First post here! I’ve always wanted a long range bolt action rifle, and decided to sell an AR and pick one up.
My search took me to Gunbroker where I found an interesting rifle. After purchasing it, I started doing some digging on my gamble.
I called Defiance and they have gave me the name of the builder it was shipped to - Gene Gordner of Kalispell. He was the head gunsmith at Montana Custom Rifles and Kilimanjaro Rifles before retiring. I spoke with him, super nice guy, and said he built it back in 2014 and most likely used a Bartlein or Liljin barrel and said he most likely wouldn’t have fitted the stock.
This is what I figured out:
Defiance Deviant action
26” Bartlein or Liljin bull barrel 1-8 twist with American Precision Arms Little Bastard muzzle brake, 6.5 Creedmoor
Manners MCS-T6a
American Precision bottom metal
Triggertech Special trigger
Voted Viper PST Gen 2 with American Precision rings
It weighs an absolute ton, over 16lbs!
Anyway, before I go out and buy anything else, I wanted to get thoughts on the following:
Bipod - Atlas or other and which model
Ammo - what’s the best way to select ammo to shoot to see what it likes? I won’t be handloading…yet
Shooting bag - what are people’s go to
I’m looking forward to learning and always appreciate tips from those who’ve been shooting for years.
Thanks in advance
My search took me to Gunbroker where I found an interesting rifle. After purchasing it, I started doing some digging on my gamble.
I called Defiance and they have gave me the name of the builder it was shipped to - Gene Gordner of Kalispell. He was the head gunsmith at Montana Custom Rifles and Kilimanjaro Rifles before retiring. I spoke with him, super nice guy, and said he built it back in 2014 and most likely used a Bartlein or Liljin barrel and said he most likely wouldn’t have fitted the stock.
This is what I figured out:
Defiance Deviant action
26” Bartlein or Liljin bull barrel 1-8 twist with American Precision Arms Little Bastard muzzle brake, 6.5 Creedmoor
Manners MCS-T6a
American Precision bottom metal
Triggertech Special trigger
Voted Viper PST Gen 2 with American Precision rings
It weighs an absolute ton, over 16lbs!
Anyway, before I go out and buy anything else, I wanted to get thoughts on the following:
Bipod - Atlas or other and which model
Ammo - what’s the best way to select ammo to shoot to see what it likes? I won’t be handloading…yet
Shooting bag - what are people’s go to
I’m looking forward to learning and always appreciate tips from those who’ve been shooting for years.
Thanks in advance
