Tell Us About Your 2009 Custom Rifle Build

[soccerwyo]

• Barrel brand, length, profile, coating if any
• McGowen 28" #6 Shilen contour, stainless
• Action brand, model, coating if any
• Savage stainless long action magnum, from 116 FHSS .300 Win Mag
• Brake brand...or NONE
• None
• Stock brand, model, color
• McMillan A5 Black and Medium Green Marbled
• Bottom metal
• Factory Savage Hinged Floorplate
• Cartridge
• .264 Winchester Magnum
• Trigger
• Factory Savage Hunting Accutrigger but adding varmint weight spring
• Scope
• Leupold Mark 4 6.5-20x 50mm TMR
• Scope base and rings
• Badger 20 MOA 1 piece base
• Smith if already chosen
• Self built
• Expected weight of rig without scope and mount
• 12-13 pounds
• Approximate expected cost without scope and mounts (ADDED 2-7-09)
• $1800

 

[RHutch]

7 WSM on an FN SPR action
Broughton #4 9 twist at 24" Set up for the Berger VLD
Jewel trigger
McMillan Sako Hunter stock
KG on all metal in satin black
Scope: either a Swaro SR PH or a Zeiss Diavari, both are 3-12x
Mounts: Seekins

Built by Patriot Arms/APA
Expect delivery in July/August
Price: you get what you pay for...this gun will be a f'in hammer.

 

[LewisH]

APS 7mm STW (2/09)

Accurized Rem SS RUM action, bead blast matte finish
Lilja 27" #4 fluted SS barrel "
Painkiller muzzle brake
Wyatts extended mag box
NXS 3.5-15X50, NP-R1 reticle
NF 20 moa steel rail base
NF 30mm Ultralite Tactical rings
Manners MCS-GAT stock (flat black), pillar bedded

I will post pictures, targets, loads...sometime in the near furture.

 

[Armed in Utah]

Just finished it...60 rds down the tube..

6.5x308 Ackley Improved (260 AI)
Pac Nor SS SM 28" x 1.118" w/no taper & 11* crown & 8 twist/3 groove
SSS machined lug
Savage s/shot 12 action w/large shank
Choate Ultimate Varminter stock
Rifle Basix trigger set at 16 oz
Bushnell 4200 30 mm 6-24 Tactical
Burris 30mm Signature X-high rings
BT over sized handle
Finished weight is 17 lb 5 oz
Scope calibrated out to 1K yds
Assembled/set up by myself
Lapua 308 brass down to 260
This barrel favors H4831sc & RE 19 along with 130 NAB's & 142 SMK's

 

[Tikka Lover]

• Barrel brand, length: Benchmark SS, 27"
• Action brand, model: Savage Target Action SS
• Brake brand: Stockade
• Stock brand, model: Stockade Tactical, Finish myself, Tan?
• Bottom metal: None
• Cartridge: 7 WSM
• Trigger: Target Accutrigger 1lb
• Scope: Sightron SIII 6-24x50
• Scope base: EGW 20 MOA, Burris XTR
• Smith: Kevin Rayhill
• Expected weight: 12lbs +-
• Approximate expected cost without scope and mounts $1,300
• Should have it in June
  

 

[gcamp54]

LR hunting
Barrel brand, length, profile, coating if any- Broughton 24", #6 contour, with ceramic coat
Action brand, model, coating if any - Stiller Predator
Brake brand - LSR Boomerang Brake
Stock brand, model, color - McMillan HTG, adj cheek, Tan/OD marble
Bottom metal- Pacific Tool
Cartridge - 7WSM
Trigger - Basix
Scope - NF 5.5-22X50
Scope base and rings - NF rings with Stiller 20 MOA base
Smith if already chosen - Chris at Long Shot Rifles
Expected weight of rig without scope and mount -
$5300.00

Conventional NRA LR rifle
Barrel brand, length, profile, coating if any- Bartlein, 32", Med Palma
Action brand, model, coating if any- Barnard
Brake brand...or NONE
Stock brand, model, color- Mastin prone offset
Bottom metal
Cartridge - .284
Trigger - Barnard
Scope
Scope base and rings
Smith if already chosen - Mac Tilton at MTGuns
Expected weight of rig without scope and mount
$2800.00

 

[Wisker45-70]

Here is my build for this year. I've moved to stage two and expect to been in stage three this time next month.

