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<blockquote data-quote="mightymouse" data-source="post: 3118162" data-attributes="member: 15253">Ahh, shucks...<img src="/images/smilies/new/blush2.gif"&nbsp; class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":blush:" title="Blush2&nbsp; &nbsp; :blush:" data-shortname=":blush:" />&nbsp; You&#039;re making me blush.&nbsp; Seriously, what I set out to do was to build a rifle that was within my capabilities.&nbsp; I&#039;ve followed threads on RFC where guys have either built or have had built fantastic rifles, with first class stock work--inletting, carving, shaping, bedding, checkering--all done to perfection.&nbsp; The metal work on such rifles is amazing--custom made triggers and guards, rich, deep bluing and polishing, custom scope mounts and safeties, etc.&nbsp; All great to look at, and far beyond my capacity.&nbsp; I can&#039;t weld, my attempts at stock work are generally a disaster, I cannot work with wood, and on and on.What I can do is bolt things together.&nbsp; The 1&quot; square perforated steel tubing I had left over from a long-ago project is a perfect platform for me--plenty of places I can bolt stuff together.&nbsp; The barreled action is solidly &quot;bedded&quot;, and the stock is beyond rigid.&nbsp; I tried to keep things neat with epoxy for the scope mount and so forth, but it just didn&#039;t work.&nbsp; The U-clamps and the hose clamps just work.&nbsp; I&#039;ve got prettier rifles, and more accurate rifles, but this thing has been a blast to work on.&nbsp; On top of that, it is unique.&nbsp; A top-drawer custom it&#039;s not, but this one is mine, and I&#039;ve never seen another one like it.<img src="/images/smilies/new/violent2.gif"&nbsp; class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":fullauto:" title="Full Auto&nbsp; &nbsp; :fullauto:" data-shortname=":fullauto:" /></blockquote>

[QUOTE="mightymouse, post: 3118162, member: 15253"] Ahh, shucks...:blush: You're making me blush. Seriously, what I set out to do was to build a rifle that was within my capabilities. I've followed threads on RFC where guys have either built or have had built fantastic rifles, with first class stock work--inletting, carving, shaping, bedding, checkering--all done to perfection. The metal work on such rifles is amazing--custom made triggers and guards, rich, deep bluing and polishing, custom scope mounts and safeties, etc. All great to look at, and far beyond my capacity. I can't weld, my attempts at stock work are generally a disaster, I cannot work with wood, and on and on. What I can do is bolt things together. The 1" square perforated steel tubing I had left over from a long-ago project is a perfect platform for me--plenty of places I can bolt stuff together. The barreled action is solidly "bedded", and the stock is beyond rigid. I tried to keep things neat with epoxy for the scope mount and so forth, but it just didn't work. The U-clamps and the hose clamps just work. I've got prettier rifles, and more accurate rifles, but this thing has been a blast to work on. On top of that, it is unique. A top-drawer custom it's not, but this one is mine, and I've never seen another one like it.:fullauto: [/QUOTE]

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