Rhys898 Posted March 28, 2006 Report Share Posted March 28, 2006 Well guys, I'm almost done with this one. She shoots fairly well as is but I'll be bedding the action and the first inch of barrel just to be on the safe side. Action is a Charles Daly commercial mauser action, Barrel is a Lothar Walther Art.724 Light Varmint contour 26" with a 1in8 twist, Stock is a Boyd's Warner Varminter in Midnight laminate that I finished myself. Davis May forged the bolt and Z1R installed the barrel for me. I spent a long time working on that stock. Generally I would recommend against using Boyd's as the inletting is sloppy as hell. That's the main reason I'm bedding the action instead of just the barrel. On the finish I used Watco's Teak Oil because they recommended it for denser woods and I figured laminate is pretty dense. I'm very satisfied with the way it came out. I mixed the Teak Oil 1 to 1 with odorless mineral spirits and sprayed it on using a Preval sprayer. Let it hang for 45 minutes in 75* heat, then wiped it down with an old tshirt. Sprayed it down again and let it hang for an hour. Then rubbed it down again. Was still slightly tacky to the touch. Hung it up overnight and by the next afternoon it was not tacky at all, just nice and smooth. Jer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
usmc0332 Posted March 28, 2006 Report Share Posted March 28, 2006 Very nice job on that one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
z1r Posted March 28, 2006 Report Share Posted March 28, 2006 Looks great Jeremy. Seemed to shoot pretty good too. Nice job! I wish I could finish one of my projects, lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manureman Posted March 28, 2006 Report Share Posted March 28, 2006 Very nice! I've never liked that color of laminated stock untill tonight,your rifle is a beauty!The metal and wood really go nice together.I guess it's the matte finish on the metal that trips my trigger.I still can't get over the fact that I like that stock as well as I do, man it's pretty! I know which direction my next project just turned. How about some details on the metal finish?And just how good does that LW barrel shoot?Thanks for the pics ,you did good and 6.5x55 to boot , you did real good Jer.You've really got one to be proud of there! Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhys898 Posted March 28, 2006 Author Report Share Posted March 28, 2006 Thanks Jim, The metal coating is called Norell's MolyResin, http://www.molyresin.com/ , and that is the gray color. I had that done by one of the guys on Snipers Hide. He goes by HateCa, his name is Randy and his prices are very reasonable, great turn around time too. If you want I can PM you his contact info. On the accuracy front I'm not the greatest shot in the world, but, I can consistantly hit steel at 400 and 500 and most of the time at 600. I think the rifle shoots great and its the nut behind the trigger thats causing the misses. For the price I dont think there is a better barrel out there. I think it was 190 shipped or something like that. Jer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Limpid Lizard Posted March 28, 2006 Report Share Posted March 28, 2006 Nice rifle, I'm a guessing that even though the receiver was commercial, the rest of the action was not? LL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhys898 Posted March 28, 2006 Author Report Share Posted March 28, 2006 LL, You are correct. The triggerguard and bolt came from a turk action that turned out to be a little soft. I replaced the shroud with one of the sunny hill commercial style ones. And the trigger is a Bold Optima. Jer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jason Posted March 29, 2006 Report Share Posted March 29, 2006 You've got to love those LW Art 724 Swedes! I've got one on a Yugo action and it shoots like a housefire!!! Excellent work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manureman Posted March 29, 2006 Report Share Posted March 29, 2006 Thanks for the link,think I'll order some. In the pics it looks like the bolt body & extractor are coated too,how does it seem to be holding up on the moving parts so far? The nut behind the trigger must not be to loose if your ringing the bell at 600yd's. Thanks Jim. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhys898 Posted March 29, 2006 Author Report Share Posted March 29, 2006 Jim, Basically, every surface except the bore is coated in the molyresin. I've only put 100 rounds down range so far and there is some visable wear on the lugs but not too much. If you do decide to go the molyreson route, make sure you follow the Procedures and Tips found here http://www.molyresin.com/molyresin_tips.asp Jer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rwims Posted March 29, 2006 Report Share Posted March 29, 2006 VERY NICE !!!! Richard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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