The Movie

[AtlasAirguns]

Well, after 9 months of work on EBR XIII, I have officially ended the series on the 2024 coverage of the event. This was an awesome experience and a big thank you to my great friends at Airguns of Arizona for sponsoring the series. Content like this is hard to film, hard to edit, and even harder to wrap up in a narrative. We previously released Vol 1, 2, and 3, but I have posted this version which is composed of all three volumes. If you have seen the volumes previously released, this is them uninterrupted.

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[Pumacarl]

Thanks for putting in the work! There is not a lot of this type of deep content, or cross-brand reporting. Your work is appreciated. It seems like the popular thing to do lately is to dump on YouTubers, but until those complainers put up, I think they should shut up. If that opinion is popular or not, I don't really care, it's mine.

 

[hameditor]

Thanks for putting in the work! There is not a lot of this type of deep content, or cross-brand reporting. Your work is appreciated. It seems like the popular thing to do lately is to dump on YouTubers, but until those complainers put up, I think they should shut up. If that opinion is popular or not, I don't really care, it's mine.

I will agree with that opinion. And I will add that - in my opinion - Tristan does an outstanding job with his videos.

 

[Ezana4CE]

@AtlasAirguns This looks like a bunch of painstaking and time consuming work in the editing. Great presentation. I watched the entire thing. John Bagonkis had an interesting location for his biathlon knob on his cocking lever. The rhythm of the sequence of events throughout the shot cycle for speed silhouette is almost hypnotizing. Of course I enjoyed the big bore coverage. Thank you for compiling the footage and composing this production.

 

[Pumacarl]

@AtlasAirguns, you wouldn't happen to know anything about the AAA Paradigm that's stock had the engraving on it, along with a thumb shelf, would you? That looked really nice, and probably something that I would be interested in persuing for mine. Thanks!

edit: lol, I just noticed it on the picture above! Yeah, that's the one I'm talking about.

 

[AtlasAirguns]

Thanks for putting in the work! There is not a lot of this type of deep content, or cross-brand reporting. Your work is appreciated. It seems like the popular thing to do lately is to dump on YouTubers, but until those complainers put up, I think they should shut up. If that opinion is popular or not, I don't really care, it's mine.

Thanks guy I appreciate that. I do YouTube, but I don't consider myself an influencer by any means. I am a retailer first. But I do love the art of film.

AOA made these videos possible by sponsoring the series, and I can say that without their support they wouldn't have happened! So if you like this type of content, make sure to give them kudos for allowing a guy like me to do a creative passion project of the event.

 

[AtlasAirguns]

I will agree with that opinion. And I will add that - in my opinion - Tristan does an outstanding job with his videos.

Thanks Stephen very kind. Talk soon

 

[AtlasAirguns]

@AtlasAirguns This looks like a bunch of painstaking and time consuming work in the editing. Great presentation. I watched the entire thing. John Bagonkis had an interesting location for his biathlon knob on his cocking lever. The rhythm of the sequence of events throughout the shot cycle for speed silhouette is almost hypnotizing. Of course I enjoyed the big bore coverage. Thank you for compiling the footage and composing this production.

An interesting thing to observe is his shelf on the gun for a pellet can holder!

John is a cool guy to talk to. I did a podcast with him a few years ago.

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[AtlasAirguns]

@AtlasAirguns, you wouldn't happen to know anything about the AAA Paradigm that's stock had the engraving on it, along with a thumb shelf, would you? That looked really nice, and probably something that I would be interested in persuing for mine. Thanks!

edit: lol, I just noticed it on the picture above! Yeah, that's the one I'm talking about.

Yes I do. It would still be a Steve Corcoran stock but likely a special edition or a hand engraved one, but that is Andy with PAD. I'll msg right now and ask for you. In the meantime, you can catch Andy here on some recent videos:

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[Ezana4CE]

@AtlasAirguns, you wouldn't happen to know anything about the AAA Paradigm that's stock had the engraving on it, along with a thumb shelf, would you? That looked really nice, and probably something that I would be interested in persuing for mine. Thanks!

edit: lol, I just noticed it on the picture above! Yeah, that's the one I'm talking about.

@Pumacarl That stock stood out to me as well. The checkering on the grip and the diamond-like design in the fore-stock were very nice accents.

 

[Pumacarl]

@Pumacarl That stock stood out to me as well. The checkering on the grip and the diamond-like design in the fore-stock were very nice accents.

I really agree! I don't know if it would look as good on my gray laminate stock, but I'd like to talk to the guy that does that stuff about it.

