Thread: Backyard Bodger strikes again

Felt the need to give the Browning AB3 a birthday. I brought it for the wife/kid as it's .243, but it's a fucken lazer (half MOA sorta lazer) so now it's MY rifle.

Bit of a paint and bubba's back yard bolt handle mod (love Browning bolts but hate the knob)







She's not perfect but I don't really care. It's a sub K rifle and I am not ashamed to say I love the bitch.

Stock.....

Originally Posted by muzza

three things so wrong there - you have a stolen Nexans cable drum , you have it stored flat and you arent going to roll it the right direction....

Hahaha, nah got given it by the Bros who were doing some work by our place. Was gonna be a coffee table for the cave but they can have it back if they want. (Bottom/side is fucked though which is why I got it)

And I don't abide by them rules so I will roll it any direction I please

Hey - thats th best Browning bolt knob I've seen, was looking at 223's the other day and the Browning ticked a lot of boxes but never got past first base due to the wierd "appendage"

Yeah, love my Brownings but that strange little lozenge is just awful. Was gonna get a replacement from the States but be fucked if I can wait 3 months and have to deal with the paper war.

It's not perfect, but I don't care. Little more time and effort it would look factory.

Bear in mind this was achieved with an angle grinder, metal epoxy, files and sandpaper in probably 2 hours of actual work.

It looks quite big but it isn't. Just a nicer shape (for me anyhow)

What did you use for the grippy finish?

Some kinda Dulux rattle can. Marble effect I think. Needs to be cleared in 2k I reckon (which is what I did) as don't think it would wear well by itself.

To be fair could have probably done with a scuff before the clear as it is quite aggressive.