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Just finished converting my Model Seven to ADL and sticking it in a Bansner/HTS stock. I went with a LOP of 13.75"

now weighs 6# 6oz as you see it... 6.5# with 4 loaded rounds
The finished Bansner with a 0.6 Pachmayr 750 weighs 24 oz while the plastic factory stock weighed ~38 oz. Also swapped out the firing pin assembly for a PTG.


I lost a round in the belly going to ADL... If I had to do it all over again I don't know if I'd go ADL on a Seven since the front trigger guard screw ends up needing some meat to grab and takes up a bit of room in the belly. I'm not a fan of the Seven factory bottom metal though. If I could have found a deal on a 700 before the Seven I'd happily go ADL and will on my 223 build.


This was my first adventure in glass bedding and I successfully didn't glue my action to the stock I don't suggest doing it at 9:30 PM though it was a rough night dreaming I had messed it up

I love the ergos of the Sheep Hunter Bansner in the buttstock.

I don't love the forend of the Bansner for the Seven...

It is longer and fatter than the 700 Bansner...


Painted it with Aluma-hyde II Parkerized Grey, a layer of Rustolium texture, another layer of Aluma-hyde, then a layer of Krylon Satin. It feels much like the Montana stocks. I think I'm going to like it... now to take it to the range and find some time to find a bear!

caliber?

260

That would be a hell of a rig. What bullet are you goin to run in it?

It likes 120 TTSXs and they work well from deer to moose so far. I like 123 Amaxes for rockchucks and I have some 125 Partitions that I should work up a load for.

Diggin' that totally...

The 120 TTSX is not a bad all around way to fly and one I considered.

Totally cool.

Thanks!

Oh and I did the campfire trick to the rear guard screw and had it drill/tapped for a 700 rear screw...
ya'll are costing me some money

I turned a Basner ADL into a BDL by routing out for the bottom metal and bedding for a M7 CDL 350 mag.. Came out pretty good. Epoxy fill fixed the mistakes.