“Pride & Joy” Palma Rifle in Turkish Walnut
In our Shooters’ Forum, there’s a long-running thread entitled Pride & Joy Rifles. There you’ll find dozens of fine firearms — from hunting handguns to long-range benchrest rigs. A while back, Forum member John L. (GunDog64) posted this handsome Palma rifle, built by Chad Dixon.
John reports: “Here is my new ‘Pride and Joy’ Palma rifle. The action is a chrome-moly Barnard supplied by MT Guns. The gun is set up for switch-barrel use with two Medium Palma-contour Bartlein barrels, one chambered in 6CM, the other in .308 Winchester. Both barrels feature 5R rifling. Up front is a Riles 30mm front sight, while the rear sight is a Warner. The stock was crafted from a superb Turkish walnut blank supplied by Luxus Gunstocks in Mt. Orab, Ohio.
Gunsmithing by Chad Dixon — Stock Finish by Owner
All gunsmithing and assembly work was performed by Chad Dixon at Long Rifles Inc., Sturgis, South Dakota. Chad designed the trigger guard, handstop rail, recoil lug, and cheek-piece adjuster. John, the rifle’s proud new owner, completed the finish work on the stock. John reveals: “This project was a year in the making but well worth the wait”.
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Tags: Barnard, Chad Dixon, MT Guns, Palma, Turkish Walnut
The workmanship is just beautiful, Chad you have out done yourself on that one. Great job!
Tony
Wholy Cow!
First off its a rare event to even get to build a rifle like this. It’s even more unlikely to be introduced to a customer like John. He’s a rare bird both in his character and the level of trust he gave me with this project. It’s speaks volumes about the man.
This is one of the most high end rifles I’ve ever been afforded the opportunity to build and I’m deeply appreciative of everyone’s positive remarks. I had a really fun time with this thing as John allowed me to fiddle with things.
The string of 198’s, 199’s, and cleans John has shot with it are a testimonial to what quality components and great shooting skills can accomplish. hopefully that High-Master card will come quick next spring!
All the best and thank you,
Chad
Chad and John, Nice stick!!!!!!!!!!!
Sounds like it’s shooting as good ad it looks as well!
Later, Frank
Bartlein Barrels
Most interested in acquiring similar rifle for same purpose, how do I get necessary information ? Please!