Lilja #8 SS heavy Flute 30", black teflon
BAT HRPIC, black teflon
Medium Pain Killer
McMillan A-5 60 black, 20 gray, 20 red
HS precision DM
.338 AX
Jewell
Hopefully a NXS
NF Ultralight
Kirby
Heavy

Kirby made it so easy! Without any delays on my part, he should be ordering parts by the end of next month.

 

[7mmrowland]

Barrel Broughton my own contour: 1.350@ 3.5 staight. taper to 1.150 in 4" then straight taper to .900

action Lawton: 8500 PBLP

brake ? undecided, any recommendation considered

stockL: Joe russo of course

bottom metal: NONE

cartridge: 338 lapua ackley

trigger: JEWEL of course

scope: NSX 3.5x15 for now then a 5.5x 22

scope base: costum

smith: top secret

expected weight: heavy

 

[cheif wsm]

cheytac long range hunter

.-375 Cheytac

-32" bartlein 5C 11:2 twist fluted Heavy varmint 5"@1.350 taper .900 muzzle

-Barnard model P-Chey single shot

-Barnard benchrest trigger

-RH McMillan A5 adjustable cheek piece, 3-way adj but plate marble finish
70% Black 15% grey 15% white

-APS Painkiller large 5 port muzzle break

-Nightforce NXS 8-32x56 NP1 reticle

-2 sets nigtforce lightweight rings, barnard 17m.o.a taper base

-scope level

getting some .375 rocky mountain alum tipped hunting bullets 370gn should arrive next week sometime..still waiting on barrel and stock not too far away i hope!

 

[casspir]

I`m from South Africa and can only envy you with the access to all this wonderful stuff!

Orderd a Trufelo SS 30" fluted barrel cal. .308 Win.
Single shot RSA action
Stock Trufelo (.co.za) aluminium stock with Bipod. I know you will never have heard of this.
NXS NF 12 - 42 X 56 scope with NP-R2 Reticle.

However, after seeing the .408 Chey Tac, .375 Chey Tac and the .338 LM, I`m now very confused!

I think the EDM Arms .408 Chey Tac and Barret 98B are absolutely bloody fantastic weapons.

They are however not available in South Africa.

Maybe you guys could give me an idea as to what cal. Actually appreciate it!

I`m shooting a .375 Wby here in Africa and have never lost an animal, neither have my buddies. Some of us were PH`s and therefore have some knowledge but it might be limited when it comes to longrange shooting. Alot of my friends hunt with 375 H&H`s . What is your view regarding a .375 WBY as a longrange weapon (30" Heavy SS Fluted barrel). What do you think? My knowledge is limited here!

From all the cal I`ve seen in my life the .408 Chey Tac has my undivided attention!

Keep in mind we are kinda limited here regarding guns.

I really enjoy this website! Congrats.

 

[Wookie316]

I have 3 in the works this year.

7mm Rem Mag

24 1/2" Ted Gaillard barrel

AV Sako action

McMillan Hunter stock

264 Win Mag

26" Ted Gaillard barrel

AV Sako action

Factory Laminate Sako stock

9.3x62mm

22 1/2" Bevan King barrel

L61R Sako action

Brown Precision stock

These are Canadian barrel makers for those who do not recognize the names.

Hope to have the 7mm back in the next couple weeks, the 264 & 9.3x62 will be 2-3 months aways yet for sure.

 

[AZShooter]

30" lilja #7 SS no fluting or coatings
Interarms Mark X action (it was free)
no brake
Joel Russo 3L laminate in black/brown
bottom metal is also Mark X
7 Rem Mag
Mark X trigger set at 1 lb
Leupold LR 8.5-25 x 50 target turrets and varmint reticle
Near Mfg picatinny rail, Burris extreme rings
Joe Reid at Harry Lawson co., Tucson
weight 12 lbs
$1100

 

[jbroadnax]

Tim McWhorter is building me:

LH 7mm wsm on
Stiller Action
McMillan BDL color molded injection stock.
Hart #5 fluted barrel with brake
Wyatt bottom metal
Jewell trigger
Talley Rings and bases
Schmidt and Bender 4x16x50 w/TDS Reticle

 

[runshort]

Benchmark 1/9 twist #5 contour 24" matte
Rem 700 Trued
HS Precision sporter Black
.280 Rem.
Timney @2#
Leupold VX 3 4.5x14x40 LR w/ M1 Turret
Should be around 8 #
Completion around 9/09