Okay, here is a sample of my checkering abilities. This rifle was found in a pawn shop. It had the factory barrel, and an old Weaver 4X in Stith mounts. The D&T was .020 out of line front to back. It is a DHT '03 Springfield, and the bit probably walked on the hard surface. I straightened the holes by going with #8 screws and made the bases to match the receiver hole spacing. I modified a Timney Featherweight trigger to fit. They are made for the '03A3, but not the '03. I also slimmed down the trigger bow.
I reshaped the stock as it was chunky, bedded the barrelled action and then checkered it. The rifle is a 257AI with a 26" PacNor 3 groove tube. It was blued here at home and now wears a 6X Leupold in Burris Zee rings. It has accounted for a couple of deer and antelope. The pictures highlight the imperfections. IRL the thing looks better.
Last but not least, for all of you Fennimore Cooper fans, my black rifle, "Deathwind". It is a VZ24 in 7X57. Once again it is wears a PacNor barrel at 24". It is a 1/10 as I have no use for heavy bullets in this rifle. It handles 150 grain BT's very well, and they are the heaviest I have tried. I have a pile of 139 Hornadys, so that is what I usually use. The bow has been reshaped, a Timney Featherweight added and the barrel and action ride in a Bansner Stock. It wears a Leupold 4X in Millet rings and a B Square base. It is my favorite deer rifle. Again, all work including bluing done at home.
LOve the Springfields dude thier my alltime favorite I have one of the NRA converted sporters and am working on converting a very butchered demilled drill action only into a bolt pistol (all the rage in my neck of the woods)
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LOve the Springfields dude thier my alltime favorite I have one of the NRA converted sporters and am working on converting a very butchered demilled drill action only into a bolt pistol (all the rage in my neck of the woods)