Everyone tell your shooting friends about this channel,let's get randy more subscribers, what he shares with us is pure wisdom.

I love listening to old timers like this. You can tell he's not spinning a yarn. Just reciting the facts!! Nothing but honesty in his voice.

What an absolute delight Mr. Randy. I am now 81 years old and the flashback to my youth and my father's gunsmithing was a real trip. We lived in a tiny village in New Mexico miles from the town with a gun store. Dad built an open sight 06 for competition 1,000-yard shooting. The reloading table and the gun case with glass doors and drawers below held 15 - 20 rifles, and was in my bedroom. Watching all the Western movies I wanted a 30-30, but he got me a better 250-3000 for my first deer rifle. After a long stint in the Navy, I got back to Colorado and got a lightweight model 70 30-06 to harvest deer and elk with.

I am old school. I like wood stocks and blued barrels. I think the Winchester model 70 deluxe wit the red pad is a good as it gets. Thanks for sharing some of your rifles with us Mr. Selby! God bless you and the Mrs.

My specialty hunting rifle for Blacktail bucks in Oregon’s Coast Range rain forest is my inherited Savage Mod. 1899 Take-Down in .30-30. It suites the 30-150 yard ranges available in riparian zones and partial-cuts. My maternal great-grandfather purchased it new in 1912 and hunted Blacktails and Roosevelt elk with it until 1935 when he gave it to my grandfather as a wedding gift. My grandfather hunted Blacktails with it for 60 years until giving it to my step-dad in ‘95. He gave it to me a month ago, I’m 60 now, it’ll keep me in the woods for 20 more years.

It would take an insane amount of money, no wait, it’s NOT for sale! My ‘98 Oberndorf really isn’t replaceable. My first build with a Douglas air gauged 280, with a Timney trigger and Bishop stock. A ton of memories with some honest scratches and a couple dents.

M70s Pre-64, 300 H&H, Mausers and their controlled feed bolts... Randy exudes absolute shooting class! Everything about this post brings a smile to the face! Thank you Sir!

Randy, I can attest first hand that your custom builds are incredibly beautiful functional tools with precision that is unmatched!

Beautiful rifles. I would be extremely proud to own any one of them.

I love in most of your videos how there is the lords cross or, you edit in a cross in the corner. It gives the impression of the lord watching over you.

I'm so tickled. I have a Mexican Mauser chambered in 6mm Remington. It actually has 244 Remington stamped on the barrel, so it's an oldy. That's a beautiful rifle you have there, Randy. Thanks for sharing with all of us.

I want another Winchester model 70 pre 64 in 264wm. I had one years ago and regret ever letting it go.they called it the westerner

Heirlooom quality firearms. Beautiful rifles.

I grew up in NE South Dakota and hunted with a 30-30 for 15 years. But there was never a time when I was shooting longer than 100 yards. Point of fact, most shots were well under 50 yards. I learned quickly, after moving to SE Wyoming, that my trusty ole 30-30 wasn't a good option for my new location. So, I found a slightly used Winchester Ranger (70) chambered in 270 Win. I still hunt deer and Pronghorns with that. I prefer to hunt elk with my Rem 700 in 7mm Rem Mag.

I’m the same way about scope mounting I want my scope mounted as close as possible. I enjoy watching y’all Randy GOD BLESS

Your wood stocks are spectacular!

Thank you Randy ! For speaking the truth, when it’s not the popular thing to do!

I wish I had gone to school for gunsmithing and rifle building years ago. I didnt know about custom precision firearms but that would have been enjoyable and Id have as many guns as Mr Randy. Thanks for all you have taught me and Ive enjoyed your talks. You have and have built some beautiful rifles .

I enjoy the stories by Randy. Knowing his background and quality gunsmithing abilities make these stories interesting and believable.

I know you dont like the carbon wrapped barrels but I do love my Fierce Titanium Edge Carbon 300 RUM love it for elk and moose, I don't notice the stock too bulky. Now for a smaller gun also love my Remington 700 Mountain rifle in 30-06 what a splendid deer rifle for my PA woods. Never owned a Winchester model 70 but I also like them and Remington in wood.

