Africa 3 gun single shot battery

[AZDAVE]

Finally got a little time to finish up the 450/400 Ruger #1. The top rifle is a 7x57 with Turkish walnut. The middle is 9.3x74R with English walnut. and lower is the 450/400 with English walnut. The English walnut came from the same tree. I was looking at a Lexus model 11 at DSC a couple years ago that I really like but when I did the math figured I could but the 3 #1's and finish nice stock sets from treebone carving for a little less than the Model 11.

 

[Bhfs300]

Azdave

Wow the wood grain on the stocks are amazing.
I have a Ruger 1 but it doesn't look like those!

Tom

 

[cagkt3]

Very nice looking battery there @AZDAVE

 

[CAustin]

Beautiful rifles Dave. Will yo share with me who made the stocks for you?

 

[sierraone]

As usual with your rifles, I'm a bit jealous! Did you stock these yourself?

 

[nztimb]

Lovely trio in a 3 nicely spaced cartridges. The pair of stocks from the same tree are simply georgous.

 

[AZDAVE]

@CAustin I ordered the stocks sets from George at treebone carving. http://www.treebonecarving.com/ruger-1-and-3-stocks.html They come 85-90% done then you need to do the final fitting and finishing yourself or have your stockmaker/gunsmith finish them for you. I have worked with his products on 6 #1's a hepburn and couple rolling blocks. He also duplicated one bolt gun stock for me that I am currently final fitting to 9.3x62 that I am building for my self.

@Bhfs300 I really like #1's but most all have very plain wood so I decided to tart mine up a bit because kritters just feel better getting shot with a pretty rifle And they come with a 13 3/4 LOP and I have a 15 1/8 lop and they look funy with spacers and huge recoil pads on factory stocks.

 

[ScottG]

They look great. Good luck with them.

 

[Nyati]

Very nice looking guns, congrats !

 

[tarbe]

The critters ought to be lining up to get poked by those beauties!

Tim

 

[CAustin]

Thanks for the info Dave

 

[PHOENIX PHIL]

Very nice Dave!

 

[tarbe]

Hey Dave

Is that a Trop safety on the 450-400, or some other?

If it is aftermarket, does the brass clear ok?

 

[AZDAVE]

@tarbe yes it is a trop safety and the brass clears perfectly, no getting stuck on the front edge of the factory safety.

 

[cpr0312]

Very nice looking rifles!

 

[Dr Ray]

Finally got a little time to finish up the 450/400 Ruger #1. The top rifle is a 7x57 with Turkish walnut. The middle is 9.3x74R with English walnut. and lower is the 450/400 with English walnut. The English walnut came from the same tree. I was looking at a Lexus model 11 at DSC a couple years ago that I really like but when I did the math figured I could but the 3 #1's and finish nice stock sets from treebone carving for a little less than the Model 11.

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I really like the beautiful stocks.