My First Nomination

Dr Heckel's Ultimate BR 10/22- McMillan/Kidd Supergrade:

PER Dr Heckel:

Well here she is, my Ultimate of Ultimates. Ive been planning this build for well over a year but one thing after another kept coming up and setting it back. I got it started in early September by ordering the stock which took just over 4 months to finish. After that it spent the next 2 months at KIDD getting the Supergrade action installed. I couldnt be any happier with how it turned out. It feels great and looks dang good too. Im hoping it will be able to average in the .2"s at 50 with good ammo and a bit of luck...we'll see. Ive still got to take it back to McMillan to get the ejection port cut-out on the stock matched up with the receiver but Im hoping that wont take too long, they said it would be no problem...again, we'll see

Components-
--KIDD Supergrade w/ rear tang, 10MOA base
--KIDD 20" bead blasted match barrel
--KIDD two stage trigger(3/3oz) with speed release and black straight trigger
--KIDD black scalloped bolt
--McMillan Anschutz BR-50 stock lt grey/med grey/ black flame marble
--Weaver T36 scope, 1/8 dot reticle
--Burris Signature Zee rings, medium

Better pics on page 4...click HERE or SLIDESHOW

http://www.rimfirecentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=495222

Looks like TBR hasn't finished the 10/22 Brass Mannlicher, so my vote goes to the good Dr Heckel, and his Kidd Masterpiece!

Regards,

DrGunner

 

When ever TBR finishes that Brass Mannlicher there will be no contest.

That McMillan supergrade is one fine 10-22.

 

Yes, but now we have prizes for first and second place!

DrG

 

I have a super-duper nomination if he get's back to me as he's got a little work to do to get a thread going on it...

 

Barrett M82 10/22 conversion

Bone stock 10/22
Full metal Barrett M82 chassis, bipod, barrel shroud, magazine
Weighs 14-15 lbs
Bushnell Banner 3x9-50

Have about $600 into this build.
M82 chassis was $340 alone

It's just a fun range plinker at the shooting gallery. Never really shot it for groups yet.

 

Defcon, your creativity is amazing, that barrett is pretty cool!

 

Man, this competition is tough.

I think I will have one (maybe two) ready for next month.

 

Pure awesomeness!

 

Absolutely amazing. I like defcon's creative spins. Def gonna be a great month. But Dr.H's Macmillan Kidd is my dream rifle.

 

Thank you DrG for the nomination and thank you guys for the compliments:bthumb:.

 

I 2nd Dr Heckel's Dream Rifle. Awesomeness written all over it

 

I have always loved this rifle.

Built by FalconPilot on page 61 of this thread http://www.rimfirecentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=302036&page=61

I don't know if he is still an active guy on these boards. If so I would like to nominate this rifle. Its a work of art!

 

**** game over

 

I definitely can second that, it is a beautiful rifle!

 

I'd love to see more of FalconPilot's rifle... That two-stock is amazing, I've never seen anything like it.

 

Nominations

I would be remiss if I didn't nominate Dr. Gunner's ELK:
http://www.rimfirecentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=510778

and John Crowley's Legacy once again:
http://www.rimfirecentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=510776

These two combined with Dr. Heckel's Supergrade should make it very difficult to choose again this month!

A giant CONGRATULATIONS!! to InfamousJ for his landslide victory in the inagural UOTM contest!

Cheers,
Dave

 

I would be remiss if I didn't nominate Dr. Gunner's ELK:
http://www.rimfirecentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=510778

While I VERY MUCH appreciate the sentiment displayed by Nosnil22, I personally am going to try and graciously decline to enter my E-L-K rifle this month.

Let me offer my thoughts in explanation:
This rifle had its chance, and the members have spoken and it placed a distant third. For THAT I am truly humbled and grateful- I never expected the nomination, much less making it past the preliminary vote.

