Welcome to The Real Gunsmith! Randy Selby has built custom rifles for over 52 years and this channel is to share his knowledge, ideas, opinions, and maybe even a story or two. Stay tuned for a new video approximately every week and Randy will show and tell us how real gun building is done!
Randy Selby has been building rifles for over 52 years. In this introduction video he shares with us what it took to get him where he is today. There is arguably no other gun maker with the experience and knowledge that Randy has obtained through a lifetime of gun building and load development. Welcome to The Real Gunsmith!
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Randy tells us what you can expect if you order a custom rifle build from Randy’s Custom Rifles. Randy offers services including re-barreling, load development, complete custom rifle builds including hunting rifles, long range rifles, bench rest rifles and take down rifles. Randy’s vast experience allows him to work with any manufacturer’s actions to build on or to get shooting better!
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Randy tells us what you can expect if you order a custom rifle build from Randy’s Custom Rifles. Randy offers services including re-barreling, load development, complete custom rifle builds including hunting rifles, long range rifles, bench rest rifles and take down rifles. Randy’s vast experience allows him to work with any manufacturer’s actions to build on or to get shooting better!
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Randy talks about his method for developing loads for long range shooting.
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Randy demonstrates his preferred method to shoot from the bench.
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Randy talks about Long Range and the use/misuse of Ballistic Coefficients and proper bullet selection for hunting purposes.
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Randy describes his process to build a custom rifle on a McMillan stock.
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Randy demonstrates his method for chambering a rifle barrel.
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Randy updates us during his process of developing a load for a 300 Weatherby build and talks about the group size change with differences in charges, bullets, seating depth etc.
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With a lifetime of horseback riding, exploring and hunting the Northwest corner of Wyoming, Randy gives us his first hand account of the drastic change and impact the wolf has had on the wildlife of Wyoming. With a dramatic reduction in elk numbers and now a close to nonexistent moose population we have a serious problem in Wyoming and other states in the West.
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Randy talks about his muzzle breaks and demonstrates their efficiency on a 300 Weatherby rifle.
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Randy gives us the real history of the 7mm Remington Magnum as developed by Les Bowman in the 1960’s in Northwest Wyoming.
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Randy has been building custom Take Down Rifles for 20 years. In this video he shows the features of a fiberglass stock Take Down Rifle and a factory wood stock Take Down Rifle and tells us what goes into building them and compatible calibers for multi-barreled rifles. To see more info on Randy’s Take Down Rifles, visit: https://randyscustomrifles.com/custom-…
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Randy talks ethics, from sharing the land with fellow hunters to why you shouldn’t follow the example of the Game and Fish. He also touches on the subject of long range “hunting” and respecting private property. As Randy admonishes in this video, we’re all in this together, let’s mind our manners and have good hunting ethics!
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The Real Gunsmith Randy Selby talks us through his process on building a wood stock from a blank of high quality walnut. Randy builds custom rifles on wood stocks he carves and finishes by hand. Call Randy’s Custom Rifles for the finest quality custom rifle for all purposes including bench shooting, long range shooting, hunting or even for an investment and you won’t be disappointed! Don’t forget to visit the website at www.therealgunsmith.com and www.randyscustomrifles.com.
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Randy talks about his experience with the 6.5 Creedmoor and the problems he’s encountered with the popular cartridge. Be sure to check out The Real Gunsmith at www.therealgunsmith.com and to inquire about a custom rifle built by Randy go to www.randyscustomrifles.com.
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Randy demonstrates how he shapes a wood stock for a custom rifle build from a solid wood blank. Be sure to check out The Real Gunsmith at www.therealgunsmith.com and to inquire about a custom rifle built by Randy go to www.randyscustomrifles.com.
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Ron Faria has known Randy Selby for 26 years. Randy has built Ron a number of rifles and is a very satisfied client and friend!
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With a lifetime of experience building guns and hunting game, it’s not hard for Randy to tell what really goes on with these long range hunting videos that self-proclaimed expert gun builders, with no formal training in gun building or long range shooting have been producing to promote the long range hunting “capabilities” of the insanely expensive rifle systems that they build. Though they are often successful at killing animals at long distances, what they will never show on camera are the missed shots, the wounded game that got away, or the disabled animals from shots that are taken too far for the bullet to work properly to humanely kill. And then they have to put the animal out of its misery at 50 yards before they show the trophy and boost their egos in front of the camera. Just to sell the rifle they promote that it’s supposedly capable of killing at 1000+ yards straight from the company. Randy also has received first hand eye witness accounts from people who have witnessed these so called hunters shooting long distance at game which require multiple shots, sometimes up to a whole box of ammo, to kill or disable an animal at extreme long range, taking sometimes up to an hour to anchor an animal and in many instances having to put the animal down after finally making it over to discover it is still alive. The videos they produce are doctored and will never show what really happens on these long range hunts. This is wrong and it has to stop! Just because you have an overly expensive gun that can shoot a bullet over a mile doesn’t mean the equipment or the shooter is capable of killing game at long range! This has been and continues to be dishonest marketing to sell product.
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Randy describes the right way to resize your fired cases to reload properly.
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Randy talks about necessary energy to ethically harvest game including, ballistic coefficient, bullet construction, shot placement and distance of the shot especially on larger game such as elk. Recently more importance is given to the BC of the bullet instead of its construction and ability to perform properly at the distance you intend to shoot at. You don’t hear very many people talking about energy anymore, one of the most important factors with proper bullet performance.
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Randy talks about different aspects that make an accurate rifle.
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Randy talks about Case Capacity and why the short magnum calibers can’t have as much velocity as the magnum cartridges example: 300 Winchester Magnum vs 300 Winchester Short Magnum.
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With his vast hand loading experience Randy has developed and loaded for various Wild Cat Cartridges. Randy talks about his process and gives sound advice for those attempting to develop a wild cat load.
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Randy clears up the misconception that Ultra-Mag cases were developed from the 404 Jeffery case.
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Are your scope click adjustments accurate? Is your rifle bore straight or slightly curved? Randy talks about why these aspects are important, especially while shooting long range.
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Randy shows us his latest rifle build for one of his clients, chambered in 257 Roberts with a hand-carved maple stock. The stock on this rifle was featured in an earlier video where Randy spends a half hour or so demonstrating how he shapes the blank into a rifle stock which you can see here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TkMIV…
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This week Randy takes us down memory lane to re-live one of his favorite hunting experiences. Many of you will be able to relate, the dogs we grow to love will forever be a part of us even when they’re gone, hunting partner or not. They hold a special place in our hearts and we believe they are waiting for us on the other side to once again accompany us on unimaginable adventures!
