Rifle Build Thread!
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RJ
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Well I can't let these other guys have all the wood with iron sights !!! Husqvarna H5000 30-06
This gun is special to me as it went through 2.5 years of gunsmiths and is the very first gun I took to Gary Flach, it spent 2.5 years at an unnamed gunsmith in the lower mainland as I asked to have a high gloss bluing put on it and a new but pad installed, and the stock refinished, well after he got fired from one shop and moved his shop it took a month to track the guy down and retrieve my rifle and it came back blued and a random 2 inch butt pad and the length of pull was near 15 inches and nothing else done...... yowsa, hard to find good help at times.
I drop it to Gary Flach Friday night explain what I want Monday noon I get the call your rifles done, new but pad installed, action bedded, trigger adjusted and stock refinished ? huh are you sure ? he laughs yup all done.......so I top it with Talleys holding a leupold VX2 3-9x40 duplex Gloss 100 year anniversary scope (1907-2007) so no not a custom build but a darn good make-over !
This gun is special to me as it went through 2.5 years of gunsmiths and is the very first gun I took to Gary Flach, it spent 2.5 years at an unnamed gunsmith in the lower mainland as I asked to have a high gloss bluing put on it and a new but pad installed, and the stock refinished, well after he got fired from one shop and moved his shop it took a month to track the guy down and retrieve my rifle and it came back blued and a random 2 inch butt pad and the length of pull was near 15 inches and nothing else done...... yowsa, hard to find good help at times.
I drop it to Gary Flach Friday night explain what I want Monday noon I get the call your rifles done, new but pad installed, action bedded, trigger adjusted and stock refinished ? huh are you sure ? he laughs yup all done.......so I top it with Talleys holding a leupold VX2 3-9x40 duplex Gloss 100 year anniversary scope (1907-2007) so no not a custom build but a darn good make-over !
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Here's a nice 280AI very much the same as mine as I had Gary swap the barrel out to 280AI for my son as his parts have still not arrived for his new build,
Defiance AnTi action, Triggertech trigger, 23 inch #3 contour 1-9 twist fluted Benchmark, Sunny Hill bottom metal, Wildcat Stock, Talleys holding a Zeiss V4 4-16x44, a 1lb heavier than mine but he has big arms so no trouble packing it !
Defiance AnTi action, Triggertech trigger, 23 inch #3 contour 1-9 twist fluted Benchmark, Sunny Hill bottom metal, Wildcat Stock, Talleys holding a Zeiss V4 4-16x44, a 1lb heavier than mine but he has big arms so no trouble packing it !
Very NICE. Husky rifle ��. RJ
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Thanks RJ, yeh it is a beautiful rifle shoots ok to.
Model 7 Benchmark 223 Rem. 40 vmax at 3800 fps. My varmint death rig.
Any info on the barrel?length,twist and contour?Looking at doing a 223 longer-ish range but still able to shoot the lighter 55 gr bullets.Sporter type weight rifle.Thanks
That’s a 23” #1 contour 12 twist barrel built for 40/50 gr bullets.
This is a M70 7.7 twist Bartlein 26” varmint contour
And another M700 7.7twist Bartlein 23” 2B contour
Both rifles shoot 75-80 gr Berger target bullets.
This is a M70 7.7 twist Bartlein 26” varmint contour
And another M700 7.7twist Bartlein 23” 2B contour
Both rifles shoot 75-80 gr Berger target bullets.
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Cool winter camo on that coyote slayer Buckmastr, I like it
- Location
- Barrie Ont. Canada
Some nice projects here!
Ive just completed this 660 .223 project. With the help of another 600 fan and cgner here.
Rem 660 .222 action, 700 take off 22" stainless fluted .223 barrel, aluminum bottom metal, 700 Mark X trigger modified to fit, bedded into 660 stock with a Bushnell elite 3-9x40 had laying around. Test fired and roughly sighted in on the weekend.
Ive just completed this 660 .223 project. With the help of another 600 fan and cgner here.
Rem 660 .222 action, 700 take off 22" stainless fluted .223 barrel, aluminum bottom metal, 700 Mark X trigger modified to fit, bedded into 660 stock with a Bushnell elite 3-9x40 had laying around. Test fired and roughly sighted in on the weekend.
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M70 stainless classic 458Lott. A legend. The guns not bad either.
Well look at that. A really nice rifle. Certainly one that can set a standard. One that isn't a fourth hand Penrod, or a cobbled together collection of trick moves being passed off as "excellence".
Obviously gas money wasn't a concern, either.
R.
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Ok here's the latest build from Garys Bench,
7 SAUM built on a Stainless Sako A7 (WSM donor), factory trigger set at 3lbs...little heavy for me I like 2.5lbs in a hunting rifle,
23 inch #2 contour fluted 1-9 twist Benchmark Barrel,
Gary fitted a Wildcat Tikka stock and did amazing work again,
Talleys holding a Leupold VX3i 4.5-14x40 ZL-CDS scope , total weight scoped is 6lbs 13.5oz, now to get it off to the range !
7 SAUM built on a Stainless Sako A7 (WSM donor), factory trigger set at 3lbs...little heavy for me I like 2.5lbs in a hunting rifle,
23 inch #2 contour fluted 1-9 twist Benchmark Barrel,
Gary fitted a Wildcat Tikka stock and did amazing work again,
Talleys holding a Leupold VX3i 4.5-14x40 ZL-CDS scope , total weight scoped is 6lbs 13.5oz, now to get it off to the range !
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I agree totally, I prefer the Sako A7 as well.
Really nice. That's a heirloom piece.
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Here's a new 6.5 PRC build from a combined effort of gunsmiths, Mitch Kendal chambered and installed the 22 inch 1-8 twist heavy hunter contour, Hells Canyon Armoury CF wrapped Benchmark liner onto the Defiance Rebel XM action, stainless Defiance bottom metal and 3.2" mag box kit,
I then dropped it off to Gary Flach and he added one of his hand made side port brakes, gunkoted all metal parts, and fitted it to the Wildcat Stock I had on hand, Timney Calvin Elite trigger, Talleys holding a leupold 4.5-14x40 cds 30mm scope.
Looking forward to getting this rifle to the range.
I then dropped it off to Gary Flach and he added one of his hand made side port brakes, gunkoted all metal parts, and fitted it to the Wildcat Stock I had on hand, Timney Calvin Elite trigger, Talleys holding a leupold 4.5-14x40 cds 30mm scope.
Looking forward to getting this rifle to the range.
