Nice Suhl 150-1 Rimfire BR Rig with Home-Built Stock
Forum member Evan K. (aka “Katokoch”) has crafted a nice rimfire benchrest rig using a Suhl action fitted into a handsome home-built cedar and carbon fiber stock. This shows what a skilled hobbyist wood-worker can create in his garage. Evan tells us: “Here is my Suhl 150-1 with a factory 1:19″ twist barrel, Leupold 36X scope, Harrell tuner, and my handmade cedar/carbon fiber stock. I started working on the laminate blank a couple years ago and finally finished it earlier this year. I’ve been using it in my IR 50/50 matches this summer. I haven’t shot a 250 with it yet but I know the rifle is very capable — as usual, I am the weak link!”
We think Evan did a great job on his stock, though he has limited stock-building experience. Evan explained: “The stock is my first attempt at making a very lightweight laminate and also gluing both vertical and horizontal seams in a blank. The wood is Spanish and Red Cedar and I made the trigger guard and buttplate with carbon fiber too (great use for small scrap pieces). The finish is hand-rubbed spar urethane and the action is semi-glued-in with Devcon 10110 and stainless pillars.”
USRA-IR50/50 is a popular .22 rimfire benchrest discipline with three (3) classes: 13.5 lb., 10.5 lb., and 7.5 lb. (Sporter). The matches are shot at 50 yards and 50 meters.
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Tags: Benchrest, carbon fiber, Cedar, IR 50/50, Suhl 150, Suhl action, USRA-IR50/50
Is that a typo? a 1-19″ barrel would be very strange and would have difficulty stabilizing the bullets. Generally barrels are 1-16″.
Editor: Yes some Suhls came with a 1:19″ twist barrel from the factory — and they often shot well at 50 yards. Read more here: http://benchrest.com/showthread.php?59917-Suhl-slooooow-twist
I had to re-measure the twist rate several times to make sure I wasn’t crazy, but yes the Suhl factory made some barrels with a 1:19″ twist bore.
Here’s a follow-up on the progress I’ve made with my Suhl rifle since last year: http://forum.accurateshooter.com/index.php?topic=3821248.0
Thanks!
-EK