Custom 6.5x280 Ackley Improved

[tydaws]

Build Details:
6.5x280 Ackley Improved
Remington 700 Action
Bolt fluted, skeletonized & bolt handle installed by Twisted Barrel
Tubb Speedlock Firing Pin
Bartlein 5R #3 SS Barrel 1:8 Fluted 26"
Timney 510 Trigger @ 2#
PTG .300 tapered SS recoil lug
McMillan Game Scout Stock (Tan w/ black speckletone)
Remington BDL Bottom Metal
Seekins forend rail w/ sling swivel
Atlas BT10 V8 Bipod (Rail mount, not QD model)
Warne Maxima Tactical scope base
Warne Maxima 30mm low scope rings
Huskemaw Blue Diamond 4-16x42
Huskemaw Sunshade
Holland 30mm scope level
Cerakoted barreled action & bottom metal Armor Black
Pillar/Devcon epoxy bedded action to stock
Riflesmithing by West Texas Ordnance

This rifle has exactly 553 rounds down the barrel. The guys at WTO scoped this barrel at 448 rounds & estimated that it had greater than 50% barrel life remaining, possibly much greater. This rifle has been used & hunted with, but never abused. All hunting has been Texas style enclosed deer blind hunting, which is really easy on equipment. I've made an honest effort to baby this rifle at the range too. Never more than 5 shots in sequence & always a couple minutes cooling time between each of those 5 shots. Significant cooling time between shot strings. I'm currently shooting the 143 ELD-X over RL26 in Nosler 280AI brass with Federal 210M primers. This load averages 3150 fps with a SD of 4 & ES of 9. This rifle & load combination is very capable of 0.5 MOA, when I can do my part.

I've got about $4,200 invested here, not including reloading tools. I'd take $2,750 for this turnkey setup shipped & insured to your FFL in basic plano type plastic hard case. I'll take $1,800 for everything except the scope, scope level & rings.

I'll also include a Redding Type S 280 AI neck die with 6.5mm decapping rod & carbide expander ball, 4 Redding titanium nitride coated bushings to neck the 280 brass down to 6.5, a 280 AI Redding Body die, a 6.5x284 Forester micrometer seating die (this is what I use for bullet seating), a forester die box, 35 pieces of twice fired & 15 pieces of once fired Nosler Brass.

As for trades/partial trades I'd consider the following:

Huskemaw Blue Diamond 5-20x50
Nightforce SHV 5-20x56 with MOAR reticle
Nightforce NXS 5-22x50 with MOAR or MOART reticle & zerostop
Timney Calvin Elite Custom Rem 700 trigger
APA Gen 2 Little Bastard muzzle brake


Also for sale on another site

 

[Raidergrad]

Nice rifle! I've been considering a 6.5x280AI.

 

[tydaws]

Thank you Sir. It is definitely a hot rod. Don't be afraid to make an offer, if you're so inclined!

 

[tydaws]

Post updated...I had forgotten the Tubb Speedlock firing pin.

 

[Jrin21]

whats price without scope

 

[tydaws]

I'll take $2250 for everything listed minus scope, rings & scope level. I'd like to keep the rest together.

 

[Jrin21]

Trades

 

[tydaws]

Trades are listed in the initial post. I've just updated that list because I've firmed up the direction that I'm going to take on my next build.

 

[tydaws]

Bump

 

[tydaws]

Reduced price to $2,750 for the whole package or $1,800 for everything except scope, scope level & rings. If rifle sales without scope, then I'll post scope separately. This is the one & only time that i'm going to reduce this one. If it doesn't sale at this price then I'll hold onto it.

 

[Benny338]

I'll take it with everything but the rings for 1800

 

[tydaws]

That is everything except scope, scope level & scope rings for $1800.

 

[Benny338]

That is what I meant. I will take it

 

[Benny338]

That is what I meant. I will take it

Sending you a pm