About 20 years ago, I was hunting more Coues whitetails and pronghorns than everything else combined. I asked my friend (and gunsmith) Roy Bedeaux (now retired) to build me a lightweight rifle on a Mexican Mauser action. I decided to have it chambered in .257 Ackley Improved. Roy used a 550 featherweight Krieger barrel (1 in 10 twist), finished at 24 inches, bedded in a light-weight Rimrock stock. The action was fully spruced up with a new bolt handle, relieved cocking knob, side swing safety and a re-contoured trigger guard and bottom metal.
Since receiving the finished rifle from Roy, I have used nothing else for any of my whitetail, mule deer or pronghorn hunts. It's a joy to carry and is deadly accurate.
Last edited by mudhen; 08/19/20.