Can Randy post a video comparing a pre-64 Winchester 70 to ampresent day Winchester 70 with control feed action? Showing how close they are or hoe far Winchester has to go to reclaim the pre-1964 greatness?

Mr Selby I've heard you mention Bill Prater at Trinidad State Junior College as your teacher. My father also was taught by him. I grew up knowing the whole Prater family and was neighbors with Bills brother Ernie. In that class my father built a 7mm Mauser from a 93 Spanish Mauser action and a barrel they made at the school. I still have that rifle which is one of my favorites and has caused me to like the cartridge very much. Since then I've had another one built on a Ruger M77 action. I would never get rid of those .284's. A Remington model 600 6mm was my first big game rifle. Many deer and elk were harvested with that one proving you don't need a cannon to harvest an animal, just accuracy.

Your knowledge is priceless Randy. Thank you for sharing your rifle building experience and stories about your hunting adventures 💯👍🏻

Thank you

Love the history of hunting and rifles.

Thank you for sharing your knowledge with us.

I bought a factory rifle with a carbon wrapped barrel. It shoots fine but nothing to write home about. The rifle still weighs 9.4 pounds fully complimented to properly hunt. It’s huge. Like carrying a giant magnum through the woods. Can’t say I would recommend it.

Thank y’all for the video I always enjoy them. Thanks for sharing all those beautiful rifles Randy. I’ve become very fond of the Winchester model 70 actions as well they are very reliable and still the rifleman rifle. Thanks again y’all God bless

Hi Randy say hello to your wife. Nice guns and wonderful stories to go with them. Your knowledge from experience that you are sharing will live on for ever.

Thank you Randy. I enjoyed seeing your rifle collection.

Thanks for sharing, I started with the model 94 and progressed to the m70 3006.

Beautiful rifle and scope rigs and in some exotic wildcat chamberings!

Thank you for sharing your rifles.

One of your best videos ever. Thanks Randy and Kathy.

Love that maple fiddleback .25-06 AI. I've got one custom I picked up at a gunshow back in '94-5 chambered in .25-284 on a Rem 722 action. High gloss heavy taper bbl, fiddleback Monte Carlo high gloss finished walnut stock with birdseye maple forend cap / pistol grip. Left side of bbl stamped '66 (year of build?,IDK). Leading edge of comb has a few dinks in it from careless bolt removal of previous owner(s) but it's a shooter. The only more prized possession in my collection is my first gun given by Dad (in '72 at 10), a Stevens O/U 24D in .22/.410. One of my GUNSMITH KINKS books has a B&W photo of a rifle that looks just like it (.25-284)....., wishful thinking on my part 😊. I'm 61 and am SO appreciative of all the old school knowledge that you provide. Thank you.

I’m a victim of every time I think I have the best rifle I find something better.. had a 6.5-300.. now currently at a Weatherby backcountry 2.0 carbon in 30-378. 6.5 lbs and recoils like a .308. In a cartridge that exceeds .300 ultra mag.

Thanks for sharing your wisdom Randy. We appreciate it!

Thanks for the education, Mr. Selby.

Thank you sir

Competitive shooters don’t use carbon barrels because they don’t have to carry them. Weight is GOOD for competitive shooting. Sporter barrels for a light precision rifle dread to walk and they are often too thin for suppressor mounting. Carbon wrapped barrels will usually let a guy get five to ten shots off before they walk or give off too much mirage. Guy doesn’t get it because he doesn’t do it.

I think he meant .280 Remington. I think we are the same age. I agree the .280 is a smoker. I have also used it .

i loved his story about taking these two guys elk hunting. one guy shoots his elk other guy gets his shot and misses. randy can't believe guy misses. randy watches guy take practice shots. guy turns his head away from gun on firing. randy takes guy with a 243 and teaches him to shoot. guy kills elk with one well placed shot. to much gun. noise will do this to more than people would ever believe. this guy knows his stuff and only age teaches unthat

Sir I’m from the Uk, your knowledge is amazing and so valuable, I just wish you were my grandad. All the best.

