"5 3/4 lbs of bolt action fury"

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Just fired off my newly acquired (from another CGNer) custom shop Model Seven "Custom KS" in 350RM at the range today. Using only iron sights I got pretty good 100 yd hunting accuracy using Hornady 250RNs. Here are my chrony readings of four shots in a row including the fouling shot using ReL15 - fairly consistent.

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In the 1960s when Remington came out with the M600 in 350RM the ad copy I believe described it as "6 1/2 lbs of bolt action fury". The gun writers and most hunters #####ed about just that, though many northwestern guides liked it. Given the lesser weight of this little "KS" flinch inducer I think I'm entitled to borrow and change the phrase here refering to it as "5 3/4 lbs of bolt action fury". But I think I really like this one based on my initial range trip out with it. It fits me too which is important. I've been wanting one since the custom shop began making them in the late eighties. I consider this big game rifle all business.

Postal scale reading - iron sights, empty, no bases or rings as pictured above.
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very nice!
the ad copy I believe described it as "6 1/2 lbs of bolt action fury". The gun writers and most hunters #####ed about just that, though many northwestern guides liked it.
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anyone #####ing about increased recoil on lightweight rifles is missing the point entirely.
everything comes with a tradeoff, and most experienced shooters looking for sub-6lb rifles are willing to accept that they come with increased recoil.
 
nice,..I had my sights on that puppy too:)......I've built and owned a couple 350's...not as light as that one, but they are a lot of power in a small package...:eek:...that's a rare rifle you have there....:cool:
 
anyone #####ing about increased recoil on lightweight rifles is missing the point entirely.
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You are so right. But miss it they did - and miss it many still do. That said, I know such a rifle is not going to be everyone's "cup of tea".
that's a rare rifle you have there
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Yep - not too commonplace. To the unintiatiated it really doesn't look like much. It's a "sleeper" and certainly not a "looker". Even the local gunshop owner couldn't accept that the painted camo was factory as it looks quite basic - but it is factory. The teflon coated barrel date stamp suggests it was made in October 1990. I sure hope it plays nice with my M600, M660 and M77 in the same caliber.
 
That rifle is probably no worse for recoil than a max loaded 45-70 Marlin Guide Gun that guys really seem to like these days....but it will have much more range when scoped....

a lot of guys won't believe that this Remington 700 is factory either......
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Rembo - I fondled one of those, it's a 700 KS from the Remington Custom Shop, right? The one I handled was in .300 Win Mag; it was in the late '80s or early '90's, and for those days it was one of the lighter rifles around. Especially in a magnum chambering. I thought it was too expensive though, about $1800 if memory serves me correctly.
 
That rifle is probably no worse for recoil than a max loaded 45-70 Marlin Guide Gun ...
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The loads I fired today were free recoil energy - 40.22 ft/lbs

As you say a max loaded 45-70 guide gun's recoil won't be too far off that if truly using top max loads. I calculate a range of between 35 ft/lbs and 46 ft/lbs using 405s at 1800 and 500s at 1667.
 
Nice gun. I'd be a wee bit afraid of firing that off without a muzzle-brake, however.
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No need to be afeared - just give it a little R E S P E C T and all is well. You are in my neck of the woods. Any time you are ready I can let you have a kick at the can.
 
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