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Section 6: Rifles Subject: 358W Custom Msg# 969459
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After I went crazy over that Bob Snapp custom here, I realized I never really commented on your own work on the .358 Model 70, Frank.
Very pretty. To me, yours is obviously designed as a custom gun that will see some real use rather than a pure display piece, so no fancy gold inlays and such, but it's a very workman-like job with a nice piece of wood to boot. You do good work! Stu |
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For reference, the above message is a reply to a message where: Hi Mark, The 358W was not a very popular cartridge in Alaska. It was the first gun the customer got as a youngster. He wanted to restock it but kept the 358W loading. Good deer gun in Alaska. I changed the bottom metal, added barrel band front sight, added barrel band swivel, plugged the two screw holes on the side of the rear bridge, plugged the rear action screw hole on the tang. I mounted quick detach scope mounts and made a peep sight that mounted to the rear scope base when the scope was removed. So the peep sight was quick detach like the scope. The bolt release was flared and checkered. The rear swivel was a two screw inletted into the stock. The wood was a plain sawed English Walnut blank that was given to me by a wood guy in California. I bought six stock blanks and he threw this one in for a bonus. It was a really nice piece of walnut. In the photo you can see the rear tang doesn't have a hole in it. I wanted to contour the rear tang but the customer wanted to leave it stock. Frank Image below from FrankWhiton - Image Title: photos Image Info: This is a gun I built for a fellow in Fairbants,Ak. It is built on a Pre-64 Mod 70 and chambered in 358 Winchester.  |
