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Kimber Montana 7 WSM. 24" Pac-Nor factory duped 1-9".



162 A-Max, 162 ELD-X, 140 TTSX and 150 SI 2 all shoot good in this rifle.

7 lbs of perfection.

I like this one. What are the specs?

I second your "Perfection" statement.

Thinking the 145 LRX would be one to try. A little better BC.

Waiting on 30mm rings for a S&B 10x42 I have..

- 6.5x55
- Husqvarna 640 ( M98 action )
- Walther SS, "heavy" featherweight profile barrel, .630"muzzle, threaded for suppressor
- Alaska Arms trigger ( Win 70 copy )
- BRNO ZG-47 safety
- Hightech stock ( fits me much better then McMillan stocks)
- S&K base and rings
- Cerakote on metal and stock.
- 7lbs,6oz
- 8lbs, 10oz scoped

Built to shoot Laupa/Scenar match ammunition in 6,5x55. Which costs $1.1 pr round over here.

M700 7RM topped with 3-15 NF NSX - 168VLDs @ 2950fps via Retumbo...took antelope, muley and bull this year all over 400yds, guess I need to get better at "sneaking".

All my rifles (except my .358) are 500-yard capable but my main sporter-weight one is this. Kimber 8400 7 WSM with a Pac-Nor barrel.



It's stock other than the barrel and paint job. Trigger is set LIGHT. Scope is a Nightforce 3-10x42 SHV in Talley extensions.

This is my upcoming one. It'll be a little heavier... basically I'm cloning the GAP Xtreme Hunter. I'm calling it the fauXtreme <g>. So far I have the action, which is now trued, PTG 1-piece bolt, PTG M16 extractor and bolt guts, the APA RTG bottom metal for the detachable mags.... and the Bartlein #3 and Manners SL are ordered. Made that bolt knob in a bored moment, but we'll see if it's a keeper once I get the stock.

It's gonna be a 6.5 SAUM, aka 6.5 GAP 4S. Scope will be a Bushy LRHS or a NF NXS 3-15.

Jeff that bolt knob looks like a small light bulb......

Yeah it might be a bit big <g>. We'll see. I can always make it smaller. I actually DID make a normal-sized one out of stainless, too.

Combining tapers and radiuses will mess with your head on a manual lathe... mine anyway.

If you aren't working to a spec, I find shaping convex surfaces on a lathe much easier using a file and then varying grades of emory cloth to clean up. Rough to shape with the tool bit and then go to town. A half round file can be made to work on concave surfaces, but this is really were a ground form tool will shine.

Elkhorn Precision 30-06

*Surgeon 1086 action
*Krieger #5 barrel, 1-10, cut to 23", spiral fluted
*Chambered with Serengeti reamer
*McMillan Rem Hunter painted black
*PT&G aluminum bottom metal
*Jewell trigger
*All metal cerakoted in mil-spec OD with black accents
*Now topped with a Swarovski Z6 2.5-15x50 in Seekins rings

Files are amazing tools with a lathe. People would be shocked how effective and precise they can be.

However..... grin.... I made a pretty bitchin' radius-turner for my big lathe. I need it for a product I make. So when there's a radius to be cut I always try to use the damn thing.



A different pic showing it better:







Before I pressed it together. Massive polished shaft fitted to a bronze bushing.



Looks like I'm making a damn [bleep]!

260 Rem
Defiance Rebel
Bartlein 2b 1:8 5r 22.75"
Manners EH6
Wyatt's extended mag box
Timney thin shoe
8 lbs all up with SS 3-9

Rem KS in .280, Edge stock, Kampfeld smooth Hunter knob.

Rifle Basix trigger, Leupold 4.5-14x42 w/CDS in Talley LW's

Triad Tactical stock pack

Montana 280AI. Leupold 3.5-10 with M1 elevation. I have mostly shot the 162 Amax in it. Longest shot on an animal with it is 567, and I don't really wish to shoot anything farther than that.

Used for sheep, goats, caribou, whatever. Seems like overkill for deer but I guess it could work.

That rifle looks awfully familiar....

That'd be a great pic with a 12-lb. Stevens single shot...

Did you paint the Tikka?

Nice!

Remington action from their custom shop, Brown precision stock barrel is a 26" Dan Lilja. Dennis Olsen put it together and chambered it to match the mag length. 7mm Remington mag. Shoots swift sirrocco 150 grain well under an inch. I have killed antelope, deer and about 18 elk with it. Farthest antelope was 785 farthest elk was 665. Scope is a 4.5x14 leupold with an elevation turret.