Gunsmithing finished the A-4

[oldolds442]

finally finished the build.
PTG reamer and range rod
Schneider 5r 11.25 m40 blank
Badger FTE brake 3/4 x 24
Badger m5 bottom metal
McMillan A-4

 

[oldolds442]

Re: finished the A-4

here are the finished pics. duracoated...been working on it since january..

 

[7mmRM]

Re: finished the A-4

Looks good!

 

[oldolds442]

Re: finished the A-4

it was a lot of work, and probably not cost effective. all the tooling and the dial indicator cost me about what the gunsmith was going to charge me to thread, chamber the barrel, and thread for the badger muzzle brake. could sell the reamer and range rod and recoup some of the cost. never know, may want to do it all over again, sometime..

 

[colchester]

Re: finished the A-4

Very nice looking rifle,looks like you did a fine job. Have you had a chance to shoot it yet? While it may not be the most cost effective at times I certainly enjoy the satisfaction of building a rifle that shoots great

 

[oldolds442]

Re: finished the A-4

i shot it recently before it got so hot here, and it was shooting some small groups. i really didn't care for the leupold ultra 16x. it ended up on my air arms s200 once i got some 30mm airgun rings. just got the nightforce 3.5-15 x 50, and nightforce steel rings for it. duracoated it a couple of weeks ago, before going on vacation. put it all together for good last week. when it cools off, its serious range time...

 

[WhiteDingo]

Re: finished the A-4

Very nice looking rifle.

There are few things as satisfying as a project successfully completed.

 

[Shortdraw]

Re: finished the A-4

Looks great. The A4 is my favorite stock so far and your combination is a good one.

 

[oldolds442]

Re: finished the A-4

i could have bought a nice car for what i have into it. there is just something satisfying about doing something yourself. i may never do another, but i did this one the way i wanted to..and i know it is done right!!!

 

[Jcas2012]

Re: finished the A-4

shes a beauty, great work!