Tony K Harper
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I have competed building and testing my latest project rifle. Some of you know I do this as a hobby and only build two or three rifles a year.
My objective is to build fully capable rifles that can compete at any level in RFBR.
Building these rifles can take more time than one would expect. Getting all the right parts together is a large part of that time.
As everyone knows getting actions, barrels, triggers, and stocks can take time. Once the parts are obtained putting them together is the fun part.
Much has been said lately about "blueprinting". I don't want to get into that too deep, but I will say every part of the rife has to be touched to some degree or another to get the best result. It may only require a little polishing here or there; it may need machining to correct certain angles. or it could be adjusting correctly to get the timing right. Whatever it needs it gets or it doesn't perform to its optimum level. All of this takes time but for me that is the fun part.
When you finally get to the shooting the rifle it can be fun or it can be a nightmare. When a rifle will not shoot to expectations it can drive you crazy.
Misdiagnosis of what is the problem can be the most frustrating. I have replaced a lot of parts that had nothing to do with why a certain rifle would not shoot to expectations.
After chasing these problems for a while you do get a little better at it. Since these rifles are built to my specifications, I can use only the parts I know work well. When something new comes along I will try it, and I may try it more than once, but if it doesn't show me, it is an improvement, I go back to the tried and true.
Yes, I want to advance, if I don't try it, I'll never know, but I'll drop it in a heartbeat if it doesn't prove itself.
I believe many combinations of parts can be put together is such a way as to create a winning rifle. There is no one way, and there is no one anything, that trumps all other combinations. As Ivan Wells once said it is the "package".
I normally shoot these rifles in competition locally against other Hall of Fame shooters. I don't consider them finished until they have won a match or two.
There are other things done to these rifles that have nothing to do with their performance. If you study the pics you will see them. I like to think these things set these rifles apart from all others.
TKH
My objective is to build fully capable rifles that can compete at any level in RFBR.
Building these rifles can take more time than one would expect. Getting all the right parts together is a large part of that time.
As everyone knows getting actions, barrels, triggers, and stocks can take time. Once the parts are obtained putting them together is the fun part.
Much has been said lately about "blueprinting". I don't want to get into that too deep, but I will say every part of the rife has to be touched to some degree or another to get the best result. It may only require a little polishing here or there; it may need machining to correct certain angles. or it could be adjusting correctly to get the timing right. Whatever it needs it gets or it doesn't perform to its optimum level. All of this takes time but for me that is the fun part.
When you finally get to the shooting the rifle it can be fun or it can be a nightmare. When a rifle will not shoot to expectations it can drive you crazy.
Misdiagnosis of what is the problem can be the most frustrating. I have replaced a lot of parts that had nothing to do with why a certain rifle would not shoot to expectations.
After chasing these problems for a while you do get a little better at it. Since these rifles are built to my specifications, I can use only the parts I know work well. When something new comes along I will try it, and I may try it more than once, but if it doesn't show me, it is an improvement, I go back to the tried and true.
Yes, I want to advance, if I don't try it, I'll never know, but I'll drop it in a heartbeat if it doesn't prove itself.
I believe many combinations of parts can be put together is such a way as to create a winning rifle. There is no one way, and there is no one anything, that trumps all other combinations. As Ivan Wells once said it is the "package".
I normally shoot these rifles in competition locally against other Hall of Fame shooters. I don't consider them finished until they have won a match or two.
There are other things done to these rifles that have nothing to do with their performance. If you study the pics you will see them. I like to think these things set these rifles apart from all others.
TKH
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