The history story was interesting. My experiance has also been with the old Winchester 94 30-30 and in my 40's i got into the Mauser type rifles. Trouble is im a lefty but found the Ruger Hawkeye and the Winchester M70 left hand which suited me a bit better than right handed actions. Its been my experiance that the Mauser type of control feed and hook claw extractor just seem to work. Ive had H&R single shots freeze up solid in cold, Remington extractors fractured right from the box before use. Had single and over under firearms break firing pins and all manner of breakages and failures but the Mauser Winchester the M1917, and my Hawkeyes have been reliable.

1. Thank you for sharing the different rifles you make and or ised. 2. I still wish I could visit you and your shop a couple days just trying to learn all I cused. Thank you for your time

I love your stories!

You're sure an awesome feller... I really enjoy your wisdom. You've got that old school Wyoming way about you, like my Grandpa from Freedom back in the day. Have a great day.

My dad has a 264 it's maxed out powder wise very accurate

Hi Randy, from down in Australia. I own a 1970 Carl Gustaf .270. the best rifle i've ever owned. Love the channel mate....

I absolutely ❤ my Proof Research barrel chamered in 30-06 AI. It's a Hammer, and it's perfectly balanced and shoots like a dream. Never regretted getting a carbon barrel. I just dont agree about the barrels. Stocks are inletted for many different barrels and contours. Also, it fits me like a dream and lines up perfectly.

Someone on KZfaq told me that modern rifles are superior in "every conceivable way." To my open sight pre 64. But no one told the 6 by 6 whitetail I hammered last month. And, clearly no one told you either.

Love your video.s and rifle knowledge outstanding.

I still prefer that 1941 model 94 dirty 30ty, but I have a dozen 06's and 222's,and assortment of everything else.

Randy that’s funny. My favorite deer rifle is a Argentine Mauser chambered in 25-06 and topped with a Texan 4x with post reticle. Like the old Weaver 4x scopes. I just took it outside to shoot and damn scope is getting hazy. I love the look of that old scope on it so may have to consider getting it fixed up

Im impressed with his stock design. Classic design with a comb as high or higher than the Montecarlo.

Great video Randy.

This is a man who you can learn from. Give him a chance you will learn. From someone bean there. I really believe in him Give him a chance.

Very interesting talk my friend, have you ever heard of a Remington 700 in .308 with 5R rifling? I have one sir and it’s all 416 stainless steel with a jewel trigger and a EC tuned muzzle break, it shoots amazing even at 1000 yards Thank you for sharing all those beautiful rifles with us sir.

Hello Randy sir and Hello to Mrs Randy.

Excellent content!

Love to listen to you. You know things. From Sweden

My ol pre 64 now rebarreled into a 25-06 is my pet rifle, couldn't imagine parting ways with it.. I'm running a Swarovski 4x12 on it.. Good ol shillen barrel

Old timer story. My best mate used an old 303 Lee-Metford and I used an old 303 Lee-Enfield. This was before the laws. We took together maybe 800 Buffalo. And maybe 120 Elephants with those rounds. If the laws didn’t change we would still use our .303s. Your Winchester model 70 is what I suggest to everyone! I use a proper new Mouser 98 but it’s in 9.2x63 and .275 Rigby. You can still get the proper action…but boy will it cost you massive. Try about $20,000USD a rifle. Even Mouser doesn’t sell a direct feed in any rifle I can find. Stick with Winchester unless you want to brag…than us a Rigby🧐🤣🥹

Wow beautiful

Thank you Randy for sharing your many years of insight👍

That 6mm is a beautiful rifle

Outstanding.

