Parts are comming together - With video

[Riflemanse]

The parts for my first long range hunting rifle are dropping in pice by pice.

I started with a stock Remington 700 ADL Synthetic in 300WM.

- Base, EGW picatinny with 20 MOA taper
- Rings, Burris Signature (DOA, new are on it´s way)
- Scope, Leupold VX-III Long Range 6.5-20x50 with Alumina Flip-Back covers
- Brake, Defensive Edge .750 (On it´s way)
- Bipod, Harris BRMS with Pod-Loc (Had since before on another of my rifles: http://1911a1.mil.spec.googlepages.com/sws.jpg/sws-full.jpg)
- Aluminium trigger guard (Thanks to James Jones)
- Polished trigger unit (Thanks to James Jones)
- Winchester brass 100 pcs
- Nosler Accubond 200gr 50 pcs (Orderd)
- Hodgdon 1000
- Federal Large Rifle primers
- David Tubbs Final Finish kit (Orderd)
- 5.11 H.R.T Titan Watch (Traded it with a friend. A fun gadget that might come in handy some time.)

The action will be bedded. I will change the stock later on when I can afford it. What do you think about the parts (except the cat and the watch ;-) ?

 

[LewisH]

Looks good, but I recall you had a Walther barrel on another rifle. I still think you should consider discarding that lousy Remmy barrel, and getting a Walther for this one too.

 

[Riflemanse]

Hi

Yes I have a Lothar walther on another rifle I built. This one will to but right now I cant afford it.
A rebarrel job with a S/S LW barrel cost about $1170 here in Sweden.

 

[James Jones]

Johan , did you recieve your package yet?

 

[Riflemanse]

Hi James

No, I was sure it would arrive yesterday. I guess it will be here next week
Once again, thanks James!

 

[Riflemanse]

Time for an update.

I got the rifle back from the smith to day after mounting the Defensive Edge Brake, adjusting the trigger pull to about 2.2 lbs and installing a heavier bolt release spring.

To night Ill give the rifle to a friend for bedding and freefloating of the barrel.
(A McMillan stock is ordered but I have to have a decent stock untill it arrives)

 

[royinidaho]

Good looking outfit.

You have just gotta be really enjoying this project!

 

[James Jones]

Looks good Johan.
Your smith diden't have any trouble with that trigger did he?

I little trick that I have learned with those cheap new Remmy strock os to hog out all the BS little braces in the forend and bed in a couple 1/4" titanium rod from the recoil lug to the sling stud then fill the whole forend with the bedding compound. I use 4 pieces of duct tape run long ways up the barrel from about 1" in front on the lug to a couple inches past where the stock would end this will give you around .050" gap around the barrel to free float the stock , it realy helps with stiffening the forend

 

[Riflemanse]

Hi

He did not use your trigger, only a lighter spring from it and then polished the original trigger group, but it came out just as I want it
Anyway, feels good to have one in spare just in case

Thanks for the tip about the stock. I was to the range to day and tried it with a scope mounted for the first time. I was far to the right and a little high, when I had adjusted so I hit about where I was aiming almost all adjustment to the left was used. :-( (I shot on 80m only to day)
I have now put in the offset inserts in the Burris rings to see if that can help.
I noticed that if I torque the rear screws on the base the front part of the base tilts a little to the right showing a gap between reciver and base. So the base is in a little tension and Ill have to bed it. I just dont hope that the holes for the base are off center of the action...
I was shooting the David Tubbs final finish bullets to day so I cant say much about accuracy yet.

The DE brake was GREAT! The rifle now feels as a light Tikka M55 in .243 I had before.

Here is a small video from todays shooting.
Defensive Edge Muzzle Brake

 

[Riflemanse]

My friend Blank noticed somthing strange on the video file. The barrel bends quite a bit. I have done a slow motion clip where it can bee seen clearly.
Clip

Is it normal that the barrel bends that much?

 

[James Jones]

I think that most of that is optical illusion ,like waving a pincel betewwn two fingers makes it look like rubber , BUT , yes you would be supprised how much a barrel moves. I watched some slow motion video of a barreled action being shot from a solid machine rest attached only by the action so their was very little movementother than the barrel and that thing realy wobbles especialy the thinner barrel with the bigger calibers

 

[JunkYardDog]

Awesome.
Love that scope.

 

[Riflemanse]

To day the bolt got a Badger knob mounted. Feels very nice.

 

[Captn C]

Nice looking rig!

I do have one question???????????

Whats up with using those big knobs on the bolt? I have seen a number of guns with them...looks kwel! But I have yet to figure out whats the purpose of it???????