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Heres my 280AI, it was an origianl 280cal FW win and it has evovled to my shooting needs. Specs Krieger 1-9.5t 23.5"FW contour Centershot muzzle brake 3port McMillan FW fiberglass stock Jewell triger set at 1 lbs 2oz Talley qd rings and bases March 2.5x25 hunting scope with tactical turrets under caps Atlas bipod CDI bottom metal and detachable mag system I shoot the 168bergers hunting vlds pointed at 2880 fps and its deadly acuurate out to 1000Yards. Elmer Elmer, Beautiful rig! Can you give us the weight? I'm guessing about 8.5 as it sits? Also, 23.5" barrel w/o the break? Amazing! Thanks, Bob
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243 AI and 105 A-Maxes doesn't work worth a poop...
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Ya need to bring that thing to the SRM and see what it will do. If you do I'll shoot the WSSM and we'll compare notes!
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Once the snow melts and my job ends that's high on my list to do... That looks like a ton of fun.
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Little group shot... I need more rifles!
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Tanner,
I will pay for you to send that damn pajama stock to McMillan for a real recoil pad and a real paint job. I'll even send you a stock to use while its being "upgraded".
Not that it's not beautiful or anything.....
I enjoy handguns and I really like shotguns,...but I love rifles!
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Sir,
Don't hate it because it's beautiful. You can try out the color scheme if you would like. I won't be angry.
I am cutting the stock and putting on a recoil pad tonight... that part will be fixed.
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Just an offer....
FYI -- my 9 year old daughter saw the stock and thinks its cool. I told her to stay away from you in a few years.
Be careful cutting on that stock tonight and good luck installing the pad. Go kill some stuff with it....
I enjoy handguns and I really like shotguns,...but I love rifles!
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Ain't nothin' to it...
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More better...
How long was LOP on that thing? You look like you have some height and long arms. Was it over 14"?
I enjoy handguns and I really like shotguns,...but I love rifles!
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It was like 14.25"... WAY too long for me. I like my LOP right at 13 3/8", and that's what this one is now. Mucho better!
I'm 6', but I dunno'. That stock was just long as heck.
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I know this thread is just about dead but here is my two favorite rigs. Blueprinted Rem 700 Short Chambered in 260 Ackley Shilen #4 1-9" cut at 25" B&C Custom Paint Alaskan II Stock Timney Trigger Leup M4 4.5-14x40 weighs in at about 9 lbs. plugs 130 gr Accubonds @ 3000fps Blueprinted Rem 700 Long Chambered in 300 RUM Kreiger #5 1-10" cut at 27" HS Granite Stock with Mercury Reducer Timney Trigger Leup M4 6.5-20x50 weighs in right at 10 lbs 14 oz plugs 200 gr Accubonds @ 3000 fps This one is in the works, but I don't know what ya'll consider long range. Blueprinted Kimber 84m Chambered in 260 Ackley Lilja 84M contour 1-8" cut at 25" Factory tuned trigger Rebedded factory stock Conquest 3x9 RapidZ 600 7 lbs 4 oz Hopefully we can run 140 gr BT @ 2850
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Love the Shilen 260 AI. Curious as to why you went 9 twist? Just an after thought or?
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Little group shot... I need more rifles! That's just about as perfect as a dynamic duo can git brother
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Love the Shilen 260 AI. Curious as to why you went 9 twist? Just an after thought or? Well for several reasons 1. I've heard of people having seating issues with the 260 AI and the really long bullets not being able to seat them at magazine length, I wanted a functional hunting rifle not a single shot. 2. I had originally planned on shooting the 120 gr BallisticTip. 3. My smith had a 1-9 twist that a customer had ordered and changed his mind to a 1-8 twist, so he knocked off a 100 stones to get me to buy it I love the setup, shoots like a dream and I've taken several deer and antelope with it and a couple elk(1 @ 605yds) and it's all been DRT type of harvests.
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Little group shot... I need more rifles! That's just about as perfect as a dynamic duo can git brother Indeed... I think the 243 is my favorite.
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I've got an 8 twist 260 and if doing it again, for those same reasons you state, I'd go 8.5 or 9 I think. Can't really seat stuff out far enough in the box to take advantage of heavy bullets in it. Love my 8 twist 6.5-06 though.
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Yeah I'm a little worried about the Kimber and 140 gr pills. Might end up shooting the same load out of it. It's cut with the same reamer so hopefully I ain't got to do much tinkering.
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Love the Shilen 260 AI. Curious as to why you went 9 twist? Just an after thought or? Well for several reasons 1. I've heard of people having seating issues with the 260 AI and the really long bullets not being able to seat them at magazine length, I wanted a functional hunting rifle not a single shot. 2. I had originally planned on shooting the 120 gr BallisticTip. 3. My smith had a 1-9 twist that a customer had ordered and changed his mind to a 1-8 twist, so he knocked off a 100 stones to get me to buy it I love the setup, shoots like a dream and I've taken several deer and antelope with it and a couple elk(1 @ 605yds) and it's all been DRT type of harvests. Them's is more than enough reasons to go 9T good sir My Model 7 .260 irked me similarly, in that 123 SMKs were useless in it, unless I wanted to gun it like an HR Hand I rifle
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.22-250 Ackley Improved Remington 700 faux Ti 1-8" Pacnor at 22" Sniper Grey cerakote throughout Trigger at 2 lbs Shoots 80 grain Bergers at 3,250 very well. Joy to carry and shoot and fits me like a glove. Itty bitty groups way out there -
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