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Posted By: nimrod1949 Another 223AI - 11/19/14
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Let a friend shoot his deer with my 223 last year so he naturally had to have one. I helped him put this together this fall.

Rem 700 CM action
IT&D installed Douglas 1:8 twist in Rem mountain contour at 21"
Bolt lugs lapped and action face squared
Hightech Specialties stock ADL
PTG trigger guard

I havent really wrung it out but is shoots ok so far.
Posted By: Cinch Re: Another 223AI - 11/19/14
Nice looking rifle Joel! What loads are you shooting through it so far?
Posted By: 257heaven Re: Another 223AI - 11/19/14
I can like that for sure.

Love those stocks. Did you do the bedding and finishing on it??
Posted By: nimrod1949 Re: Another 223AI - 11/19/14
Originally Posted by Cinch
Nice looking rifle Joel! What loads are you shooting through it so far?

Thanks!

I've shot 50 grain vmaxs, 75 amaxs, and some 62 TSX but the first scope I had on it went south so we shot it a bunch but didn't get anywhere. I swapped scopes and put ~10 rounds of vmax through it and called it good enough for filling a tag. Now, because of work, he isn't going to have time to chase deer before the season closes. I might have to borrow it...
Posted By: nimrod1949 Re: Another 223AI - 11/19/14
Originally Posted by 257heaven
I can like that for sure.

Love those stocks. Did you do the bedding and finishing on it??


I did all the work on finishing the stock. This is the fourth one I've done now and they get easier each time. I really like them for the price and weight (and wait). I get them at a discount through my gun club so they're not much more than a BC and about half an EDGE but you pay in finish time.
Posted By: 30338 Re: Another 223AI - 11/20/14
I built the mirror image of that rig, although the Bansner stock was bdl and barrel was pacnor.
Posted By: darrenk75b Re: Another 223AI - 11/20/14
Nice work Joel. What kind of paint is on the stock?
Posted By: nimrod1949 Re: Another 223AI - 11/20/14
30338: I'm watching my little ones for left eye or hand domanace. And may end up with a mirror like yours!

Darren: I used rustolium stone for the texture and krylon camo for the green. I coated it all with alumahyde II in clear matte so it won't wash off with cleaning solvents.
Posted By: jmsdad Re: Another 223AI - 11/20/14
Nice!!

May be camera angle, but is that the sheep hunter stock? It looks 'short' for a 21" barrel.
Posted By: Dillonbuck Re: Another 223AI - 11/20/14
nice rifle. I was expecting different pics. lol
Posted By: swag Re: Another 223AI - 11/21/14
Nice rig, A+ on the stock!
Posted By: Dooger Re: Another 223AI - 11/21/14
Nice!
Posted By: AggieDog Re: Another 223AI - 11/21/14
I like it, Im doing a 223ai as we speak.
Posted By: nimrod1949 Re: Another 223AI - 11/21/14
Originally Posted by jmsdad
Nice!!

May be camera angle, but is that the sheep hunter stock? It looks 'short' for a 21" barrel.


Yep it is the sheep hunter version. Requested 21" but didn't measure it when it came back... And it isn't in my possession anymore.

Thanks everybody. It was a fun project and fun to spend someone else's money smile
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