I could set and listen to this gentleman talk for hours. The knowledge that he has will some day be lost when he passes from this life. That will be a sad day for the shooting sport

That maple gun is sharp I'm a cabinet maker I dream of a kitchen like that

Thank you for info on the carbon barrels. They are nice looking though.

That’s a beautiful rifle sir.

Randy, your really know your shit!

The H&H stands for Holland and Holland. I shot a Remington i can’t remember right off what it was probably The model 700 it was chambered in 375 H&H mag. Man it would hurt a feller now. I don’t know how someone could shoot something that kills on both ends.

This is funny Randy as I started with a Remington 700 BDL 6mm Rem still have it and use it on both Deer and Antelope and I still hunt with a Winchester Model 70 300 H&H Mag for Bigger game and shot a Black bear with it last. I also hunt with a .264 Win Mag Model 70 also in a HS Precision Stock it has served Me very well. To me this makes a nice 3 rifle battery for Big Game. You have some nice rifles Randy but you have a lot overlap in your stable.

Love maple stock rifles

Good video. Agree with much of what "The Real Gunsmith" said except the last 2 minutes. The .30-06 Springfield cartridge has taken down every critter in the world including elephant. Depends on the bullet type/style/grain and the distance. Nobody should be shooting beyond 300 yards at a Game Animal anyway. If a person is too lazy to hunt/stalk/call/trail to within 200 yards, (300) at the most) then that same person will surely not go walking 600 yards to tag the downed animal and clean it and pack it back to camp or home. If you think that the venerable, time-proven .30-06 is not capable of taking an Elk, then you have not read the book titled: "One Man, One Rifle, One Land", by J.Y. Jones. He has used his .30-06 Springfield cartridge bolt-action rifle to take every kind of critter in North America.

Id really like to see a video of all your personal wildcat cartridges and the numbers on how they perform. I totally agree with your take on the carbon wrap barrels. I call it throwing money away. Because you’re not getting any kind of return for your investment.

I don’t know much, but I would think that the carbon wrap would have a much different modulas of elasticity and thermal expansion properties than the steel barrel which would create bonding issues. Kinda of like spiral fluted barrels, I envision them twisting when they get hot???

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l like it

Me and Jackie love you folks.

Hey Randy, I would love to see you build a hunting rifle around the American Rifle Company "Coup de Grace" action. Since the Coup de Grace does not come with feed lips machined, you would have to supply the the rifle with an M5 bottom metal & 5 shot magazine. I truly believe that the Coup de Grace action would make one excellent hunting rifle.

My nephew bought himself a Savage model 112 I think anyway it’s chambered 338 Lapua magnum. I load the rounds for him. He goes where he can shoot it with a 200gr Hornady SST in front of 97gr Reloader 23.

Would like to hear what you would say about .222 rem mag. Varment cartridges /loads or just about .22 Cartridges. Maybe in a new post. Always a Pleasure listening and learning From you. Would like to share a camp with you. IT WOULD BE A DAY TO REMINDER. You are a true gentleman.

Hi Randy, I love your videos. I watch every one. I have to laugh- $93 for a winchester, lol I have a friend in nyc. lol he would call you a "chiseler" lol Sadly I bet at the time $93 was a high price to pay for that rifle.

One of the videos my friend has he recorded a me shooting it. It’s a single shot and as far as me and the video of me shooting the 50 BMG. For myself wanting a 50 BMG I wouldn’t have it. With the scope on it it’s right at 32lbs. The muzzle break points kinda back towards the shooter and it felt like someone hit me square dab in the nose.

