FS: Winchester Model 70 Lightweight .280 Rem Ackley Improved
I bought this as a 30-06 & had Dave @ IT&D pull the original tube & replace w/ a featherweight contour take-off in .280 Rem which he punched for me. He also re-blued the barrel which looks great save a tiny bit of wear on top at the muzzle which a camera can't capture but is there if you look. He also did a fine job of tweaking the trigger so it breaks beautifully @ approx 3 lbs.
The lightweight stock has great figure. There is a little bit of old pitting on the end of the bolt knob that I cleaned up w/ steel wool & WD40 when I bought the rifle.
The gunsmith sent me a fire-formed R-P .280 Rem case but I found the chamber oversized for forming the R-P 7mm Exp cases purchased for this project. Once I stretched bullet seating for a hard jam I found fire forming to be easy. That having been said, the brass included will last a long, long time if properly cared for.
Along with the rifle I am including:
-150 R-P cases head stamped 7mm Exp (50 were brand new, 100 fired 1x) about half of them have been fire formed with the rest loaded w/ 174 Prvi Partisan FMJs seated LONG charged w/ Hunter & ready for fire forming
-Med height TLWs (**SCOPE NOT INCLUDED**)
-Lee Collet Neck Sizer 2-die set .280 Rem/7mm Exp
The little bit of load work up I've done w/ 140 TSXs & 145 gr Speer BTSPs has shown promise but I've done only a very little bit of it so far and will include detailed results thereof w/ the rifle.
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**$700 shipped** to your FFL (as long as he'll accept from individuals otherwise additional $30 to cover my FFL)
No trades, thanks; I need these funds to perfect other project. Don't hesitate to ask questions.
First "I'll take it" wins.
I bought this as a 30-06 & had Dave @ IT&D pull the original tube & replace w/ a featherweight contour take-off in .280 Rem which he punched for me. He also re-blued the barrel which looks great save a tiny bit of wear on top at the muzzle which a camera can't capture but is there if you look. He also did a fine job of tweaking the trigger so it breaks beautifully @ approx 3 lbs.
The lightweight stock has great figure. There is a little bit of old pitting on the end of the bolt knob that I cleaned up w/ steel wool & WD40 when I bought the rifle.
The gunsmith sent me a fire-formed R-P .280 Rem case but I found the chamber oversized for forming the R-P 7mm Exp cases purchased for this project. Once I stretched bullet seating for a hard jam I found fire forming to be easy. That having been said, the brass included will last a long, long time if properly cared for.
Along with the rifle I am including:
-150 R-P cases head stamped 7mm Exp (50 were brand new, 100 fired 1x) about half of them have been fire formed with the rest loaded w/ 174 Prvi Partisan FMJs seated LONG charged w/ Hunter & ready for fire forming
-Med height TLWs (**SCOPE NOT INCLUDED**)
-Lee Collet Neck Sizer 2-die set .280 Rem/7mm Exp
The little bit of load work up I've done w/ 140 TSXs & 145 gr Speer BTSPs has shown promise but I've done only a very little bit of it so far and will include detailed results thereof w/ the rifle.
![[Linked Image]](http://s480.photobucket.com/user/efrrwake99/media/280%20AI/imagejpg1_zpsa559c7c5.jpg.html)
![[Linked Image]](http://s480.photobucket.com/user/efrrwake99/media/280%20AI/imagejpg3_zpsa8b89edc.jpg.html)
**$700 shipped** to your FFL (as long as he'll accept from individuals otherwise additional $30 to cover my FFL)
No trades, thanks; I need these funds to perfect other project. Don't hesitate to ask questions.
First "I'll take it" wins.