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Damn, I need to get a new top on that bench.

This is the one I cobbled up with a tight budget.

Mid 90's Win 70 classic in 264, I stoned and adjusted the factory trigger to about 3 #.


Midway laminate after my son got the original walnut tangled up between his 4H pony and a tree on his first cow elk hunt at 12 years of age. Butt stock shortened, barrel floated, action bedded, and Pachmeyer decelerator installed by me, with Harris Bipod.

27 inch Pac-Nor Super Match bead blasted, chambered, and fitted by them.

6-20x44 Viper in Burris 30 mm signature rings with plastic inserts selected for 20MOA down angle.

I shoot the 130 AB at 3300 fps MV.

Rem 700 LA blued (300 RUM donor)
McMillan M40A1/HTG Stock in Forest Camo
31" fluted 8 twist 5R Bartlein Light Palma contour barrel, brake machined into extra inch (pic with this barrel)
27" fluted 8.5 twist Brux Rem Varmint contour barrel, brake machined into extra inch of bbl (loads developed in this barrel)
Jewell trigger
Sightron SIII 6-24x50mm LRMOA2 scope
Nightforce 40 MOA base & Nightforce Ultra Lite 30mm scope rings

Chambered in my wildcat 6.5 Prometheus ....

160 gr Matrix VLD (WS2 coated) bullets, 100 gr US869 3500 FPS
velocity ave. 40 rounds via Magnetospeed chronograph

due to a customers demands ... errrr .... repeated requests ... I have sent my personal proprietary reamer and gauge to GA Precision and authorized them to build rifles on my 6.5 Prometheus wildcat .... order yours today .......

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6.5-06, Rem 700.
Brux#3 s.s. 1/8.5twist
Shilen trigger
Dakota BM
B&C Alaskan stock
Talley's with Leupy M8 6x42 target turret

I'm going to start out by saying that at 14.5 lbs it's not what most would consider a "hunting rifle". However it has been known to take a poke at a critter, so for the sake of showing something different and because I like to show off my toys, here is my 6.5 Super LR:





Badger Ordnance M2013 short action in Cerakote FDE and Patriot Brown
Bartlein gain twist(8.75"-8" twist) Whitley Palma barrel chambered in 6.5 SuperLR
XLR Carbon chassis
CG Xtreme trigger
Premier 5-25x56 in a Spuhr mount
SAS Reaper suppressor

Built by Short Action Customs, camo paint by Custom Gun Works.

Originally built it as a tactical competition rifle but have worked weekends for the past year so haven't made it to a single match.

What I give up in weight I feel I gain in confidence in connecting with my target, just don't try to shoot standing without a support!

100 Yards:



500 yards:

Nice horizontal stringing. You both should be ashamed of yourselves...

Ruger hawkeye SS action trued by Whidden gun works. Bartlein barrel in #2 contour finished at 20�,pillar bedded in a McMillan stock and NECG express sights.



5 shots at 100 yards with federal 120 gr. ammunition

Which one? I don't have time to take pix of all of them.
6.5 Grendel
6.5x55
260 (choice of DPMS LR or Encore)
6.5 Creed (soon to be 260 AI)
6.5 Roberts
6.5-06 (choice of Colt Light Rifle or Mauser- Mauser soon to be AI)
6.5 WSM
264 WM
I have the parts for a 6.5-284, I just need to thread the barrel.