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I'll take it.  That is not gay !
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I would not want to shoot a sub 8lb whelen either. I had one (on an FN action) that was a shade heavier, perhaps 4 ounces, and with full power 250s it was a handful. BTW, it got sold! An 8lb 7mm rem mag would be as light as I'd want to go.
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Couple of questions about the KS:
1. What is the bare weight?
2. What contour is the barrel?
3. Who makes the stock?
4. Barrel length for magnum and non-magnum cartridges?
Nice rifle OP, looks like you done a great job on the stock. 1. 6 lbs 4 ozs +/- an oz depending on who made the stock 2. Contour on the KS is unique to the KS, half way between a Mtn rifle contour and a sporter I suppose. 3. Stock was made by Brown Precision for early ones, then McMillan and at the end I think B & C made them. 4. For non-magnum they are 24", think some of the mags where 26" but not 100% on that. My KS .280 is a Brown Precision stocked one. wonderful rifles. Congrats to the OP, that sure looks like a nice clean one!!
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Nice looking rifle. Bolt looks great.
I hope she shoots for you.
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How did you "spruce up" the stock? What did you do to it?
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Nice. I had an early (had a Brown Precision stock) KS in 375 H&H that I should never had sold. It was one of the most accurate centerfire rifles I have owned. With a Leupold 2.5-8 it went 7 3/4#. Dumped this guy with it. ![[Linked Image]](http://i1197.photobucket.com/albums/aa437/boxhead61/Colorado5.jpg)
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Mercy, you sure do treat your grandkids well!  I'm glad to hear your granddaughter bloodied that XL7 - good stuff. FC Well... of course Grandpa would have to set it up... Find a decent load... Etc...  Couple of the grand sons want to go to Colorado if the SIL and I make it back out to hunt elk. Figure that might be a nice "loaner rifle" they could borrow. Light enough to hump up and down the mountains. Not so much recoil that they wouldn't practice with it regularly before going out.
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No criticism on rifle or chambering from me.
Good job!
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I've had two LH 280 KS and for some reason sold them both over the years. For some reason I've a hankering for an old early LH 270.
Crazy........
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My KS in 280 weighs about 8ozs less than yours. Some may be the scope as I don't have AO. Is yours loaded? No sir, not loaded
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Nice looking rifle. Bolt looks great.
I hope she shoots for you. Jeweling was $30 plus shipping. I don't know how the guy does it, but it wasn't gone a week.
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Love it! You did well Grasshoppa...Congrats
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I've had two LH 280 KS and for some reason sold them both over the years. For some reason I've a hankering for an old early LH 270.
Crazy........ Totally! Crazy that is , try to enjoy it 
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Kend, nice rifle, hope it shoots great. Who did the jeweling of the bolt? I need to have the one on my 700 in 7mm Mashburn done.
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I've had two LH 280 KS and for some reason sold them both over the years. For some reason I've a hankering for an old early LH 270.
Crazy........ Totally! Crazy that is , try to enjoy it Well the reason I traded them off is to fund NULA's.......worth it to me but I do like the KS guns.
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I used duracoat for the finish because it air dries. I tried to match my other KS, but this is a bit darker. Kend, super nice rifle in the perfect chambering! If I may, what color Duracoat did you choose? I'm going to do a gray one myself and would like to know.... thanks.
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The only ones I have seen have been magnums. I'd not want to deal with one in a magnum. The only one I owned was in .35 Whelen, and 250 grain loads were quite a bit more than I cared to deal with.  Sweet rifles, nonetheless. FC Yep. Best to stay with 225 flavored bullets in the Whelen KS. Nice rifle Ken, you did quite well on your purchase.
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Another question: Did the KS rifles come out of the custom shop or were they regular production rifles?
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Another question: Did the KS rifles come out of the custom shop or were they regular production rifles?
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