Remember this? Redux.....

[Handsome Rob]

I started a thread ages ago about a guy wanting me to take his rifle to the range to zero for him.....

Well, long story short, I ended up with it because I had an idea & apparently i'm an idiot with far too much time on my hands. 

ER Shaw, trued the action & installed a new 20" barrel. I had them copy the factory profile & chamber it in my favorite 6.5x55 Swede. 

The barreled action & all metal parts were then sent to GTs Customizing in Casper WY for polishing, bluing & color case hardening. 

I tackled the Ebay stock. Removed years worth of grime & spar varnish, hand sanded and polished it then applied the hand rubbed oil finish & installed a recoil pad. Then I shipped it to Ahlman's in Minnesota for hand checkering.

I finally got a damned grip cap screw & put it all together today! 

[Handsome Rob]

 

[Handsome Rob]

 

[buck1032]

I can not get past the "before" trigger guard. She did turn out beautifully. Great job breathing life back into her.

Edited February 11, 2021 by buck1032

[Quavodus]

Awesome, to say the least. 

[MacGyver]

You should get a medal.

And your “friend” should probably never be allowed near a long gun again. 

[Chucktshoes]

Gorgeous. 

[Smokin45]

A fine looking rifle Rob!! Nice work. 

[KahrMan]

Dude, that is awesome. 

[TripleGGG]

Absolutely gorgeous. Fantastic work. 

[gregintenn]

Awesome!!!

[MP5_Rizzo]

She’s a beauty!

[RED333]

Very nice there Rob, lot of work and it shows!!!

[brat]

What everybody above me said because I can only think of one word.   Wow ! ....... great job! 

Okay three words.

[BJB]

Awesome job 

[res308]

That looks a FAR sight better!

[xtriggerman]

Hard to find nice full coverage checkering like that ($$$). It Really tops off the final product big time. You have good taste in fine rifles!

Edited February 17, 2021 by xtriggerman

[E4 No More]

The wood grain is gorgeous.

[Grand Torino]

That's a piece of art right there! What a beauty.

[xtriggerman]

From the looks of the safety, isn't that a Sears M70?

[Handsome Rob]

3 hours ago, xtriggerman said:

From the looks of the safety, isn't that a Sears M70?

Yessir, good eye! Sears Model 52.

I considered changing it the safety for a winchester, since there are no markings on the action, but I figured it made it just different enough that folks might question it. 

That's a damn good catch, XT!

Edited February 18, 2021 by Handsome Rob

[mikegideon]

Great job! I like the Shaw guys. I have a few of their barrels.

[gregintenn]

So is that an FN Mauser action or a Sako? Model 70 Winchester?

 

Of course the stock is beautiful, but I think the color case hardened bottom metal and the cross bolt really add class.

The Supergrade stock swivels are a nice touch as well.

Edited February 18, 2021 by gregintenn

[mike_f]

The gun gods are smiling down upon you for that restoration.

That original trigger guard/rear action "bolt" photo will be the source of nightmares for the rest of my days...

[gregintenn]

7 minutes ago, mike_f said:

The gun gods are smiling down upon you for that restoration.

That original trigger guard/rear action "bolt" photo will be the source of nightmares for the rest of my days...

We should open a "Bubba" museum. That rifle would have surely been worthy of it's own display.

Looks awesome now, though.