I could see accepting if I had made a major change, like putting it in a custom walnut stock or the like, which I have considered and may well do someday. I don't want this contest to be a rehash of the same rifles over and over until each guy wins- my idea is that a rifle CAN be nominated as often as the members see fit, and the owner of said rifle can opt to enter it again, or not.
As the guy running this show, I would prefer to take a step back and let someone else have a shot. Leaving this rifle in month after month until it wins is not fair to all the others entering the contest- especially since I'm the mod of this forum and the co-originator of this contest. I want all rifles that win to garner their votes on the merits of the build, and for NO OTHER reason. That's not to say I wouldn't accept the nomination again if I make improvements to this particular build.
I have another rifle in he works that I'm reasonably confident will do well here- provided that the performance is there- so I won't even post a build thread until that project has decidedly proven it's mettle on the bench; a process that could take a few weeks or many months.

With regards to any one member having mutliple entries:

More power to him/her and-

So be it.

If there's a collection of Ultimates hiding in a safe somewhere, should we exclude them because someone might see it as unfair that one member has the taste and resources to build or buy what we all consider to be worthy???

That member can choose, at any time, to decline a nomination- which could also work to their advantage since an ultimate held back, not competing with denizens from the same home safe, could well be nominated again and win, thus taking TWO top spots and related prizes.

Those opposed to this idea, please speak your mind- but remember, the minute we start imposing restrictive rules this becomes less about what the general consensus of the voters is and more about trying to "induce" fairness- a process I am decidedly against for myriad reasons.

I say, put them up. Let the owners stay in or pull out. Let the voting members speak though their votes and let the chips fall where they may.

We might all learn a thing or two.

If you think it's unfair that one member owns so many nice rifles-

Build something better and win!

That, to me, is the strongest statement a fan of this forum can make. And don't tell me it's about money. The inaugural winner proved that- he built a winner with less money than I have in some of my barrels.

Respectfully,

DrGunner

 

:yeahthat:

I second this!
This will be another interesting contest.

 

THANKS A LOT GUYS!:t IT'S BEEN A TON OF FUN AND I CAN'T WAIT TILL THE NEXT PROJECT BEGINS...:bthumb:



http://www.rimfirecentral.com/forums/showthread.php?p=4663345&posted=1#post4663345

I hereby nominate JCrowley's Black Beauty for the UoTM! :heartpump

 

InfamousJ - Thank you very much for your interest in Black Beauty!! I will post some targets that I have shot just last Friday. i had not been able to get this rifle to shoot better than .800" prior to last week, and the change to a Shilen barrel. No problem now - doesn't shoot with Legacy, but very few of my rifles do.

This one does have a very unique look and outlinkk's polish work on it is impeccable. What a great guy to deal with, too.

Thank you again -

John

 

John Crowley owns this rifle. He's had some additional trigger work done, as far as I know.

This as an old picture. It's in most of the accuracy clubs. The barrel is a Lothar Walther blued Muzzleweight (17") different from the VQ 16.5. The stock is the original Gatewood Teehole prototype specifically turned for this barrel in Claro Walnut. The wood is prettier than this picture, and the figure is triking on all four sides.



If you guys like it, ask John for current pics and targets.

This is my idea of a class act tacticool.

 

Passinby - Thank you for the mention!! This is the one that is going to get my attention next. I can only imagine the potential that rests inside that gorgeous piece of Claro.

I will post some updated pictures, as I have added a Leupold 36BR scope to it, and have done a little adjusting to the trigger.

I shot it last Friday and was in the .360" at 50 yards area, target to be posted with the pics.

Thank you again,

John

 

It looks like Mr Crowley has a good chance of owning all 3 of the rifles up for the final vote! Congrats on one amazing collection of 10/22s my friend!:bthumb:

 

Doc - That beauty of yours has my vote in this go around!!!! It has been said by more than one that it is a "dream" rifle - a sentiment with which I agree. Have you ever thought how it would look with a TI25 silver magazine in it????

We have spoken about it before - it is my favorite BR build that I have seen, thus far. I predict you having a Kidd gift certificate in about 3-1/2 weeks!!!!:bthumb::bthumb:

Have you had an opportunity to shoot it at 50 since it got back to you? That 25 yarder was remarkable, and I look to see many more at the top of the 50 yard leaderboard, too.

