Recent content by granillanutz

my second stock, work in progress

now that you mention it, i kindof "did" go with 21 lines per inch because it was one of highest lines per inch brownells had in stock and, yeah, i did think it would show skill ;) learning to match lines per inch to the woodgrain properly has spurred my interest. could that sort of skill be...

this is hand rubbed boiled linseed oil. i tried to keep it as traditional as possible. maybe the flash of the camera made it seem more glossy than in it actually is... and it's still drying from the last rub down. i've wet sanded it several times and the last few sandings were with 600 grit...

how would you rank the difference in look and feel of "done by hand" vs. "done by machine"? I would like to see some examples of both and mabye some pro's and cons of the two. I've recently finished my first hand-carved stock and am working on my second one. All free hand. My factory stock's...

well... i do need a new boat anchor :-\

"A mud engineer is not a metallurgist, a welder or even an employee at a heat treating firm." mabye he realized that, and that's why he stuck it in a back corner of his garage. Thanks for the reply.

there are threaded holes at the top of the mount. the weld is actually "ok"... the arc was angled more into the handle and didn't penetrate much of the barrel.. hence the pits and spatter. it's "solid enough" to be a handle and hold a scope, it's not the prettiest weld, but it's effective and...

looks like the stock may have been re-dun at one point? knots and strange grain in the wood compared to most older stocks i've seen. there's a crescent crack from the chamber to the trigger, plus the pool of finish at the bottom corner of the butt from it sitting in the garage propped up for...

i was wondering bout that

i can actually feel the bulge on the bright ring, and it seems pretty consistant with most of the 270 rounds as far as the bright ring and bulge placement. The bulge does not circumvent the case. Also there were several with backed out primers, cracked necks and grab dents in the rim. I will...

I pulled apart my first bullet today. One of the hot loaded 270 rounds. 53 grains of imr4350 with 150 grain speer spitzer. Before i pulled it, i noticed the slight buldge and rind around the base. After pulling, i noticed the neck was cracked. The label said only fired twice. The 338s...

These rounds and cases were inherited by my would be mentor, so bare with me. Many rounds were labelled with max or close to max loads. Organizing them has been a challenge, but i'm getting there. I feel confident that the 338 loaded rounds and cases are virgins. new cases and new factory...

old river, close to the mississppi in Louisiana.

Yes we are planning on very high water actually. We drove 12 feet of old oil pipe for each leg to set in and all corners are braced with cables. Good days work. And all made from scrap at the best price. When it rusts away, oh well. It will double as a good deer and hog stand when the river...

We either built a duck blind or a really big lightning rod in the swamp :D