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More Final Pics US Veterans Palma Raffle Rifle
November 22, 2009
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Completed USA Veterans Palma Raffle Rifle
November 10, 2009This is the finished rifle for the US Veterans Palma Team raffle for 2011. It carries a unique serial number signifying the 2011 World Championships in Australia. More information regarding the US Veterans Team can be found here. Also competing will be the USA Palma Team and the Young Eagles (under 21 and under 25) Team.
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Action Screw in Trigger Guard ~ Veterans Palma Raffle Rifle
November 10, 2009
The purpose of the screw is so that one Allen wrench will fit all all action screws on the rifle. The industry does not make a flathead screw with the same Allen wrench size in a flathead, so I had to make the screw.
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Making and Inserting Stainless Steel Washer ~ Veterans Palma Raffle Rifle
November 10, 2009
A handy source for making the stainless steel washers – worn out barrels.
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Making Trigger Guard Opening ~ Veterans Palma Raffle Rifle
November 10, 2009
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Modifying a Composite Stock
October 25, 2009This is a H&H Ian Robertson stock that I modified the pistol grip on to match the owner’s wooden stocks that I have done in the past that were Culbertson patterns with a slightly larger pistol grip. I modified the grip to make it larger, matched the color and the silver pattern, installed butt plates, removeable cheek piece, bedding for a Barnard action, and made the trigger guard. The stock is a composite stock – from time to time I do work on composite stocks, although most of my stock work is with wood. Working with composite materials stems from when I spent years building custom motorcycles – show bikes.
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Stiller Action for Veteran’s Raffle Rifle Arrives!
October 25, 2009Stiller Action for Veteran’s Raffle Rifle arrived yesterday.
This unique serial number signifies the USA Veterans Palma Raffle Rifle
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Inletting for Rear Sight Block – Palma Rifle
July 29, 2009This is a Palma rifle stock that is a beautiful light colored wood. Using a bedding block with the bedding material reinfores the bedding so that the bearing points do not wear on the bedding block. The action uses a Warner Recoil Lug which I have customized to fit.
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Moving………. Part 1 … Pratt & Whitney Lathe
February 7, 2009
Moving under any circumstances is difficult…… moving an entire machine shop without heavy equipment machinery movers is an undertaking. Sue and I are relocating to Albuquerque, NM - so far we have three pods (one and a half already loaded) and will probably need a 26 ft. truck. The pods are necessary because they can be loaded at ground level -a requirement when you’re moving a 3200# lathe by hand. Yesterday Ray Del Rio and Gary Elisio’s son Jeremy (dad was in Phoenix this weekend shooting) helped move the lathe. This is why I’m not in Phoenix this weekend. Today Mike Tuck helped secure the lathe to the inside of the pod and move lots of other stuff. Any able bodies in Southern California are more than welcome to join the fun!
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Start of Rifle for Veteran’s Palma Team Raffle Rifle #3
January 23, 2009I’m starting today on the third rifle that I’ve built for the Veteran’s Palma Rifle Team Raffle. I chose this stock as it has a beautiful Fiddleback Walnut pattern. Here is the link to the Veteran’s Rifle Team and information about past competitions and raffle rifles . Click here for the past rifles that I have built for the raffle First Veteran’s Palma Raffle Rifle and Second Veeran’s Palma Raffle Rifle. I plan to update the progress on the rifle as often as possible. All work and components are donated to further the Veteran’s Team. For information about donating components or purchasing raffle tickets please contact Mike Sinclair at estclai1@san.rr.com.
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English Walnut Long Range Target Rifle – Completed
January 17, 2009
This prone rifle in custom English Walnut is for long range target shooting, and probably will work well for F class with the addition of plates for the rests. It has a Hart 6mm 1:8″ barrel, chambered in 6BRX. The length of pull is adjustable. The trigger guard is custom made for this stock based on trigger placement. 
The cheekpiece height is adjustable and if you notice you will see that there is a small clearance between the end of the cheekpiece and butt plate so that the cheekpiece can be adjusted right and left and also pivots heel to toe.
The butt plate is ajustable vertically and is able to cant
The scope rail has 15 minutes of elevation built in.
The pistol grip cap is custom Hawaiian Koa and is actually the mirror image piece from the Mango stock (see previous post).
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English Walnut Long Range Target Rifle
January 14, 2009
More pictures and description tomorrow. The light wasn’t very good tonight.
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Hawaiian Mango Stock Finished for Custom Palma Rifle
January 8, 2009Hawaiian Mango Stock Finished for Custom Palma Rifle in 223. The action is a post 64 long action Winchester. The bolt was converted from a standard bolt face.
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Machining Trigger Guard for 223 Palma Rifle Long Range Competitive Target Shooting
December 23, 2008This is for a 223 Palma Rifle that is being converted from a long action post 64 Winchester.
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