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Carl, Looks fantastic.....some details of the rifle please?

My go to rifle,

Borden Timberline
Mcm Classic
#4 Hart @ 25"
VXIII 3.5x10
Talley QD's
300WM

Rem 700 Mountain Rifle Stainless
.308 Winchester
TI stock, Rattle can camo (NULA wanna be)

I dont belive in a "perfect" all around rifle for everything.
From varmints to elk, backpacking in the high country to staying within a couple of miles of the road system. I dont even try to make one rifle fit all situations anymore. The one rifle that I use the most for big game hunting is a Rem. 700 in 7 rem mag. but it wont be the rifle that I take if I ever draw a goat tag.

I built this one to be a perfect all around rifle. McMillan stock (Rem Mtn rifle pattern); LH M70 Classic; Lila SS barrel, turned to Win Featherweight contour; cerakoted; VX-III 2.5-8x with B&C reticle in QD rings. All up it weighs about 7.5#.

It has even been to Africa with me, but I do have to say that it bores me a bit. I could hunt with it the rest of my days, and never have to turn a screw on it.



Chambering? An '06.

Often wondered about the mods to the stock. Who did them and were they a PITA?

I did the modifications, and they were not too bad. It did teach my why the tang angles on Winchesters and Remingtons require different patterns. I am pretty fearless when it comes to working with a synthetic stock. Epoxy and paint will cover a world of errors. I'm much more nervous with a fine piece of walnut that easily cost more than a McMillan. Cutting an inch out of this stock and gluing the foreend back on is simpler than putting an ebony foreend on a stock and shaping it from a block.

Part of it come from the necessity of being LH--you learn to adapt.

Agree on all counts.

My Rem 700 TI in .308 Win with Leupold 2.5x8 and dd's

6 lbs even.

7mm-08AI, Rem 700 SS SA, Rock Creek #3 deep fluted SS 1:9" twist 5R bbl @ 22", McM Classic ADL in GAP camo, Leupy 3.5-10x40 w/ M1 elevation turret in Talley lightweights ... 120g TSX's @ 3200fps



.243AI, Rem 700 CM SA, PacNor SS LVSF contour deep fluted 1:9" twist bbl @ 22", McM Classic ADL swirly OD/Blk/Tan, Leupy 3.5-10x40 w/ CDS turrets in Talley Lightwights ... 85g TSX's @ 3400fps



both weigh about 7.5lbs all up, balance on the front action screw, and are IMHO perfect "all around" NA hunting rifles except for maybe the guy packing a rifle up and down the steep mountains while goat hunting...

Doesn't exist. No pics.

Oh yeah.....I can come up with em..

Hold on.....

This is with my old stock which I had camo dipped.

I bought another TI stock so its back to original.




I'm gonna have to get some more up to date pics...

Em's good rifles. Did ya change the jelly pad?

Yeah it didnt fit perfectly either.

Here's mine



Borden 280AI
Rem 700 Action
Hart #5 @ 24 3/4
Rem LSS stock pillar bedded/devcon
Warne 1pc tac rail
Soon to have Burris sig zee rings and a new piece of glass, and a graphite black cerakote job by Eddie F soon as funds become avaliable

Randy, thanks. That is a Brno ZKK 600, build in 1964, chambered in 7x57 Mauser.

Incidentally that is the rifle a certain Leupold 3x is destined for...

Here is a thread on the rifle with a few more pictures - I especially like the back up peep.

Terry, what is that sling? Make and model?
I need one! It's what I've been looking for for a special stick of mine!

Here's one near the top. A factory Ruger M77 RS 35 Whelen that I have tweaked a bit.