JUDD's new MCR 7mm Dakota

[captacademy]

Very sharp looking rifle!

 

[jmason]

Looks like Kevin wiped off all my slobber and finger prints before he took the pics?

 

[JeffVN]

WOW.. is all I can say. I never would have figured me for a tiger stripe stock but... very nice. Oh yeah I love that cartridge too.
Jeffvn

 

[JUDD]

Kevin youre attention to detail and youre craftsmanship abilities undoubtably show with this rifle. I couldn't pick out one flaw in this build. I can't wait to start the load testing!

Joel thanks for the hookup with the stock everything looks and worked out just like you predicted it would.

Thanks for everything guys

I'll post up load testings details later

I'm already itchin to finish the next build!

 

[trebark]

I'm already itchin to finish the next build!

Finish?.....start?

 

[JUDD]

Finish?.....start?

Parts are coming in ...so I like finish better (makes it sound closer to being done)

 

[Joel Russo]

After a long winter I finally got JUDD's new stick all buttoned up. He has it listed also under the gun photos as " Jacklyn " This is a new laminate company (Cousineau Wood Products) with vibrate colors. The black is actually black not gray and the orange is very bright. Hopefully as soon as the weather warms up a little more we'll get some load testing done.

Here are the specs of the 7mm Dakota:

BAT model HR single shot action
BAT aluminum ADL trigger guard
BAT 1 piece Rings
Jewel Trigger set at a heavy 3 oz.
Broughton 5C / 7.9B contour / 1-9 twist finished at 32"
3 Port Muscle Brake
Russo Wildcat Thumbhole Stock
Automotive clearcoat
Pachmayr Decelorator Pad
Pillar Bedded
Sightron 8-32 x 56
All metal work was high luster polished

Bilng!

 

[JUDD]

Went out Saturday and got a little bit of testing done. I'm shooting the Berger 180's and Retumbo powder. Groups sizes have all been under 1/2" so far. We shot 4 differant loads starting with 73.5 grains of retumbo and seating the bullets right at the lands. Like I said group sizes were great with all loads. We are working now to get it into the single digit ES and SD.

 

[JUDD]

Well Friday I went to Kevins to do some final testing before carting the gun across PA to a Long range competition. We got the load down to Single digit ES and SD with very little time. Groups size was well under .4 at 100 yards.

Me and Kevin headed to a shoot at Ridgway rifle club on Sunday. Conditions could have been better but for the first time this gun has been out It impressed me. Shooting at silhouette out to 1K yards. Out of the 50 rounds fired not one shot would have not killed a deer or bear sized animal. Misses on the targets were all a matter of 2 or 3 inches at most. We were both able to ring a swinging gong at 1k about 4" round.

All of our shots were shot off of a bipod. Myself and Kevin were the only two "crazies" shooting off of bipods!

The muzzle break worked to perfection. 50 shots out of this gun and when I was done I never even knew I shot a rifle. On a side note though this gun is loud...like make your heart stop loud for some reason.

The finish of the gun drew allot of attention sitting on the bench. It definitly turns the heads!

I'll be at the next shoot so I'll be doing some more fine tuning beforehand. I plan to try out the 190 matrix bullets soon.

Speed for the gun came out to 3175 as my most consitant and accurate load so far with the 180 bergers. I got up to 3200+ before I hit pressure.

 

[Joel Russo]

Sounds like the project came together just as planned, and the performance is as outstanding as the final finish.

Held that thing in my hands last week, sweet ride...

I've been wanting to make the trip to the Ridgway club to shoot their modified 1K varmint shoot. May have to do that before it gets too hot.

 

[JUDD]

That is what we shot there. It was a blast! The next match is June 5 I believe. Me and Kevin are going to shoot it plus they have a 2 day shoot in July we are attending also.

 

[elmerdeer]

Well Friday I went to Kevins to do some final testing before carting the gun across PA to a Long range competition. We got the load down to Single digit ES and SD with very little time. Groups size was well under .4 at 100 yards.

Me and Kevin headed to a shoot at Ridgway rifle club on Sunday. Conditions could have been better but for the first time this gun has been out It impressed me. Shooting at silhouette out to 1K yards. Out of the 50 rounds fired not one shot would have not killed a deer or bear sized animal. Misses on the targets were all a matter of 2 or 3 inches at most. We were both able to ring a swinging gong at 1k about 4" round.

All of our shots were shot off of a bipod. Myself and Kevin were the only two "crazies" shooting off of bipods!

The muzzle break worked to perfection. 50 shots out of this gun and when I was done I never even knew I shot a rifle. On a side note though this gun is loud...like make your heart stop loud for some reason.

The finish of the gun drew allot of attention sitting on the bench. It definitly turns the heads!

I'll be at the next shoot so I'll be doing some more fine tuning beforehand. I plan to try out the 190 matrix bullets soon.

Speed for the gun came out to 3175 as my most consitant and accurate load so far with the 180 bergers. I got up to 3200+ before I hit pressure.

Nice rifle Judd, I have the same caliber and am shooting the Hybrid 180 bergers and the 190 matrix bullets out of my gun with 73.5 to 74.5grs retumbo for the 180bergers and 72.8 H1000 for 190 Matrix, my speeds are 2940 for the matrix and 3000 for the bergers, 25'' barrel, my ES is under 20.
How did you get your ES in the single digits?
The Matrix bullets fly nice and I will testing them at 1000 yards this weekend.
Thx
Elmer

 

[Joel Russo]

That is what we shot there. It was a blast! The next match is June 5 I believe. Me and Kevin are going to shoot it plus they have a 2 day shoot in July we are attending also.

If you guys go for the 5 June shoot and have room for one more, give me a jingle..

 

[JUDD]

Will do Joel.

All the brass for this is match prepped and consistent reloading practices were done.