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Post by 2 Dogs on Apr 5, 2018 9:58:13 GMT -5
Ok, I’ll take this on...
Why in the world does it have to be “for” something??
What’s a Schnabel forend for?
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Post by cmh on Apr 5, 2018 15:59:18 GMT -5
To rest your schnaebel 🤔🤔😁
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Post by Otony on Apr 5, 2018 20:38:16 GMT -5
I have a custom made Ruger No. Three in .30-30 (actually marked .30 WCF) that was a collaboration effort between Larry Brace and Charley Grace.
It has a 24” Obermeyer barrel, which was an unnecessary gilding of the lily, but I was able to obtain the blank new for a fraction of the asking price. Charley turned the blank to my specifications, and added simple express sights from NECG. It has a very nice barrel mounted front swivel stud, that I cannot recall the maker of for the life of me.
Charley also stocked it in Oregon English Walnut from a VERY fancy blank I got in a swap with Gary Gobey. The forend has the lines of a schnabel similar to what Savage did on their 99 lever actions, and the grip is straight but with sculpted panels more like a Number One. The buttplate is an all steel affair with a small pointed finial at the top, and again I cannot recall who made it. Getting old sucks, doesn’t it?
There is no checkering, because I didn’t want to hide an inch of the figure in the wood. Charley did a beautiful matte hot blue, wherein he wire brushed the metal after a soft bead blast. The result looks like a fine rust blue, with much less effort.
Larry Brace installed a Kipplinger set trigger, and also did one of his recessed safety conversions.
I asked Charley to use a minimum dimension chamber reamer, essentially a match chamber, to avoid any undue swelling of brass. I’ve always enjoyed using the .30-30 cartridge within its limitations, but in a single shot you can “stretch” things a bit, as well as use pointed bullets. Maybe not Paco Kelly stretching, but better than factory ammo to be sure.
This is a lively little stick, but with the advent of age, the oh so sexy iron sights are no longer my friends. I hate to ruin the lovely lines of this rifle with a scope, so it will either be reserved for one of the kids or sold off to buy another unneeded toy of great beauty.
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Post by Stump Buster on Apr 6, 2018 2:32:02 GMT -5
I have a custom made Ruger No. Three in .30-30 (actually marked .30 WCF) that was a collaboration effort between Larry Brace and Charley Grace. It has a 24” Obermeyer barrel, which was an unnecessary gilding of the lily, but I was able to obtain the blank new for a fraction of the asking price. Charley turned the blank to my specifications, and added simple express sights from NECG. It has a very nice barrel mounted front swivel stud, that I cannot recall the maker of for the life of me. Charley also stocked it in Oregon English Walnut from a VERY fancy blank I got in a swap with Gary Gobey. The forend has the lines of a schnabel similar to what Savage did on their 99 lever actions, and the grip is straight but with sculpted panels more like a Number One. The buttplate is an all steel affair with a small pointed finial at the top, and again I cannot recall who made it. Getting old sucks, doesn’t it? There is no checkering, because I didn’t want to hide an inch of the figure in the wood. Charley did a beautiful matte hot blue, wherein he wire brushed the metal after a soft bead blast. The result looks like a fine rust blue, with much less effort. Larry Brace installed a Kipplinger set trigger, and also did one of his recessed safety conversions. I asked Charley to use a minimum dimension chamber reamer, essentially a match chamber, to avoid any undue swelling of brass. I’ve always enjoyed using the .30-30 cartridge within its limitations, but in a single shot you can “stretch” things a bit, as well as use pointed bullets. Maybe not Paco Kelly stretching, but better than factory ammo to be sure. This is a lively little stick, but with the advent of age, the oh so sexy iron sights are no longer my friends. I hate to ruin the lovely lines of this rifle with a scope, so it will either be reserved for one of the kids or sold off to buy another unneeded toy of great beauty. Yeah? Well, I'll believe it when I see it.
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Post by Otony on Apr 6, 2018 6:39:48 GMT -5
I've never managed to post pictures here, but if you want to do so, I will email you some to satisfy your curiosity
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Post by thomasmblack on Apr 21, 2018 16:39:06 GMT -5
Saw one of these over at Whittakers yesterday. Not a bad piece of wood on it, all SS. A neat looking little rifle. Tom Black
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Post by 2sheriffs on Apr 22, 2018 4:30:33 GMT -5
I wish I had bought some No.1's when you could buy them for around $300,00 Ron
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Post by Rimfire69 on Apr 22, 2018 7:29:02 GMT -5
Ya, that’s for sure. They seem a little out of reach these days, but I still might have to have a 30-30.
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Post by Encore64 on Apr 22, 2018 7:56:14 GMT -5
Ya, that’s for sure. They seem a little out of reach these days, but I still might have to have a 30-30. I wouldnt wait long. These are all very limited production. They tend to dry up really fast.
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Post by Stump Buster on Apr 27, 2018 13:38:19 GMT -5
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Post by 1longshot on May 8, 2018 17:50:36 GMT -5
Saw one of these over at Whittakers yesterday. Not a bad piece of wood on it, all SS. A neat looking little rifle. Tom Black Thanks for the heads up Tom, That rifle is now on layaway!
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Post by Encore64 on May 8, 2018 18:50:10 GMT -5
Mine is on layaway too. About the only way I can afford them. Its first and a Ruger #1AB in 6.5 Creedmoor is next.
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