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Brass 10/22: Afield In God's Country (pic heavy)

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6.7K views 34 replies 26 participants last post by  dmthomp32  
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I just got back from my annual Sierra Nevada trip, this time with the little brass 10/22. My trip started flying to Utah, driving from there into California, and, at the risk of offending all the Rocky Mountain fans, I must say I much prefer the beauty of the Sierra Nevada mountains. I went to school in Golden, Colorado and lived in Utah for a time, so I've had prolonged exposure to both. Sorry, I'll take the Sierras every time.

Squirrel season had not started yet (family issues determined the timing this year), so I simply shot pine cones, tree twigs, and other targets of opportunity, but I still had a great time consuming about 200 rounds of shorts. The rifle functioned flawlessly. I didn't really see any squirrels, anyway, and even the chipmunks, which usually outnumber the squirrels ten to one, were very few and far between. Maybe it is the drought in California. Also, some hikers leaving the area warned us about considerable bear activity and suggested we not carry any food with us. Interestingly, my wife, who accompanied me this time, was not concerned about the bears...since we had a rifle with us :D.

Some of the corny, posed pics are intended for my grandson to view years from now, possibly visiting the same area with the same rifle that will be his then.

Enjoy!
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I managed to capture the reflection of a Ponderosa pine in the brass receiver:
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Despite being unable to hunt squirrels this time, there is really nothing that compares to enjoying one's own handiwork amongst God's creations while breathing the cool mountain air and listening to the flow of a mountain stream.
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After I got back, I noticed some tarnished finger prints in the brass receiver, so I think I will re-polish the receiver and other brass parts and apply some kind of coating.

As an aside, check out how Southwest handled my Browning gun case. Three corners were very badly dented, and one corner is actually torn. Our other suitcases were unscathed, so, methinks there was an anti-gun baggage handler somewhere along the way:
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End of transmission.

TBR
 
#3 · (Edited)
TBR,

A beautiful rifle in an even more beautiful place. Thanks for sharing photos.

I know what you mean about the Sierra Nevada Mountains. When I lived in Sacramento more than 30 years ago, I would take every chance to drive East to get up into those Mountains. Breathtaking country!

And having received similar treatment by the airlines, I finally went to one of these
severely heavy duty gun cases for the times when I fly with a rifle:

http://www.icc-case.com/impact-case-5214-double-scoped-rifle-with-wheels-heavy-duty-080/

You could drive the aircraft over this case and not damage it.

Glad you had the chance to take that beautiful creation of yours into THE beautiful creation of God's.
:bthumb:

BRP
 
#8 ·
I've looked at those cases seriously, and a friend bought one for his three trips to Africa. Sometimes, it seems, the nicer the case, the rougher it gets handled. I have to admit, thought, the Browning and Pelican-style cases have always protected my guns despite the external damage from the airline gorillas. I just feel that there is always an inordinate amount of damage to cases that obviously contain firearms. In retrospect, I could have filed a claim with Southwest, but I would have probably just received a $25 voucher for some future flight... not really worth the increased blood pressure of making something happen, which is too close to what I have to do at work all the time...and this was my vacation, after all.

TBR
 
#6 ·
Thank-you for sharing, sir! That rifle is so gorgeous and the setting does it justice. But moreover, that rifle is a prince of heirlooms, your grandchild will enjoy it for all the love effort put into it.

It is just a pleasure to see such craftsmanship, wow. :heartpump
 
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That truly is a work of art. It's amazing what you've done with that rifle. The scenery isn't bad either. Thanks for sharing.

I also have a question if you don't mind. In the thread you posted recently about this rifle you mentioned that the scope you used had been boosted. I went through your build thread and may have missed it but didn't find any info about the scope. Could you give any info on this? I've always thought this style of scope looks right at home on a full stocked rifle and one with just a little more power would be great.

Tony
 
#10 ·
That Leupold VX-3 1.5-5X is boosted using a Gene Davis 4X threaded optical booster, which increases magnification by 40%. You can see the slightly extra length in some of the pics. In this case, the scope is now a 2-7X. I wish I could find a 3-9X bell-less one-inch scope. The resulting exit pupil of 2.2 mm would be about the same as a 18X scope with a 40mm objective.

TBR
 
#12 ·
That sure is a nice rifle. I've never seen one in brass.

So let's get down to brass tax here...

Baggage handlers that damage luggage deliberately at the very least need to be pistol whipped! :harry:
 
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I hope no one minds me necro'ing this thread for those of us who missed this build. I saw it mentioned in another thread recently and had to go looking for this rifle. It was well worth the search! ;)

Amazing work on a beautiful rifle! :cool:
 
#16 ·
I appreciate the refresh on this, but I cannot believe it's been 4 years since I built this little rifle!!!:eek::eek::eek:.

It makes me kind of ashamed I haven't accomplished more on my other projects during these four years...work just keeps getting in the way...I guess I need to just be grateful I have a job.

I still need to have my grandson's name engraved on the receiver, after I re-polish it and put some sort of brass protectant on the brass parts.

Memory lane.
TBR
 
#17 ·
I forgot how spectacular that little rifle is! And combining it with that scenery is as good as it gets. Your various gun projects, TBR, have all been impressive. As I suggested in another thread, you should give us all a treat and do compendium of pics of all the masterpieces. :)

Doug
 
#19 ·
I second this!! :bthumb::bthumb:

It would be even better if the forum servers could host the pictures. Photobucket really screwed us all on the pictures from Hipshot's Compendium. There are some posts that need to be preserved and protected from the whims or greed of the third party hosts :mad:
 
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#21 · (Edited)
To all that have newly posted on this old thread, thank you. Special thanks to Mik_D for bringing it back.

This thread and the original build thread came at a time when I was getting very involved in the hobby and was active on the 10/22 Ultimate forum. Brought back some fond memories.

BTW.....TBR, I still have that VQ stainless receiver I purchased from you, sitting naked in the safe right now, and plan on resurrecting that rifle this summer. It will sport the same Shilen varmint taper barrel I assembled it with before, some years back.

Thanks for sharing a very special rifle build with all of us. A TRUE build from the ground up. I followed every post you made on the original build. You have serious skills and a warm heart in the correct place to promote the hobby.

Best regards to all,
Scott
 
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