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Re: Authentic KS? AKwolverine #11637322 12/06/16
Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 5,467 jennings lodge, oregon Oregonmuley Campfire Tracker
Oregonmuley Campfire Tracker Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 5,467 jennings lodge, oregon	Here is another one that shows the original color pretty well. Its a .280 !!! http://www.gunbroker.com/item/603203113 "Rather hunt Mule deer than anything else" "Team 7MM-08"

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Re: Authentic KS? Oregonmuley #11637331 12/06/16
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Oldelkhunter Campfire Ranger O Joined: Sep 2004 Posts: 29,383	Originally Posted by Oregonmuley Here is another one that shows the original color pretty well. Its a .280 !!! http://www.gunbroker.com/item/603203113 I had one of those in SS once, wish it had not gone down the road.

Re: Authentic KS? StudDuck #11637340 12/06/16
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Oldelkhunter Campfire Ranger O Joined: Sep 2004 Posts: 29,383	Originally Posted by StudDuck Originally Posted by AKwolverine It's a ks stock under the paint. This vintage should be a brown. I've got a question about that. What was the original color of those stocks? I've got one that was made in 1986 with a Brown Precision Kevlar stock that has a green/olive color to it. I recently contacted Brown Precision about having the stock repainted to the original color; long story short, the original color is no longer available and Mark told me the closest match would be their Gray Ghost. Were the original stocks gray? I've owned three in the past, one with a Brown Precision stock and the other two wore McMillan's. All of them were green in color. I have a friend that still has his, he bought it in the 86 time period and I don't think it is grey. I will ask him , his is all original.

Re: Authentic KS? Oregonmuley #11637361 12/06/16
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AKwolverine Campfire Ranger A Joined: Sep 2013 Posts: 17,915 Likes: 7	Originally Posted by Oregonmuley Here is another one that shows the original color pretty well. Its a .280 !!! http://www.gunbroker.com/item/603203113 Nice gun, about $300 too high. It's been listed for months. That's a McMillan on the 280 in your link

Re: Authentic KS? AKwolverine #11637377 12/06/16
Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 5,467 jennings lodge, oregon Oregonmuley Campfire Tracker
Oregonmuley Campfire Tracker Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 5,467 jennings lodge, oregon	Originally Posted by AKwolverine Originally Posted by Oregonmuley Here is another one that shows the original color pretty well. Its a .280 !!! http://www.gunbroker.com/item/603203113 Nice gun, about $300 too high. It's been listed for months. That's a McMillan on the 280 in your link Not to question you but it could actually be a Brown. Its a "C" prefix action like mine so its from circa 1991-1992 or so. Mine is a 1992 gun and it came with the Brown Precision stock. Not sure exactly when they switched though so it could be a later "C" action KS?? Regardless, probably the best Remington ever built IMHO. "Rather hunt Mule deer than anything else" "Team 7MM-08"

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Re: Authentic KS? AKwolverine #11637379 12/06/16
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OP StudDuck Campfire Tracker Joined: Dec 2013 Posts: 3,073 WV	Originally Posted by AKwolverine http://www.gunbroker.com/item/603989138 This is a brown. Yep. I love those stocks. 24HCF in its entirety, is solely responsible for why my children do not have college funds, my mortgage isn't paid-off and why I will never retire early enough to enjoy the remainder of my life.

Re: Authentic KS? Oregonmuley #11637388 12/06/16
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OP StudDuck Campfire Tracker Joined: Dec 2013 Posts: 3,073 WV	Originally Posted by Oregonmuley Originally Posted by AKwolverine Originally Posted by Oregonmuley Here is another one that shows the original color pretty well. Its a .280 !!! http://www.gunbroker.com/item/603203113 Nice gun, about $300 too high. It's been listed for months. That's a McMillan on the 280 in your link Not to question you but it could actually be a Brown. Its a "C" prefix action like mine so its from circa 1991-1992 or so. Mine is a 1992 gun and it came with the Brown Precision stock. Not sure exactly when they switched though so it could be a later "C" action KS?? Regardless, probably the best Remington ever built IMHO. The following is an excerpt from an email sent to me from Mark Brown, President of Brown Precision. "We started making stocks for Remington in 1983 (in very limited numbers), and still supply a small number of stocks to their custom shop. The majority of the Kevlar stocks we supplied were between 1984 and 1994 (but there were other manufacturers supplying stocks at the same time) 24HCF in its entirety, is solely responsible for why my children do not have college funds, my mortgage isn't paid-off and why I will never retire early enough to enjoy the remainder of my life.

Re: Authentic KS? StudDuck #11637404 12/06/16
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Oregonmuley Campfire Tracker Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 5,467 jennings lodge, oregon	StudDuck, Thats some great information regarding the stocks, that should be a sticky for the next time this comes up in a KS thread:) "Rather hunt Mule deer than anything else" "Team 7MM-08"

Re: Authentic KS? Oregonmuley #11637420 12/06/16
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OP StudDuck Campfire Tracker Joined: Dec 2013 Posts: 3,073 WV	Originally Posted by Oregonmuley StudDuck, Thats some great information regarding the stocks, that should be a sticky for the next time this comes up in a KS thread:) Here's a link to a thread from last year when I asked about the barrel markings from the Custom Shop. And I do agree with you Frank, those were some of the best rifles Remington ever brought to market. 24HCF in its entirety, is solely responsible for why my children do not have college funds, my mortgage isn't paid-off and why I will never retire early enough to enjoy the remainder of my life.

