Here she is! My 1st Precision rifle!

[taseal]

From my 1st post here which was asking about a sniper rifle to getting torn apart cuz of usage to countless hours or research and review to arguing with the lady about being compared to a fb addict (being on the forums all the time) I think I'm pretty much done! I def need a cheek riser though, without one, I'm way off.

Remington 700 Long action (.30-06) with ADL barrel (for now)
B&C A2 stock
Bushnell HDMR 3-21x50
Warne 34mm Maxima rings (waiting on them actually, you can see the scope is just resting on there for the sake of the pic)
Wyatt's DBM kit (that is a HUGE 10 round magazine!!! I might need to order a 5 rounder as well lol) note: mags are pita to load.
TPS 20moa steel base
UTG bipod (yeah I know... I had it laying around from before the transformation, it does the job for now)
Holland spring kit (trigger is just under 2 lbs)

I'll be getting a Rock Creek 5R barrel for it (24") and getting the action trued in the next few months. for now I'll shoot it with the current barrel and get used to it. see how well I can do on that stock barrel and non trued action. the gunsmith is on a few month wait anyways. I'm in line


Here she is!

and before the transformation

the view of the Bushnell HDMR at 10x and the H58. I really like it.

21x

 

[Mike]

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Excellent.

Now get out and shoot it...a lot and give us a range report.

 

[BOLTRIPPER]

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i'm pretty sure no shag carpet was photographed in you exposition........

 

[Wardy]

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I hear ya man! That is one BIG ass mag!! lol..

 

[taseal]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: wards75</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I hear ya man! That is one BIG ass mag!! lol.. </div></div>

it is, it's HUGE. reminds me of a a M82 mag haha

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: BOLTRIPPER</div><div class="ubbcode-body">i'm pretty sure no shag carpet was photographed in you exposition........ </div></div>

It's beige!!! hahahah

 

[Mike]

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That looks like Berber carpet...hahahaha

 

[aaronraby1]

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thats a nice table.

 

[taseal]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: richieraby</div><div class="ubbcode-body">thats a nice table. </div></div>

I usually take my pics on that table. I had couple people PM me asking me where we had gotten it from. mother in law has the coffee table. lol

 

[Dave]

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What are your thoughts of the glass on that Bushnell? How clear is it? How far away was that street lamp?

 

[taseal]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Dave</div><div class="ubbcode-body">What are your thoughts of the glass on that Bushnell? How clear is it? How far away was that street lamp? </div></div>

It's very beefy. it's meant to take abuse and be fine.

glass is clear. at 21x, it isn't as crisp at say 15.

that lamp isn't too far, about 200 yards maybe? seems to be abotu 7 mils wide if you wanna figure it out. lol

 

[taseal]

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you know. I'm a little sad that my carpet and my table got more attention than my gun

 

[MattA]

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Haha well it's a nice gun, but you got a fantastic table.

 

[tfre3927]

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I thought the second photo was a shot of the 30-06 on the floor then i realised it was the table lol!

Nice scope thought mate.. how much ?

 

[KPK]

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Very nice transformation!

What caliber are you going with when you rebarrel? Same? If you are thinking of something different look at the .284 Winchester or .280 Remington. Just a thought!

 

[Mr Pink]

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looks good mate! you gotta love that H58. looking forward to a range report! =)

 

[jcallan]

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Good looking gun, but dang that mag is HUGE!

 

[bcpdshooter]

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Congrats! Nice rifle

 

[TRAAV]

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Congrats. I just put a Wyatt DMB on a rifle and ordered two 10 rounders. When I got them in I had to trade one for a 5 round. lol. Yea they are biggins. Work well tho

 

[Veer_G]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Mike</div><div class="ubbcode-body">That looks like Berber carpet...hahahaha </div></div>

<span style="font-weight: bold"><span style="font-size: 26pt">AND BY CARPET YOU MEAN?</span></span>

 

[_Shay_]

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Are you going to keep it in 30-06, or are you going to change it to a 300wm or other LA cal?

Looks great though. Go out and shoot.

 

[Goose375]

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It is going to be difficult to get follow up shots if you keep having to balance the scope on that skinny rail every time. I suggest some scope rings, i'd venture to say they are neccessary.

Just razzin ya, but seriously... lookin good

 

[Veer_G]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Goose375</div><div class="ubbcode-body">It is going to be difficult to get follow up shots if you keep having to balance the scope on that skinny rail every time. I suggest some scope rings, i'd venture to say they are neccessary.

Just razzin ya, but seriously... lookin good </div></div>

JB Weld and rubber bands FTW!

 

[taseal]

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Haha, I like these replies more!

I'm probably gonna keep it in the same caliber. I considered .300wm, but the thing is I want a better barrel life. Perhaps 6.5 but that eats barrels too.

The -06 seemed to fit the 1000 yard and barrel life goal that I had in mind.

Haven't looked at .2xx calibers tho. I want something that can be useful for a surf situation as all my guns I get have that in mind.

For the person asking, the HdMR was only 850 with active military qualification. They're supposed to be between 1300-1600 when released to public

 

[ranger1183]

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for a well performing long action cartridge that won't bust the bank, check out the 6.5x55 Swedish Mauser. Long neck, good barrel life, lots of commercial and surplus ammo around. Far cheaper to shoot than the magnum calibers. Reaches to 1000 yards very well.

 

[taseal]

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Is the .30-06 so bad that everyone asked me if I'm rebareling to a diff caliber? Lol

 

[Skeld1]

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I don't think that the 30-06 is bad at all. The only mark against it compared to the .308 is lesser availability of different factory match ammunitions to try. If you're going to reload I don't see how it would be a problem at all.

 

[RottenII]

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Looking forward to a range report!

 

[308Shooter1911]

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Nice Start

 

[taseal]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Skeld1</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I don't think that the 30-06 is bad at all. The only mark against it compared to the .308 is lesser availability of different factory match ammunitions to try. If you're going to reload I don't see how it would be a problem at all. </div></div>

That's the plan. I probably won't even shoot it reguarly until I get the reloading kit in a couple months.