 2014 20:23:33 GMT -5
Very Nice build!
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Post by jellybelly on Oct 23, 2014 8:13:47 GMT -5
Sweet rig.We had the same night. I finished mine last night. Where are your pix? A build is always worth a picture. Waiting. 10 When I get this picture process worked out. I will post a few. |
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Post by cowhunter on Oct 23, 2014 12:52:54 GMT -5
Good advice Richard. I'm jumping off the fluting bandwagon too, now that most of my guns are fluted.
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Post by bowhunter1661 on Oct 26, 2014 8:34:02 GMT -5
Well I went out to the range yesterday. Shooting 70 gr I4198 and 275 MH. Stupid me, I only loaded up 12 powder vials to bring to the range. After firing off 5 shots and not being on paper the crowd I was drawing helped me out by spotting. Took two more shots and I was hitting the bull. My first two shots were touching then they started to open up. One to the right, then the range officer shot one and it went low left. I was kinda scratching my head when I realized....... My scope slide forward an inch in the rings. And some how all of the screws were loose. This baffled me as I tqed them to spec and used red loctite. Here is my group, would have been good if the scope had not slid....  |
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Post by bowhunter1661 on Oct 26, 2014 8:37:23 GMT -5
FYI for anyone that didn't know... The BH209 powder vials fit perfectly inside the crown of a pacnor barrel! Very convenient for dumping in powder!
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Post by lwh723 on Oct 26, 2014 8:48:02 GMT -5
Looks like you're on track.
That is strange that your screws came loose with red loctite.
I degrease everything and use blue loctite. I also put clear fingernail polish inside the rings to "glue" the scope in place. I haven't had a scope slip since I started doing that.
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Post by bowhunter1661 on Oct 26, 2014 8:53:52 GMT -5
Looks like you're on track. That is strange that your screws came loose with red loctite. I degrease everything and use blue loctite. I also put clear fingernail polish inside the rings to "glue" the scope in place. I haven't had a scope slip since I started doing that. I have heard of others doing this. I am going to pull it apart today and decrease everything. The reapply loctite and use nail polish on the rings. The only thing I could think of was the scope was not aligned properly with both rings.. |
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