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Going to have a .270 Ingwe built. Just sent a dummy round and a sized case to PTG reamer to have a chamber reamer made.

As for the rifle,well,whatever used one I can find for a good price.

Going to buy a Leupold 6x and have their custom shop put a leopard on the top bell.

Barrel,don't know yet and the dies are going to be made by Redding.

Hoping to have it ready for next years hunting season.

Hoping to nab a Vudoo Hummer,to add to the larder(once they's unveiled)...while DREAMING of a 17 Whizzum version of same,to materialize.(grin)

Will do a High RPM 22 BR no-turn(88 ELD's),High RPM 22 Kreedmire(88 ELD's),High RPM 7-08 SALAMI(180 ELD's) and likely reel in another Fieldcraft or two,from the hip. The Heavy 6.5-06 will get it's spout pulled,to make way for a High RPM 280 SALAMI tube and 180 ELD's(147's nor anything else .264",can begin to hang).

Never could do the "swap" barrel thang,mainly because I tend to shoot 'em out. Have less than zero interest in hamstringing a known performer and am rather at ease in simply procuring more. Never have "shared" glass or spouts and like lots of each,laying in the wings...same goes boolits.

Can see building a couple/few more 10/22's too,if only for starters.

What’s a good place to start with a Remage in 7-08 for hunting? 1 in 8” twist, sporter, 20” threaded?

Or, just buy a Fieldcraft?

A fast twist 7/08 definetly is on the short list. My last was a 8.5 and 180s were marginal at 200' ASL, low tide... 8 this go around for sure. I savvy the FC 7/08 appeal though and that's one I could break for... Grin....

The shouldered barrels on the TL3 have taken a swapping pretty easy and impressed with repeatality so far. I've been within .1-.2 MILS between swaps using pre poked zero offsets.

Any Vudoo loads you want to share?

#OUTDOORLIFE

A TL3 and a SR3. Both stocks are EH6A's.The TL is going in a genII minichassis with aics mags. The SR is going into a BDL minichassis with rem bm and Wyatts extended box for the PRC. Yup, Diamonds. Proof is doing the threading and chambering work on the shouldered prefits for Bighorn.

That's solid Don...

Yeah, those will be bad ass.

Just completed a 6.5-06 on a Ruger action. E.R.Shaw 24" stainless light weight sporter.1/8 twist. Load I have developed is with a Barnes 6.5 `120gr TSX. . Bullet seated .060 off lands.Once fired reformed 25-06 brass. 53 gr IMR 4350 reads 3277fps over my chrono. Fired one case 6 times & still snug primer pocket. Consistent sub 1" groups. I have been using this same bullet in my other 6.5's ( 6.5x308, 260Rem, 6.5x55, 264 mag ) for years. We have taken numerous elk with it & never recovered a bullet yet. Always complete pass thru.

I am surprised how many 6.5-06's are in the works.

I think the 6.5 Creed led to better bullets and the better bullets led to fast twist barrels being everywhere and that led to people revisiting old classics with better bullets and better twist barrels.

Me & mine have been shooting the Barnes "X" since they came out back in the 1980's. I don't know how many elk we have taken with that bullet. I remember the first elk my wife took with her 6.5x308 ( years before the 260Rem & no creed back then ) . The range was 197yds. Her rifle cracked & her bull dropped where it stood. That 120gr X completely penetrated thru both front shoulders.. We take one to two elk each season with one of our 6.5's & the Barnes now 120gr TSX. Never recovered a bullet,never lost an elk.
As to the 6.5x06 I see it as a well balanced flat shooting non magnum. Capable of taking mature elk with no problem with a tough bullet properly placed.

A 400 H&H Mag on a New Haven classic 375 H&H action, the 16 twist #3 Krieger will finish at 25"s, LOP 13-7/8ths to a skeleton steel butt and grip cap on a beautiful stick of Claro, engraved cross bolts as well as a nice wrap around the grip and for end checkering job, NEGC barrel band sling swivel and wrap around front sight, with a fixed standing express rear sight will be filed on a 50 yard zero with 400 gr Woodleigh solids at a very comfortable 2150 fps, the Woodleigh Weldcore and Swift A Frame softs of the same weight will be loaded to the same speed.

A 1.5-5 Leupold in a set of Talley QD's with levers will round out the top with all metal done in a nice soft charcoal blue finish, want to build a really nice lightweight African stalking rifle in a not so common cartridge.

Bighorn Origin action 7mm08
Hart #3 1-9 twist
Manners eh8 adl
TriggerTech Special
Not sure on glass yet.

6.5x47 Lapua
Pierce Ti action
Bartlien #3 8 twist
McMillan Edge A3 Sporter
Jewell trigger
Don't remember the bottom metal

7 Rem. Mag.
Bighorn SR2
Hart #5 9 twist
McMillan Game Hunter
Don't remember the rest.

I have a barreled action (FN Mauser) in 22 Cheetah caliber. I have never shot it, or ever had a chamber cast made, so dont know shoulder angle, etc. Would like to have a smith screw a barrel on this , in maybe 25-06 or 7x57. Anybody on here that can do it, and aprox.cost?
Thanks,Ken

I have a nice custom 98 Mauser in 8mm that I brought back to life.
It will get hunted this fall.

17-22/250 Savage 99 is together and test fired. Need to decide on wood and scope. Probably won't work on it until this winter due to work and family obligations. Also waiting on a .375 WInchester barrel.

Blaser R8 Classic Sporter with dual barrels/scopes:
- 6.5CM barrel standard barrel with NX8 scope + backup Leupold Vari-X Compact
- 375 H&H barrel with sights and NX8 scope + backup Leupold M8 2.5x

That mixed with my existing custom G33/40 in .30/06 with M8 4x and I think I am done.

RinB - think I may give you a run for the fewest BG rifles 😏

This year:

Kimber Montana Swede - Dave Bruno
Kimber Montana 6x45 -Dave most likely

6.5 saum
19 contour bartlien to finish at 26”
700 long action
8x40 screws
Holland sporter made by McMillan
Talley rings
Nightforce 2.5-10 MOAR
Rem trigger for now

Nathan Dagley in Center ND is the smith, hopefully done the 2 weeks