richhodg66
Well-Known Member
A few years ago at the wonderful Chisholm Trail gun show in Wichita, I bought a complete action off a table simply because I know they are good actions and it was just too darn cheap to pass up. That cool rotary magazine and the trigger pull is surpisingly good for a military trigger sold me. Didn't really have a plan for it.
I kind of figured a nice, old school Mannlicher sorter with a butterknife handle, etc., was the way to go, but lately, been thinking of something more useful, cheaper to put together and not really changing anything about the action in case me or someone else wanted to do something with it later.
Always was intrigued by the scout rifle concept, and while I wouldn't be the Jeff Cooper purist about it, a forward scope mounted to the barrel would nicely solve the scope mounting problems with that receiver. I was thinking a relatively short, relatively fat, possibly fluted barrel. Are any semi inletted stocks available for these or how hard would it be to make one?
As to caliber, I have heard where those rotary mages are somewhat specific to caliber and while 6.5x54 MS is a good cartridge, something a bit more main stream is in order I think. I'll probably get flamed by traditionalists (which, deep down, I am one), but I've become kind of a fan of the 6.5 Creedmoor as a deer cartridge, would that be close enough to the 6.5x54 MS to work without modifications?
Thoughts? Has anyone ever sporterized one of these?
I kind of figured a nice, old school Mannlicher sorter with a butterknife handle, etc., was the way to go, but lately, been thinking of something more useful, cheaper to put together and not really changing anything about the action in case me or someone else wanted to do something with it later.
Always was intrigued by the scout rifle concept, and while I wouldn't be the Jeff Cooper purist about it, a forward scope mounted to the barrel would nicely solve the scope mounting problems with that receiver. I was thinking a relatively short, relatively fat, possibly fluted barrel. Are any semi inletted stocks available for these or how hard would it be to make one?
As to caliber, I have heard where those rotary mages are somewhat specific to caliber and while 6.5x54 MS is a good cartridge, something a bit more main stream is in order I think. I'll probably get flamed by traditionalists (which, deep down, I am one), but I've become kind of a fan of the 6.5 Creedmoor as a deer cartridge, would that be close enough to the 6.5x54 MS to work without modifications?
Thoughts? Has anyone ever sporterized one of these?
