new stalking rifle

ianoo

decided last year to treat myself to a custom stalking rifle, so off to john greene in kilmacow with me ,after a bit of thinking and a lot of talking:D i decided on this configeration


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.308 win
pes stock
walther 1:12 stainless barrel
glass bedded
remington 700 action
timiney trigger
stainless muzzle brake
all polished ,tweaked,and perfected by john

i spent a couple of days breaking it in ,shoot 1 and clean for 20 rounds
and the group below is the result of all that care to detail


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half inch group at 100yrds using remington core loke 150 grain
i'm delighted with it and all i have to do now is christen it :)

ian

dwighet

very nice ian

It wasn't me!

Looks a cracker. What does it weigh? Currently trying to decide whether my .25-06 ends up a .270, a .30-06 or a .300 Win Mag, and who to get to build it. Either of the first two will end up significantly lighter than the last, obviously. Looks a handy, light gun. What's the scope?

ianoo

It wasn't me! wrote: »

Looks a cracker. What does it weigh? Currently trying to decide whether my .25-06 ends up a .270, a .30-06 or a .300 Win Mag, and who to get to build it. Either of the first two will end up significantly lighter than the last, obviously. Looks a handy, light gun. What's the scope?

just weighed it there now ,its just under 4kg / 8.6 lbs
the scope is a smidth and bender 8x56 ,i'm on the look out for a 3-12 x50 s+b to change it

ian

ormondprop

nice looking rifle ianoo, is that an engraved action and if so what model remmy did it come off, it looks good

It wasn't me!

ianoo wrote: »

just weighed it there now ,its just under 4kg / 8.6 lbs
the scope is a smidth and bender 8x56 ,i'm on the look out for a 3-12 x50 s+b to change it

ian

Not a bad weight. If I go for either the .270 or the .30-06 I'll be aiming to keep the weight to about seven or seven and a half pounds. Will kick a little mind.

deerhunter1

ianoo wrote: »

decided last year to treat myself to a custom stalking rifle, so off to john greene in kilmacow with me ,after a bit of thinking and a lot of talking:D i decided on this configeration


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.308 win
pes stock
walther 1:12 stainless barrel
glass bedded
remington 700 action
timiney trigger
stainless muzzle brake
all polished ,tweaked,and perfected by john

i spent a couple of days breaking it in ,shoot 1 and clean for 20 rounds
and the group below is the result of all that care to detail


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half inch group at 100yrds using remington core loke 150 grain
i'm delighted with it and all i have to do now is christen it :)

ian

very nice and well wear, the remmy 150gr core lokt are deadly accurate work a treat in my pro-hunter

BELOWaverageIQ

Very very nice Ian, well may you wear, I'd really like to take a look at her next time our paths cross.
Is that an EJD stock ?
Cracking set up.

tfox

Very very nice piece of work there !! Dare I ask how much that cost....? Best of luck and hope you get to christen it soon :-)

ejg

Nice looking rifle.
That is great accuracy for the remmy soft point ammo and
the 8x56 scope.
Get a few deer with that combination first, change scope later.
Fixed mag scopes are sometimes better, less to fuss with and you
concentrate on the shot not adjusting a scope.

If you want I can check the weight of your stock, It's all carbon fiber
as far as I remember.

What's the barrel length?
If you upgrade scope from the 8x56, you could concider a scope with bdc
turrets like the 3-12x50 S&B precision hunter.

edi

Cass

Very nice setup. Particularly like the "seamless" muzzle break.

Best of luck with her.

CJhaughey

Nice looking rifle, make sure you have good ear protection using it! Those muzzle brakes make a big bang.
Thats a lightweight setup I guess the PSE stock makes a big difference to the overall weight. They are lovely stocks.

Tackleberrywho

CJhaughey wrote: »

Nice looking rifle, make sure you have good ear protection using it! Those muzzle brakes make a big bang.
Thats a lightweight setup I guess the PSE stock makes a big difference to the overall weight. They are lovely stocks.

I have a PSE "Edi" stock on the way for my Remington 700 VTR a leftie rightie stock

ianoo

ormondprop wrote: »

nice looking rifle ianoo, is that an engraved action and if so what model remmy did it come off, it looks good

yep the ation has a scroll design on it ,its an old remington 700 action E serial no.s

tfox wrote: »

Very very nice piece of work there !! Dare I ask how much that cost....? Best of luck and hope you get to christen it soon :-)

thanks but the wife could be reading this "so it was a bargain hardly cost me anything ":D:D

ejg wrote: »

Nice looking rifle.
That is great accuracy for the remmy soft point ammo and
the 8x56 scope.
Get a few deer with that combination first, change scope later.
Fixed mag scopes are sometimes better, less to fuss with and you
concentrate on the shot not adjusting a scope.

If you want I can check the weight of your stock, It's all carbon fiber
as far as I remember.

What's the barrel length?
If you upgrade scope from the 8x56, you could concider a scope with bdc
turrets like the 3-12x50 S&B precision hunter.

edi

thanks edi ,the barrel is 24 inches long ,what scope i change it for will all depend on what the second hand market throws up but i will definetly keep an eye out for a percision hunter

thanks for all the well wishes lads

ian

kay 9

Well wear Ianoo. Nice setup))

patsat

well wear ianoo! keep us posted on its first blood!

ianoo

out this morning and got this fella ,rifle is now ofically christened :D


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ejg

Well done to the spike.
Sika are great eating at that age.

How does the rifle handle in the field?

edi

ianoo

ejg wrote: »

Well done to the spike.
Sika are great eating at that age.

How does the rifle handle in the field?

edi

handles like a dream since i took the moderator of it and replaced it with a muzzle break ,totaliy changed the balance and doesnt keeps sliding down my shoulder now:D

ian