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[tsh3406]

It seems that an awful lot of us either hunt or shoot competitively or recreationaly, let's see what you're shootin'! My current project is one of the very few Remington 700 varmint/tactical barreled actions chanbered in 7mm-08, Timney trigger and B&C Medalist stock. Also pictured is one of the better 3 shot groups it's fired, and a S&W .41 Magnum I recently purchased. Also have a levergun in .45/70, Mini-14, a few AR-15's that are still in pieces, an 11/87 12 gauge and various .22 lr's.... favorite by far is the levergun....

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[MrNasty]

Being a quad I don't mess with handguns. I think somebody would surely get hurt. But I love my rifle. I have a 22 that I like messing with but my bad boy is a customized 7.62 assault rifle. I bought a 1951 Russian SKS45, put an adjustable light weight stock, muzzle brake n bi-pod on it. I can't upload photo's unfortunately because it says the files are too large. Saving up for a Bushmaster M4 too.

[tsh3406]

I hear ya, the DA revolvers are the only ones I can handle well. I think an SKS would be a blast, been lookin' for one at a reasonable price....

[D. Smith]

Well, I had two SKS that I enjoyed shooting. One being completely stock (1970's Yugo) and another that I tact'd out with that Tapco stock (it was another Yugo, don't know the year as so much had been replaced prior to my owning it). They were fun but to me too front heavy. So I sold the tactical one and used that money for my current project that is slowly dwindling down... My ar.



The setup it has now is a quad rail handguard by Mako, ACS magpul buttstock, ergo supergrip hand grip, NcStar 6x32 scope, a bipod that I can't remember what it is, and a JSE upper assembly. I can interchange the bolts between .22 and .223. The barrel below is a DPMS with a magpul moe handguard with the rail on the top and front handgrip underneath. I know that is more info than anyone really wanted to know, but figured I'd through it out there.

Edited by D. Smith, 08 December 2011 - 09:46 PM.

[tsh3406]

No brother, that's perfect, I have a 243wssm upper on order right now that is supposed to be finished late winter/early spring. Also planning to use some Magpul stuff on it. Really anxious to try some prairie dog hunting next year....

[D. Smith]

What would you have to have to make the 243 wssm work on the AR platform? I have to say this about Magpul furniture and stuff, it is worth it in my opinion. Everything Magpul I have works great. The only piece that wobbles a tad is the upper handguard, and it moves just a hair. For accuracy competitions at long ranges that is a bad thing but for just my recreational shooting it is perfect. My next project, which I'm in no hurry to do right now, is going to have the Magpul PRS buttstock and a 22" upper assembly like this one. I wouldn't mind have this DPMS grip on it either. I have no idea on a scope, but I'm leaning towards the NcStar company because of their great customer service.

[tsh3406]

D. Smith, on 08 December 2011 - 11:43 PM, said:

What would you have to have to make the 243 wssm work on the AR platform? I have to say this about Magpul furniture and stuff, it is worth it in my opinion. Everything Magpul I have works great. The only piece that wobbles a tad is the upper handguard, and it moves just a hair. For accuracy competitions at long ranges that is a bad thing but for just my recreational shooting it is perfect. My next project, which I'm in no hurry to do right now, is going to have the Magpul PRS buttstock and a 22" upper assembly like this one. I wouldn't mind have this DPMS grip on it either. I have no idea on a scope, but I'm leaning towards the NcStar company because of their great customer service.

I am an aspiring gunsmith, but no where near the level of that sort of modification. All I know is, the WSSM family of cartridges and their wildcats, if kept to an oal of 2.3", will feed single stacked from an AR15 magazine into a standard length action. The modifications are all done to the bolt and carrier. Mike at Dedicated Technologies is building it. Very intelligent man, very personable. He asked what the gun was for, the type of ammo I intended to predominantly use, then suggested a few configurations. I went with a medium to fast twist Shillen match barrel at 22", for use with 70-87 grain bullets, free floated tube and flat top receiver. I think I have about 3 months or so to get the bottom half built....

