DB404
AH senior member
Hi guys, I wanted to update the sale terms for my Larry Brace/Dennis Olson custom FN actioned 404 Jeffery since the brass and dies have both been purchased.
The rifle, plus 36 rounds of factory Hornady 400gr DGX soft points, and a partial box of Woodleigh 400gr round nose softs along with a partial box of Barne’s 350gr X spitzers (the ungrooved ones) is now priced at $5,525.
In my original posting I had misidentified the peep sight and scope bases; they are by Talley and the rings are currently available from Talley for 1” or 30mm diameter. They are not NECG.
The barrel is a 23” cut rifled Krieger; the stock is exhibition grade “broken fiddleback” Bastogne walnut, turned from the blank by Shane Thompson; it was inlet, bedded and finished by Dennis Olson. The forend tip is African ebony from a chunk Dennis had; the stock has double cross bolts and the action is glass bedded. The recoil pad is a Pachmayr Decelerator. The stock is relatively straight to better control recoil, but with enough drop at heel and comb to come up fast with the front sight where it needs to be.
The action is a post war FN with solid left wall; it was opened to the rear by Larry Brace for a capacity of 3 down and one up. The extractor will snap over the rim of a cartridge dropped directly into the chamber. Extraction and ejection are very positive. This is a CRF actioned rifle - once the top round has moved forward about an inch, it pops up onto the bolt face, under the extractor. It won’t pop out of action like a push feed action can have happen, and double feeding is impossible. The finished rifle weighs 8lbs 4oz, empty. It was designed to carry easy and be fast to the shoulder.
Due to career and then health issues, it has been a safe queen.
Dave
The rifle, plus 36 rounds of factory Hornady 400gr DGX soft points, and a partial box of Woodleigh 400gr round nose softs along with a partial box of Barne’s 350gr X spitzers (the ungrooved ones) is now priced at $5,525.
In my original posting I had misidentified the peep sight and scope bases; they are by Talley and the rings are currently available from Talley for 1” or 30mm diameter. They are not NECG.
The barrel is a 23” cut rifled Krieger; the stock is exhibition grade “broken fiddleback” Bastogne walnut, turned from the blank by Shane Thompson; it was inlet, bedded and finished by Dennis Olson. The forend tip is African ebony from a chunk Dennis had; the stock has double cross bolts and the action is glass bedded. The recoil pad is a Pachmayr Decelerator. The stock is relatively straight to better control recoil, but with enough drop at heel and comb to come up fast with the front sight where it needs to be.
The action is a post war FN with solid left wall; it was opened to the rear by Larry Brace for a capacity of 3 down and one up. The extractor will snap over the rim of a cartridge dropped directly into the chamber. Extraction and ejection are very positive. This is a CRF actioned rifle - once the top round has moved forward about an inch, it pops up onto the bolt face, under the extractor. It won’t pop out of action like a push feed action can have happen, and double feeding is impossible. The finished rifle weighs 8lbs 4oz, empty. It was designed to carry easy and be fast to the shoulder.
Due to career and then health issues, it has been a safe queen.
Dave
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