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Randy responds to accusations that he’s just an old gunsmith who is behind the times. Is the new bullet and cartridge technology being marketed today really new technology?
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How many shots does it take to shoot out a barrel? One of the most debated topics in the shooting community today. Randy talks about the actual accuracy life of a rifle barrel reflecting on his experience re-barreling thousands of rifles over the last half century.
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Randy shows off his most recent 300 Weatherby build and target with the size group it shoots at 100 yards. He also talks about properly bedding a rifle.
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Randy talks about 2 new rifle packages he’s offering and shows what components he’s using for both. Check out our website for more information on both of these rifle packages.
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Randy talks about precise scope adjustments especially with long range scopes that have an adjustable turret system. Does your scope really have the click value that is advertised by it’s manufacturer?
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Randy demonstrates how to properly mount a scope so the reticle is aligned with the action. This video is the first of our premium content series of instructional videos. The full length instructional video can be accessed here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/20979483 https://www.patreon.com/therealgunsmith
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Randy talks about the misconception that certain popular cartridges such as the 6.5 Creedmoor and others are effective for long range big game hunting.
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Randy talks about how the effects of mismanagement of the large predatory animals specifically the Grizzly Bear and the Wolf in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem has resulted in a severely diminished population of ungulate species, specifically moose and elk. If we don’t do something the animals will be gone and so will hunting. Who else is willing to stand up and say/do something about this issue? NOTE: UPDATE: We had hoped to get this out before the WY primaries, however that didn’t happen, life got in the way. Unfortunately for WY and our wildlife, and many other aspects of WY that we hold dear, will be under the governorship of a Democrat in Republican clothing once again. Mark Gordon has ties to Sierra Club, Defenders of Wildlife, to name a few very leftist groups. Harriet Hagamen will still be working on our behalf, in as yet unidentified capacity. Also, on Aug. 31st a Federal judge in MT put a stay on the first grizzly hunt in decades for 21 days, when he will issue another stay, it is anticipated. All based on emotions, not science.
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Randy has finished his first rifle in the RCR series of rifles with serial number 001 complete and available to find its new home. One lucky person will be able to get serial number RCR001 which incorporates Randy’s vast knowledge and years of experience into this accurate and well built rifle from the best components available. This rifle is a 300 Winchester Magnum with a Borden Action specially built for Randy’s Custom Rifles series hunting packages. This rifle package comes with a Hart Rifle Barrel, Randy’s Custom Rifles Muzzle Brake, McMillan Fiberglass Stock, HS Precision Bottom Metal, Timney Trigger, Leupold VX 5HD 3-15x44mm [30mm] CDS 2L2 Windplex Scope, Leupold RX1600 TBR Laser Range Finder OLED Selectable, Americase Hard Aluminum Firearm Case, and Custom Load Development done by Randy himself.
Other calibers available in an RCR series rifle are:
.257 Weatherby, .264 Winchester, .270 Weatherby, 7MM x .300, Weatherby, .300 Weatherby, .300 Winchester, .300 Remington Ultra Mag, .338 Remington Ultra Mag. To find out more about this available rifle and the RCR Series Custom Rifle Package, visit therealgunsmith.com and click on the rifle packages link at the top.
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Randy goes in detail describing his method for developing a load using the 300 Weatherby as an example.
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Hello this is Bryon with Ravenhawk Media. I produce the videos for Randy’s channel The Real Gunsmith. Randy and I decided to try our luck this fall elk hunting with the intent that one of us shoot an elk on camera. We spent a few good days in the saddle with no luck and decided to wait a few days for some colder weather to move in.
One morning a couple days later I got a call from Randy. I answered the phone and he said “I need my camera man, I shot a good bull this morning!”. I quickly arranged my schedule and headed up the canyon to meet Randy. His friend Ron got in town the night before and that morning Randy and Ron decided to drive up the canyon and see if they could see anything. As luck would have it they caught a small herd cross the road and head up the mountain. Randy was able to park and get set up for the shot before they moved out of range. He couldn’t pass up the opportunity as hunting had been slow.
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Randy describes the difference between control feed and push feed actions and talks about the advantages of a Sako push feed action. We’re extremely grateful for the support we’ve been shown by our subscribers!
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Randy talks about Hornady’s new 30 PRC caliber. Why try to reinvent the wheel? We’re extremely grateful for the support we’ve been shown by our subscribers!
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Randy talks about thin jacketed bullets and why they’re not good for hunting. Most high BC bullets are thin jacketed bullets which allows them to shoot further more effectively, but with poor construction they do not perform like a hunting bullet should upon impact. They make great target bullets, but use properly constructed hunting bullets to shoot game.
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Preview for Patreon Channel:
This is a preview to our Patreon video. Randy demonstrates how he cleans a rifle barrel.
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Joe 12 and Lilli 14, son and daughter of our video producer Bryon Worthen both had general tags to fill for this year’s deer hunt and it was Joe’s first year hunting. With 2 tags burning in their pockets, the kids got a little help from Bryon’s friend Sam and his dad who were able to get them permission to hunt on a small private ranch in Wyoming. The kids were shooting a custom Winchester Model 70 take down rifle chambered in .270 Winchester built by Randy. The rifle has an extremely efficient muzzle break which results in very little felt recoil, perfect for the kids to shoot! Ammo used was custom loaded by Randy using 140gr Nosler Accubond Bullets with a muzzle velocity of 3150 fps.
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Dr. Neil Treece is a local customer of Randy’s and is very happy with his 300 Winchester Magnum rifle! This rifle shoots a group of .232.
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Randy describes the right way to resize your fired cases to reload properly.
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Randy describes his method for breaking-in a rifle barrel.
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Randy talks about the importance of loading your rifle to achieve it’s full performance, using specific calibers as examples. See below for the load information Randy gives in this video:
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Randy recounts another mountain lion hunt with his son, Landon, a Treeing Walker hound and a Plott hound in NW Wyoming.
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Randy discusses how barrel groove diameter may affect accuracy. He points out that internal rifle barrel dimensions in factory rifles are larger than in match quality barrels.
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This is a PREVIEW of a longer version of bench shooting on our Patreon channel. This video goes into more detail than the previous bench shooting technique video. Randy demonstrates his procedure for getting the best accuracy from the bench.
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Randy discusses the differences between belted and unbelted cartridges and why the difference ma be important if you are a reloader.
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Randy demonstrates safe and proper binocular carrying before describing how our hunting and Second Amendment freedoms are being undermined. What can YOU do about it. Get involved!