Re: Authentic KS? StudDuck #11637482 12/06/16
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MontanaMan Campfire Ranger Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 23,639	Originally Posted by StudDuck I've been trolling for a M700 Mountain KS in 270. I came across the following on Gunbroker, but there's something that doesn't look right about that stock. I haven't called Remington with the serial number yet, but in an attempt to boost my post count, I thought I'd post-up. KS I think that's a KS stock by the looks of the design & recoil pad, but you need to verify the serial number with Remington to be sure that the gun is a true Custom Shop KS. It's an ugly re-paint job, but any good cerrkote shop like Karl Feldcamp at Kampfeld custom can fixed that by blasting the surface of the stock before re-coating. Many of the late '80's - mid '90's guns had the matte blue bolts. Here's one from '93 with the matte bolt in 270 with a cerrokoted stock by Karl; he also skeletonized the bolt. MM

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Re: Authentic KS? MontanaMan #11637682 12/06/16
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Oldelkhunter Campfire Ranger O Joined: Sep 2004 Posts: 29,383	My buddies 280 KS was built in 1986 and in his own words it came with a blue green color stock.

Re: Authentic KS? Oregonmuley #11637912 12/06/16
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AKwolverine Campfire Ranger A Joined: Sep 2013 Posts: 17,915 Likes: 7	Originally Posted by Oregonmuley Originally Posted by AKwolverine Originally Posted by Oregonmuley Here is another one that shows the original color pretty well. Its a .280 !!! http://www.gunbroker.com/item/603203113 Nice gun, about $300 too high. It's been listed for months. That's a McMillan on the 280 in your link Not to question you but it could actually be a Brown. By date, it absolutely could. And I suppose it could have been repainted - by McMillan. But I doubt it. The Browns have a different paint and texture. It is super subtle. I call it the "elephant hide" texture. This one's a McMillan paint job...

Re: Authentic KS? StudDuck #11638262 12/06/16
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Kimber7man Campfire Outfitter Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 13,401 Hoosierland, Indiana	SS Rem KS 280 Weighs 6lbs 9oz Can someone tell me the year it was made and what stock is on it? “There are some who can live without wild things and some who cannot.” ALDO LEOPOLD

Re: Authentic KS? Kimber7man #11638294 12/06/16
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Oregonmuley Campfire Tracker Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 5,467 jennings lodge, oregon	Marty, Your killin me posted pictures of that one - I missed buying it by about 5 minutes:) Anyway, based on the barrel code "BS" it should be a January 1998 model and will likely have the McMillan stock. If you ever get tired of that one I'll gladly take it off your hands!! "Rather hunt Mule deer than anything else" "Team 7MM-08"

Re: Authentic KS? Oregonmuley #11638375 12/06/16
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Kimber7man Campfire Outfitter Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 13,401 Hoosierland, Indiana	Frank, As you can see, I haven't even scoped and shot it yet! It's got a harder rubber pad marked Remington, I'm thinking a KS Edge stock could lighten it up by maybe 1/2 lb... “There are some who can live without wild things and some who cannot.” ALDO LEOPOLD

Re: Authentic KS? StudDuck #11638444 12/06/16
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AKwolverine Campfire Ranger A Joined: Sep 2013 Posts: 17,915 Likes: 7	Marty, It's a Mcmillan, and an edge will only lighten it by about 4 oz. If you weigh that stock, it should be between 26 and 28 oz. An edge in this pattern only gets you to 24 oz...

Re: Authentic KS? AKwolverine #11638517 12/06/16
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Oregonmuley Campfire Tracker Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 5,467 jennings lodge, oregon	Originally Posted by AKwolverine Marty, It's a Mcmillan, and an edge will only lighten it by about 4 oz. If you weigh that stock, it should be between 26 and 28 oz. An edge in this pattern only gets you to 24 oz... Yup, totally agree. I actually ordered a new KS stock about 4 years ago and it was much heavier than my KS stock. Don't mess with that rifle, its perfect as is. You need to take that one to Wyoming, its just made to hunt mule deer!! "Rather hunt Mule deer than anything else" "Team 7MM-08"

Re: Authentic KS? Oregonmuley #11638555 12/06/16
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Kimber7man Campfire Outfitter Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 13,401 Hoosierland, Indiana	Maybe I'll take it to Wyoming and hunt antelope next year... “There are some who can live without wild things and some who cannot.” ALDO LEOPOLD

Re: Authentic KS? Kimber7man #11638977 12/06/16
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Oldelkhunter Campfire Ranger O Joined: Sep 2004 Posts: 29,383	Originally Posted by Kimber7man Maybe I'll take it to Wyoming and hunt antelope next year... I am not sure if it has a flat enough trajectory . I had one just like in same cartridge and wish I had it back.

Re: Authentic KS? Oregonmuley #11639088 12/06/16
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OP StudDuck Campfire Tracker Joined: Dec 2013 Posts: 3,073 WV	Originally Posted by Oregonmuley Marty, Your killin me posted pictures of that one - I missed buying it by about 5 minutes:) Anyway, based on the barrel code "BS" it should be a January 1998 model and will likely have the McMillan stock. If you ever get tired of that one I'll gladly take it off your hands!! Frank, How did you decipher January 1998 from the barrel code "BS"? Enlighten me. 24HCF in its entirety, is solely responsible for why my children do not have college funds, my mortgage isn't paid-off and why I will never retire early enough to enjoy the remainder of my life.

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