John

 

Holy bawls that's a beautiful rifle OK maybe we should not encourage JC to bring out any more of his collection and let other people have a chance in the UoTM constests Awesome taste and amazing finish:bthumb:

 

The team of Passinby/jcrowleyiv could be unstoppable. Does anyone have any idea how many winners these two could post?:bthumb:

 

Passinby could fill this competition for a long, long while, all by himself. By far the most comprehensive group of Ultimates of which I have been aware. I am just very thankful that he chose to entrust some of those masterpieces with me.

I can easily think of 20+ of Passinby's builds that deserve a place on these pages and will ultimately be in the Hall of Fame for very good reason - his creativity.:bthumb: I think that ever member on RFC could find one of Passinby's builds that "speaks" to them.

I have barely been here long enough to rattle the anchor chain - members like Chaser, Passinby, Vincent (and so many more) are the captains of this ship!!!!!

John

 

It wouldn't surprise me if they're pushing double-digits

 

First, let me send out a sincere and heartfelt thank you to all who have thought so highly about any of my guns, so as to even mention them as possible nominations in this Ultimate of the Month contest. I am so humbled just to think that my tastes in something like a rifle, are shared by so many of you out there.

I think this perfectly illustrates the reason that RFC is so successful - a "sharing" of vastly diverse tastes and opinions with a group that is willing to share their own thoughts and opinions in an open forum format.

I am of the opinion that, in the interest of fairness and "inclusion", as DrG likes to call it, we should limit the number of builds that one owner can have in the competition each month.

I think that "stacking the deck" with builds would diminish interest and ultimately do a disservice to the forum.

This is only my opinion, and I am asking for the unabashed opinions of other members.

I truly hope that all out there who have thought of anything of mine, understands how very appreciative and proud I am of that thought.

Humbly,

John

 

First, let me send out a sincere and heartfelt thank you to all who have thought so highly about any of my guns, so as to even mention them as possible nominations in this Ultimate of the Month contest. I am so humbled just to think that my tastes in something like a rifle, are shared by so many of you out there.

I think this perfectly illustrates the reason that RFC is so successful - a "sharing" of vastly diverse tastes and opinions with a group that is willing to share their own thoughts and opinions in an open forum format.

I am of the opinion that, in the interest of fairness and "inclusion", as DrG likes to call it, we should limit the number of builds that one owner can have in the competition each month.

I think that "stacking the deck" with builds would diminish interest and ultimately do a disservice to the forum.

This is only my opinion, and I am asking for the unabashed opinions of other members.

I truly hope that all out there who have thought of anything of mine, understands how very appreciative and proud I am of that thought.

Humbly,

John

John- please read post 34 above.

It does not surprise me in the least that you feel this way, your character is such that you feel guilty that others may be excluded if your rifles take the top slots again. I know it's not about prizes for you. As has been said- very well, I might add- by InfamousJ and rokehe- it should matter not WHENCE the top tier rifles come, but that they be judged fairly and on the merits outlined in post 1 of this thread.
If you feel at any time that a particular rifle you own should not be entered, you have the right of first refusal, so to speak. I think you should get used to being here for a while- I have an idea of what's in your safe, and you will be called back here again from time to time.

I see it as an affirmation of your impeccable taste.

DrGunner

 

Well, the first thing that comes to my mind is what I learned early in youth athletics. To be the best, you have to beat the best. It's a shallow victory if the competition is under restriction. I understand that some folks have deep and wide gun safes. The bar is extremely high around here. IMHO, if you have thirty rifles nominated, your odds of winning are increased numerically. However, if I post a build, I have a horse in the race and a chance to pull off the upset. If a rifle can only be nominated three times, and never wins, it most likely shouldn't. this might help to keep new blood flowing

 

Well, the first thing that comes to my mind is what I learned early in youth athletics. To be the best, you have to beat the best. It's a shallow victory if the competition is under restriction. I understand that some folks have deep and wide gun safes. The bar is extremely high around here. IMHO, if you have thirty rifles nominated, your odds of winning are increased numerically. However, if I post a build, I have a horse in the race and a chance to pull off the upset. If a rifle can only be nominated three times, and never wins, it most likely shouldn't. this might help to keep new blood flowing

As usual, well said. I also think that multiple nominations will take care of themselves. Try 2-3 times, and if you still lose, it ain't good enuf, sport!!!

