Build your dream, custom rifle

[Hornedfrogbbq]

Ok, Dreamer or Captain Realistic, build your dream rifle. No off the shelf rifles or of if they are, they better have a ton of customized components.

Ideally, you pick the caliber and then put components together for your "dream" custom safari gun. Barrel from precision research or Bruz or? Action from who? Synthetic stock or wood from a specific stock maker. Rings and optics?

 

[AZDAVE]

These are always a fun exercise in what if's.
Rifle 1.
Granite mountain arms double square bridge action with standard size bolt face. Bridge machined for alaska rings. (Can spec for any of the size case heads)
Douglas 9.3 barrel, 25.5in long, 1in 12 rifling, number 5 sporter, 6 groove
NECG sights and barrel band sling mount.
Exibition grade english walnut stock
Color cased action and rings
Rust blued barrel
Night Force NXS 2.5-10x42

Rifle #2
all the same as above for 404 Jeffery
just change the scope for NX8 1-8x24

 

[NoStepOnSnek]

Winchester Model 94
Case Color Hardened
Mid-high end walnut
Octagon barrel
30-30
Vintage style scope

Ruger No.1
Custom wood stock
Engraved receiver
(In progress)

 

[PARA45]

I’m actually building a wood stock Blaser Jaeger R8. Bought the stock, and receiver separately. Not what I would call custom, but I’m putting it together with the pieces I want

 

[AZDAVE]

Dream doubles

Double #1
Westley Richards drop lock 577NE
with their standard sights and a milled rib for a red dot
The best exhibition grade stock english walnut
Deep relief engraving with a elephant, rhino, and cape buffalo on the action.
Colored cased action
English oak and Elephant hide case.

Double #2
Rigby rising bite 9.3x74
with their standard sights and a milled rib for a red dot
The best exhibition grade stock english walnut
Extensive scroll engraving
Colored cased action
English oak and Buffalo hide case

 

[AZDAVE]

single shot #1
modern Webley '97 Farquharson action 450NE
Douglas #5 contour
two leaf rear sight and small ivory bead front
Exibition grade english walnut
color cased action with no engraving

Single #2
Hagn falling block action 7x65R
Brux sporter #3barrel, 1in 8 twist, 7mm
single blade rear and small ivory bead front sights
european QR bases and rings
Swarovski Z8i 2-16x50 BRX-I Scope
Extensivescroll engraving
Exibition grade english walnut
color cased action

 

[steve white]

Mannlicher Schönauer model NO
30'06
everything checked for true, then rebarreled with Krieger match cut to original contour, original sights replaced.
exhibition grade marble cake Turkish walnut with ebony fore end tip and ebony skeletal grip cap
Stock duplicated to within 5 thou, then finished.
Gold ring at barrel end
metal engraving with special gold roses set in scroll/animal scenes "Premier" style, including capercaillie on trigger guard and chamois on floor plate also in gold.
action, floor plate, bolt shroud, trigger guard, trap butt plate, and rings charcoal hardened by Turnbull
Redfield style bases
Swarovski Z3 3-9x36 trim stalking scope
Not greedy, that will do...

 

[Hunter-Habib]

A .505 Gibbs built on a Granite Mountain Arms African Magnum Mauser action with a 24" Douglas Premium barrel with a long throat to accommodate 600Gr bullets. Grade 5 Turkish walnut stock with cheek piece & ebony fore end tip. Orange colored India rubber recoil pad. Wide "V" express backsights and uncovered ivory bead foresight. Type III Rigby floor plate in order to accommodate 3+1 cartridges.

 

[SFRanger7GP]

- Small frame, hammer, double rifle, 25" barrels
- 7x57R caliber and regulated for 175gr bullets
- tastefully engraved, CCH receiver with gold stag skull and cross on the bottom of the receiver
- scoped with QD mounts and iron sights
- wood to make men cry with envy

Safe shooting

 

[NIGHTHAWK]

Dakota Arms 450 Dakota Left Hand Best African Grade, A 1 in 14" twist 24" Barrel with a removable factory muzzle brake, 25 3/4" with the brake installed, Best African Grade with a 1/4 rib, 1 standing and 2 folding rear sights, Band front ramp with a fold-up night sight, Barrel band swivel, Belly magazine box with a hinged straddle floorplate with a center bow release, Talley scope bases, 3 panel teardrop bolt knob checkering, Standard Dakota 3-position Model 70 type safety, A very nice stick of Bastogne Walnut with nice contrast and a lot of fiddleback, Double cross bolts at the action body, Ebony forend tip, Wrap around point pattern checkering, Shadowline cheekpiece, Steel grip cap, 2 screw tiedown rear sling eye, 13 3/4" LOP over a 7/8" factory pad, Proper big bore weight at 10 lbs. 4 oz. as an open sighted rifle.

