Yep. Getting married this October. She said yes when I asked her on our antelope trip. I'm sick of all this white stuff, lol. Putting up a new big shop along with a new cnc lathe. They're pouring concrete on Monday. Once it's all up my lead time will be 12 weeks or less on custom rifles. I will have all the parts instock for builds. Gonna be a busy year.
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Yep. Getting married this October. She said yes when I asked her on our antelope trip. I'm sick of all this white stuff, lol. Putting up a new big shop along with a new cnc lathe. They're pouring concrete on Monday. Once it's all up my lead time will be 12 weeks or less on custom rifles. I will have all the parts instock for builds. Gonna be a busy year.
Here's my new Savage model 12 Benchrest in 6.5-284.
It's wearing a NightForce SHV 5-20X56X30mm in titanium rings. Shot it yesterday to roughly get the scope adjusted, but tomorrow at Ben Avery will be its 'serious' debut. Also have a new Bald Eagle rest...
...to 'break-in'.
Am taking 18 different loads to shoot.
It's wearing a NightForce SHV 5-20X56X30mm in titanium rings. Shot it yesterday to roughly get the scope adjusted, but tomorrow at Ben Avery will be its 'serious' debut. Also have a new Bald Eagle rest...
...to 'break-in'.
Am taking 18 different loads to shoot.
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6.5x284, proof barrel, McM A-5, R700 action, AI mag, M5 bottom metal
Defiance Deviant Tactical
Barltein barrel (6.5 Creedmoor)
Surgeon DBM
Jewel trigger
Tangent Theta scope
Seekins rings
McMillan A5-adjustable stock, with KMW hardware
Atlas bipod
Barltein barrel (6.5 Creedmoor)
Surgeon DBM
Jewel trigger
Tangent Theta scope
Seekins rings
McMillan A5-adjustable stock, with KMW hardware
Atlas bipod
Phil
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Defiance Deviant Tactical
Barltein barrel (6.5 Creedmoor)
Surgeon DBM
Jewel trigger
Tangent Theta scope
Seekins rings
McMillan A5-adjustable stock, with KMW hardware
Atlas bipod
What contour Bartlein is that???
What is the weight of the rifle???
That's an M24 contour @ 26". Rifle weighs about... oh if I had to guess... 16lbs.
I have a similar rifle in the works, but with a Marksman contour to shed a bit of weight. And I'll have it finished a bit shorter.
Have posted this one before but it is still my favorite 6.5 in the safe
Built as a light weight hunter by Live Oak Accuracy
CZ 527 with 22 inch 1:8.4 Obermeyer barrel custom contoured in 6.5 Grendel
Finished weight 6lbs one ounce
Accuracy is pretty good at sub half inch with CFE223 and 130gr Berger Hybrids or 129gr Nosler LRABs.
Built as a light weight hunter by Live Oak Accuracy
CZ 527 with 22 inch 1:8.4 Obermeyer barrel custom contoured in 6.5 Grendel
Finished weight 6lbs one ounce
Accuracy is pretty good at sub half inch with CFE223 and 130gr Berger Hybrids or 129gr Nosler LRABs.
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Here's my low budget Savage 10 6.5 Creedmoor build for hunting primarily. Green Mountain blank done by Apache, PTG nut and lug. GRS Berserk stock. I hope to get trigger time tomorrow with the rifle. Other than the barrel, stock, it's basically a stock "rescue" savage I got for $270 as a .308win.
I would be real interested in how you like the stock after you've shot it a while. Looks like an interesting and comfortable stock!
6.5 Creedmoor
Here is mine. Just a Short action Savage that I installed a Wilson barrel and put in a Boyds stock. Contoured blank that I threaded and chambered. Seemed to take about 100rnds to smooth out. Tried brass made from 243, but didn't work, so used 22-250 Hornady brass opened up and fireformed.
Hated some 120 ppu bullets and the Nosler 123's I tried, but the 123amax was another story. Hunter powder and a lrm primer worked well!! The 95gr vmax and Varget did even better. Long throat, if I seated to the lands, the Vmax just about fell out of the case neck, only about 0.030" in the neck, so seated about half way down the neck, so probably .100 off the lands. First load I tried with Varget and second load I tried with the Hunter powder and the 123amax. High 2's with the 95vmax and low 3's with the 123amax c-t-c. Best groups I have ever shot. #1 on the 123amax, I was getting ready to shoot and the bill of my hat hit the scope and the gun went off, so I discounted that one!!!
