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Last rebarrel job for the year for me. Shaen bought a new reamer for this one and Benchmark turned the #2, 23.5" 8 twist in 2 weeks. .608 at the muzzle which makes the accuracy all the more impressive to me. Things I learned lately: 1. Decide on cartridge that Lapua makes brass for 2. Buy Hawk Hill or Benchmark barrels, others are great I am sure, but these two worked well for me 3. Have Shaen chamber it In a total of 33 rounds fired, have drops to 700 confirmed and it is ready to roll. Weighs around 6.5 pounds bare and a little over 7.5 with the 6x SS on it. Grabbed a load off of 6mmbr.com for the 6.5-284, shot a couple quarter inch groups at 100 and then went long. As a side note, the lapua brass comes out of the blue box, gets chamfered, primed and loaded. No prep, no resizing. 140 vld running right around 2875 fps. For only a 6x at 600 yards, it shot a group just over .5 moa. Very low recoil as well. So for a longish range easy to get to shoot rig, talk to Shooter71. Pics below.
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That'll work. Great killing bullet.
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Nice . . . other than it's 'wrong-handed'.
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Jeez, Kurt. I told you there was tape measure in the fencing box on the quad. Ya didn't have to use that dirty ol' shotshell for a scale....
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I take direction poorly Don. They've sure been easy to get to shoot well.
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Nice Kurt, those 140’s are dandy’s
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NIce!!! /great caliber!!!
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Hot dang - I love it when a plan comes together. The load work was far too easy - looks you'll have the knock the new off of it in the field.
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Very nice rifle. I agree with you on the brass and benchmark barrels. Is they’re a reason you are not a cut barrel fan. Also if you are adding barrel to a list proof has blown my mind as of late. I was very skeptical of proof and I was 100% wrong they kick ass.
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Very nicely done!! I'd like to build something like that for each of my son's HS graduation present. Both shoot LH so mine are of little use to them.
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Pointer, Lot of old lefty bdl rigs around. I'd buy a barrel, pay $285 to have Shaen chamber it, and bed it into the wood stock. They can buy mcmillans later lol.
Fred, My last 3 were Hawk Hills, but their smallest profile I saw wouldn't get me to the #2Hart size I was replacing. Time will tell but this Benchmark seems pretty nice.
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Pointer, Lot of old lefty bdl rigs around. I'd buy a barrel, pay $285 to have Shaen chamber it, and bed it into the wood stock. They can buy mcmillans later lol.
Fred, My last 3 were Hawk Hills, but their smallest profile I saw wouldn't get me to the #2Hart size I was replacing. Time will tell but this Benchmark seems pretty nice. Looks nice....did you use a LA?
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Who made that scope mount?
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Pointer, Lot of old lefty bdl rigs around. I'd buy a barrel, pay $285 to have Shaen chamber it, and bed it into the wood stock. They can buy mcmillans later lol.
Fred, My last 3 were Hawk Hills, but their smallest profile I saw wouldn't get me to the #2Hart size I was replacing. Time will tell but this Benchmark seems pretty nice. I really like the benchmark for a button barrel ease of brake in is top shelf . I have one on a 280ai and another on a 6.5x284 they shoot very well. I believe I still have a dealer account with them as they are a favorite. Always freaked out about fluting one so I don’t get it done. Those stress relief treatments aren’t for me to taunt. As far as cut barrels they take a little longer to settle down but seem to get the little tiny extra I always dig for and flutes can be whatever I want. The proof is just more than I could ever wish for. The wife shoot her 7-08ai into .5 moa at 830 last weekend absolutely jaw dropping. Once my proof high wears off I’ll try a hawk hill. Shooter71 is a great guy for sure.
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Pointer, Lot of old lefty bdl rigs around. I'd buy a barrel, pay $285 to have Shaen chamber it, and bed it into the wood stock. They can buy mcmillans later lol.
Fred, My last 3 were Hawk Hills, but their smallest profile I saw wouldn't get me to the #2Hart size I was replacing. Time will tell but this Benchmark seems pretty nice. Looks nice....did you use a LA? Yep, used to be my 6.5-06. So far the 6.5-284 is showing signs of being way easier to get shooting.
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Who made that scope mount? Nightforce. Very little leeway in moving scope forward or back. For me, with this swfa, it provides a great solution. That said, I may go to a 0 moa rail and seekins rings so I can mount up a scope with less vertical adjustment. But kind of hate changing anything.
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Who made that scope mount? Nightforce. Very little leeway in moving scope forward or back. For me, with this swfa, it provides a great solution. That said, I may go to a 0 moa rail and seekins rings so I can mount up a scope with less vertical adjustment. But kind of hate changing anything. 👍🏼
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Looks good 30338, hopefully it kills something in the near future.
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Definitely a shooter... any issues with feeding?
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i would agree 6.5x284 is a very easy cartridge to get to shoot well for target and hunting. my most accurate standard hunting rifle is a Savage s.s. 6.5x284 and my most accurate custom bench rifle for any distance 100-1000 yards is a Bat action 6.5x284 it shoots 2`s and 3`s all day long at 100 yards.
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Definitely a shooter... any issues with feeding? It started life as a 30-06 and feed that and 6.5-06 great. Was wondering how the 6.5-284 would do, but actually feeding great with original parts.
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Very nice, it's good feeling when a build works as it should and shoots even better , you have an exceptional recipe, now if some critters will stand still you should have some pics soon!
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Nice shooting! Not that it matters, but are you leaving some velocity on the table? What are you expecting for barrel life?
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A guy could probably get it up to 3000 fps. After falling into an accuracy mode at 2875 fps I called it good right out of the gate. It gets me well past what I'd kill stuff with. Without shooting long strings, I expect 2000 rounds minimum with it.
Bruin pics perhaps forthcoming, but it sure is an easy rig to pack.
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No doubt, that is a purpose built killing rig. Good luck with the bears!
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Another well thought out lefty rig, 30338! I like that setup a lot. Good shooting!
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Well done! Shaen's work is top notch, my lefty Winchester is shooting lights out since he did his magic.
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Cant go wrong with a Hawk Hill....love them!
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I’m fire cracked 8” deep at around 1100 on my 6.5x284 and it’s not shooting for [bleep].
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8” in The throat If I get 1100 rounds of 3000 FPS with 140’s I will gladly swap new rubber on the machine for more.
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Great looking rifle Kurt, I suspect it will see a lot of use.
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Good looking rifle and I hope it serves you well.
About 10-12 years ago, my FIL had one built. That was without a doubt the most accurate rifle I've ever seen. IIRC, he took a really good shooting Rem 700 in .260 to a gunsmith and months later brought home a 6.5-284. Predator action, jewel trigger set at a few ounces, 12-42x56 Nightforce scope, and it started out with a Kreiger barrel. I dont remember what chamber specs it was cut to (it wasn't Norma), but after a year of trying to get the rifle to shoot accurately, he gave up, sent the rifle to a gunsmith in Az. The gunsmith changed the barrel to a Schneider and cut the chamber to Norma specs. He worked up a couple of loads that were just awesome. Only thing that made the rifle awkward was the 28" barrel.
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