Posted: 5/23/2017 1:23:01 PM EDT
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So the other day on my way home from work I picked up an older Remington 700 Barreled action in 30-06. Got it for a song and was thinking about making it into a Fallout: 4/Fallout: NV hunting rifle. So there are some things I need help with.
1. What optic for a Fallout rifle? 2. What should I use for the metal wire wrap on it? 3. Magpul bottom metal? Fixed mag bottom metal? I got a line on a cheap worn wood stock that has no cracks. |
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So the other day on my way home from work I picked up an older Remington 700 Barreled action in 30-06. Got it for a song and was thinking about making it into a Fallout: 4/Fallout: NV hunting rifle. So there are some things I need help with. 1. What optic for a Fallout rifle? 3x or 4x fixed compact scope. something like this or this. |
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How are you going to do the magazine? Make a faux mag? |
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Not quite sure yet. I am going to try and get as close as possible. I will likely go with a 5rnd metal AICS mag of some manufacture. Apply some tape and maybe light grey paint to "battle wear" it to match the esthetics |
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So, a whole new stock? Or is there a mag system that drops into a Rem 700 long action? I have a 1974 BDL 30-06. This would be fun since my Grendal will be my go to hunting rifle. |
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Subbed. I just got my Fallout AR firing ~30 minutes ago, want to finish as much of it as possible today  
Progress at the moment |
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Well I will get as close in feel as I can. The logistics behind stocking .303 is pretty poor for me. Better off sticking to a more readily available cartridge I already own. Quoted:
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The fallout hunting rifle was modeled after an enfield. |
| I would go to a pawn shop and find an older fixed power scope on the cheap. Hit up a craft store for the wire, maybe a brass or copper craft wire. Duct tape and sleeping bag pad for cheek riser. Old leather belt or seat belt for sling. Hammer a couple of bottle caps in the stock somewhere. Post pics of progress. |
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I would go to a pawn shop and find an older fixed power scope on the cheap. Hit up a craft store for the wire, maybe a brass or copper craft wire. Duct tape and sleeping bag pad for cheek riser. Old leather belt or seat belt for sling. Hammer a couple of bottle caps in the stock somewhere. Post pics of progress. |
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Do they make thick copper craft wire? The wire on the stock in the pictures is almost pencil thick. Hmmmm. I was thinking mousepad for the cheekpiece since I have a spare mousepad my dog chewed on laying around in a box. 
ETA solid wire, might be tougher to find as scrap tho', maybe copper grounding strap? |
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Wouldn't old 4 ga battery cables work Quoted:
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Do they make thick copper craft wire? The wire on the stock in the pictures is almost pencil thick. Hmmmm. I was thinking mousepad for the cheekpiece since I have a spare mousepad my dog chewed on laying around in a box. |
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Is the front sight canted?
I've wanted to do a Survivalist build. Maybe after I make it down to Tennessee in a few weeks it'll be my first build as a free man. 
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Is the front sight canted? I've wanted to do a Survivalist build. Maybe after I make it down to Tennessee in a few weeks it'll be my first build as a free man. http://vignette2.wikia.nocookie.net/fallout/images/8/8c/Survivalist's_rifle.png/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/2000?cb=20110518020413 Quoted:
Is the front sight canted?
I've wanted to do a Survivalist build. Maybe after I make it down to Tennessee in a few weeks it'll be my first build as a free man. http://vignette2.wikia.nocookie.net/fallout/images/8/8c/Survivalist's_rifle.png/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/2000?cb=20110518020413 maybe a wee bit shorter though 
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I was thinking of aluminum grounding wire, the type we used to have for TV antennas. It's thick, but not stupid thick. Also for optic I was thinking an oldschool Weaver K6 or something similar looking in 6x. But then I looked at the picture posted earlier in the thread and there are definitely pronounced turrets on that optic. So I think I could get away with something more modern and easy to find, like a cheap SWFA 6x or something similar. There is a matte silver leupold 4-12 at a local pawn shop for under 2 bills. Not the biggest fan of matte silver but if I airbrushed it properly with black paint it could look like the black finish is wearing off to show the matte silver underneath. |
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Do they make thick copper craft wire? The wire on the stock in the pictures is almost pencil thick. Hmmmm. I was thinking mousepad for the cheekpiece since I have a spare mousepad my dog chewed on laying around in a box. 
ETA: You're obviously making a Fallout 3 rifle. Everybody in the Commonwealth is left handed 
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After my apocalyptic build is 100% I'm doing one of these maybe a wee bit shorter though Quoted:
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Is the front sight canted?
I've wanted to do a Survivalist build. Maybe after I make it down to Tennessee in a few weeks it'll be my first build as a free man. http://vignette2.wikia.nocookie.net/fallout/images/8/8c/Survivalist's_rifle.png/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/2000?cb=20110518020413 maybe a wee bit shorter though |
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I will have to look into that. Also for optic I was thinking an oldschool Weaver K6 or something similar looking in 6x. But then I looked at the picture posted earlier in the thread and there are definitely pronounced turrets on that optic. So I think I could get away with something more modern and easy to find, like a cheap SWFA 6x or something similar. There is a matte silver leupold 4-12 at a local pawn shop for under 2 bills. Not the biggest fan of matte silver but if I airbrushed it properly with black paint it could look like the black finish is wearing off to show the matte silver underneath. |