Thank you brother, kudos on weight loss !! You'll live longer !! .30 06 Sprg.forever !! 🇺🇸

Finally the truth about these gimmicky rifles and these so called new and improved cartridges

Randy, I tend to agree with you on a lot, but you sincerely misunderstand carbon barrels. The point of the barrel is not to be as small as possible, or as light as possible for that. The idea is to get as much benefit as you can out of a lightweight barrel, without losing the advantages of a heavier contour barrel. You wind up with a barrel that is just as thick as a conventional bull barrel, but significantly lighter. With this weight sacrifice you would expect to give up some stiffness in the barrel, or some heat management ability. However this is not the case. That is the magic of carbon barrels. Great for long shot strings, and barrel stiffness. This is why the POI difference with suppressors is often much less on a carbon barrel. Also accuracy nodes are generally larger. The issue with competition shooters is that you are right it is a stainless barrel, and most chromoly barrels will be more accurate to a point, as well as what you mentioned about the longevity. It is not much better if better at all meaning competioin shooters that plan to rebarrel often would get bit bad by the pricetag. But for hunters, I see value.

Thank you Randy, other than the Pre 64 Win and Mauser , are there any newer controlled feed actors that you have experience with or would recommend? I’ve tried and own a few different hunting rifles . But I still hunt most of of the time with a custom built pre 64 Model 70 30-06 for deer because I’ve never found anything better.

Anyone notice his dope on every scope😉

As a hobby gun builder, I use pre-fit barrels. I built a 300 RUM using a carbon fiber Preferred Barrel Blanks barrel, Summit TI action, and lightweight stock. Around 6lbs 4 oz. I built a 6lb, 8oz 375 Ruger on a stainless Tikka T3X, carbon wrapped pre-fit barrel, and Pure Precision Mesa stock. Both shoot lights out, and since I do not use muzzle devices, both are a bit too light. They thump a bit, but I don't care as they get carried far more than shot while hunting! When shooting at big game, I don't even notice the recoil. My current build in progress is another stainless Tikka T3X action, with another carbon and either a 22-inch proof or 21-inch Carbon 6 barrel in 7 PRC, this time nestled in a Stocky's 23oz carbon stock. This gun should be even lighter and is my attempt at a do most hunting compromise rifle. Light for the mountains, shorter for black timber, yet still able to shoot out there across big cuts, relying on bullet design technology to make up for less muzzle velocity. There is no doubt that I prefer my builds over most production rifles. Plus, I get exactly what I want. Granted, not in the same league as your fine builds, but there is a real sense of pride, satisfaction, and accomplishment, using my builds successfully in the field. The carbon fiber barrel look has grown on me. I just wanted to demonstrate that using the right stock, lightweight accurate carbon wrapped rifles can be built. More difficult seems the scope selections!

Mr Randy..a quick question if you have the time..is the sharps action strong enough for Magnum rounds

hi Randy,40 mm spindle bore for barrel works its good or need 50 ?

Money 💰 is burning 🔥 up but not for us peeps!! Wake up Murica

Randy, Just wondering if you knew Bill Steigers the maker of Bitteroot bullets?? I have a large amount of his bullets in various calibers

I want some info from those who know! The 7mm X 300 Wildcat rifle. I can get an excellent deal on one My friend wants me to have it. I am wondering f it is difficult to make bullets for it? Thanks in advance. The gun is super nice

If I may ask, what is the difference between the 380 Remington and the 380 ACP?

Very nice Randy! How long is the barrel on the 25-06 AI?

Randy great video. What do you think of the newer model 70’s? I have the safari version in 416 Remington mag. I use it hunting whitetails since I’ll unfortunately never make to Africa. But rifle has been extremely accurate, I only use the lighter weight bullets for deer. All my handloads are under sub moa. My 340 grain woodleigh pp at right at 2700 fps averages below 3/4” groups and easily rings 10” steel plate at 300 yards which I set as my limit on game regardless of caliber. Honestly most of my kills are from powder burn range of 15 yards to 150 yards. This load has proven devastating on deer and showing great expansion. Also have a custom interarms mark X in 416 Taylor improved and it’s extremely accurate with the 300 gr TSX at 2640 fps also showing very good expansion. Also handloader dream considering different brass. I’ve used 338 win mag, 458 win mage, and have 100 piece of norma Taylor stamped brass. I would love for you to do a video perhaps on some safari rifles you have built in the dangerous game calibers. They are a passion of mine even though I’m just a Mississippi deer hunter lol.