 

[Jefferry404]

@Hunter-Habib
I realized that exact rifle well, almost....
GMA African, 3 down std floorplate, 1 fixed sight only, 25" integral heavy barrel (Krieger), Turkish from Luxus. The only exception is the recoil pad, this is leather covered pig skin

 

[PerH]

I would like once again a 6 shot .404 with 24 inch barrel , laminate stock , Recknagel sights , Leupold 1-6 x . On a M98 of some kind

Or a Bull barrel 20 inch .458 Win , finer stock 6 shot also . Same styling .

 

[Phil Giordano]

My dream rifle would be a Krieghoff Kiplauff (single shot), Hubertus S Exclusive with steel action, 60 cm octagonal barrel in 6,5x57R, double line bavarian cheekpiece, exhibition grade dark Turkish walnut, ebony forearm and pistol grip. Tru Oil finish. Engraved with a deep relief game animal (Chamois on left side, Roedeer on right side) and leaf and English scroll. Irons with a quarter rib.
Dark leather covered recoil pad.
The engravings should look like that :

 

[BeeMaa]

Blaser R8 Selous with 416RM and 458LOTT barrels. Grade 9 wood as a minimum. Z8i 1-8x24 scope and AimPoint T2 in mounts from INNOMOUNT. I'll also likely need an extension for the LOP. Sling from Murray Custom Leather. Also might need the kickstop installed.

 

[375Ruger416]

I suppose its off the shelf, but what a shelf...

Rigby Highland Stalker "Elephant" .416 Rigby 23" (527) PSA East for sale

Rigby Highland Stalker "Elephant" .416 Rigby 23" (527) PSA East for sale online.

www.gunsinternational.com

 

[PCC600]

A .505 Gibbs built on a Granite Mountain Arms African Magnum Mauser action with a 24" Douglas Premium barrel with a long throat to accommodate 600Gr bullets. Grade 5 Turkish walnut stock with cheek piece & ebony fore end tip. Orange colored India rubber recoil pad. Wide "V" express backsights and uncovered ivory bead foresight. Type III Rigby floor plate in order to accommodate 3+1 cartridges.

Sounds very much like the 505 which I commissioned and am about to pick up . GMA action . Express sights only ( will fit a small 3 point diamond on front sight - great against dark hides and in low light ). Krieger 24 inch barrel . Orange rubber recoil pad . Wood work done be Ross Waghorn ( Australia’s No1 stocker - now retired ) ebony used for from of stock . He selected the walnut for me . Ross fitted the rifle to me - 14.5 inch LOP , I don’t recall cast dimension . A little engraving ( no game scenes ) by Ray Croxon. The barrel has been machined to take 600grain Woodleigh bullets and Hydrostats . It takes 3+1 rounds. Bob de Vries in Melbourne did all the metal work and project management . Not sure of final weight but it is likely 10.5 pounds + . Can’t wait to take possession and shoot .

 

[PCC600]

@Hunter-Habib
I realized that exact rifle well, almost....
GMA African, 3 down std floorplate, 1 fixed sight only, 25" integral heavy barrel (Krieger), Turkish from Luxus. The only exception is the recoil pad, this is leather covered pig skin

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A great rifle . Very similar to mine . I didn’t go with pig skin - but it looks terrific .

 

[coreydb]

A .505 Gibbs built on a Granite Mountain Arms African Magnum Mauser action with a 24" Douglas Premium barrel with a long throat to accommodate 600Gr bullets. Grade 5 Turkish walnut stock with cheek piece & ebony fore end tip. Orange colored India rubber recoil pad. Wide "V" express backsights and uncovered ivory bead foresight. Type III Rigby floor plate in order to accommodate 3+1 cartridges.

Same setup for me but in 416 Rem Mag.

 

[thriller]

Dream doubles

Double #1
Westley Richards drop lock 577NE
with their standard sights and a milled rib for a red dot
The best exhibition grade stock english walnut
Deep relief engraving with a elephant, rhino, and cape buffalo on the action.
Colored cased action
English oak and Elephant hide case.

Double #2
Rigby rising bite 9.3x74
with their standard sights and a milled rib for a red dot
The best exhibition grade stock english walnut
Extensive scroll engraving
Colored cased action
English oak and Buffalo hide case

A man of refined taste this is what I want as well

 

[ftrovato]

Last Spring, for the first time I custom ordered a rifle.
I wanted a nice rifle that I will shoot on a regular bases on the rifle range and in the field.

Parkwest SD-10 Single Shot Rifle.
- Caliber is 223 Remington
- Premium Chromoly Barrel with a 1-9" twist
- Case Hardened Action, Receiver, Grip Cap & Scope Rings
- Classic Matte Blue Barrel
- Ebony Fore-end Tip
- Special Select Walnut Stock
- Fleur de Lis with Ribbons on Fore-end and Grip
- Wrap over Grip Checkering
- Inletted Ken Howell Rear Swivel Stud with a Barrel Band
- Leather Covered Recoil Pad
- 1" & 30 mm Rings
- Scope - TBD (something with a small profile)

The stock blank pictured below.
I'm told the build started a few weeks ago.