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....well...the gun arrived in less than 48 hours...it is a 100% custom gun. The only thing that is stock is the receiver.

I have not pulled the receiver from the stock yet so I don't know if the maker is marked inside. The barrel is custom as is the aluminum rib. The porting goes all the way around. I will try and determine the twist rate....

The trigger is wider than stock and breaks about 2.5#...will put a gauge on it soon as well as weighing it.

The only PINA is that the two front receiver scope base screws have been opened up to I believe #8s...so that will have to be dealt with....

Overall a very nice gun for the money...now if it will only shoot...

Bob

....., and PINA is an acronym for? Congrats on the great grab! Show us some better pictures.
DMc

...pain in the arse..... I'll have to drill the two forward screw holes in the base and make custom length screws....

Pics coming...the ones in the link above are very accurate however...

Bob

Well...I took the gun apart today and did some measuring...

Stock appears to be Kevlar as with the pad and bedding and the little bit of cloth showing through where a little sanding was done in the barrel channel, it only weighs 1 pound 12 oz. So it can't be a McMillian as they are well over 2 pounds... The bedding is very nicely done including the rear tang which is required for the .350...

Barrel...is 21" long but the last 1.75" is actually an unrifled compensator. So it is actually between 19.25 and 19.5" long. The twist is 1/12. Diameter at the muzzle is 0.65".

Weight of the barreled action with aluminum triggerguard in place was 4 pounds 13 oz.

When I reassembled the rifle total weight was 6 pounds 7 oz. vs. 6 pounds 9 oz. for the two pieces weighed separately...so it is a 6.5 pound rifle bare...no scope, base, rings or sling.

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To compare:

Remington Custom Shop 7KS
Butler Creek Mountain Sling
1.75-6 Leupold
Butler Creek flipup caps
Aluminum Weaver base
Leupold steel QRW rings
20" barrel is 0.610 at the muzzle
6 pounds 15 oz. unloaded





Remington 600
Butler Creek Mountain Sling
1.5-5 Leupold
Butler Creek flipup caps
Aluminum Weaver base
Burris QR steel rings
18.5" barrel is 0.625" at the muzzle
7 pounds 15 oz. unloaded
(Pic shows with 30mm tube 1.5-5...has been changed to a standard 1" tube)





Ruger 77/MKII All-Weather
Butler Creek Mountain Sling
1.5-6 Tasco Titan
Butler Creek flipup caps
Warne QR steel rings
NECG Rear sight/Williams front sight base and bead
18.25" barrel is 0.68 at the muzzle
8 pounds 15 oz. unloaded





The only problem I found is that the maker rebored/tapped all the holes in the receiver... Where the standard screw is a #6, now the rear is #8-40 and the front two #10-32s... So I will probably just wait till my smith gets back from Florida in the spring to have the mount professionally put on... Too bad the consignee didn't just leave the base on as it isn't any use to any other rifle....

Bob

Bob, that Ruger 8/15 or 7/15?

Had one and never thought it was heavy. Never weighed it.

You read it correctly...right at 9#...and that is with 3.75" of barrel missing from stock.

I think many people believe they have these six and seven pound rifles and have never weighed them "ready to hunt". And I am not saying these ultralights don't exist because they do....but off the shelf rifles, unless it is something like a Montana or a NULA, don't weight what people think they do.

Can't tell you the number of times I've read that Model 600s weigh in 6s...and they throw the .350 in there also. Mine is right at 8# dressed. The Ruger GSR is one of the biggest violators. I had to ask the question to several gun writers and posters over on the Ruger Forums before I got one to admit that with scope, rings, sling and 10 round magazine that the rifle weighed over 9#.

The stock on the new custom rifle only weighs 1 pound 12 oz....that is as light as it gets for a short action Kevlar stock, that has been bedded, sling swivel studs and thick recoil pad installed...so where is all the weight? The action is as small as it gets...there is only one other place..the barrel, specifically the barrel contour. Remington is the only maker who will make under a #3 contour for .35 caliber. Firearms44 has talked to several barrel makers about duplicating the Remington Custom Shop contour for his .358 Winchester custom builds and all have refused...#3 is as light as they will go. That is why dressed the M7KS is only a few ounces heavier than the Custom gun is bare... Same action, probably the stocks weigh in just a few ounces apart so the only place left is the barrel. The only place I could save a few ounces would be using aluminum rings instead of steel QD.

Get an electronic fish scale. They are usually accurate enough so you know about what you have... And for a .350 Magnum, a few more ounces isn't exactly a "bad" thing....

