My Final Grail Gun finally came home.

[Elk Creek]

Looks great!! Like the way you set it up!

[Zee]

Thank you. I’m very pleased and grats for the help. Ended a long search.

[Zee]

Looks Great. I bet it shoots straight too

I have several factory options. Not used for built guns. Gonna try them in this one as it will not be a high volume rifle. A couple two or three boxes would last awhile.

[Elk Creek]

Thank you. I’m very pleased and grats for the help. Ended a long search.

You betcha!

[Wambli Ska]

That is one handsome rifle and the scope is absolutely perfect for it. Very glad you finally scored your bucket list gun

[Zee]

That is one handsome rifle and the scope is absolutely perfect for it. Very glad you finally scored your bucket list gun

Thank you. Very giddy about this one.

[Freezer]

That looks great! Get an offset front ring, it won't look bad. When I installed the stock on mine I had the same problem, I shortened the LOP.

If I did that, I’m afraid the objective would touch the rear sight.

Give it a try, the worst that could happen is it stays where it's at. There seems to be some room for adjustment.

[bullsi1911]

Looks awesome! When will you get to shoot it?

[Wambli Ska]

That is one handsome rifle and the scope is absolutely perfect for it. Very glad you finally scored your bucket list gun

Thank you. Very giddy about this one.

That makes me happy! It’s a great feeling.

[Zee]

That looks great! Get an offset front ring, it won't look bad. When I installed the stock on mine I had the same problem, I shortened the LOP.

If I did that, I’m afraid the objective would touch the rear sight.

Give it a try, the worst that could happen is it stays where it's at. There seems to be some room for adjustment.

We shall see. Gonna range session it first.

[Zee]

Looks awesome! When will you get to shoot it?

Hopefully soon. Want to get an axis as soon as it cools.
Might have a few months. Ha!

[Zee]

Just a random thought. Not saying I’d do it.
But, if she shoots…….well…….ive passingly thought of fixing her up. New stock from Boyd’s and maybe a rebule. There is no collectors value in this rifle. But, making her look pretty could be fun. Just don’t know why kind of cost that would entail. And the validity of it.

Boyd’s stocks aren’t expensive and I can make it as nice a grade as I want. Blueing, I don’t know what that costs these days.

Just a passing thought.

[Wambli Ska]

For what it’s worth, I like making old guns “pretty” again it even upgrading them aesthetically to My taste. Doesn’t mean I don’t like/respect scars and use wear. I just like adding MY scars and use/wear to them.

[JunkCollector]

Wow the thought of you walking around with a nice stick...lol

[Wambli Ska]

And Justsomedude does some of the prettiest polishing and bluing I’ve ever seen. And he’s just great to work with!

[Wambli Ska]

Wow the thought of you walking around with a nice stick...lol

Nah, he’s proven he CAN have “nice things”. He just doesn’t leave them in the safe to gather dust

[Zee]

Wow the thought of you walking around with a nice stick...lol

Lipstick on a Pig.

[Elk Creek]

The only concern would be restocking it could make it shoot different. Maybe, maybe not. Just a thought

[Zee]

True. It was just a dream. If it shoots great or acceptable for a 1968 firearm, I may just leave it original. But then, I see pictures of dolled up Savage 99s, and damn. They are pretty.

[Elk Creek]

I know what you mean

[Zee]

Yeah. Even if I don’t reblue. Walnut would be nice.

[Zee]

Well, she doesn’t like 100gr bullets.

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Tried some factory 100gr Hornady InterLok I had. At 50 yrds, thy hit oblong and didn’t group.

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So I switched to the only other ammo I’d brought which was 58gr Winchester ballistic tips.

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So, I moved to 100 yards. And it didn’t do bad for a heavy/long trigger (3 breaths) and a 7x scope.

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Gives me some hope. And I’ll come back with some 85gr bullets suitable for medium game and see if I can’t get her sighted in.
I love this rifle. A pleasure to handle and a thrill to have. Pray she likes the 85s.

[Zee]

The first round out of the barrel cooled with every group seems to land apart from the rest. Whether that’s the characters of this particular rifle or the shooter having to “get back in the groove” of this particular trigger, remains to be seen.

[Elk Creek]

Looks like this one will make you work for it. All the better! Glad it’s settling in for you. Did you make sure the stock is tight?

[Zee]

Feel so.