 Elk Thumper is FINALLY complete!!!
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09/22/2012 3:57 AM
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 Well, almost complete. Just need a fourth ring-- I snapped a screw head when installing the last ring. And also add the custom forend that should be here in a day or so! Sure am happy with this one!!! 460 S&W 14" MGM barrel and scope base. Three, soon to be four, Warne steel rings. Leupold VXIII 2.5-8x32 scope. MAN I love this stuff!!! 
Update: I FINALLY got the picture to post! Well, my wife figured it out by following your instructions, but I can get it to! Thanks for the help!
Last edited by raptortrapper; 09/23/2012 1:53 AM.
A lot of people are like a slinky: Not much fun till you push them down the stairs!
Lifetime Member of the NRA! Wish I'd a done it sooner.
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Re: Elk Thumper is FINALLY complete!!!
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09/22/2012 4:06 AM
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s4s4u
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Sweet!
Rod, too.
Short cuts often lead to long recoveries.
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Re: Elk Thumper is FINALLY complete!!!
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09/22/2012 4:15 AM
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How in the heck do you guys DO THAT!!!??? I can't get the picture to show in the original post.
Last edited by raptortrapper; 09/22/2012 4:25 AM.
A lot of people are like a slinky: Not much fun till you push them down the stairs!
Lifetime Member of the NRA! Wish I'd a done it sooner.
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Re: Elk Thumper is FINALLY complete!!!
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09/22/2012 6:17 AM
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That is going to be a nice rig!!
RT, Ask you lovely wife... LOL
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[Re: TCTex.]
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09/22/2012 12:45 PM
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I did! And she followed the instructions and couldn't get it to work either! I think my computer is cursed!!!
A lot of people are like a slinky: Not much fun till you push them down the stairs!
Lifetime Member of the NRA! Wish I'd a done it sooner.
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Re: Elk Thumper is FINALLY complete!!!
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09/22/2012 1:41 PM
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H.H.I.#8190 Colossians 1:17 And He is before all things,and by Him all things consist!
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Re: Elk Thumper is FINALLY complete!!!
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09/22/2012 3:04 PM
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That ought to do it. reflex264
"A quiet hit in the right place is better than a loud miss in the wrong place followed by 10 more shots on the run"
I was a handgun hunter, when handgun wasn't cool.....
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Re: Elk Thumper is FINALLY complete!!!
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09/22/2012 3:24 PM
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Re: Elk Thumper is FINALLY complete!!!
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09/22/2012 5:07 PM
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Get ready to punch your tag.
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Re: Elk Thumper is FINALLY complete!!!
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09/22/2012 5:09 PM
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If that doesn't look business-like, I don't know what does! Very cool!
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Re: Elk Thumper is FINALLY complete!!!
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09/22/2012 6:06 PM
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How in the heck do you guys DO THAT!!!??? Magic... 
Awesome lookin' rig - keep us posted on load development, etc!!
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Re: Elk Thumper is FINALLY complete!!!
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09/22/2012 6:09 PM
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Now all you need is a big bull...
Good luck!
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Re: Elk Thumper is FINALLY complete!!!
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09/22/2012 9:53 PM
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I like it. I dont think youll have a problem with that one on elk
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Re: Elk Thumper is FINALLY complete!!!
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09/22/2012 11:00 PM
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What is the recoil like on a caliber such as the 460?
Regards
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Re: Elk Thumper is FINALLY complete!!!
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09/23/2012 1:51 AM
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The recoil is AWESOME!!! That's half the fun in it! The other half is the big hole when it hits something!
I'm glad I went with the Encore. I like it a LOT better than the 12" Smith and Wesson X frame revolver I had! This Encore weighs as much or more, but is a much more manageable gun for sure.
Many thanks to MGM that took my barrel back, along with my frame, and custom fit them together. Action is as smooth as any other I have seen. Barrel issues are no longer present, and all hell is about to break loose!!!
As you guys can see, I FINALLY figured out how to post the picture in my original post! Thanks S4S4U!! Your instructions in the PM really helped my wife figure it out!! HAHA!!!
Last edited by raptortrapper; 09/23/2012 1:57 AM.
A lot of people are like a slinky: Not much fun till you push them down the stairs!
Lifetime Member of the NRA! Wish I'd a done it sooner.
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Re: Elk Thumper is FINALLY complete!!!
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09/23/2012 5:42 AM
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Nice rig and big enough to thump an elk, congrats
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Re: Elk Thumper is FINALLY complete!!!
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09/23/2012 6:05 PM
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raptortrapper, why so many rings on your scope? I've seen S&W 500s with only two rings? Are the T/Cs(break open actions) so hard on scopes?
Steve
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Re: Elk Thumper is FINALLY complete!!!
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09/23/2012 6:11 PM
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raptortrapper, why so many rings on your scope? I've seen S&W 500s with only two rings? Are the T/Cs(break open actions) so hard on scopes?
Steve
I can't speak for Paul, but additional rings help to reduce scope tube flex which is a cause of many scope failures. Also will reduce the likelyhood of the scope slipping back in the rings.
Rod, too.
Short cuts often lead to long recoveries.
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Re: Elk Thumper is FINALLY complete!!!
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09/23/2012 8:14 PM
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Yeah that pretty much sums it up. I don't like taking ANY chances with my optics. The Leupolds are the ONLY ones I have had good luck with when it comes to the 460, and I want to protect them as much as possible as well.
I now have FOUR rings on the scope! That thing won't come off, move, wiggle, or flex AT ALL. Which, in turn, gives me that much more confidence in the set up.
Just personal preference really...
A lot of people are like a slinky: Not much fun till you push them down the stairs!
Lifetime Member of the NRA! Wish I'd a done it sooner.
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Re: Elk Thumper is FINALLY complete!!!
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09/23/2012 9:24 PM
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Confidence in your setup is a very good thing to have.Now if your wobble is bigger than you think it should be its probaly a loose butt nut instead of the scope!!!!!!!!! Ha Ha
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Re: Elk Thumper is FINALLY complete!!!
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09/23/2012 10:17 PM
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You are ready.....Good luck.
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09/23/2012 11:41 PM
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I like the looks of that. Will definetly thump an elk or pretty much anything else in the world.
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09/24/2012 12:22 AM
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Confidence in your setup is a very good thing to have.Now if your wobble is bigger than you think it should be its probaly a loose butt nut instead of the scope!!!!!!!!! Ha Ha I would add something to that but I'm on HH probation so I'll pass...... 
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09/24/2012 3:55 AM
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I will be waiting to see pictures of that thing laying on an elk. good luck!
"If you are going to go through all the trouble to put a hole in something, why not make it a big one?"
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