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Finally Finished my Custom-Built Tack Driver

Started by Foppish Dandy, March 01, 2012, 01:33:18 AM

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Foppish Dandy

March 01, 2012, 01:33:18 AM
Well... I know a few of you have been following my progress, so I thought I'd finally share the result. I'm calling this build "The Silver Lining". Let me know what you guys think!

"The Silver Lining"


Nodak Spud NDS-22 Reciever
Stock Ruger 10/22 Bolt Assembly
Volquartsen Bolt Tune-up Kit
Power Custom Firing Pin Spring
Volquartsen Extended Bolt Handle and Recoil Spring Assembly


NDS-36 20 MOA Scope Rail
Nikko Stirling Gold Crown 4-12x50S Scope


Hornet Custom TGA - All Metal Trigger Assembly
- Zero Take-up Trigger
- Volquartsen Custom Safety
- Target Trigger Overtravel Hex Screw
- Moly coated hammer, sear and disconnector


FA Enterprises Adjustable Wood Stock customized with after-market hex bolts for additional adjustment length and ease of use.


Whistlepig 20" Ported Octagon Bull Barrel


Whistlepig 20" Ported Octagon Bull Barrel
Foppish Dandy, Mr. Dandy, Señor Dandy, Capt'n Dandy

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Rocket Man

#1
March 01, 2012, 02:35:02 AM
Pretty snazzy, but you know what I'm going to say...

... How's it shoot?   ++)
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Foppish Dandy

#2
March 01, 2012, 03:12:53 AM
Quote from: Rocket Man on March 01, 2012, 02:35:02 AM
Pretty snazzy, but you know what I'm going to say...

... How's it shoot?   ++)

Aww... you mean I've gotta shoot it and get it all messy and stuff?

Haha... I did my best to take what I learned at Appleseed along with what I see as some of my big problem areas and built a gun specifically for how I shoot. Adjustable length of pull so I won't have quite so much trouble with my eye relief on my scope while keeping a good turkey neck in each of the three positions. Adjustable cheek-rest so I don't have to use the tie-on one that keeps slipping. Pistol grip makes it easier to keep from draggin' wood. Adjustable hex bolt in the trigger to control over-travel to help with my follow-through. Parallax adjustment to assist with focusing my eye on the crosshair.

... but to answer your question, I took it to the range yesterday and put about three hundred rounds through her. She's not quite broken in yet, but I was shooting 2-4 MOA spreads from a sitting position (which was actually somewhat unsupported in a chair because I only have an indoor range). It's a blast (no pun intended) to shoot... super smooth and easy to fire. There's a good possibility that I'm in love with my rifle.  ^-^

I've still gotta put at least another brick through her before she's fully broken in, but I like what I've seen so far!
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zamboni_driver

#3
March 01, 2012, 10:32:36 AM
I'm curious, are you saying you will change your stock adjustments differently for each of the three shooting positions?    Won't that make rapid fire AQTs tough?

Foppish Dandy

#4
March 01, 2012, 11:24:48 AM
Quote from: zamboni_driver on March 01, 2012, 10:32:36 AM
I'm curious, are you saying you will change your stock adjustments differently for each of the three shooting positions?    Won't that make rapid fire AQTs tough?

My main problem is that I just needed a longer length of pull in general. With that, I'm fine with prone and standing. I still have to make adjustments for sitting, but in the case of a rapid-fire AQT, I'd just have to make due... which is what I've been doing anyway, so I figure there's no loss.
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Roland

#5
March 01, 2012, 10:24:29 PM
That looks great! How much does that beast weigh?

Roland
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Foppish Dandy

#6
March 01, 2012, 11:09:41 PM
Haven't checked the weight yet... feels pretty light though. Will let you know...
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Charles McKinley

#7
March 01, 2012, 11:22:34 PM
Very nice!  I like the looks of the octagon barrel.
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Edheler

#8
March 01, 2012, 11:27:50 PM
It's a gorgeous rifle. I wish you were closer than CA because I would love to see it in person.

Field Tester

#9
March 04, 2012, 10:50:18 PM
Where in CA are you?
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GEmanuel

#10
March 04, 2012, 11:51:35 PM
Very nice looking and it sounds like it shoots just fine, congratulations
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Foppish Dandy

#11
March 05, 2012, 02:46:10 AM
Well, just finished breaking it in last night... After running about seven hundred fifty rounds through her, I got her sighted in quite nicely. From a semi-supported chair seated position (indoor range isn't optimal for this) she was giving me 1.5-MOA to 2-MOA groupings with Federal American Eagle ammo. When I can get some time in prone at an outdoor range and I'm actually focusing more on technique, I can see this sucker giving me some nice 1-MOA groupings with decent ammo.

I kinda love this rifle... can you tell?

Quote from: Field Tester on March 04, 2012, 10:50:18 PM
Where in CA are you?

In Los Angeles... Westside... You?
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Psych Doc

#12
March 05, 2012, 04:21:05 PM
Nice, very nice.

Field Tester

#13
March 05, 2012, 04:51:44 PM
San Diego, La Mesa, East County.
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grunt soldier

#14
March 10, 2012, 10:00:38 PM
man very nice rifle.  I really like that stock
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Foppish Dandy

#15
March 10, 2012, 10:25:59 PM
Well, for those wanting to know how the rifle shoots, I took it to Angeles range today. Shot about six self-administered AQTs after sighting her in. The results: 214, 218x3, 224 and 228. When I was really focusing, I was managing 1-2 MOA spreads on average.
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- Benjamin Franklin (Notes for a proposition at the Pennsylvania Assembly, 1775)

"If ye love wealth better than liberty, the tranquility of servitude than the animated contest of freedom — go home from us in peace. We ask not your counsels or arms. Crouch down and lick the hands which feed you. May your chains sit lightly upon you, and may posterity forget that you were our countrymen!"
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grunt soldier

#16
March 10, 2012, 10:31:59 PM
did you ever get a weight on her?
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