[D. Smith]

When you get to talking about the different grains and what not I start getting lost. I have my work cut out for me to be a recreational gunsmith! That is great that the guy building your upper is personable. There are a couple of guys down here that I usually go to for configuration questions and they always work well with me. Unfortunately for me they know that if I'm coming in that means I'm leaving with something bought. lol I can't say anything about free floating tubes as around here they are unfortunately kind of useless. From what I'm told they are better for distances longer than 100 yards, and with the trees and brush out here there really isn't that kind of range. I can say the flat top receiver is a great idea just because it is so versatile. You can literally stick anything up on it, you know? The lower isn't terribly bad from what I've researched. Most of the stripped lowers from what I'm told are all about the same (according to the AR-15 bible magazine). Only difference is some are lighter and have a little bit easier time with the mag well. Again that is just what I've heard and I may be completely off-base on that too.

[tsh3406]

That's the way I understand it too, with the lowers. This one is being built with the goal of taking it prairie dog or pronghorn hunting in the near future. I expect shots to be as far as a quarter mile and I've got a decent scope on my bolt action that is also on a mil-spec rail, so it should be easy to switch between the two rifles.

It's a huge help to have experts that can tone it down, I know just enough to be dangerous, lol....

[D. Smith]

Aye, then you'll have the fun time of sighting the scope in on the new rifle! Speaking of which, I need to go fine tune mine as I will be willing to bet I knocked it out of alignment when I had to replace the base on it. When day when it is fine weather, at the range I shall be... or my buddies house. lol Out of curiousity, how many guns do you have? I may post a pic of what I have, though a majority I don't shoot. Lol I feel the same way.. I'm just dangerous enough to blow my foot off.

[tsh3406]

D. Smith, on 14 December 2011 - 08:53 PM, said:

Aye, then you'll have the fun time of sighting the scope in on the new rifle! Speaking of which, I need to go fine tune mine as I will be willing to bet I knocked it out of alignment when I had to replace the base on it. When day when it is fine weather, at the range I shall be... or my buddies house. lol Out of curiousity, how many guns do you have? I may post a pic of what I have, though a majority I don't shoot. Lol I feel the same way.. I'm just dangerous enough to blow my foot off.

I'm at 1 revolver, 1 scattergun and 5 complete rifles. Still have the AR's in the build stages, and just today I ordered a little Ruger bolt gun in .17HMR to toy around with. It should make an awesome small game/varmint rifle, out to 150 paces or so. Searching now for the right scope for it, I'm leaning towards an old-school Burris Signature with a 10x magnification. Also looking at a pre-Monarch Nikon or older Leupold Vari-X series. The consensus seems to be that scopes built 10 years or so ago were built a little stronger, those 3 still have lifetime warrantees even if not the original purchaser, and can be had for less that half the cost of current models.


I think it'd be a blast to have a little .22 revolver and a big black powder buffalo gun, also just love to have a nice simple .270 or .30-06 again....

[D. Smith]

That does sound good! I have to say my best investment was the .22 drop-in bolt for my AR. But here is my list:
- 12 gauge pump (remington 870 super mag)
- 16 gauge bolt (sear and roebuck)
- .22 semi auto (some kind of remington)
- .22 semi auto pistol (Sig Mosquito)
- 40 cal semi auto pistol (CZ 40p)
- 9mm semi auto pistol (Ruger LC9)
- 7.62 x 39 SKS
- 30-30 lever action (Winchester)
- AR-15 (.223 and .22 bolts, just missing a lower and trigger group to make two)

I want to pick up some kind of revolver, maybe a .38 but I'm not sure. Unfortunately I'm useless when it comes to scopes as I'm just now really getting into anything that deals with them. All these guns and I've never hunted anything less than paper or aluminum targets... Sometimes porcelin. lol

[D. Smith]

For some reason it won't let me edit my last post, but I've bought the A2 buffer tube, spring, and assembly and that Magpul PRS stock so now its a wait and see when it gets in kind of game.

[tsh3406]

My specific models are: a Smith and Wesson 657, 41 magnum; a Remington 11/87, 12 ga.; a Marlin 1895ss, .45-70 and model 60, .22lr; a Ruger Mini-14 Ranch, .223; a Remington 700V, 7mm-08; and an ancient falling block single shot .22 cal. but it's exact chambering is unknown. It'll split the case of an lr cartridge though. I'm playing the waiting game as well, now for both the AR15 upper in .243wssm and the Ruger 77/17....


It's a good thing I don't have to buy food, lol....

[D. Smith]

I assembled my trigger group and lower yesterday... I'm glad my girl wasn't there for two reasons. 1) I cussed so much over one stupid little piece (putting together the front breakdown pin)and 2) Cause I probably would've accidentally hit her with the detent pin that shot out!

Food??? What is that??? ;)