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In this 4 part Patreon video series, Randy shows how he threads and chambers a barrel, machines the “cone” for a pre-64 Mod 70 Win, and chambers. This is a very detailed video series.
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Randy shows how to safely resize belted magnum cases using a belted magnum collet resizing die made by Larry Willis of Innovative Technologies. Larry has informed us that he had retired due to health reasons, but a buddy is continuing the business and making Larry’s patented products. See this innovative belted magnum collet resizing die at http://larrywillis.com/ At $96.95 it is a wise investment for your reloading of belted magnum cases. Thank you for following our video series. Support us on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/therealgunsmith
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The Real Gunsmith shows how he straightens a rifle barrel that has been bowed or even greatly bent.
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The Real Gunsmith shows how he sets up and drills and taps a barrel for sights. The same process is used for drilling and tapping a barrel for a rifle scope.
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Randy talks about the importance of bullet profile in consideration of achieving accuracy.
Please forgive us the wind noise. This will not happen again, new equipment will be used in the future.
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Randy shows his method of glass bedding a rifle barrel. Thanks for your support. Support us on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/therealgunsmith Follow The Real Gunsmith on Vimeo.
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Randy talks about why virgin brass should be used in any rifle, to start your reloading.
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Randy discusses more issues from mismanagement of bears and wolves in our area and others.
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We have compiled a 2-3 min clip of the last 4 of the Patreon The Real Gunsmith channel vidoes. Randy talks about drilling and tapping a rifle barrel; loading for a .300 Win.; the best primers for the job; and a longer blended cut showing his process for cutting, threading, and chambering a rifle barrel.
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The Real Gunsmith’s Wife, Cathy, introduces herself. As the woman behind the Real Gunsmith, Cathy tells us what her duties are and tells us about their life.
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While Randy has touched on this before it is imperative that the public, especially the hunting public, realize how the Wyoming Game and Fish failure to manage wolves and grizzly bears in Wyoming, specifically NW WY in the trophy zone has lead to the end of hunting as Randy has known it for all of his life. This “mismanagement” is, from messages around the country and other parts of the world, becoming epidemic and may signal the end of hunting as we know it.
If this concerns you, contact Brian Nesvik, Wyoming Game and Fish Department, 5400 Bishop Blvd., Cheyenne, WY 82009 307-777-4600, or brian.nesvik@wyo.gov
Wyoming Game and Fish, Cody Field Office, 2820 Hwy 120, Cody, WY 82414 307-527-7125 [They will be moving into a new $32 MILLION DOLLAR building in another year or so. Will that help our ungulate herds? We doubt it!!]
Contact WY Game and Fish Commissioners at: David Rael at david.rael@wyo.gov; Peter Dube at peter.dube@wyo.gov; Patrick Crank at patrick.crank@wyo.gov; Mike Schmid at mike.schmid@wyo.gov; Gaylynn Byrd at gaylynn.byrd@wyo.gov; Ralph Brokaw at ralph.brokaw@wyo.gov; and Richard Ladwig at richard.ladwig@wyo.gov
Tony Mong, Biologist WY Game and Fish, Cody Regional Office: tony.mong@wyo.gov
Dan Smith, WY Game and Fish Cody Regional Office director: dan.smith1@wyo.gov.
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Randy, The Real Gunsmith and Cathy, The Real Gunsmith’s Wife, want to thank all of our viewers, subscribers and members of Patreon and wish you blessings throughout the New Year as we celebrate Christmas.
Just a few “short” wildlife and finch videos.
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Randy tells viewers what he feels are the best rifles to use on walking/stalking or riding hunts and why. He shows viewers two of his rifles he has used on many hunts.
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We are so very, very concerned about the impact the wolves have had on our area wildlife, as well as others, that we feel it is important to cover more ground. Especially as Colorado will have on the ballet the fall of 2020 to “reintroduce” [when it should be “introduce”] the Canadian grey wolf.
Wherever you live, this is currently affecting you or will, as the push is in place here and elsewhere to eliminate the “need” to hunt by eliminating the game to hunt.
Make no mistake, if we have no game to hunt it will be easier to brainwash people into thinking we no longer need firearms.
We are so very, very concerned about the impact the wolves have had on our area wildlife, as well as others, that we feel it is important to cover more ground. Especially as Colorado will have on the ballet the fall of 2020 to “reintroduce” [when it should be “introduce”] the Canadian grey wolf.
Wherever you live, this is currently affecting you or will, as the push is in place here and elsewhere to eliminate the “need” to hunt by eliminating the game to hunt.
Make no mistake, if we have no game to hunt it will be easier to brainwash people into thinking we no longer need firearms.
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A preview of the most recent Patreon videos published. Randy discusses options for those who cannot afford a custom rifle as well as showing several of this top picks, as well as a more budget minded custom rifle. Loading for accuracy. Truing rifle bolts and actions.
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Randy demonstrates how he cuts a rifle barrel. Thanks for watching.
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Randy discuses the 6.5 PRC. What is entailed to do conversions from the popular calibers into 6.5 PRC.
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The Real Gunsmith shows how he measures COAL using his own gauges, but also tells how everyone should gauge overall cartridge length.
The Real Gunsmith’s Wife apologizes for the video quality. One camera did not do well with the florescent lighting, and could only get it sharpened up a bit. I am working on that issue!
The Real Gunsmith’s Wife, Cathy, shares a vide of dancing clouds. Taken on a day when the wind was strong from the west, despite that, cloud formations over Rattlesnake and Cedar Mountains west of Cody, WY. This video is a good indication that despite all the gidgets, gadgets and apps a person may have to aid in long range shooting, there is nothing that can indicate any better than clouds what the wind is doing down range. Where this was shot, the wind was 30 mph with gusts of 5-10mph stronger, blowing TOWARDS the clouds. By talking with other area individuals, this cloud dance lasted for several hours, and did not effect the cloud formation over the two mountains, which it was blowing directly towards.
Randy gives his take on his experience and rationale for choices for big game hunting bullets. [Note: The occasional groaning in the background is NOT the videographer, but our bloodhound, who is very vocal and is dreaming.] See other videos on this channel about reloading advice.
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Randy revisits proper bullets for big game hunting as there have been some additions to come on the market since he first discussed this.
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Based on numerous inquiries Randy shows just three samples of the rifle build options that he builds and tells of many other options, which just touch on just a few of the many, many rifle build options in his shop.
Thanks for your continued interest in our channel. We truly appreciate it.
Randy tells about his last big horn sheep hunt, preceded by a bit of history of how long it takes to draw a WY tag. At 70 this year, he hopes he will again be able to hunt another one while he is able to.