Bob

Bob - had a 600/350 - it felt light, but never weighed, also had a 77/SS - and it felt great in hand, not heavy, handled well, and recoil fine esp. considering the Hard rubber pad.

Thanks. Nice 77 btw

RJM...nice looking .350...

the full rib & the satin nickel sure look a good bit like some work i've seen by SSK. have a couple of barrels with their Arrestor muzzle brake, some similarity there too.

I'll have to take a look at that...thanks....

Still wondering who made the stock....

Bob

Curious, so I just weighed My M7 CDL 350 mag.20" barrel. It has a Leup. 3x9 Compact on Talley Quick Detach mounts, The front & rear sights are in place,pillared & bedded in a High Tech stock with a Decelerator pad. Swival studs = 7lbs +- an ounce. on a spring fish scale.

Rem. 660 308,20" barrel,Burris 3x9 Compact, Redfield base & rings. swivals,butt plate = 7.5 lbs.
Rem. M7 308, 18" barrel,Leup. 3x9 Compact,Conetrol base & rings,Bedded in a Brown kevlar pound'r with 1" Decel. pad,swivals & Uncle mike's 1" nylon strap = 6 1/4 lbs.

All the weighing I have done has been on electronic scales...I wonder if scale companies make ones for different groups of people...show 10% high for fisherman, 10% under for backpackers and hunters, for women...never mind...should not go there...

Was just looking over on the MidwayUSA site...they have Nosler .350 RM brass in stock. The Remington is 1/2 the price but they are out with no backorders accepted. Another nice thing that I didn't know anyone made is a Wilson adjustable headspace gauge. This allows those who shoot belted Magnums to adjust the dies to the chamber so the round headspaces on both the belt and shoulder lessening case web stretch. I had one when I shot a Ruger #1 in .375 and it helped a lot...no more guessing setting the dies.

Also it looks like Nosler stopped making their 225 Petition load. It is no longer listed on their site.

Bob

Can not imagine Nosler stopping the 225 Partition. 350 RM and 35 Whelen people would scream bloody murder

orchemo

Found some loading data from my guns...

Remington 700 Classic 22" barrel:

Winchester 748/225 Sierra BTSP
58.0/2340
59.0/2330(?)
60.0/2660
61.0/2710(warm)

Winchester 748/220 Speer HC FP
60.0/2670


H335/225 Sierra BTSP
53.0/2390
54.0/2450
55.0/2500
56.0/2658



Remington 600 18.5" barrel:

Winchester 748/220 Speer HC FP
60.0/2520


Winchester 748/225 Nosler
60.0/2530


Remington 200 grain factory
2670

14.0/700X/160 Hornady Silhouette/1500(great small game getter)



Ruger 77/MKII 18.25" barrel

Winchester 748/250 Hornady RN

54.0/2317
55.0/2353
56.0/2393
57.0/2427
58.0/---
59.0/2470


Winchester 748/250 grain Speer HC
59.0/2466

Winchester 748/250 grain Speer Grand Slam
59.0/2430

Winchester 748/250 Hawk RN
59.0/2460

Turns out I bought my first .350, the 700 Classic in mid-1990, not the mid-1990s like I thought.

The custom 600 is back from the smiths...now wears a Weaver base, Weaver rings and a 2.5-8 Leupold...testing to come...

Bob

...not the bullet. They were loading ammunition in their Custom Line for the .350.

Bob

Finally got to sight in the new custom 600 and the new scope on the 600...just had enough ammo with me to get zeroed so no real accuracy testing was done. The trigger on the custom breaks when you want it to...I have a Rifle Basix trigger to put in the 600 and this needs to get done before it gets shot again...

Now to load some more ammo.

Bob

Pics of the new gun ready to run....



2.5-8 Leupold, Weaver base and Weaver rings...it is so low a piece of paper will just fit between the power ring and the base...






Aluminum guard with enlarger finger area...



Still no clue whose stock it is...




Bob

I'm sure it's gonna shoot like a house a'fire, but I still prefer the cut-down Ruger......

George

Sweet looking rig.

Stock might be a Brown Precision. They make a ultralight version for the 600. Lines look right. Here is my 243



Your trigger guard is custom. The stock would of came with the a remington 700 ADL type trigger guard. I cannot tell if the mag well is open to the trigger guard or not. If the stock does have a open mag well I am thinking the stock may have been cut to accept the trigger guard. Either just for the look or maybe to solve some magazine issue. The weight and dimensions really make me think Brown precision has the stock starting point. You can get the stocks unfinished so they would of been a good choice to customize. Mine was unfinished and I did all the bodywork and paint myself.