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 Ratrod Rifles
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04/08/21 04:07 AM
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ImTheReasonDovesMourn
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Snarky Mark
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Snarky Mark
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We see custom rigs with the best parts all the time. I want to see the ugly rifles that consistently let the bodies hit the floor. Mine is a stainless Tikka lefty action with its 3rd different barrel. This one is a blued, used 6.5 Creedmoor barrel that I bought from a THF seller. It's wearing a used B&C stock that I got on a trade deal. I installed the $10 Yodave trigger spring and a Triad stock pack. It shoots my 143 ELD-X handloads into one litte hole. It killed enough whitetails, mulies, and hogs last season to earn my NX8 for next season. What y'all got? ![[Linked Image]](https://texashuntingforum.com/forum/pics/userpics/2021/04/full-38286-289769-20210407_224128.jpg)
Haha yea I polished that thing for hours.
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Re: Ratrod Rifles
[Re: ImTheReasonDovesMourn]
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04/08/21 05:14 AM
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Tactical Cowboy
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Every gun I own is a ratrod 
The secret to a long life is to try not to shorten it.
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Re: Ratrod Rifles
[Re: ImTheReasonDovesMourn]
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04/08/21 09:43 AM
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P_102
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Your stock pack is backerds......
Do not trifle in the affairs of dragons, for thou art crunchy and taste good with ketchup.
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Re: Ratrod Rifles
[Re: Tactical Cowboy]
#8229329
04/08/21 12:32 PM
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Buzzsaw
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Every gun I own is a ratrod Mine Too 
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Re: Ratrod Rifles
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04/08/21 12:50 PM
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Joined: Sep 2004
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jrfan
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We see custom rigs with the best parts all the time. I want to see the ugly rifles that consistently let the bodies hit the floor. Mine is a stainless Tikka lefty action with its 3rd different barrel. This one is a blued, used 6.5 Creedmoor barrel that I bought from a THF seller. It's wearing a used B&C stock that I got on a trade deal. I installed the $10 Yodave trigger spring and a Triad stock pack. It shoots my 143 ELD-X handloads into one litte hole. It killed enough whitetails, mulies, and hogs last season to earn my NX8 for next season. What y'all got? I have that same model in .25-06. I don't even have to aim. I can point it at what I want to shoot and it does the rest.
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Re: Ratrod Rifles
[Re: ImTheReasonDovesMourn]
#8230038
04/08/21 10:47 PM
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Adchunts
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![[Linked Image]](https://texashuntingforum.com/forum/pics/userpics/2021/04/full-61160-289879-927e0021_bc98_48c4_aaea_f27ba6b90f6f.jpeg) Glenfield 30A that I inherited from my grandfather. It was his primary deer gun for many decades, and he had worn a lot of the bluing off the receiver and barrel. The scope caps are plastic bottle lids painted black. I wish I knew how many deer he killed with this rifle. I had it refinished and installed a new scope. Sometimes feel I should have left it alone.
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Re: Ratrod Rifles
[Re: ImTheReasonDovesMourn]
#8232624
04/11/21 01:05 PM
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Joined: Nov 2006
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FTWshooter
Bird Dog
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Bird Dog
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Most of my rifles would qualify as “ratrods” lol My dad loved to tinker with Savages and re-barrel them with whatever caliber he thought “interesting”. When he passed, a lot of these “Savagesteins” passed down to me. Here are a couple of favorites (left) Savage 110 DM, 25-06 Shilen barrel, Timney trigger, Boyd Featherlight Thumbhole stock (right) Savage 110, 6.5x55 Shilen barrel, Timney trigger, Boyd Featherlight Thumbhole stock. ![[Linked Image]](https://texashuntingforum.com/forum/pics/userpics/2021/04/full-4235-290214-d84c5b27_2175_4634_803c_d3196dd6f13a.jpeg)
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Re: Ratrod Rifles
[Re: ImTheReasonDovesMourn]
#8232677
04/11/21 02:03 PM
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Walkabout
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FTW that is some beautiful wood and iron right there.
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Re: Ratrod Rifles
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#8232693
04/11/21 02:19 PM
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Joined: Nov 2006
Posts: 297
FTWshooter
Bird Dog
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Bird Dog
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FTW that is some beautiful wood and iron right there. Thank you!
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Re: Ratrod Rifles
[Re: ImTheReasonDovesMourn]
#8232726
04/11/21 02:57 PM
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Joined: Jun 2015
Posts: 5,174
scottfromdallas
THF Trophy Hunter
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THF Trophy Hunter
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if a Tikka with Nightforce is Ratrod, my Tikka with a Primary Arms must be. So far, I've killed whitetail, mule deer, hogs, javelina with it, and below was the latest and best tasting victim of all. It still needs to be cut down to 16". ![[Linked Image]](https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-m2zNmwx/0/4c0b8b8d/XL/i-m2zNmwx-XL.jpg)
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Re: Ratrod Rifles
[Re: ImTheReasonDovesMourn]
#8232864
04/11/21 06:48 PM
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Joined: Nov 2006
Posts: 297
FTWshooter
Bird Dog
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Bird Dog
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Forgot about the “big cheese” of my ratrod rifles, my first serious deer rifle, a Springfield 840 in “thutty thutty”. Took a lot of Rusk, Nacogdoches and Tyler county whitetails in the 70’s and 80’s. The original K4 scope has been replaced with a Bushnell thinking it might improve accuracy....nope still mostly 2” with an occasional 1.5” group. It has been retired for several years as the last lease had shots well over 30-30 range. Now that I am on a new lease and back to sub 100 yd shot range, might have to give the old gal one more dance. ![[Linked Image]](https://texashuntingforum.com/forum/pics/userpics/2021/04/full-4235-290242-f1efd737_9380_4653_9f1e_81cad628d224.jpeg)
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