#952472 - 03/01/16 11:41 PM
Re: Finished. Well, sort of.
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That's gorgeous. What's the weight? Me thinks lots of critters are gonna hate that thing.
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#952475 - 03/02/16 05:18 AM
Re: Finished. Well, sort of.
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Looks nice, DF ! Is it in 6.5 Creedmoor ?
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#952483 - 03/02/16 08:08 AM
Re: Finished. Well, sort of.
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Dig it!
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#952485 - 03/02/16 08:44 AM
Re: Finished. Well, sort of.
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The upper on this one is .308 Win, 20". The 6.5 Creedmoor is next, but I'll only build an upper for that.
First victim should be spring bear. After that, maybe coyotes. Need to get it sighted in first though.
Weight on the rifle was 9.6 pounds. Comparable to my M1 Garand.
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#952571 - 03/02/16 09:01 PM
Re: Finished. Well, sort of.
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Captain C/22 - Team Stay Up Right!
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I still prefer blued steel & walnut, but that thing looks lethal. Who made your barrel?
c/22
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#952605 - 03/03/16 08:56 AM
Re: Finished. Well, sort of.
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Ballistic Advantage. They make all of the barrels for Aero Precision.
My AR builds tend to be pretty plain jane. Nothing hanging off of them that increases weight, just stuff designed to get the job done.
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#952634 - 03/03/16 01:45 PM
Re: Finished. Well, sort of.
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Captain C/22 - Team Stay Up Right!
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Have a YHM ultralight stock on my varmint AR, the cheek weld when using the 6-24× is terrible.
I need to trade it off on a regular A2 stock, rifle weight is 9.5 lbs so no ultra light stock is going to help that gun much.....lol
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#952711 - 03/04/16 12:31 PM
Re: Finished. Well, sort of.
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The Chosen One
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Nice build, Andy. Makes me want to go out and shoot my AR-10. There is something uniquely satisfying about moving the metal at 200 yards with a suppressed AR-10. Ok, maybe not. My shoulder still hurts. Gonna be a while until I shoot again. Why do you need an assault weapon to hunt? LOL Why do you perceive it to be an advantage for a hunter to hunt with an assault weapon? Because it looks intimidating to you or your knowledge is lacking on modern firearms? For the most part, assault weapons in the field tend to be heavy, bulky, and not very accurate, compared to a high end hunting rifle. A far ways from being an ideal hunting firearm. Regardless of what weapon Andy uses, he WILL kill something. This just happens to be his next choice of weapon. If it makes him happy, than who are we to judge. One shot, one kill. Either way, BooBoo never did stand a chance against Andy......
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#952725 - 03/04/16 02:55 PM
Re: Finished. Well, sort of.
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To add, this is wet Western Washington. Wood stocks suck here. 99.9% of shots are going to be sub 200 (max) unless on shooting on the dry side. A 20" or even a 16" barrel shoots just fine in these dense woods and has less barrel length to hang up in said woods. Plus, it's just fun.
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#952766 - 03/05/16 12:53 AM
Re: Finished. Well, sort of.
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Very nIce rifle build DF. It looks like you still have a little extra weight here and there that could come off if needed. BUIS for a long range puncher? I'm still in the middle of my new build. We're waiting for a barrel assy to be built and shipped, then we'll be ready to send some copper & brass down range. Barrel folks now say two more weeks to glue it up and ship. I noticed you've gone with an ACE butt stock for this rifle. I put an ACE on one of our .450s as you suggested, it lightened things up nicely with no rattles or movement when spitting out the bigger bullets. I did have an issue with cheek weld vs eye relief with my selected long range scope and scope mounts, so i've gone back to an adjustable butt stock to help fiddle with that issue on my new rifle. C/22 Blued steel and walnut = bird guns! MAID, BUIS is on there because I can. Humped my 12 pound Savage 10T last year up and down every damned hill where we hunt. It is lighter than last year's weapon. A few ounces is nothing to me. No issues with Ace skeleton stocks for me. They fit me fine because I have freakishly long arms. The biggest issue is scope mount height. I have 4 rifles with these on them, and after that it is 3 Magpul collapsible stocks, an A2 and a Sig brace. Ace is light and fits me. I think you and I need to go shooting some time. JG, You know me. I am not a conformist and I know your were kidding. The boys and I have been killing animals with AR's for years. Body count is only going to get higher. My goal is to be the poster child for hunting big game with AR's. Take is easy Paker, we don't want JG to put you in timeout. Nick, My goal is consistent shooting out to 400 yards. We have a steel range that goes to just under 600 near McCleary. I'll be practicing with it this spring and summer. It is my new training rifle, so it should see a lot of rounds down range this spring and summer. Best thing is that 10 round mags are $16-20, while 10 round mags for my bolt gun are $45-50, the same as 4 round mags.
