Custom? .223 rifle- Jeff Bucknell

[danebrewer10 6]

Hi all,

anyone here read sporting shooter magazine? well you know that rifle that jeff bucknell's got, the one made with an M16 bolt to give a tiny bolt lift? does anyone know any info on it as I don't think I have a sporting shooter account so I can't ask... If you've got any info on the gunsmith who made it or even if they're still being made, I'd greatly appreciate it! Cheers!

 

DB10

[SportingShooter 0]

I think you'll find its Robert Bucknell

 

Its an AR15 with a straight pull bolt I think.

[Mr_Logic 5]

Quite probably - he yips on in the foxing book about how it was his favourite fox tool.

 

And fair enough tbh, if we could still own a semi auto .223, I would also use an AR15 for foxing.

[coldweld 65]

Why would you need a small amount of bolt lift ?

 

Mine are dead after the the first shot.

[gossy 3]

Hi all,

anyone here read sporting shooter magazine? well you know that rifle that jeff bucknell's got, the one made with an M16 bolt to give a tiny bolt lift? does anyone know any info on it as I don't think I have a sporting shooter account so I can't ask... If you've got any info on the gunsmith who made it or even if they're still being made, I'd greatly appreciate it! Cheers!

 

DB10

 

i think he carved the stock himself from a walnut tree in his back yard so the custom job was probably done by him

[Mr_Logic 5]

Why would you need a small amount of bolt lift ?

 

Mine are dead after the the first shot.

Not had two in quick succession? I'm surprised!

[clivej 0]

Here's the man himself talking about that rifle

 

[danebrewer10 6]

I think you'll find its Robert Bucknell

 

Its an AR15 with a straight pull bolt I think.

 

aah robert it is then, my bad, erm I'm pretty sure it's a turn-bolt action as if you take a peek at one of the fox shooting videoes on james marchington's youtube page he demonstrates it as a turn-bolt and you can see in the picture HERE looks like a neat rig though!!!

[deerstalker32 0]

the stock was made by himself from walnut

the barrel is a standard heavy .223 rem barrel

the scope is an s&b but he used to use a tasco

the mod is a reflex T8AR

the action is called the CAM limmited numbers were made dont no how many it is bassicly a bolt action version of the ar15 and it uses AR15 magazienes

 

this was all in the sporting shooter

[danebrewer10 6]

the stock was made by himself from walnut

the barrel is a standard heavy .223 rem barrel

the scope is an s&b but he used to use a tasco

the mod is a reflex T8AR

the action is called the CAM limmited numbers were made dont no how many it is bassicly a bolt action version of the ar15 and it uses AR15 magazienes

 

this was all in the sporting shooter

 

 

aah cheers for that, sadly I can't find anything on CAM , I just get cams coming up on google for the regular gas operated AR type rifles.... Thanks anyway though!

Edited May 22, 2009 by danebrewer10

[coldweld 65]

Not had two in quick succession? I'm surprised!

 

 

Never shot a full bore semi have you Mr L ?

[Mr_Logic 5]

Yes I have, but not for many years...

 

I was referring to your point about them only needing the one shot to die. I've had occasions where I would have had the second had I not been farting about with a bolt to reload. Off a bipod in certain circumstances that shot is there, but it's rarer with a bolt action. My point is therefore simply that while you do get a chance sometimes with a bolt action, a semi simply makes it easier.

 

I was surprised you'd not seen that since you've been to sea before...

[coldweld 65]

Yes I have, but not for many years...

 

So when and where and what rifle was that then ? just out of interest ?

[Mr_Logic 5]

Way back in cadets, at whichever range we went to, the LSW.

[coldweld 65]

Wow you surprise me ! the one and only time you shot a fully Auto rifle and you can't recall when and where you shot ?

I can remember my first shots with a LA A1 at Beckingham range in 1978.