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A brief cameo of just 3 of the latest Patreon videos on The Real Gunsmith channel. Our Patrons have access to a video a month that Randy shares more indepth information on various subjects than in the YouTube videos. Also, since the Covid-19 crisis, we have posted photos and information about our surrounding area. NOTE, these are PREVIEWS! Not full videos and not a sampling of all of the videos posted on our Patreon channel since the last preview. For more content, join us at https://www.patreon.com/therealgunsmith
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Randy tells about the challenge to harvest the largest bull elk he’s ever bagged. Taken in NW Wyoming.
The Federal TLR Edge was not out when Randy did a previous in-depth video about bullet construction and performance. He goes over the many reasons he likes the bullet and its performance.
He also tells about the rifle our friend and mentor, Les Bowman, gave Randy years ago and told Randy to build a rifle for Cathy with it. Ole’ Meat in the Pot rifle he built with that action, is a prized hunting rifle with a long and productive history both for Les and now for Cathy.
Because we’ve gotten a lot of calls and emails from clients and prospective clients that seem to be having trouble with their Model 70 actions, for the most part, but other actions also, Randy is talking about why the Model 70 actions and others, must be operated for the way they were designed, not some preconceived idea of how someone thinks it should be, despite evidence to the contrary.
In this video he uses a pre-64 Model 70 to demonstrate how NOT to operate the action to feed the cartridges and how to properly work this action, and others. He also covers other bolt action rifles, and lever action rifles.
If you have issues you can’t correct, Randy would be glad to trouble shoot issues for you, but without a rifle in hand, it is impractical to thoroughly diagnose issues with a rifle, as there may be things a client overlooks in relaying information about the rifle and issue in question.
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While we feel the WY G & F has been very irresponsible and the cause of the decline of hunting privileges in our area, we also feel that complacent hunters and especially special interest hunting groups have been at fault for not being proactive to protect our hunting heritage by protecting our hooved game species over fanged predators.
Yes, Randy has talked about this before. But this is an urgent matter. It may not be happening in YOUR part of the world yet, but we hear from people in other parts of our country and many others who are experiencing the same decline in big game hunting as predators are covered with layers of protection.
Become involved. Speak out.
Randy discusses the pros and cons of different sized scopes, the objective, light gathering capabilities, and many aspects of using the scope in hunting situations, but he does not cover the cross hairs, hashes, dots, etc. in this video.
He also recounts his work at Burris and working with Don Burris, an opportunity that gives him a deeper insight to the interior workings of scopes.
Overall, his go to recommendation will be, and has been for years, Leupold scopes. A wide range of scopes for any shooter. USA made and customer service second to none.
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By popular request, The Real Gunsmith talks about the issues that came about to give, and rightly so, Remington triggers, a bad name, that has led to many lawsuits an sportsmen’s distrust of the Remington triggers.
Randy discusses what he’s seen and experienced, what the issues have been and how the issues should be addressed.
Randy also points out issues that can and do arise with other triggers when rifles are improperly stored.
Randy discusses why it is important to try different components and in different configurations, to get the best accuracy for your rifle. He shows a target with shots from two rifles, both which did not shoot well with the components he started with.
By making some subtle changes in components, adjusting what he paired together. The .300 Win. Mag shot, with many combination trials, a .486 group and the .257 Wby. Mag., after much trial and error, shot a .593 group, in a stiff cross breeze.
Both of these calibers are ones he has successfully used other components for, but neither of these rifles wanted to digest those combinations.
The patience, determination and keeping a good record over all of these years help him find a good load.
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Randy presents some valuable information on different aspects of what it takes to accurize a factory rifle, or build a superior custom rifle. Because of many calls and emails he delves deeply into why there are some inaccuracies with some calibers, and what needs to be done.
As well as talking about the different aspects that goes into seeing to every detail to make a rifle as accurate as possible, Randy goes over different reasons there are spec issues in certain calibers, what needs to be watched for and what can be done.
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Randy shows his Ultra Light hunting rifle in 7mm x .300 Wby. built on a #Defiant Anti action, with a #McMillan Edge, light weight stock, and a #Leupold Freedom scope. This is built with function, durability, and precision for a great rifle a hunter can pack around all day without the fatigue of carrying a rifle even just a few pounds heavier.
He does not sacrifice accuracy, however, with a super-light weight, thin barrel. In all the entire package comes in at 7 lbs, 3 oz.
Randy discusses why BC is not the be all and end all it is marketed to be and why other factors are so much more important.
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The following is merely a short medley of just a few of the once a month videos we publish on Patreon for our subscribing patrons. They are SHORT and do not have all of the information!
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Because of many emails, comments here and on Patreon, as well as phone calls, Randy decided a few points he has covered in the past need to be expanded on to help the reloaders get the best out of their load work up experiences.
With the new 6.8 Westerner the company and some gun writers would have you think the two are totally different. But are they? Are they close enough to be interchangeable? Randy has some answers and some cautionary warnings.
Randy shares some mind-boggling misinformation he’s been confronted with lately. We know if we are hearing this, others are, too. How wide spread it is, is anyone’s guess. But some misinformation can be very dangerous to the uninformed. If you know someone who doesn’t understand ballistics and firearms but wants to be a shooter, become a mentor or point them to the nearest shooting range admin. Help save someone!
Randy shares the fun, challenges and satisfaction of Cathy’s Shiras moose hunt on the North Fork of the Shoshone River in the 1990’s.
He also displays the custom .308x.404 Wapiti Express rifle he custom made, that Cathy used to kill the moose. It is made with a modified 1917 Enfield action, custom English walnut stock with fleur-de-lis checkering, and custom-made mounts and rings.
Randy compares the merits of the many 25 calibers in relation to the 6.5 calibers. Why does it matter and when and why BC for both may come into play.
We are excited to announce the launch of our merchandise page at www.randyscustomrifles.com/shop.
At this time we are offering The Real Gunsmith and Randy’s Custom Rifles caps in several styles and color options as well as 7×5” greeting cards featuring Cathy’s photography and artography. If there is a good response we will expand in the future to include t-shirts and hoodies.
Thanks to Vision West of Powell, WY and White Ink of Powell, WY for their help and product production.
Note there is a $25.00 minimum purchase at this time.
We announced this launch earlier on our Patreon page. This testimonial comes from the first client to order a cap, “Having received my recently purchased royal blue Randy’s Custom Rifles hat I will say this. The packaging was fantastic. The design, stitching and quality are all top shelf, just like his firearms!” T.
Thanks to all of our supporters.
