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I have posted this before but I got new rings on her and the Leupold remounted up (still looking for a 6x36 for it, but that will now be a summer project). My son is super excited as he turns 10 in May and the rifle will attempt to draw its first blood...

Remington 700 SA - Trued/Lapped.
Bolt Fluted and Lightened.
#2 Shilen Match Barrel finished at 22.5" and very lightly fluted.
Timney 510 at #2 pounds
B&C Alaskan Stock, cut to 13" LOP, Pachmayer pad
Talley Ultra Lows
Leupold VX3I - 3.5-10X40 cds
Rifle is cerakoted graphite black - Has 6.5 creedmoor as well as his name engraved in the barrel.
Finished rifle weighs 6 pounds 14 oz.

When he gets older, we will put a longer LOP B&C or McMillan on it and he should have a rifle to last him quite a few years.... I have a super accurate 120 Barnes load for it, but also have some 125 partitions I want to play with as well. The rifle has plenty of magazine and throat if we want to play with 140-143LR bullets down the road.... Right now he can hit a 10" gong out to 400 pretty regularly, but from 300 and in, I would have no problem letting him take a shot at an animal with a good rest. Super excited for him this year!

Thats awesome!

Mighty fine. Mighty fine. Hope he has some luck this fall!

Great looking rifle. That rifle should serve him well .

Glen

A hell of a nice rig for a 10-year-old. You certainly are a special Dad to build such a rifle for your son.

Heck of a rig for any age! Very cool Hiaring8.

After seeing what you've done for your 10 year old, I feel bad about my parenting...

Here is my 10 year old and her rifle at Cabela's last week. (Don't fret her technique; we've used it in my family for years. We're hard like woodpecker lips I tell ya!):

Way to go. That’s a cool build! That should serve him for a long time.

Sweet! That should let him pile up the animals.

I got my 10 year old a custom .250 Savage built by Kevin Weaver. She never had much use for it, she jumped straight to a M700 Classic in .300 Savage at 11. I guess my worries about recoil were unfounded, she's killed a pile of animals with it in the last four years.

Lifetime rifle right there. Good job.

Very nice rifle, now let he go start stacking them up.

Nice stick! I hope your son shoots many animals with you!

Awesome! The little guy must be pumped!

Awesome rifle for anyone.

MM