Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Custom Rifles & Wildcats New to me Custom 25-06 M70 - Can still make a good trade now & then

Came across this deal a while back, and it was priced fairly but was too rich for my blood.

Dropped back by and looked again, and shop said rifles were hard to come by and they'd rather trade for something than sell it outright.

I happened to have a heavy barreled 700 in 25-06AI in the truck that I really liked, but didn't hunt much because it was really best suited to long range stand hunting. It was one I had bought used off the 'Fire at what I thought was a good price at the time. Set up like a Sendero with a long, heavy Douglas barrel in a Ti stock. A good shooter, but heavy for what I usually do and a little more barrel heavy than I like, but the cat's meow long range and stand hunters over big oat and wheat fields.

Long story made short, they looked at it and offered me almost double what I had in it - and I walked out with this new Model 70 and the 6x36 Leupy LRD that was on it, the scope off my rifle, and almost all the money in my pocket that I had when I walked in.

I kind of regret letting my rifle go (I always do), and I may have gotten taken (wouldn't be the first time) - but I think I made a good trade and I'm excited and tickled with the new toy.

It's a Stainless New Haven Model 70 full custom built by Hill Country rifle in 25-06. Brown Precision stock with a Hart barrel.

Called Matt at HCR and he remembered it. Guy with a flock of customs built it for his wife, and she hardly ever shot it.

Kind of a neat speckled granite paint job, 2.5lb trigger, and handles and balances really nice.



I had been fire forming for the Ackley and had exactly 3 rounds of Factory Fed Prem 117 25-06 ammo with me when I got her home, and the wind was blowing pretty hard, but I looked down the bore and checked the scope, and she looked right on, so I just sat down and let 3 fly in pretty rapid succession.

I think she might shoot...









I may tweak it a little - or cut an inch or two of barrel off (it's around 24" right now), and I may swap scopes around and stick the little 6 on something else or trip it, or I may just leave it alone for a while.

I really like the stock - my first Brown Precision - and am liking this little rig real well. Everything else I've got is pretty light, and this is no heavyweight, but it's different enough from my herd of 700's and Montanas to be fun and interesting.

I shot it again this evening with less wind and shot a 5 shot group to the same spot as the first that would fit under the same quarter. It really likes these Federal 117 Gamekings, and it's going to be an excellent shooter. Up 3 clicks and over 1 and shot again and punched a hole dead center and an inch and a half high - and that's pretty much that.

Think I'll try to find a hog or coyote and blood it...

DJ

Nice DJ! I think you done good!

DJ, it sure looks like you worked a good trade, congrats on a good looking rig.

Nice looking rifle. It appears you made an excellent trade.

I like the heck out that. I'd say you done great since you didn't hunt that other rifle much. The new one would be hard to leave behind.

I like that one a lot.... You did great:

I had a few boxes of those 117gr Gameking loads a couple of years ago. Most accurate ammo I've ever had for my .25-06, and always seemed to be much tighter to point of aim than anything else too. Could keep piling shots into the same place with mind-numbingly monotonous regularity.

Nice...

Very nice. My Brown stock is my favorite stock.

Sounds like you got a pretty sweet deal. What bullets do you plan on using?

Very nice DJ-far and away my favorite handles are made by Brown.

Dober

Big +1!

Sounds like a great trade and an awesome rifle!

Good job, DJ!

Nice one! You need to clue me in on where this shop is. Every time I drop in a gun store around here all I see is somebody's beat up junk at above retail prices.

Looks like you did great. I think I would just shoot it as is for a while before I did anything to it.

Thought you would like this one, Bob.

It sure is a good feeling and handling rifle, and the 25-06 is an old friend of mine...grin.

DJ

Not a pre-64, but a pretty good modern copy - and imitation is the most sincere form of flattery...grin.

DJ

I'm really happy with the trade.

The manager knocked $250 off of it when we traded, and I got into it for what the rifle without the scope was worth IMHO (supported by opinions of a couple of weeks ago from the 'fire) - and he was more than fair on my rifle - especially since I had bought it used at a good price instead of having it built.

And I agree with you - it is pretty a pretty nice looking rifle.

DJ

Thanks, Kaleb! It may mess with my Montana rebarrel, but I still don't think I can go too wrong!

DJ

Thanks, Tanner.

You still think my Montana belongs to a crazy man if he doesn't rebarrel to 243AI?

Grin...

DJ