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Welcome to The Real Gunsmith! Randy Selby has built custom rifles for over 52 years and this channel is to share his knowledge, ideas, opinions, and maybe even a story or two. Stay tuned for a new video approximately every week and Randy will show and tell us how real gun building is done!
Randy Selby has been building rifles for over 52 years. In this introduction video he shares with us what it took to get him where he is today. There is arguably no other gun maker with the experience and knowledge that Randy has obtained through a lifetime of gun building and load development. Welcome to The Real Gunsmith!
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Randy tells us what you can expect if you order a custom rifle build from Randy’s Custom Rifles. Randy offers services including re-barreling, load development, complete custom rifle builds including hunting rifles, long range rifles, bench rest rifles and take down rifles. Randy’s vast experience allows him to work with any manufacturer’s actions to build on or to get shooting better!
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Randy talks about his method for developing loads for long range shooting.
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Randy demonstrates his preferred method to shoot from the bench.
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Randy talks about Long Range and the use/misuse of Ballistic Coefficients and proper bullet selection for hunting purposes.
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Randy describes his process to build a custom rifle on a McMillan stock.
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Randy demonstrates his method for chambering a rifle barrel.
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Randy updates us during his process of developing a load for a 300 Weatherby build and talks about the group size change with differences in charges, bullets, seating depth etc.
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With a lifetime of horseback riding, exploring and hunting the Northwest corner of Wyoming, Randy gives us his first hand account of the drastic change and impact the wolf has had on the wildlife of Wyoming. With a dramatic reduction in elk numbers and now a close to nonexistent moose population we have a serious problem in Wyoming and other states in the West.
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Randy talks about his muzzle breaks and demonstrates their efficiency on a 300 Weatherby rifle.
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Randy gives us the real history of the 7mm Remington Magnum as developed by Les Bowman in the 1960’s in Northwest Wyoming.
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Randy has been building custom Take Down Rifles for 20 years. In this video he shows the features of a fiberglass stock Take Down Rifle and a factory wood stock Take Down Rifle and tells us what goes into building them and compatible calibers for multi-barreled rifles. To see more info on Randy’s Take Down Rifles, visit: https://randyscustomrifles.com/custom-…
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Randy talks ethics, from sharing the land with fellow hunters to why you shouldn’t follow the example of the Game and Fish. He also touches on the subject of long range “hunting” and respecting private property. As Randy admonishes in this video, we’re all in this together, let’s mind our manners and have good hunting ethics!
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The Real Gunsmith Randy Selby talks us through his process on building a wood stock from a blank of high quality walnut. Randy builds custom rifles on wood stocks he carves and finishes by hand. Call Randy’s Custom Rifles for the finest quality custom rifle for all purposes including bench shooting, long range shooting, hunting or even for an investment and you won’t be disappointed! Don’t forget to visit the website at www.therealgunsmith.com and www.randyscustomrifles.com.
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Randy talks about his experience with the 6.5 Creedmoor and the problems he’s encountered with the popular cartridge. Be sure to check out The Real Gunsmith at www.therealgunsmith.com and to inquire about a custom rifle built by Randy go to www.randyscustomrifles.com.
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Randy demonstrates how he shapes a wood stock for a custom rifle build from a solid wood blank. Be sure to check out The Real Gunsmith at www.therealgunsmith.com and to inquire about a custom rifle built by Randy go to www.randyscustomrifles.com.
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Ron Faria has known Randy Selby for 26 years. Randy has built Ron a number of rifles and is a very satisfied client and friend!
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With a lifetime of experience building guns and hunting game, it’s not hard for Randy to tell what really goes on with these long range hunting videos that self-proclaimed expert gun builders, with no formal training in gun building or long range shooting have been producing to promote the long range hunting “capabilities” of the insanely expensive rifle systems that they build. Though they are often successful at killing animals at long distances, what they will never show on camera are the missed shots, the wounded game that got away, or the disabled animals from shots that are taken too far for the bullet to work properly to humanely kill. And then they have to put the animal out of its misery at 50 yards before they show the trophy and boost their egos in front of the camera. Just to sell the rifle they promote that it’s supposedly capable of killing at 1000+ yards straight from the company. Randy also has received first hand eye witness accounts from people who have witnessed these so called hunters shooting long distance at game which require multiple shots, sometimes up to a whole box of ammo, to kill or disable an animal at extreme long range, taking sometimes up to an hour to anchor an animal and in many instances having to put the animal down after finally making it over to discover it is still alive. The videos they produce are doctored and will never show what really happens on these long range hunts. This is wrong and it has to stop! Just because you have an overly expensive gun that can shoot a bullet over a mile doesn’t mean the equipment or the shooter is capable of killing game at long range! This has been and continues to be dishonest marketing to sell product.
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Randy describes the right way to resize your fired cases to reload properly.
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Randy talks about necessary energy to ethically harvest game including, ballistic coefficient, bullet construction, shot placement and distance of the shot especially on larger game such as elk. Recently more importance is given to the BC of the bullet instead of its construction and ability to perform properly at the distance you intend to shoot at. You don’t hear very many people talking about energy anymore, one of the most important factors with proper bullet performance.
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Randy talks about different aspects that make an accurate rifle.
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Randy talks about Case Capacity and why the short magnum calibers can’t have as much velocity as the magnum cartridges example: 300 Winchester Magnum vs 300 Winchester Short Magnum.
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With his vast hand loading experience Randy has developed and loaded for various Wild Cat Cartridges. Randy talks about his process and gives sound advice for those attempting to develop a wild cat load.
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Randy clears up the misconception that Ultra-Mag cases were developed from the 404 Jeffery case.
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Are your scope click adjustments accurate? Is your rifle bore straight or slightly curved? Randy talks about why these aspects are important, especially while shooting long range.
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Randy shows us his latest rifle build for one of his clients, chambered in 257 Roberts with a hand-carved maple stock. The stock on this rifle was featured in an earlier video where Randy spends a half hour or so demonstrating how he shapes the blank into a rifle stock which you can see here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TkMIV…
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This week Randy takes us down memory lane to re-live one of his favorite hunting experiences. Many of you will be able to relate, the dogs we grow to love will forever be a part of us even when they’re gone, hunting partner or not. They hold a special place in our hearts and we believe they are waiting for us on the other side to once again accompany us on unimaginable adventures!
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Randy responds to accusations that he’s just an old gunsmith who is behind the times. Is the new bullet and cartridge technology being marketed today really new technology?
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How many shots does it take to shoot out a barrel? One of the most debated topics in the shooting community today. Randy talks about the actual accuracy life of a rifle barrel reflecting on his experience re-barreling thousands of rifles over the last half century.
