MAK XC done!

[rbertalotto]

I received my MAK XC from Kevin MacDonald on Friday........ http://www.tubegun.net/

Twenty minutes later I had my Remington 700 / Kreiger 6BR bench rifle torn apart and installed into the MAK. I did not glue the action in at this point. Simply ground down the recoil lug to let the forend slide over it and used the two action screws to secure the Rem 700 into the MAK kit.

I mounted up a Weaver T-36 and went to the range. First five shots out of a cleam barrel showed .221 at 100 yds! Four shots were in one hole! All subsequent 5 shot groups were well under .400.
The rifle shot well in the Tooley MBR stock it was wearing, but every once in a while it would throw a flier. During the entire shooting session with the MAK, it never threw a flier.

I'm sold!

Before:

This picture shows the rifle wearing a 22-250 Ackley barrel before rebarrel to 6BR

After:

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[Tommie]

That's one great looking setup, Roy!

Looks like the new setup has a different bolt handle. Was that necessary for the conversion?

Tom

 

[rbertalotto]

No, the bolt handle modification was not necessary. I just did that to look cool......

 

[Forum Boss]

As installed in the MAC Kit, is the rifle still chambered in 6BR?

Looks like the MAC can take a magazine. Were you single feeding the rounds?

Nice project... glad to see it shoots so well. You got to love multiple groups under .400. Outstanding!

 

[JHardy]

VERY nice job!

Jim Hardy

 

[rbertalotto]

Yes, currently the rifle is chambered in 6BR with a 1-14 twist barrel. A second barrel is being chambered in 6X47 Lapua with a 1-8 Twist for heavier bullets.

It does use a single stack magazine, but it does not feed 6BR cases well without modification. It feeds the 6X47 Lapua cases perfectly.

For that range session reported, I was single feeding the 6BR cases as the kit comes with a single shot follower that takes the place of the magazine for this purpose.......