southernxpress Report post Posted July 25, 2014 So I picked up this rifle a couple months ago and have been working on it just for a project to do. The one pick is what it looked like when I got it. I got a wild hair that I need to build a stock for it and so ive been tring to work on that in between helping everyone else. It started as just a plain old Remington 788 in .308. I picked up a 6mm barrel cheap (I have my doubts about it already but if I need a new barrel im ok w that too) I picked up a 6mm Dasher reamer and cut the chamber a couple weeks ago. For the stock I picked up some Bubinga and I had some maple, laminated them together and started cutting and shaping, still a little ways to go on the shaping but here it is so far. Still need to finish the metal too. The action I ended up building a new shroud for it and cut the old knob off and built a new one that is oversized. I got rid of the mag and built a single shot follower that fits like a glove in the bottom of the action. I squared the action face a lug too. I built the pillars and just got that part of the adjustable cheek piece done last night. Its been a fun little project and figured I would share it. Even the the 788s have always been a good action.. I always felt they looked a little cheap.. I think it looks a little different now.. 11 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Couestracker Report post Posted July 25, 2014 Yes, that looks great! Good job. Let us know how she shoots. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jeffro Report post Posted July 25, 2014 Nice build. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mocha1545 Report post Posted July 25, 2014 Can't wait to see the finished product and targets. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Big Browns Report post Posted July 25, 2014 That's Awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PRDATR Report post Posted July 25, 2014 That's great. I have one that I was going to use to build a Silhouette rifle out of years ago mainly because they have such a fast lock time but I stuck it back in the safe and just bought something else. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
southernxpress Report post Posted July 29, 2014 So I hurried up and got the gun to a point where I could at least test shoot it since I was headed out of town last weekend and knew the plan was to do at least a little shooting while we were out. The targets are a couple of the fire form test loads. The top group even with the flyer was still jut barely over a half inch group. I didn't have any groups over one inch, I was pretty happy about that since I already had my doubts about the cheap barrel. I was curious about the barrel and that was part of the reason for going through with the build with the barrel. I still have some fire forming to do and then on to the real test loads with a few more grains of powder. At this point I think there is potential in this set up and am pretty happy so far. The other pic shows the loaded 6mm BR before fire forming next to the fire formed 6mm Dasher. and actually after review some thing the bottom group even though it says 4 shots... was actually 5 shots as well. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
southernxpress Report post Posted July 30, 2014 This pic shows the color in the wood a little better.. there is a lot of color w the correct lighting but its hard to get it to show in the pics 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
8OWHUNT247 Report post Posted July 30, 2014 I have a 788 in a .308...... I could only dream that one day it can look like that! Well Done!!! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
southernxpress Report post Posted August 3, 2014 Thanks for the kind words! Its been a quite a few hours changing its wardrobe but the more I shoot it the more I like it. So I had a few minutes yesterday morning and I took the rifle with me just to finish fire forming the other stuff I had loaded. I already knew it was close from last weekend. I found clay pigeons at 245 yards and started w those... hit them. Then I tried a small spot on a rock at 430 yards kept hitting that. And then I got crazy and tried to make it out to 1315 yards on a big rock face.. fired a couple times but just couldnt tell where I was hitting by myself. So I dropped back to 600 yards and same thing I kept hitting the rock, I will say w the 4# trigger it made it super hard at the longer diatances. At this point pretty happy though. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
southernxpress Report post Posted August 3, 2014 So last night I had some time to start messing w the trigger some more again.. it took a couple few hours anyway as I worked and reworked it. I had seen some info online about some modifications that can be made to make the trigger a little better and I wouldnt say they were far from exact and I had to change a couple things to make it work. I drilled and tapped the trigger housing and added 3 screws and another spring as well as stoned the surfaces a little more from what I had already done. I then ground a pocket in the trigger for the new spring too. The trigger now cleanly and consistently breaks at 1# w no over travel. Sure I could have bought a Timney for all the extra work but the projects bring better satisfaction and learning. 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Big Browns Report post Posted August 3, 2014 Great work buddy!!!!!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sonof12 Report post Posted August 3, 2014 Great work Todd. Good looking rifle. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WHT_MTNMAN Report post Posted August 4, 2014 Super sweet...that is a way cool project and great job it looks awesome Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
doogan Report post Posted August 4, 2014 I had the pleasure of seeing this rifle in person a week or so ago. It is awesome, an absolutely beautiful stock. Todd does great work. I recently had him work on my 300 RUM, she's not all done but really close. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