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Randy shows off his most recent 300 Weatherby build and target with the size group it shoots at 100 yards. He also talks about properly bedding a rifle.
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Randy talks about 2 new rifle packages he’s offering and shows what components he’s using for both. Check out our website for more information on both of these rifle packages.
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Randy talks about precise scope adjustments especially with long range scopes that have an adjustable turret system. Does your scope really have the click value that is advertised by it’s manufacturer?
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Randy demonstrates how to properly mount a scope so the reticle is aligned with the action. This video is the first of our premium content series of instructional videos. The full length instructional video can be accessed here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/20979483 https://www.patreon.com/therealgunsmith
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Randy talks about the misconception that certain popular cartridges such as the 6.5 Creedmoor and others are effective for long range big game hunting.
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Randy talks about how the effects of mismanagement of the large predatory animals specifically the Grizzly Bear and the Wolf in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem has resulted in a severely diminished population of ungulate species, specifically moose and elk. If we don’t do something the animals will be gone and so will hunting. Who else is willing to stand up and say/do something about this issue? NOTE: UPDATE: We had hoped to get this out before the WY primaries, however that didn’t happen, life got in the way. Unfortunately for WY and our wildlife, and many other aspects of WY that we hold dear, will be under the governorship of a Democrat in Republican clothing once again. Mark Gordon has ties to Sierra Club, Defenders of Wildlife, to name a few very leftist groups. Harriet Hagamen will still be working on our behalf, in as yet unidentified capacity. Also, on Aug. 31st a Federal judge in MT put a stay on the first grizzly hunt in decades for 21 days, when he will issue another stay, it is anticipated. All based on emotions, not science.
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Randy has finished his first rifle in the RCR series of rifles with serial number 001 complete and available to find its new home. One lucky person will be able to get serial number RCR001 which incorporates Randy’s vast knowledge and years of experience into this accurate and well built rifle from the best components available. This rifle is a 300 Winchester Magnum with a Borden Action specially built for Randy’s Custom Rifles series hunting packages. This rifle package comes with a Hart Rifle Barrel, Randy’s Custom Rifles Muzzle Brake, McMillan Fiberglass Stock, HS Precision Bottom Metal, Timney Trigger, Leupold VX 5HD 3-15x44mm [30mm] CDS 2L2 Windplex Scope, Leupold RX1600 TBR Laser Range Finder OLED Selectable, Americase Hard Aluminum Firearm Case, and Custom Load Development done by Randy himself.
Other calibers available in an RCR series rifle are:
.257 Weatherby, .264 Winchester, .270 Weatherby, 7MM x .300, Weatherby, .300 Weatherby, .300 Winchester, .300 Remington Ultra Mag, .338 Remington Ultra Mag. To find out more about this available rifle and the RCR Series Custom Rifle Package, visit therealgunsmith.com and click on the rifle packages link at the top.
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Randy goes in detail describing his method for developing a load using the 300 Weatherby as an example.
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Hello this is Bryon with Ravenhawk Media. I produce the videos for Randy’s channel The Real Gunsmith. Randy and I decided to try our luck this fall elk hunting with the intent that one of us shoot an elk on camera. We spent a few good days in the saddle with no luck and decided to wait a few days for some colder weather to move in.
One morning a couple days later I got a call from Randy. I answered the phone and he said “I need my camera man, I shot a good bull this morning!”. I quickly arranged my schedule and headed up the canyon to meet Randy. His friend Ron got in town the night before and that morning Randy and Ron decided to drive up the canyon and see if they could see anything. As luck would have it they caught a small herd cross the road and head up the mountain. Randy was able to park and get set up for the shot before they moved out of range. He couldn’t pass up the opportunity as hunting had been slow.
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Randy describes the difference between control feed and push feed actions and talks about the advantages of a Sako push feed action. We’re extremely grateful for the support we’ve been shown by our subscribers!
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Randy talks about Hornady’s new 30 PRC caliber. Why try to reinvent the wheel? We’re extremely grateful for the support we’ve been shown by our subscribers!
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Randy talks about thin jacketed bullets and why they’re not good for hunting. Most high BC bullets are thin jacketed bullets which allows them to shoot further more effectively, but with poor construction they do not perform like a hunting bullet should upon impact. They make great target bullets, but use properly constructed hunting bullets to shoot game.
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Joe 12 and Lilli 14, son and daughter of our video producer Bryon Worthen both had general tags to fill for this year’s deer hunt and it was Joe’s first year hunting. With 2 tags burning in their pockets, the kids got a little help from Bryon’s friend Sam and his dad who were able to get them permission to hunt on a small private ranch in Wyoming. The kids were shooting a custom Winchester Model 70 take down rifle chambered in .270 Winchester built by Randy. The rifle has an extremely efficient muzzle break which results in very little felt recoil, perfect for the kids to shoot! Ammo used was custom loaded by Randy using 140gr Nosler Accubond Bullets with a muzzle velocity of 3150 fps.
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Dr. Neil Treece is a local customer of Randy’s and is very happy with his 300 Winchester Magnum rifle! This rifle shoots a group of .232.
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Randy describes the right way to resize your fired cases to reload properly.
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Randy describes his method for breaking-in a rifle barrel.
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Randy talks about the importance of loading your rifle to achieve it’s full performance, using specific calibers as examples. See below for the load information Randy gives in this video:
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Randy recounts another mountain lion hunt with his son, Landon, a Treeing Walker hound and a Plott hound in NW Wyoming.
Video production by The Real Gunsmith’s Wife, Cathy.
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Randy discusses how barrel groove diameter may affect accuracy. He points out that internal rifle barrel dimensions in factory rifles are larger than in match quality barrels.
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This is a PREVIEW of a longer version of bench shooting on our Patreon channel. This video goes into more detail than the previous bench shooting technique video. Randy demonstrates his procedure for getting the best accuracy from the bench.
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Randy discusses the differences between belted and unbelted cartridges and why the difference ma be important if you are a reloader.
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Randy demonstrates safe and proper binocular carrying before describing how our hunting and Second Amendment freedoms are being undermined. What can YOU do about it. Get involved!
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In this 4 part Patreon video series, Randy shows how he threads and chambers a barrel, machines the “cone” for a pre-64 Mod 70 Win, and chambers. This is a very detailed video series.
Produced by The Real Gunsmith’s Wife: Cathy Boyd Selby.