Here is mine. Just a Short action Savage that I installed a Wilson barrel and put in a Boyds stock. Contoured blank that I threaded and chambered. Seemed to take about 100rnds to smooth out. Tried brass made from 243, but didn't work, so used 22-250 Hornady brass opened up and fireformed.Hated some 120 ppu bullets and the Nosler 123's I tried, but the 123amax was another story. Hunter powder and a lrm primer worked well!! The 95gr vmax and Varget did even better. Long throat, if I seated to the lands, the Vmax just about fell out of the case neck, only about 0.030" in the neck, so seated about half way down the neck, so probably .100 off the lands. First load I tried with Varget and second load I tried with the Hunter powder and the 123amax. High 2's with the 95vmax and low 3's with the 123amax c-t-c. Best groups I have ever shot. #1 on the 123amax, I was getting ready to shoot and the bill of my hat hit the scope and the gun went off, so I discounted that one!!!
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bobinpa
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I'm not really into 6.5's.........
Front to back:
6.5-284: CM Rem 700, Krieger 1-8 HV, Shehane MBR stock, Jewel trigger, VX-3 8.5-25 varmint hunter ret, Farrell rings & base, Shrewd brake.
6.5 WSSM: SS Rem 700, Krieger 1-8 HV, HS Precision stock, Jewell trigger, VX-3 8.5-25 varmint hunter ret, Farrell rings & base, Shrewd brake.
6.5-47Lapua: SS Rem 700, Hart 1-9 Rem varmint contour, HS Precision stock, Jewell trigger, VX-3 8.5-25 varmint hunter ret, Warne tactical base & Leupold PRW rings, Shrewd brake.
260 AI: SS Rem 700, Krieger 1-8.5 LV, HS Precision stock, Jewell trigger, VX-3 8.5-25 varmint hunter ret, Farrell rings and base, Thunder Beast Ultra 9 suppressor.
6.5-284: SS Rem 700, Broughton 1-8 HV, HS Precision stock, Jewell trigger, VX-3 8.5-25 varmint hunter ret, Farrell base & TPS rings, Shrewd brake.
6.5 RSAUM: SS Rem 700, Bartlien 1-8.5 HV, HS Precision stock, Jewell trigger, VX-3 8.5-25 varmint hunter ret, Farrell rings & base, Shrewd brake.[/ATTACH]
Front to back:
6.5-284: CM Rem 700, Krieger 1-8 HV, Shehane MBR stock, Jewel trigger, VX-3 8.5-25 varmint hunter ret, Farrell rings & base, Shrewd brake.
6.5 WSSM: SS Rem 700, Krieger 1-8 HV, HS Precision stock, Jewell trigger, VX-3 8.5-25 varmint hunter ret, Farrell rings & base, Shrewd brake.
6.5-47Lapua: SS Rem 700, Hart 1-9 Rem varmint contour, HS Precision stock, Jewell trigger, VX-3 8.5-25 varmint hunter ret, Warne tactical base & Leupold PRW rings, Shrewd brake.
260 AI: SS Rem 700, Krieger 1-8.5 LV, HS Precision stock, Jewell trigger, VX-3 8.5-25 varmint hunter ret, Farrell rings and base, Thunder Beast Ultra 9 suppressor.
6.5-284: SS Rem 700, Broughton 1-8 HV, HS Precision stock, Jewell trigger, VX-3 8.5-25 varmint hunter ret, Farrell base & TPS rings, Shrewd brake.
6.5 RSAUM: SS Rem 700, Bartlien 1-8.5 HV, HS Precision stock, Jewell trigger, VX-3 8.5-25 varmint hunter ret, Farrell rings & base, Shrewd brake.[/ATTACH]
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Started out as Savage 30-06 111 DBM Tupperware stock.
Now is a 6.5 Creedmoor, 26" Xcaliber Heavy Palma Barrel, Boyds Stock I installed pillars and bedded, ET4305 Bushnel 4.5-30x50 Scope, Burris Rings with 20 MOA Mounts from Zero I have 72" of adjustment up. Harris Bipod, JP Muzzle Brake, SAV-1 Basix Trigger set to 1.5 lbs., I ground down, threaded and blued the original bolt handle and added a tactical knob, made a cheek rest out of Plexi Glass and made an extended Butt plate from Alum. and added a Limb-Saver 1" recoil pad to get the LOP to what I needed.
3 shots @ 100 yards with 48 gr RL26, 143ELD-X, 2999 fps and 5 shots @ 100 yards with 43 gr H4350 140 RDF, 2839 fps .391" ctc
Now is a 6.5 Creedmoor, 26" Xcaliber Heavy Palma Barrel, Boyds Stock I installed pillars and bedded, ET4305 Bushnel 4.5-30x50 Scope, Burris Rings with 20 MOA Mounts from Zero I have 72" of adjustment up. Harris Bipod, JP Muzzle Brake, SAV-1 Basix Trigger set to 1.5 lbs., I ground down, threaded and blued the original bolt handle and added a tactical knob, made a cheek rest out of Plexi Glass and made an extended Butt plate from Alum. and added a Limb-Saver 1" recoil pad to get the LOP to what I needed.
3 shots @ 100 yards with 48 gr RL26, 143ELD-X, 2999 fps and 5 shots @ 100 yards with 43 gr H4350 140 RDF, 2839 fps .391" ctc
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