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Bighorn Origin #3 Bartlein 5R chambered in 6.5 Creedmoor finished at 24” McMillan Adjustable Game Scout in Desert Carbon Ambush Triggertech Diamond APA Bottom Metal Bighorn 20 MOA rail SWFA rings Bushnell 3-12 LRTSi Flush cups on left side. Load development was easy. Wind was unusually calm so I decided to do it at 500. Not picky at all. Biggest group of the day was the 130gr Berger AR Hybrids at .632 MOA. Best was 42gr H4350 behind the Berger 140gr Elite Hunter. That went .498 MOA. Five 5-shot groups with 5 different loads averaged .555 MOA at 500 yards. Taking this one for Caribou in a couple of weeks. John
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Edited to include chambering. 6.5 Creedmoor.
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Very nice... I like it...
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Nice rig John.... country looks in good shape too.
Good luck and looking forward to the pics from the hunt!
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Nice rig John.... country looks in good shape too.
Good luck and looking forward to the pics from the hunt! In great shape. I could run 50 head now but that won’t last long if the rain doesn’t keep coming. John
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Beautiful rifle - Jon sure does do good work! Is this your first Origin action? What are your thoughts so far? I've also been thinking of getting one and sending it to Jon for a build.
Anyway, congrats on the new rig & good luck on your hunt.
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I’m really liking the Origin. Feeds great. Very slick and bolt lift is smooth. I’m a believer in the floating bolt head and I like the CRF. Also like that it ejects a little more horizontally than some. Probably the best action for the $ out there.
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I’m really liking the Origin. Feeds great. Very slick and bolt lift is smooth. I’m a believer in the floating bolt head and I like the CRF. Also like that it ejects a little more horizontally than some. Probably the best action for the $ out there.
John Thank you John, I think I better get one then. I did have a chance to fondle one on a Proof rifle recently and thought it would be nice for a lighter weight hunting rig. You have a fine rifle there built by the best.
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Great looking rifle, John. I've pondered that action more than a time or two.
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Nice stick and sweet stock...Good luck bou hunting with it. 😎
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I picked the best charge from my 500 yard load development and put 5 rounds on paper at 100 today to make sure I had a good zero. Wind was gusting hard and bench was really wobbly or it would have been better. Made a .1 adjustment and reset the zero indicator. Battery ran out on my chronograph so I made a guess on velocity and took it to 820 to use the velocity truing function on Ballistic AE. Group was 4.5” low at 820 so I put that in Ballistic AE and it determined true velocity was 2790. Fired one more group at 820 using 2790 velocity and it was centered on aiming point. I think we’re ready for Caribou. John
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Is that the 100 or 820 yard group?
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Bighorn Origin #3 Bartlein 5R chambered in 6.5 Creedmoor finished at 24” McMillan Adjustable Game Scout in Desert Carbon Ambush Triggertech Diamond APA Bottom Metal Bighorn 20 MOA rail SWFA rings Bushnell 3-12 LRTSi Flush cups on left side. Load development was easy. Wind was unusually calm so I decided to do it at 500. Not picky at all. Biggest group of the day was the 130gr Berger AR Hybrids at .632 MOA. Best was 42gr H4350 behind the Berger 140gr Elite Hunter. That went .498 MOA. Five 5-shot groups with 5 different loads averaged .555 MOA at 500 yards. Taking this one for Caribou in a couple of weeks. John Sweet looking rig you got there! Curious what the weight comes in at sans the scope?
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Haven’t weighed it. Much lighter than my M24 contoured rig though.😁
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Nice rig. Jon is a great smith and excellent to work with.
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That should make most people very happy.
It would have me from hello.
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I very much like that rig! Well done! Good luck with the caribou.
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