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Randy shows how to safely resize belted magnum cases using a belted magnum collet resizing die made by Larry Willis of Innovative Technologies. Larry has informed us that he had retired due to health reasons, but a buddy is continuing the business and making Larry’s patented products. See this innovative belted magnum collet resizing die at http://larrywillis.com/ At $96.95 it is a wise investment for your reloading of belted magnum cases. Thank you for following our video series. Support us on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/therealgunsmith
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The Real Gunsmith shows how he straightens a rifle barrel that has been bowed or even greatly bent.
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The Real Gunsmith shows how he sets up and drills and taps a barrel for sights. The same process is used for drilling and tapping a barrel for a rifle scope.
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Randy talks about the importance of bullet profile in consideration of achieving accuracy.
Please forgive us the wind noise. This will not happen again, new equipment will be used in the future.
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Randy shows his method of glass bedding a rifle barrel. Thanks for your support. Support us on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/therealgunsmith Follow The Real Gunsmith on Vimeo.
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Randy talks about why virgin brass should be used in any rifle, to start your reloading.
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Randy discusses more issues from mismanagement of bears and wolves in our area and others.
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We have compiled a 2-3 min clip of the last 4 of the Patreon The Real Gunsmith channel vidoes. Randy talks about drilling and tapping a rifle barrel; loading for a .300 Win.; the best primers for the job; and a longer blended cut showing his process for cutting, threading, and chambering a rifle barrel.
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Production by The Real Gunsmith’s Wife, Cathy
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The Real Gunsmith’s Wife, Cathy, introduces herself. As the woman behind the Real Gunsmith, Cathy tells us what her duties are and tells us about their life.
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While Randy has touched on this before it is imperative that the public, especially the hunting public, realize how the Wyoming Game and Fish failure to manage wolves and grizzly bears in Wyoming, specifically NW WY in the trophy zone has lead to the end of hunting as Randy has known it for all of his life. This “mismanagement” is, from messages around the country and other parts of the world, becoming epidemic and may signal the end of hunting as we know it.
If this concerns you, contact Brian Nesvik, Wyoming Game and Fish Department, 5400 Bishop Blvd., Cheyenne, WY 82009 307-777-4600, or brian.nesvik@wyo.gov
Wyoming Game and Fish, Cody Field Office, 2820 Hwy 120, Cody, WY 82414 307-527-7125 [They will be moving into a new $32 MILLION DOLLAR building in another year or so. Will that help our ungulate herds? We doubt it!!]
Contact WY Game and Fish Commissioners at: David Rael at david.rael@wyo.gov; Peter Dube at peter.dube@wyo.gov; Patrick Crank at patrick.crank@wyo.gov; Mike Schmid at mike.schmid@wyo.gov; Gaylynn Byrd at gaylynn.byrd@wyo.gov; Ralph Brokaw at ralph.brokaw@wyo.gov; and Richard Ladwig at richard.ladwig@wyo.gov
Tony Mong, Biologist WY Game and Fish, Cody Regional Office: tony.mong@wyo.gov
Dan Smith, WY Game and Fish Cody Regional Office director: dan.smith1@wyo.gov.
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Randy, The Real Gunsmith and Cathy, The Real Gunsmith’s Wife, want to thank all of our viewers, subscribers and members of Patreon and wish you blessings throughout the New Year as we celebrate Christmas.
Just a few “short” wildlife and finch videos.
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Randy tells viewers what he feels are the best rifles to use on walking/stalking or riding hunts and why. He shows viewers two of his rifles he has used on many hunts.
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We are so very, very concerned about the impact the wolves have had on our area wildlife, as well as others, that we feel it is important to cover more ground. Especially as Colorado will have on the ballet the fall of 2020 to “reintroduce” [when it should be “introduce”] the Canadian grey wolf.
Wherever you live, this is currently affecting you or will, as the push is in place here and elsewhere to eliminate the “need” to hunt by eliminating the game to hunt.
Make no mistake, if we have no game to hunt it will be easier to brainwash people into thinking we no longer need firearms.
We are so very, very concerned about the impact the wolves have had on our area wildlife, as well as others, that we feel it is important to cover more ground. Especially as Colorado will have on the ballet the fall of 2020 to “reintroduce” [when it should be “introduce”] the Canadian grey wolf.
Wherever you live, this is currently affecting you or will, as the push is in place here and elsewhere to eliminate the “need” to hunt by eliminating the game to hunt.
Make no mistake, if we have no game to hunt it will be easier to brainwash people into thinking we no longer need firearms.
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A preview of the most recent Patreon videos published. Randy discusses options for those who cannot afford a custom rifle as well as showing several of this top picks, as well as a more budget minded custom rifle. Loading for accuracy. Truing rifle bolts and actions.
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Randy demonstrates how he cuts a rifle barrel. Thanks for watching.
See Randy’s more detailed instructional videos on our Patreon channel at www.patreon.com/therealgunsmith
Randy discuses the 6.5 PRC. What is entailed to do conversions from the popular calibers into 6.5 PRC.
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The Real Gunsmith shows how he measures COAL using his own gauges, but also tells how everyone should gauge overall cartridge length.
The Real Gunsmith’s Wife apologizes for the video quality. One camera did not do well with the florescent lighting, and could only get it sharpened up a bit. I am working on that issue!
The Real Gunsmith’s Wife, Cathy, shares a vide of dancing clouds. Taken on a day when the wind was strong from the west, despite that, cloud formations over Rattlesnake and Cedar Mountains west of Cody, WY. This video is a good indication that despite all the gidgets, gadgets and apps a person may have to aid in long range shooting, there is nothing that can indicate any better than clouds what the wind is doing down range. Where this was shot, the wind was 30 mph with gusts of 5-10mph stronger, blowing TOWARDS the clouds. By talking with other area individuals, this cloud dance lasted for several hours, and did not effect the cloud formation over the two mountains, which it was blowing directly towards.
Randy gives his take on his experience and rationale for choices for big game hunting bullets. [Note: The occasional groaning in the background is NOT the videographer, but our bloodhound, who is very vocal and is dreaming.] See other videos on this channel about reloading advice.
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Randy revisits proper bullets for big game hunting as there have been some additions to come on the market since he first discussed this.
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Based on numerous inquiries Randy shows just three samples of the rifle build options that he builds and tells of many other options, which just touch on just a few of the many, many rifle build options in his shop.
Thanks for your continued interest in our channel. We truly appreciate it.
Randy tells about his last big horn sheep hunt, preceded by a bit of history of how long it takes to draw a WY tag. At 70 this year, he hopes he will again be able to hunt another one while he is able to.