 

[AtlasAirguns]

I really agree! I don't know if it would look as good on my gray laminate stock, but I'd like to talk to the guy that does that stuff about it.

I also just sent Andy the link to this thread so he may pop on here to explain

 

[Pumacarl]

I also just sent Andy the link to this thread so he may pop on here to explain

Thank you!

 

[AtlasAirguns]

Thank you!

From Andy:

"I just read the thread. Wowzers didn’t know how much others would like that stock. I don’t have an account with HAM because I’m not much for forums but, here is what I did to the original stock and why I did it:

- I had a gunsmith glass bedded the stock so that different temperatures do not affect the wood/receiver contact

The rest I did myself:

- rounded the center/rear of forearm and carved grippy texture so that it sat better in my hands and on shooting sticks

- carved same texture in palm swell to help me keep good contact when my hands get sweaty lol

- removed the right bridge of the thumbhole so I can more easily slide my thumb back into position after cocking the lever

- carved a slot to access the hammer screw adjuster so I can adjust the hammer tension without needing to remove the stock

- drilled tons of holes throughout the stock where no one can see to lighten the rifle. Not a smart move for competition per say, but I’m a hunt first and can appreciate light rifles

- Removed and epoxied holes of sling studs

- added Limbsaver buttpad; more grippy

- sanded off cheek rest contour on the body of the stock for looks and less weight

- found an old, tried, and test bee’s wax/linseed oil finish recipe on YT for finishing the stock''

Hope that helps

 

[Ezana4CE]

From Andy:

I just read the thread. Wowzers didn’t know how much others would like that stock. I don’t have an account with HAM because I’m not much for forums but, here is what I did to the original stock and why I did it:

- I had a gunsmith glass bedded the stock so that different temperatures do not affect the wood/receiver contact

The rest I did myself:

- rounded the center/rear of forearm and carved grippy texture so that it sat better in my hands and on shooting sticks

- carved same texture in palm swell to help me keep good contact when my hands get sweaty lol

- removed the right bridge of the thumbhole so I can more easily slide my thumb back into position after cocking the lever

- carved a slot to access the hammer screw adjuster so I can adjust the hammer tension without needing to remove the stock

- drilled tons of holes throughout the stock where no one can see to lighten the rifle. Not a smart move for competition per say, but I’m a hunt first and can appreciate light rifles

- Removed and epoxied holes of sling studs

- added Limbsaver buttpad; more grippy

- sanded off cheek rest contour on the body of the stock for looks and less weight

- found an old, tried, and test bee’s wax/linseed oil finish recipe on YT for finishing the stock''

Hope that helps

@AtlasAirguns It helps to know that it’s a one of a kind and can’t be purchased as seen. It looks great nonetheless.

 

[Pumacarl]

From Andy:

I just read the thread. Wowzers didn’t know how much others would like that stock. I don’t have an account with HAM because I’m not much for forums but, here is what I did to the original stock and why I did it:

- I had a gunsmith glass bedded the stock so that different temperatures do not affect the wood/receiver contact

The rest I did myself:

- rounded the center/rear of forearm and carved grippy texture so that it sat better in my hands and on shooting sticks

- carved same texture in palm swell to help me keep good contact when my hands get sweaty lol

- removed the right bridge of the thumbhole so I can more easily slide my thumb back into position after cocking the lever

- carved a slot to access the hammer screw adjuster so I can adjust the hammer tension without needing to remove the stock

- drilled tons of holes throughout the stock where no one can see to lighten the rifle. Not a smart move for competition per say, but I’m a hunt first and can appreciate light rifles

- Removed and epoxied holes of sling studs

- added Limbsaver buttpad; more grippy

- sanded off cheek rest contour on the body of the stock for looks and less weight

- found an old, tried, and test bee’s wax/linseed oil finish recipe on YT for finishing the stock''

Hope that helps

That's just awesome! Funny thing is I have a long history of bedding most of my guns but I didn't do the Paradigm because it didn't seem to need it. It sits rather solidly, even while tightening down.

I'd have to practice on quite a few stocks before I would attempt to hand carve my nicest one. I doubt I will pick up that skill at this point since one of my hands has enough nerve damage that it cramps up all the time. You should be proud of that stock, it shows really good instincts on function, and the form looks killer. Congratulations on a great job, and a daring one. You won that match, to me, by just showing up. I don't remember any of the other cookie-cutter guns I saw there, sounds harsh but it's true.