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This is not really a custom, but it's had improvements made to it. It's my son's MKII he paid half for and it's chambered in 6mm Remington. I sold the original wood stock and purchased a Boyd's nutmeg laminate stock. I had it pillar and glass bedded and the trigger was worked over by my gunsmith. We also had a lady that does checkering for Cooper Arms in Stevensville Montana checker the stock. She did a great job. Put a 4.5-14x40mm Leupold B&C VXIII scope on it. It shoots great with 90 gr. Nosler E-Tips at 3160 fps. My son has taken a couple antelope, a buck mule deer, and last year his first elk. He shot this cow at 350 yards! She went 25 yards and tipped over. The bullet exited the left shoulder. Pretty darn good perfomance for a little gun!! I like Ruger, the controlled round feed, bullet proof scope mounting, and just solid well made rifles. If I could afford a full blown custom, I might consider a Ruger for the job!


Better shot of the checkering.