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A brief cameo of just 3 of the latest Patreon videos on The Real Gunsmith channel. Our Patrons have access to a video a month that Randy shares more indepth information on various subjects than in the YouTube videos. Also, since the Covid-19 crisis, we have posted photos and information about our surrounding area. NOTE, these are PREVIEWS! Not full videos and not a sampling of all of the videos posted on our Patreon channel since the last preview. For more content, join us at https://www.patreon.com/therealgunsmith
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Randy tells about the challenge to harvest the largest bull elk he’s ever bagged. Taken in NW Wyoming.
The Federal TLR Edge was not out when Randy did a previous in-depth video about bullet construction and performance. He goes over the many reasons he likes the bullet and its performance.
He also tells about the rifle our friend and mentor, Les Bowman, gave Randy years ago and told Randy to build a rifle for Cathy with it. Ole’ Meat in the Pot rifle he built with that action, is a prized hunting rifle with a long and productive history both for Les and now for Cathy.
Because we’ve gotten a lot of calls and emails from clients and prospective clients that seem to be having trouble with their Model 70 actions, for the most part, but other actions also, Randy is talking about why the Model 70 actions and others, must be operated for the way they were designed, not some preconceived idea of how someone thinks it should be, despite evidence to the contrary.
In this video he uses a pre-64 Model 70 to demonstrate how NOT to operate the action to feed the cartridges and how to properly work this action, and others. He also covers other bolt action rifles, and lever action rifles.
If you have issues you can’t correct, Randy would be glad to trouble shoot issues for you, but without a rifle in hand, it is impractical to thoroughly diagnose issues with a rifle, as there may be things a client overlooks in relaying information about the rifle and issue in question.
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While we feel the WY G & F has been very irresponsible and the cause of the decline of hunting privileges in our area, we also feel that complacent hunters and especially special interest hunting groups have been at fault for not being proactive to protect our hunting heritage by protecting our hooved game species over fanged predators.
Yes, Randy has talked about this before. But this is an urgent matter. It may not be happening in YOUR part of the world yet, but we hear from people in other parts of our country and many others who are experiencing the same decline in big game hunting as predators are covered with layers of protection.
Become involved. Speak out.
Randy discusses the pros and cons of different sized scopes, the objective, light gathering capabilities, and many aspects of using the scope in hunting situations, but he does not cover the cross hairs, hashes, dots, etc. in this video.
He also recounts his work at Burris and working with Don Burris, an opportunity that gives him a deeper insight to the interior workings of scopes.
Overall, his go to recommendation will be, and has been for years, Leupold scopes. A wide range of scopes for any shooter. USA made and customer service second to none.
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By popular request, The Real Gunsmith talks about the issues that came about to give, and rightly so, Remington triggers, a bad name, that has led to many lawsuits an sportsmen’s distrust of the Remington triggers.
Randy discusses what he’s seen and experienced, what the issues have been and how the issues should be addressed.
Randy also points out issues that can and do arise with other triggers when rifles are improperly stored.
Randy discusses why it is important to try different components and in different configurations, to get the best accuracy for your rifle. He shows a target with shots from two rifles, both which did not shoot well with the components he started with.
By making some subtle changes in components, adjusting what he paired together. The .300 Win. Mag shot, with many combination trials, a .486 group and the .257 Wby. Mag., after much trial and error, shot a .593 group, in a stiff cross breeze.
Both of these calibers are ones he has successfully used other components for, but neither of these rifles wanted to digest those combinations.
The patience, determination and keeping a good record over all of these years help him find a good load.
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Randy presents some valuable information on different aspects of what it takes to accurize a factory rifle, or build a superior custom rifle. Because of many calls and emails he delves deeply into why there are some inaccuracies with some calibers, and what needs to be done.
As well as talking about the different aspects that goes into seeing to every detail to make a rifle as accurate as possible, Randy goes over different reasons there are spec issues in certain calibers, what needs to be watched for and what can be done.
Thank you for your viewing. May you all be blessed as we have been blessed by you.
Randy shows his Ultra Light hunting rifle in 7mm x .300 Wby. built on a #Defiant Anti action, with a #McMillan Edge, light weight stock, and a #Leupold Freedom scope. This is built with function, durability, and precision for a great rifle a hunter can pack around all day without the fatigue of carrying a rifle even just a few pounds heavier.
He does not sacrifice accuracy, however, with a super-light weight, thin barrel. In all the entire package comes in at 7 lbs, 3 oz.
Randy discusses why BC is not the be all and end all it is marketed to be and why other factors are so much more important.
PATREON PREVIEW MEDLEY: ATTENTION!!!!!!!!
The following is merely a short medley of just a few of the once a month videos we publish on Patreon for our subscribing patrons. They are SHORT and do not have all of the information!
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Because of many emails, comments here and on Patreon, as well as phone calls, Randy decided a few points he has covered in the past need to be expanded on to help the reloaders get the best out of their load work up experiences.
With the new 6.8 Westerner the company and some gun writers would have you think the two are totally different. But are they? Are they close enough to be interchangeable? Randy has some answers and some cautionary warnings.
Randy shares some mind-boggling misinformation he’s been confronted with lately. We know if we are hearing this, others are, too. How wide spread it is, is anyone’s guess. But some misinformation can be very dangerous to the uninformed. If you know someone who doesn’t understand ballistics and firearms but wants to be a shooter, become a mentor or point them to the nearest shooting range admin. Help save someone!
Randy shares the fun, challenges and satisfaction of Cathy’s Shiras moose hunt on the North Fork of the Shoshone River in the 1990’s.
He also displays the custom .308x.404 Wapiti Express rifle he custom made, that Cathy used to kill the moose. It is made with a modified 1917 Enfield action, custom English walnut stock with fleur-de-lis checkering, and custom-made mounts and rings.
Randy compares the merits of the many 25 calibers in relation to the 6.5 calibers. Why does it matter and when and why BC for both may come into play.
We are excited to announce the launch of our merchandise page at www.randyscustomrifles.com/shop.
At this time we are offering The Real Gunsmith and Randy’s Custom Rifles caps in several styles and color options as well as 7×5” greeting cards featuring Cathy’s photography and artography. If there is a good response we will expand in the future to include t-shirts and hoodies.
Thanks to Vision West of Powell, WY and White Ink of Powell, WY for their help and product production.
Note there is a $25.00 minimum purchase at this time.
We announced this launch earlier on our Patreon page. This testimonial comes from the first client to order a cap, “Having received my recently purchased royal blue Randy’s Custom Rifles hat I will say this. The packaging was fantastic. The design, stitching and quality are all top shelf, just like his firearms!” T.
Thanks to all of our supporters.
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