What do i have and how much is it worth?

[JimH]

So, does that look to be professionally 'smithed or bubba work?

Bubba don't do work like that....

 

[JimH]

Looks like something stamped on the bbl. by the O.P's thumb-that could tell a lot.

 

[COOPADUP]

Three-round burst bolt action?

I should have looked at the picture more carefully. Oh well, got some good laughs.

 

[Hawkeye7br]

Thumb pic appears to read 262 NK ? meaning the outside neck diameter of the chambering. Probably an old 6PPC.

I too am interested in the full writing on the barrel and the back story on how you acquired it. Need details!

 

[DoggyDaddy]

Yes, the OP seems to have gone MIA...

 

[sloughfoot]

FWRR spent thousands on a benchrest match range. Then Fred Sinclair sold his business to Brownells then up and died... Benchrest is pretty much dead too. F class at 1000 yards is the current thing.

The rifle is pretty much worth whatever the receiver is worth.

I miss Fred. He was a hoot.....

 

[JimH]

FWRR spent thousands on a benchrest match range. Then Fred Sinclair sold his business to Brownells then up and died... Benchrest is pretty much dead too. F class at 1000 yards is the current thing.

The rifle is pretty much worth whatever the receiver is worth.

I miss Fred. He was a hoot.....

I would say benchrest is far from dead,although F class @ 600 and 1000 are very popular,not a lot of places you can shoot that distance compared to 100-200 yard. And nothing make a better prairie dog rifle than a "retired" BR rifle! Yes,I miss going in Sinclairs also!

 

[223 Gunner]

So, does that look to be professionally 'smithed or bubba work?

Side note;
Would love to hear the back story of how the OP came to be owning this specimen, with so little knowledge about it?

Me too. I wouldn't buy or trade for an item that I knew nothing about.
So maybe an inheritance?

 

[Bigtanker]

Kelbly’S Precision Inc. Stolle Panda 6mm Ppc (X.262 Nk) Stainless Free Float Bbl Leupold Scope Extra Barrel & Bolt 6mm Br (X.262nk) Bolt Rifle

LSB#: 150313DS53 Make: Kelby’s Precision Inc. Model: Stolle Panda Serial Number: 8941 Year of Manufacture: Modern Caliber: 6PPC X .262 NK (a variant of 6mm PP

www.gunauction.com

 

[ditcherman]

You have to be a REALLY FAST shooter...

The secret to inner peace and happiness is to lower your standards.

OP lots here took an interest in this to offer help, a little more backstory and some follow up would be cool.

 

[JimH]

Kelbly’S Precision Inc. Stolle Panda 6mm Ppc (X.262 Nk) Stainless Free Float Bbl Leupold Scope Extra Barrel & Bolt 6mm Br (X.262nk) Bolt Rifle

LSB#: 150313DS53 Make: Kelby’s Precision Inc. Model: Stolle Panda Serial Number: 8941 Year of Manufacture: Modern Caliber: 6PPC X .262 NK (a variant of 6mm PP

www.gunauction.com

Definately not a Stolle/Kelbly. I have bought-sold three of those this Summer, 2 Pandas and a Teddy, with barrels in .22 Waldog,6 mm PPC and .30 BR.

 

[sloughfoot]

I would say benchrest is far from dead,although F class @ 600 and 1000 are very popular,not a lot of places you can shoot that distance compared to 100-200 yard. And nothing make a better prairie dog rifle than a "retired" BR rifle! Yes,I miss going in Sinclairs also!

Nothing you said is untrue, however a true benchrest rifle is not meant to be shouldered by a human. The benchrest stock is designed that the only contact with the shooter is the trigger finger. And that trigger is way too light for any field use. After getting the action out of its glued in stock, the trigger and barrel both will require major work, then the action will need to be bedded into a stock that allows shoulder mounting and bipod or sling.

It is not inconsequential....

 

[DoggyDaddy]

Nothing you said is untrue, however a true benchrest rifle is not meant to be shouldered by a human. The benchrest stock is designed that the only contact with the shooter is the trigger finger. And that trigger is way too light for any field use. After getting the action out of its glued in stock, the trigger and barrel both will require major work, then the action will need to be bedded into a stock that allows shoulder mounting and bipod or sling.

It is not inconsequential....

Forgive my ignorance, but just what is the point of bench rest competition? How well you can place the rifle on the rest? I had no idea about it. I guess it just sounds like a competition to see who can create the most accurate rifle, as opposed to who is the most skilled shooter?

 

[sloughfoot]

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Forgive my ignorance, but just what is the point of bench rest competition? How well you can place the rifle on the rest? I had no idea about it. I guess it just sounds like a competition to see who can create the most accurate rifle, as opposed to who is the most skilled shooter?

In bench rest competition, Group location does not matter. Only group size. So yes, it's a competition of the most accurate rifle and ammo combo.

We built and installed concrete benches to give them the most stable platform possible. A total waste of money.

Benchrest was popular and now is not.

 

[DoggyDaddy]

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In bench rest competition, Group location does not matter. Only group size. So yes, it's a competition of the most accurate rifle and ammo combo.

We built and installed concrete benches to give them the most stable platform possible. A total waste of money.

Benchrest was popular and now is not.

Thanks for the explanation! Sounds like something that rifle manufacturers and ammo producers/reloaders would be involved with rather than the average competition shooter.

 

[sloughfoot]

Thanks for the explanation! Sounds like something that rifle manufacturers and ammo producers/reloaders would be involved with rather than the average competition shooter

Thanks for the explanation! Sounds like something that rifle manufacturers and ammo producers/reloaders would be involved with rather than the average competition shooter.

There was a time that it was widely popular. Before factory guns capable of 1moa were available. The print magazine, Precision Shooter, was very popular with the bench rest crowd. People like Fred Sinclair built businesses around bench rest. Some of the tools for ultra accurate cartridges are sold every day to this day

 

[JimH]

Nothing you said is untrue, however a true benchrest rifle is not meant to be shouldered by a human. The benchrest stock is designed that the only contact with the shooter is the trigger finger. And that trigger is way too light for any field use. After getting the action out of its glued in stock, the trigger and barrel both will require major work, then the action will need to be bedded into a stock that allows shoulder mounting and bipod or sling.

It is not inconsequential....

Gun doesn't have to come out of stock to change either trigger or barrel,and who shoots prairie dogs offhand? I would say 95% are shot off of portable benches,which is exactly what bench stocks are designed for.The two holes in the side of the stock are the trigger pins-knock them out and drop the trigger to replace if necessary. The barrel doesn't touch the stock,all you need is a barrel vise and action wrench to pop the bbl. off,action stays glued in.