This a light Hunting Rifle ideal for long hike hunts.  While it is powerful and accurate, it has the recoil of the Colt 300 Weatherby Mag (above) without it's dropping power for the biggest North American game.

This Model Rifle may be purchased and customized as desired with after market parts.  Here, I have changed the barrel to a 16" (KIDD) Stainless Steel Bull with flash/recoil muzzle brake, KIDD trigger, custom stock, custom bolt arm, and a Nikon P Rimfire 2 x 7 - 32 scope.  This mid length (pistol or rifle adjustable) 22 LR is designed to be a tack driver in the 25 to 50 yard range.  The ammo case is custom leather by Carey Arms Works.

1978 Remington 1100

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Put 9 shells on target as fast as you can pull the trigger. From 00 Buck to target loads, you will have a large hole in the paper target before reloading.

This was in the beginning:  An Early Post WWII surplus rifle that was a hold over from Yugoslavia and possibly used in the cold war era.  It was completely dipped  (Lock, Stock, and Barrel ) in a vat of cosmolene simmering at or above 140 degrees and stored.  I bought this at a sporting goods store on sale for $280 at the recommendation of friend Dave who also got one. Everything was crudded up and had to be boiled and solar heated (the wood) to excise the cosmolene.  I then reassembled it and took it to the range to be sure it fired and didn't blow up.  The only way to shine the riffling was to run some lead thru it. While it was a delight to shoot, the iron sights are very fine and the trigger very jerky resulting in paper, but no shot groups.... still it had promise.

I figured it was worth fooling with so I researched what was used for a scope and scope mounts.  I'd heard these were very effective sniper rifles dating back before 1900.  The side mount scope bracket was what was used in the day and positioned it best with the least effect on loading, bolting, and the crest, etc.  It cost $200!  I found a period correct and high quality German scope on Ebay that was 4 to 10 power and a 50mm lens.  I won the bid for $308 which was the best option in over three weeks of looking.  The side mount hardware requires about as much gunsmithing as I'm up to with drilling and thread cutting at great precision.

This is the Pecar Berlin 4 x 10 variable 50mm scope with 26.5 mm tube which was exactly right for the side mount rings. It came with the original box, instructions, and owner notes with just the right patina.  That's important as a new scope just wouldn't look good with the "used but loved" look I think such a carbine deserves.

I figured it was time to see if this baby was worth any more investment in time and money or was a bust of what had been spent.  After bore sighting, I did about 18 rounds to see the paper trail and fine tuned it some along the way.  This is the result of the next 9 rounds!  I did a little left adjustment, but couldn't have been more excited with the results and prospects.  An 8mm round is pretty big, but doesn't cost much ($.55) and has a comfortable kick. My biggest rifle is a 300 Weatherby Mag round that costs nearly $2 and beats you to death (see Colt Sauer above).  It is great for dropping anything in N. America and very reliable, but best left to hunting.

Now it was time to invest a little love into an exciting prospect.  First was the scope lens covers of the type used on such guns.  Custom leather I made was the only way to get a fit for this and stay "period".  After that, it seemed only right to do a stock cover that would hold the sling that I bought and antiqued to look and work with this carbine.  Working from stock cover examples online, I came up with a design and fit customized to do what I was after.

This is an enlarged representation of the crest stamped onto the top of the receiver along with the M48 Model number and the rifle's serial number that is on the receiver, bolt, and stock.

The opposite side of the butt cover incorporates loops for 5 rounds which is what the top loader magazine holds.  Note that the front of the cover on this side "tucks" the front of the rear sling fittings tight against the stock.  That makes this cover all good for the job it needs to do.

Lastly, it needs to be shown that the kludgey trigger has been replaced with an improved ball fulcrum single stage Stainless trigger which has no pre travel (adjustable) and a smooth and predictable "squeeze" to the firing point. (also adjustable)  Online research lead me to decide this was the best option with the least trouble and modification required.  It was a little pricy at $106 by comparison.