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#957102 - 05/09/16 12:18 PM
Re: Finished. Well, sort of.
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The Chosen One
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Let us know what you pick up for an optic.
I have on order a Kimber Mountain Ascent in .300 Win Mag that I want to turn in to a long range shooter. I figured what the hell, might as well treat myself to a truly exceptional rifle, as it was a birthday gift to myself. Also picked up an AAC .300 Blackout and Eotech....because it matched up nicely with my AAC suppressor.
Been looking at the Leupold Mark 4 series of scopes. Just don't have that spare $1500-$2500 laying around.
Sadly, I've come to conclude that it's probably a necessity if one wants to see a target at 600+ yards.
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#957130 - 05/09/16 05:39 PM
Re: Finished. Well, sort of.
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Poodle Smolt
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You can accomplish a lot with a $500 Vortex. One retired Marine in our group was pinging the 600 yard target mercilously with a 16" 5.56 M4gery. He was using an ACOG. $900 for a 6-24x50 Vortex Viper PST would save a ton of money for ammo.
We're not shooting bullseye a or X's. We are shooting steel plates.
Offer stands. Come out and shoot my rifle with my ammo. I'll get you up to speed quickly.
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#957134 - 05/09/16 06:47 PM
Re: Finished. Well, sort of.
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I have on order a Kimber Mountain Ascent in .300 Win Mag that I want to turn in to a long range shooter.
I have a Montana Rifle Company 28 Nosler ASR on the brown truck as I type. The action is based on M70. Stock by Boyd's. Those newcomers based on the .404 Jeffery case are quite somethin'. A co-worker brought in a .300 RUM cart and we placed it next to one of my .300 Weatherbys. My Roy looked skinny compared to that RUM. 28 Nosler is based on .404 Jeffery....beautiful case.....long and fat.
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#957151 - 05/09/16 10:43 PM
Re: Finished. Well, sort of.
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Poodle Smolt
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Sounds like a 6.8mm thumper.
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#957186 - 05/10/16 12:07 PM
Re: Finished. Well, sort of.
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The Chosen One
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We are shooting steel plates.
Offer stands. Come out and shoot my rifle with my ammo. I'll get you up to speed quickly. Deal. Will happen this summer when the shoulder is up to shooting.
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#957233 - 05/11/16 11:29 AM
Re: Finished. Well, sort of.
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Poodle Smolt
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Thanks for the correction. Not sure what side of .280 the actual caliber was, .277 or .284.
Looks to be similar FPS as hand loaded .300 Win Mag.
Edited by Dogfish (05/11/16 11:32 AM)
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#957328 - 05/12/16 07:26 PM
Re: Finished. Well, sort of.
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OK, getting reel close now after yesterday's shop-a-thon at Rainier!
I now have all the parts ready to glue up the entire rifle. Still thinking and re-thinking the stock choices. I do like the Ace that DF has on his rifle shown above. Lite weight, and simple, and as I have one ready to go in my AR bitsa box, it will likely go on the rifle for it's first light.
So off to the shops today for a final look thru with my short list of optics. I'm wanting to add a few x's to the hi end of the ole 3x9 variables I normally use for some of my big game hunting rifles. As this rifle will be a hunter first, and then a longer range fruit & plate shooter second, I'm thinking that a lite weight 3x15 or maybe a 3x18 with good clear glass should meet that requirement. Add an illuminated reticle, and we should be done.
Today's optics shopping short List: Trijicon Accupoint or Accupower, Leupold VX-6, and the SIG Whiskey5 hunting scope. Best glass and lite- weight wins!
But then I get this text from my son in law as I type this, (currently building a -10 in 6.5 creedo) telling me to run up to Bellingscram and check out the 3x24 scopes the folks at March are offering !
Hmmm ?
Believe it or not, Ebay is a good place to get a smokin' deal on a good optic. Just vet your sellers as always. I just got this one, NIB (sealed) for $523... http://www.opticsplanet.com/leupold-leup...14X40-SF-170700There are different variations of it, but the B&C reticle is perfect for my 300 Roy. That fat 30mm tube makes my one inchers look under-nourished.
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