Make a change, start over, or decide its just not that important.

Personally, I don't care a rats posterior if I ever win this.

Not why I started it.

DrGunner

 

Well, fellow members make the nominations of a particular rifle, not the owner...If a person wants to nominate a rifle every month because he wants it to win, then so be it; that's why there are two rounds...If a guy has 15 contending rifles and they all get nominated in a month, if the people speak and pick one, then great! I like seeing as many rifles as possible regardless if one guy owns 20 of them...JC if you're talking about one owner in the final round having the 1, 2, and 3 spot, perhaps there could be a 1 or 2 gun max caveat, but let's see someone do it first Bring it on!

Instead of someone seeing it as a way to monopolize winning every month, (or what JC is saying as a way to avoid it) I see it more as inspiration to get people "off the bench" (or on it rather?) and start competing! And if not competing, then at least sharing their work. I'd like to see a "good" rifle go to "great" because he/she sees someone's build and discovers another way to make it better, and continue on the quest of making it the best it can be within one's own vision and abilities...Winning/competing make the contest fun, but I see the end-game of the contest's excitement being a great way to spread the sickness and addiction of rimfire sports to others...The possibility of someone keeping a rifle hidden or on the sidelines because of some contest rules takes away from the spirit of the game, at least as I see it...

For all the Vincents, Chasers, JCs, Dr. Gs, Parshooters, Turmites, AZguys, Passinbys, etc. that have safe upon safe of contenders, I say bring them all on and let the people speak...If anyone has any problems with the way things are done as time goes on, then hopefully they speak up and their ideas can be incorporated to make it even better...

 

For all the Vincents, Chasers, JCs, Dr. Gs, Parshooters, Turmites, AZguys, Passinbys, etc. that have safe upon safe of contenders, I say bring them all on and let the people speak...If anyone has any problems with the way things are done as time goes on, then hopefully they speak up and their ideas can be incorporated to make it even better...

Infamous, I only wish I had a safe full......I never could afford my own work!

I do have two in the planning stages, and one is the mother of all ultimates
yeah right, I know you have heard that before. The first one I will get completed though should at least compete based upon what it is. A very, very light weight 10/22 squirrel rifle that will look like a squirrel rifle, and coming from me, that is hard to do! I will start the build this next week converting a, well, I guess I had better wait and just doc the build and tease you guys as it progresses! That is how it's done, right?:bthumb:

Mike

 

I think I win with every nomination

Dr Gunner,
You do a great service here and I, for one Thank You. The "Ultimate of the Month" is a truly outstanding way to have people share their remarkable builds with others like myself who have the opportunity to see what hundreds & thousands of hours at the range and at the drawing board can accomplish. What a great way to spread this disease, (had to, sorry). My sincere appreciation to all involved.

Regards,
Scott

 

Quote from InfamousJ:
For all the Vincents, Chasers, JCs, Dr. Gs, Parshooters, Turmites, AZguys, Passinbys, etc. that have safe upon safe of contenders, I say bring them all on and let the people speak...If anyone has any problems with the way things are done as time goes on, then hopefully they speak up and their ideas can be incorporated to make it even better...

Thanks guy. You seem to have misplaced me in among a group of awesome rifle owners. To be truthful, I have not built an Ultimate, having sent my creations onward to others, to build their own Ultimates. Should I see one of my stocks in here, I would be unabashedly honored. And maybe I might come up with one of my own. Ya never know! But thanks for the inclusion with that group of gents......though not so sure I belong there, lol. And also my heartiest CONGRATS on a most well deserved recognition for your great build. Your build embodies everything this thread is about. AWESOME job!

And DOC! This thing has really turned into a great forum. You have breathed life back into it and there are more folks in here now then ever before. Super job my friend.:bthumb: