Gunsmithing Huntin n killin things that need killin

[LRI]

We've been working on a project here with a company for a new line of Sporting rifles. First proto was a 7mm-08 AI and 280 AI. Have some more in the works as well.

Contracted a guide service up in MT to put it to good use and they have!

In the last week:

White tail buck on a dead run at 240 yards
Bighorn Sheep at 670 yards
and. . .



. . .this bugger yesterday. Remember! Meat is Murder.

<span style="font-style: italic">Tasty tasty murder</span>

More pics to come as they filter in. My POC is up in Alaska right now.

Pretty cool stuff for us.

C.

 

[buckey]

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Specs man, specs!!!

 

[kraigWY]

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I love seeing pictures of your of your work.

 

[jakel]

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is that a nesika action?

 

[ackleyfan]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: C. Dixon</div><div class="ubbcode-body">
We've been working on a project here with a company for a new line of Sporting rifles. First proto was a 7mm-08 AI and 280 AI. Have some more in the works as well.

Contracted a guide service up in MT to put it to good use and they have!

In the last week:

White tail buck on a dead run at 240 yards
Bighorn Sheep at 670 yards
and. . .



. . .this bugger yesterday. Remember! Meat is Murder.

<span style="font-style: italic">Tasty tasty murder</span>

More pics to come as they filter in. My POC is up in Alaska right now.

Pretty cool stuff for us.

C.

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Nice Rifle
Who's bottom metal,and barrel are you using?

 

[DMann]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: jakel</div><div class="ubbcode-body">is that a nesika action? </div></div>

Looks like a Borden Alpine/Timberline.

Regardless..., that's a rifle.

 

[wildcats]

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Very impressive! been thinking of a 7-08 build myself.

 

[buckey]

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Really liking the color combo on that rifle too!!!

 

[Chabrone]

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Looks good. My only thought is that unless it is a 3 position safety and you can lock the bolt, I don't prefer the bolts on hunting rigs to be that long as I snag them on everything. I like the size, it just looks long.

I like big bolts and knobs on my varmint/bench guns.

Just a thought, take it for what it's worth as I am sure you can customize them per order. Thanks for all the posts you put up.

 

[308MAUS3R]

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What was the finished weight?

 

[LRI]

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8lbs even as it sits.

Not the lightest, not the heaviest.

 

[Sup]

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How much would one of those run set up as pictured (scope, rings, all) in 243AI?

 

[LRI]

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You have to contact Jon Edwards and/or Shawn Peters at Schnee's/Powderhorn sporting goods in Bozeman, MT.

406.548.3303
406.366.3785

Were the maggots putting them together. They handle the business side of stuff.

C.

 

[LRI]

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Here's another one we just finished for a lad in Australia.

Just finished boxing it up.

7mm Rem Mag in an ADL. With out brake and a 1" decel pad it's a baby to shoot. Accuracy is on par with all our stuff.

Pretty cool.

C.

 

[Kells81]

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Those are some nice sticks I had a 280 AI built for hunting and liked it so much I had another one built for LR shootin. The 7-08 also sounds like a neat proposition though.

 

[LRI]

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Killer,

Cripes man, save some for the rest of the hunters!

Gimme a call when you get a break!

C.

 

[petesp]

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This particular rifle does not have the three position safety, it will be an option if someone would like it. We have stacked several critters up with this little rifle, had it on a horse/ backpack hut at over 10000 ft in absolut Miserable conditions and shot a goat at 670 yards. One whitetail at 460, and two good six point bulls right under 500. All with 120 ttsx and none have shook it yet. Will see what next week will bring.

 

[ackleyfan]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Peters</div><div class="ubbcode-body">This particular rifle does not have the three position safety, it will be an option if someone would like it. We have stacked several critters up with this little rifle, had it on a horse/ backpack hut at over 10000 ft in absolut Miserable conditions and shot a goat at 670 yards. One whitetail at 460, and two good six point bulls right under 500. All with 120 ttsx and none have shook it yet. Will see what next week will bring. </div></div>

Can you give us the specs and pricing? Thanks!

 

[LRI]

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Specs:

Borden powderhorn action/schnees exclusive.
#3 Brux barrel
Mcmillan Edge stock
Jewel trigger
Talley rings
Adl setup
Billet ss guard
8lbs turn key
Cerakote
Our paintwork
our machine work
Our stockwork/bedding

Turn key upon delivery.

Accuracy has been less than 1/3rd moa so far.

Contact Schnees for pricing/delivery.

C.

 

[petesp]

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Pricing will be announced at SCI in Vegas Feb first.

 

[SScott]

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Great caliber choice, and a "Smiths" fan, it brings back memories.
SScott

 

[hero's machine]

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Chad get out and fill up your ark....take pics, suddenly.....its a write off!

 

[ackleyfan]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: C. Dixon</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Specs:

Borden powderhorn action/schnees exclusive.
#3 Brux barrel
Mcmillan Edge stock
Jewel trigger
Talley rings
Adl setup
Billet ss guard
8lbs turn key
Cerakote
Our paintwork
our machine work
Our stockwork/bedding

Turn key upon delivery.

Accuracy has been less than 1/3rd moa so far.

Contact Schnees for pricing/delivery.

C. </div></div>
Chad are you making the billet guards,or can a person buy them somewhere? Thanks!

 

[1snowcat]

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Which model Nightforce is that Chad???

The rifle looks super good!!!!

As always...

Top notch!!!

 

[6.5x47]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: C. Dixon</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Here's another one we just finished for a lad in Australia.

Just finished boxing it up.

7mm Rem Mag in an ADL. With out brake and a 1" decel pad it's a baby to shoot. Accuracy is on par with all our stuff.

Pretty cool.

C. </div></div>

C.,

Graeme will be very happy with it!

By the way, your work looks absolutely awesome!

Just got an email from Graeme in the middle of the night. He's super excited to get it.

6.5x47

 

[6.5x47]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: 1snowcat</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Which model Nightforce is that Chad???

The rifle looks super good!!!!

As always...

Top notch!!!

</div></div>

Snowcat,

That's a NF 2.5-10x32mm with NP-R2 reticle.

6.5x47

 

[Oregonmuley]

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Looks to be about the perfect hunting rig - I could like one of those in 7mm-08.

 

[ackleyfan]

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I guess the triggerguards must be a Proprietary unit!

 

[jakel]

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what is the finished weight on that 7rem mag? and what barrel weight?
tks

 

[jakel]

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sorry, barrel contour and length, not weight.

 

[LRI]

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The 7mm-08AI finished at 8lbs on the nose. #3 Brux barrel. 20"

The 7mm RM finished a pound heavier. Also with a #3 Brux. 28"/brake

 

[mcfred]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: C. Dixon</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Specs:
Jewel trigger
Billet ss guard
</div></div>

Very nice; thanks for posting these pictures! I'm also curious about a couple things. Is the trigger guard a PTG part? Also, what coating makes the trigger black? Did you guys paint it? Thanks.

 

[LRI]

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trigger guard is not PTG. It's ours.

CeraKote is applied to all metal.

C.

 

[ackleyfan]

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Any chance your guards will be for sale? Thanks

 

[LRI]

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No. Its exclusive to these guns.

 

[redirt78]

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Fit and finish of the bottom metal to stock and the bedding job looks great. Hope this works out for you something like your group buy on here. Nice rifles.

 

[LRI]

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We'll see. SCI in February will tell us the verdict.

We'll have the mountain rig, medium hunter, sportsman, and a boomer to look over.

Still testing. Still fiddlin.

So far its racked up around 8 kills in 3 weeks of field use.

C.

 

[petesp]

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Quick pic of the goat, will put up more as I get time

 

[Nortex]

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So does this mean you have a 7mm-08 AI reamer now?

 

[LRI]

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Yep. I've been a touch behind on updating our tooling inventory.

We've got lots of new stuff.

 

[Nortex]

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Cool, I can understand. Hopefully I'll be in touch soon.

 

[6.5x47]

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Shawn,

How has the NF 2.5-10x32mm worked? looking for real world experience; especially with what some say is "too small obj lens size" in early or late light.

6.5x47

 

[petesp]

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6.5
I have been very impressed with this scope, up till tonight I had yet to lay it side by side with something comparable, I pulled out a Leupold Mark 4 3.5-10x42 and set them side by side at what I would call last minute light and I did not have to look twice to confirm what I had already thought, both where set on 10x for compairison The Nightforce was noticably better. I have been very pleased with this scope, I have always been a turret man and this scope has the velocity reticle in it and I am pretty well sold on it. For a hunting rifle that is for shots out to 600 this has been a very dependable set up. I am going to get the velocity 1000 in a 5.5-22 and test it out to a 1000 and see if it is as
good as the 600. Once I played with this setup and confirmed all my ranges
and reticle marks which I did the old fashioned way of actually shooting it at every range to verify everything (which these days many people seem to run the numbers on the program print out a chart and all is supposed to be good) I have not had to look back yet. Have had at least 10 different people shoot this rig at varying distances out to 700 and it has not failed me yet. I would not be afraid to put this scope on any hunting rifle, does it compare to the very large objective scopes, no, but that is not what it is and for all practicle purposes very few could tell the difference unless you had them side by side.