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Bob,

Nice rifle!

I just picked up a McMillan KS Edge off the classifieds. Have a 1973 Rem 700 in 25-06 with sporter barrel I bought as a donor. Haven't shot it yet... Thinking a Bartlein 2b or Brux 2 or 3 contour, 7mm 9 twist to build a 280 or 280 AI. I currently have a Brux #2 6.5mm 8 twist, maybe a 6.5-06?

Does a Brux #3 fit in a stock with a Rem sporter barrel channel?

Done. Had it in the LVSF stock for a while, but it now resides in the Manners EH3. Has the 6.5x47 Lapua barrel on it now but the 22-250 barrel and .308 barrel are finished and ready to switch out when I tire of playing with the 6.5.

John

.338 Win Mag on a Remington-built 03-A3, Herters stock patterned after my 6-250:



...but with fleur de lis checkering...

#2 taper, 24"

Wisner/chapman safety

Timney Sportsman

Milled bottom metal contoured FN style

S&K sculpted bases/rings

Leupold VXII 3-9x40mm LRD

All metal work Metalife plated

30-06AI
Winchester G series SS Action
factory barrel set back to AI
McMillan Ultralight Stock
1 piece custom aluminum bottom metal
Fluted barrel, cerekote and bedding by Karl Kampfield
168gr TTSX over a stout load of H4350

John,
Very nice! How is the 6.5 perking?

Specs?

How does it feed?

Still nailing down "the" load, but it is showing promise:

I'm always trying to build ones that are not quite the norm. Not to far off base, but never-the-less, different. Such as a few years back I rebarreled a Kimber Montana to 17 Rem. because they didn't offer a Montana in that caliber and its what I wanted.
This year I'm doing a couple of builds. The first one is a Kimber Classic that is being rebarreled to 243. It's a Classic in 7mm08 that shop quite well, but I have another one in that caliber and nothing in 243. Lilja chrome moly barrel using the 84M contour and blued to match the action. While its down everything will be trued up if needed.
The second one is a Kimber Classic Select in 7mm08 that I am restocking in English Walnut. This one is going to take awhile to finish. The inletting is almost finished.








Not quite as nice as some of the others I've seen in this thread, but it is different.....kind of.

Picking up the new 06 from Dave Bruno Monday after work. Yahoo! Going to be a long couple days.

"Bean Buster" is back home. Can't wait to start load development.

Done!

Nice!

Nice dude! What is the total weight?

7 lbs 5 ozs without the shed:) Its balances real nice!

Thanks! Best of luck with it.

I have built an excellent battery of guns over the last half century.

I shoot them frequently and hunt with them also.

Of late I have favored a well made custom 30-06 with an octagon barrel on a Mauser that now has a Dakota safety and a good bolt handle.

I will shoot it again this week along with other rifles that include a 7mm WSM in a Kimber.

Metal fit, finish and stock inlet by Mark Penrod, Stock texture and paint by your's truly...





243 Ackley Improved in a 18" 7.5 twist Krieger that ended up 1.015 at the muzzle...
PT&G shifter
I did the rework on the trigger shoe by taking out most of the curve of the factory shoe. Sear engagement surfaces were polished and trued.
I finished the McMillan stock with a texture coat and a flat black coat of Alumahyde II.
A Ken Farrel 10MOA base will hold the optic.
The optic for now is a Burris but that's only until Leupold gets my custom shop order processed....
As she sits the scale says 9#15oz....

CR

I got this 6mm Rem ready to shoot last night. No paint, polish, or bluing yet. If it does not shoot well, it will not get any.
The only things unusual about this build are:

1) The scope was centered ~20 moa low. That is what most snipers want, but not me.
19 moa = 19 minutes of angle = 19/60 of a degree.
sin [19/60] = 0.0055
The front and rear scope mounts are 5" apart.
[.0055] [5"] = 0.028" mounts out of level
I cut 0.028" off the bottom of the rear scope base [Weaver #45] and then a centered scope was bore sighted.

2) I combined the recoil lug with the front pillar. The clamping force of the forward action screw is ONLY opposed through the bottom of the Mauser recoil lug.

$125 Douglas barrel blank Chrome moly 27" #3 taper 6mm 12" twist 6 groove Ebay
$45 1903 Turkish Mauser 8x57mm Century Arms
$92 Boyds laminated painted stock pro Varmint 1903 Turkish Mauser
$49 Bolt trigger with safety
$50 Bolt handle TIG welding and extension the late Randy Ketchum
$12 Weaver grand slam S46 steel scope base Midway
$12 Weaver grand slam S45 steel scope base Midway modified to 1" diam bottom and thinner by 0.028"
$60 Karsten's Custom Cheek Rest A-Model Tactical Works
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$445 total for basic rifle

$40 SWFA SS-Tac 30mm / 1" Rings LOW Ebay
$1200 USO 1.8-10x37 Ergo Upgrade, used off SH forum
$26 KMW Pod-Loc Brownells
$100 Harris Engineering S-BR Hinged Base 6 - 9-Inch BiPod Amazon
$35 Holland field bag from Dog Gone good bags
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$1401 in loosely attached accessories [that will move on, if it does not shoot well]
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13 pounds with accessories