Falcon actioned rifle and test target

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Kent Owens

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Here are a couple of pics of a test target that I shot yesterday afternoon. I only shot the one target, figured I'd call it quits after that. The rifle is a 10.5 class rifle I built for a friend of mine. It has the 6 oclock firing pin setup and a 30X Leupold scope.
The target is a 30 bull practice target, and I used the top row and a sighter row, all were tens. I had a 3:00 to 4 oclock wind around 4-5 mph and was holding 5 oclock on the ten ring for most shots. During the lulls I'd hold on the X. Now and then I'd get a little 10 oclock wind and I still held on the X but my shot went a bit low because I didn't allow for it. Needless to say I was happy with the way the rifle shot the test lot ammo that I ran thru it just to check to see if it was close to being in tune. Needless to say, I don't think it needs much tuning. I think there were 19 blowout X's on the target.
I apologize for the pics. I'm a very poor photographer.
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looks nice i think your friend hopes it shoots as well
for him, i wish him luck at luray this weekend. nice job.
 
It should hold it's own, and then some. You just can never tell how a rifle will shoot indoors, sometimes they're great, sometimes they're dogs. I like it outdoors for shooting, and indoors for sleeping:)
 
Question here Kent,,I`ve kinda been following the progress on the Falcon actions and have talked to the people that make them a couple times...When you barrel up one have you had to do anything to the action??? Such as lapping lugs,chasing threads,,etc....I know their made to bench standards but ya never know...Thanks....
 
XPfuzz,
I've been in on the thing from almost the start. My rifles is the first action that went out the door, so you get where I'm coming from. On mine we decided what firing pin fall, what closing cam, feed ramp design, etc. it needed to have, and it's got it. This rifle in the pic was the first 6 oclock firing pin setup action to leave the shop, so of course I've tweeked the ignition to suit me, tweeked the closing cam. You gotta start somewhere with a brand new design.
The actions are really well made and true, no thread chasing needs to be done, lugs are good as is, etc..bolt fit is good, they work smooth, feed well. .
These are really good actions and they've incorporated things into them that were learned from the prototypes. The ones they're making right now is about as good as an action gets, IMO. I talked to Leonard today and he told me he was working making the rear tang a bit longer to allow better bedding in that area for those who choose to bed them like a 40X using a front and rear screw.
He and Jonathan have worked very hard to have a great product, and from my perspective, they've got it.
 
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well sounds good,i`ll be ordering one to make a bench pistol ..I just gotta do some searching and figure out how long to make the barrel,,would like to stay around 17-20 inch,,and then what contour to use for a turner to work...Thanks...
 
XPfuzz,
I've built rimfire BR rifles using remington 40X, 52 Winchester, Hall, Suhl, Anschutz, and even a NY Kimber(mine), and I'd rather barrel one of these Falcons than anything else. They're true and straight, and the threads are really good .750X 16TPI which I like.
I'm going to attempt to give you a better answer than I did before. I've been at Leonards shop while they were making and assembling these actions. I can tell you they do a thorough job of assembling the bolt and components, and once assembled they install a Jewell BR trigger, screw a barrel into the receiver, headspace it, check trigger timing and test the ignition/ firing pin hit to make sure it works like it is suposed to. They also have a barrel stub with a short match type chamber that they use to check closing cam. They don't just throw the things together and put 'em in a box. There is a lot of custom hand work that goes into one of these actions, and he stands behind the product.
The actions are made from bar stock, bored, reamed, and honed, and threaded on a CNC. Both lug recesses are cut in one operation, and the lugs on the bolt are heat treated and machined AFTER heat treating to make sure they're true and square to the receiver. They're also polished up, and finished nice, so they're pretty too:)
I don't see how they can do much better than they do, and if I thought of anything that would improve it, I'd let Leonard know, and I think he'd be willing to listen. Those guys want to make a top notch product, and aim to do just that.
There is a lot more than meets the eye that goes into making one of these rimfire actions.
 
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Bedind the Falcon

I have the first L/B L/P and have bed'ed it 11 times so far useing the front and back piller and still have not got it, I have talked to another gunsmith who is having trouble with it not ejecting and has had to bend the ejectors, have you had any of these things going on that you know of
 
Jr. Brooks said:
I have the first L/B L/P and have bed'ed it 11 times so far useing the front and back piller and still have not got it, I have talked to another gunsmith who is having trouble with it not ejecting and has had to bend the ejectors, have you had any of these things going on that you know of
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Dumb question but i have to ask -How do you know your bedding is not correct after each attempt (11)? I'm new at this game and have a lot to learn. joe
 
Jr. Brooks said:
I have the first L/B L/P and have bed'ed it 11 times so far useing the front and back piller and still have not got it, I have talked to another gunsmith who is having trouble with it not ejecting and has had to bend the ejectors, have you had any of these things going on that you know of
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Of course NOT JR! you are the only one Man. Nobody else has had a lick of trouble and you are obviously doing everything wrong. It's probably because you are "lef hantet"
 
Mr. Brooks,
I have not had any trouble in bedding one of the actions. I've built 3 rifles using these actions.
They all worked fine on the first try. For the life of me I can't see how it'd be a problem for anyone. Do you mind telling me how you are going about it? I'll try to help you, if I can.
As far as the "gunsmith" bending something to make it extract, I don't understand that either.
The ejector is a .093 pin that sticks up from the feedramp, and you can adjust the height.
You shouldn't be bending or trying to bend anything, with the exception being the "C" clip that goes around the bolt and holds the extractors in, that's the way to adjust tension on the extractors, as it is on a Turbo or older model Anschutz. The smith may have been referring to that.
If you want to give me a call tonight at 336-696-2979 mention your name or Falcon action if the recorder picks up, I screen calls, don't care to talk to politicians:), I'll do my best to help you with your bedding. I have a Dr. appointment and will be out all afternoon. Should be back home at 6:00 pm EST. I will do my best to help you.
 
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Hey Pete

Pete Wass said:
Of course NOT JR! you are the only one Man. Nobody else has had a lick of trouble and you are obviously doing everything wrong. It's probably because you are "lef hantet"
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JR is left handed because he only has use of one arm.
 
Pete,open wide and insert foot! By the way I have 2 Falcons (1019 & 1022) and Richard Gorham is building them, he is the one that bent the claw per Leonard. I think he might know a little about 22RF gunsmithing,don`t you think!
 
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Hey guys!!!!!!!!!
I have no intention of bad mouthing my Falcon Action, I'm lucky to have a man like leonard take the time and effort to not only make one, but one that is very good looking, I have not yet shot mine so it was not mine that I was asking about and I thank you very much Mr. Baity for making mine, as for the beding, that was my falt and have sence made that work and thank you Mr. Kent Owens for taking the time to talk to me, hope to be shooting it soon
 
Slick Willy said:
Pete,open wide and insert foot! By the way I have 2 Falcons (1019 & 1022) and Richard Gorham is building them, he is the one that bent the claw per Leonard. I think he might know a little about 22RF gunsmithing,don`t you think!
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I was just trying to have a little fun by stiring the pot here. I could care less, really, what happens :)
 
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