Let see those deer rifles

Just got this new addition back from my smith.

defiance rebel action with new integral recoil life chambered in 280 AI. 25" Bartlein 3b fluted with 1:9 twist. Remington C Grade stock with bdl bottom metal and a jewell trigger. Sitting under a VX6HD 3-18x50. I built this rifle as an homage to the Remington custom shop rifles of old.

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That's a sweet rifle, I like the cartridge choice too.
 
Just an old factory Browning A bolt. Never got it to shoot well with factory ammo so decided to work up a few loads. Now shoots consistent .75 groups at 100
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So just give both my deer rifles a good scrubbing both are semi custom build for Oregon blacktail deer and mule deer my 6.5-06 is the DM with 26" Lilja barrel (just built) my second gun in 260 Rem also Lilja barrel 24" both with timny triggers blue printed actions and Leupold VX5 3x15x44 HD scopes View attachment 181658View attachment 181659View attachment 181658View attachment 181659
And the award for Shiniest Ammo in a Sub .28 Caliber Cartridge goes to…. LAB RAT. Sweet rifles mate!
So just give both my deer rifles a good scrubbing both are semi custom build for Oregon blacktail deer and mule deer my 6.5-06 is the DM with 26" Lilja barrel (just built) my second gun in 260 Rem also Lilja barrel 24" both with timny triggers blue printed actions and Leupold VX5 3x15x44 HD scopes View attachment 181658View attachment 181659View attachment 181658View attachment 181659
 
While my earlier post in this thread a few years ago showed my go-to Cooper 6.5x285 for over a dozen years, I wanted emulate my PRS competition 6.5x47 MPA Chassis with a similarly constructed deer rifle, also in 6.5x284.
This MPA/Savage/Criterion set up turned out to be quite an effective and easy to shoot LR deer rifle.

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My go to for deer is my Howa 1500 in .308. All factory. Still has the combo Nikko Sterling optic and shoots 1/2" moa at 100 yards with 150 grain hornady whitetails. My son took a cull buck last season and an antelope at 138 this season.
 

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