Author Topic: Ye Ha its a BEE -- Pics added (Read 1992 times)

stimpylu32 · « **on:** April 09, 2007, 08:29:12 AM »

The little brown truck just brought my 218 Bee barrel from Wayne , now to mount it on the frame and shoot , i'll be back in awhile .

stimpy

myarmor · « **Reply #1 on:** April 09, 2007, 08:34:50 AM »

Awesome. Good to hear you finally got it back.
What stock set and scope you mounting up to this one?
What are you first loading up for her?

Look forward to a report real soon.

-Aaron

eskimo36 · « **Reply #2 on:** April 09, 2007, 08:35:14 AM »

What was it in its former life? a hornet, lr or mag?

quickdtoo · « **Reply #3 on:** April 09, 2007, 08:36:19 AM »

Waiting.......

Mac11700 · « **Reply #4 on:** April 09, 2007, 08:37:27 AM »

Awesome....a full report is expected

Mac

stimpylu32 · « **Reply #5 on:** April 09, 2007, 09:27:20 AM »

Details

It started life as a 20" 22mag barrel , as for stocks it gets the set that i just refinished in Cherry and tung oil , the scope is an older 4x12x40 Bushnell and ammo is 35 and 40 grain V-Max over H110 .

Will have pics and range report tomorow afternoon .

stimpy

dw06 · « **Reply #6 on:** April 09, 2007, 10:38:06 AM »

Glad to hear you got it.Like everyone else,can't wait to see pics and hear range report!!

ken2222 · « **Reply #7 on:** April 09, 2007, 10:42:33 AM »

Rich....is that my old scope and stock set? Kinda cool thinkin' I had something ta do with that little "cutie"....

Congrats!!

Ken

Datil · « **Reply #8 on:** April 09, 2007, 01:44:13 PM »

Hope to see the little baby at Hooker in 2 months, hope she is a keeper!
Best to you Stimpy. Marv.

stimpylu32 · « **Reply #9 on:** April 09, 2007, 01:49:23 PM »

Managed to get some pics tonight , so here it is .

Didn't come out as clear as i hoped , i'll try again tomorrow with better light .

stimpy

Slowhanddd · « **Reply #10 on:** April 09, 2007, 02:17:59 PM »

Looks real nice.I do have one question though.Why do you have the scope in such high rings?Dave

stimpylu32 · « **Reply #11 on:** April 09, 2007, 02:23:39 PM »

Dave

All my handi's use the x-tall rings , but after looking at the pic i may go to a set of plain high or even a set of med .

stimpy

218Bee · « **Reply #12 on:** April 09, 2007, 02:42:09 PM »

Awesome Stimpy,

Your gonna love that round. Loads of fun and a pound of powder will go a loooong way.

Rick

shaner · « **Reply #13 on:** April 10, 2007, 01:01:00 AM »

looks good , i have always liked the 218 bee, the one i used was made from a 22 hornet and shots real well , i found usin 50 gr bullets really help them , ? sounds heavy but they stabilized i think better

just bill · « **Reply #14 on:** April 10, 2007, 03:29:19 AM »

Very cool.......

My kind of fun little caliber

tallyho · « **Reply #15 on:** April 10, 2007, 04:52:53 AM »

Looks to me like the little one in the background has an eye on it already, and is just waitin' until he can get his hands on i!. You'd better have some fun with it Stimpy before it ends up in his gun cabinet.

Sweet lookin' - both of 'em

Cheers
Kerry

mattparliament · « **Reply #16 on:** April 10, 2007, 05:10:27 AM »

Stimpy~

I fully expect to see a set of those gray/yellow lams on that Bee!

cpj · « **Reply #17 on:** April 10, 2007, 12:45:29 PM »

Quote from: mattparliament on April 10, 2007, 05:10:27 AM

Stimpy~

I fully expect to see a set of those gray/yellow lams on that Bee!

Yeah, me to. With some of the other "bright" colors that you have, Im really dissapointed in the plain jane stocks.

sluggo · « **Reply #18 on:** April 10, 2007, 05:34:31 PM »

...now, just add the bumblebee paint job?

ironglow · « **Reply #19 on:** April 10, 2007, 11:27:13 PM »

Dagnabbit Stimpy !...

You've got another Handi-holic thinking....I've got this .22 mag barrel on my Sportster that I don't use a great deal..hmmm..Hornet..Bee ? Then I could use it with either my Versa or SB2...

Perhaps the Hornet only if on my Versa-pack..bee may be "pushing it"...

Who reamed the chamber for you ? How does the .22 mag twist rate work out ?

d_hiker · « **Reply #20 on:** April 13, 2007, 08:44:19 AM »

OK, I am confused. I have been reading through the threads and thought I understood the deal with rimfires not being able to be used on SB2 frames because of the firing pin not being offset. And the Versa Pak barrel bore being offset so that the centerfire firing pin would hit it on the rim. For this 218 Bee, what was used?

After writing the above and thinking about it, I think I figured it out. The .22mag barrel from a sportster has the bore centered and if put on a SB2 frame the firing pin would hit the center of the rimfire cartridge, which is where the new primer for the 218 Bee is now located. I got it, duh, just takes a bit for it to soak in.

Skunk · « **Reply #21 on:** April 13, 2007, 09:58:03 AM »

Well stimpylu32, it looks like a nice rig, but, you better shoot it while you get a chance. That little guy drinking the bottle in the back ground of the first picture is really putting the eye to that Bee. Looks like he has already claimed it for his very own.

Skunk

stimpylu32 · « **Reply #22 on:** April 13, 2007, 11:06:29 AM »

The little guy is my sisters youngest , he has been trying to snag it ever since i walked in her door , i think i can take him

my BIL , now thats another story , may have to resort to drastic measures to keep him away .

stimpy