Everybody's got a Corona project........Here's Mine

[SecretCode]

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I've been really interested in the high dollar benchrest rest's over on accurateshooter for awhile now. Enjoy the guns and more so the setups they use. Well being a bit of cheapskate as the wife calls it (I prefer frugal) I figured I'd try my hand at making my own. Bits and pieces I had laying around except for the knurled knobs and threaded rod adjustment legs all of which are stainless.
No windage or bag side clamps but its stone solid.
Just some good old fashioned Farm Boy/ Welder ingenuity.

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[jpx2rk]

Very nice work, looks great.

[SecretCode]

Kinda feel like an idiot. Probably figured out why some pics are sideways for some and not others. Some are taken in landscape and the others were just taken vertically with my phone. I'm guessing some computers auto flip fo correct for this. Maybe, maybe not.

[Bill K]

Looks like a very good job of making the rest you wanted. And love the 99, the wood is great and all of it looks very well cared for. What caliber. Bill K

[SecretCode]

It's in .300 Savage Bill. It would have nice if the mooks at the factory would have had the common sense to match up a nicer fore end. The butt definitely has the nicer wood.

This rifle is a family gun. It was originally my Grandpa's on Dad's side. He passed wen Dad was in his early 20's. Never met him. It sat in Dad's closet for yrs. Neither He or my Uncle hunted. I didnt either growing up. Took to it after I was on my own and had friends and coworkers who did.

It's a 1949 model. I took a dink of a buck this last year. Making it 70 yrs young and still able to knock down deer. Love the older guns more and more nowadays.
I had taken a doe a few yrs back but my eyes have never been great for more than 60-70 yards with iron sights. Wanted to scope it with an older fixed power weaver I had but wasnt going to drill and tap the reciever. I found over on 24hrcampfire that a member takes leupold one piece mounts for later drilled and tapped models and welds on to the front and back of the mount to be able to utilize the rear tang screws and rear dovetail.

[Bill K]

Thanks for that information. All in all it is still a good rifle and of course has family history.
My two are in 22 high power and 25 savage.. But the wood is just common, with no real grain like the butt portion of yours shows. also old family heirlooms.

[SecretCode]

I'm still waiting for the right .250 to come my way preferably in 99 but also wouldn't shy away from a Ruger M77 RSI.

Have you ever had either out for any rock chucks there Bill? Both would be dandy for them if they are still shooters.

[Bill K]

In years past, yes. Shot the 22 high power a good amount and obtained the bullets, to reload, from the Canadian supplier back then. A few deer with the 250 and the youngest son also shot a few with it.
Now days they don't get used much, just heirlooms and he will get them one of these days, keep passing them down through the family, from way back with the grandfather, my father and now me and on too the youngest in time. Actually they are now in his possession and gun safe. Bill K

[terrace]

Nice work and rifle

[SecretCode]

Thank You Sir