Thread: Gun Porn, show off your new toys

Nice rifle bro! speaking as another left handed shooter. Is this going to be your bush hunting outfit

just wondering why there is a link to service stations in New York City at the bottom of your post?

Originally Posted by rockland

Nice rifle bro! speaking as another left handed shooter. Is this going to be your bush hunting outfit

just wondering why there is a link to service stations in New York City at the bottom of your post?

Thankyou sir. Appreciate the compliment. The plan with this rifle was to have a rough and tumble unit for anywhere, anytime sort of thing. I've had a growing itch to play around with the calibre which I mentioned to a friend in Texas and he jumped in to help. And between us and his gunsmith this is the result. After doing the work his gunsmith told me he wanted to keep it, but my need was greater ! When I get a load or loads sorted for it I'll use it at any opportunity on Rabbits to Deer, Kiwi hunting and / or possibly overseas. Probaly shouldn't expect much difference to my .375 H&H but will be fun finding out.
I use Postimage.org ( free ) to host the pics I post here. I dunno why those links show up stuck on the pics but it happens with some pics. Maybe something to do with advertisers that pay them for a bit of exposure..... ???

Originally Posted by 30.06king

Ruger Hawkeye M77 stainless, left hand, in .375 Ruger. Rebarreled with Shilen 1:12, 22 inch ( maybe 23 inch ), fluted, stainless barrel, restocked with Pendleton stock with Decelerator recoil pad from Oregun Gunsmithing. Original trigger tweaked for clean 3 lb break, entire barrel and action bead blasted matte.
Started the build last year and only received it this week. Hope it shoots as well as its looks suggest !

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love the over barrel sling attachment , lots.

Originally Posted by HILLBILLYHUNTERS

love the over barrel sling attachment , lots.

Thankyou for your comment. That's a "barrel band" sling stud. There was one in the same position on the factory Ruger barrel. Not 100% sure buf it looks like the gunsmith detached it from there and put it on this Shilen barrel, just as I asked. Forestock sling studs can dig into the hand under recoil with the bigger calibres and it's quite common to see them positioned forward on the barrel

Originally Posted by 30.06king

Ruger Hawkeye M77 stainless, left hand, in .375 Ruger. Rebarreled with Shilen 1:12, 22 inch ( maybe 23 inch ), fluted, stainless barrel, restocked with Pendleton stock with Decelerator recoil pad from Oregun Gunsmithing. Original trigger tweaked for clean 3 lb break, entire barrel and action bead blasted matte.
Started the build last year and only received it this week. Hope it shoots as well as its looks suggest !

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Very nice. As another left hander I know the difficulty finding things like aftermarket stocks. Great job.

Originally Posted by Shearer

Very nice. As another left hander I know the difficulty finding things like aftermarket stocks. Great job.

Thankyou sir. You are quite right. Anything for left hand rifles is just that little bit harder to find, less plentiful and often a bit more expensive. It's very satisfying to finally pull it all together and complete a project such as this.

1 of only 4 in NZ @Happy Jack was with me when i first fondled it, wasn't gonna take it home, but did
Walnut Benelli Lupo in 308win

Sold my Sako to own this, it's that level of nice......no regerts

And yes absolute tack driver and total pussycat to shoot like shooting a 223

Originally Posted by dannyb

1 of only 4 in NZ @Happy Jack was with me when i first fondled it, wasn't gonna take it home, but did
Walnut Benelli Lupo in 308win
Attachment 215717
Sold my Sako to own this, it's that level of nice......no regerts

And yes absolute tack driver and total pussycat to shoot like shooting a 223

You chose a particularly eye catching example. I wouldn't mind handling one of those just for fun. What calibre is yours ?

Originally Posted by 30.06king

You chose a particularly eye catching example. I wouldn't mind handling one of those just for fun. What calibre is yours ?

I’m going to take a wild guess and say .308?


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Originally Posted by MSL

I’m going to take a wild guess and say .308?


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Yep. I just read his other thread. .308 it is. Cheers

Originally Posted by dannyb

Sold my Sako to own this, it's that level of nice......no regerts

Hang on...
didn't you sell your Sako,
buy a Lupo,
sell your Lupo,
buy back your Sako,
rebarrel/rechamber your Sako,
sell your Sako (again!),
and now you've bought another Lupo?

Originally Posted by Cigar

Hang on...
didn't you sell your Sako,
buy a Lupo,
sell your Lupo,
buy back your Sako,
rebarrel/rechamber your Sako,
sell your Sako (again!),
and now you've bought another Lupo?

That’s gold !!

Originally Posted by Cigar

Hang on...
didn't you sell your Sako,
buy a Lupo,
sell your Lupo,
buy back your Sako,
rebarrel/rechamber your Sako,
sell your Sako (again!),
and now you've bought another Lupo?

Yup.....but this Lupo is prettier, and I still own a 3006ai that shoots as well as the Sako that I actually prefer over the Sako so alls well. However the irony is not lost on me

Also in my defense the second Lupo purchase was an accident I mean look at it, how could I not take it home

Originally Posted by dannyb

1 of only 4 in NZ @Happy Jack was with me when i first fondled it, wasn't gonna take it home, but did
Walnut Benelli Lupo in 308win
Attachment 215717
Sold my Sako to own this, it's that level of nice......no regerts

And yes absolute tack driver and total pussycat to shoot like shooting a 223

Well actually I was delivering a stock to @dannyb and had arranged a carpark to meet, when I got there I sort of guessed where he would be and I was correct. I swear he was drooling but seeing how much taller than me he is I couldn't be sure.

Originally Posted by Happy Jack

Well actually I was delivering a stock to @dannyb and had arranged a carpark to meet, when I got there I sort of guessed where he would be and I was correct. I swear he was drooling but seeing how much taller than me he is I couldn't be sure.

If you were getting wet, He was drooling.