I wasnt really in the market for this rifle, although I was curious. My cousin purchased it from Fin Feather Fur for $925 {after shipping, transfer ect.}, but when he picked it up he didnt like the balance at all, so he asked me if I wanted it for $900 even.... Since he wasnt going to fire it and was going to sell it as new, which in turn meant I would never get to fire the gun, I decided to buy it....
When I first took the 5r out of its box, I noticed it does have a heavy forward weight, making it front heavy... Also Im not a huge fan of the stocks color, and I would also like to add some length to the butt of the stock, it seems very short... Other than them issues it looks like a regular Stainless heavy barrel Remington 700 with an HS stock bolted to it...
So I set aside $1500 for the build, and Im going to make this gun my primary target gun {100-200 yard paper punching}. I know $1500 isnt much of a budget, concidering you can spend that on optics alone. Since I am already at $900, and the H&S stocks are decent, I'm not going to change the stock, although I am going to paint it, add some weight to the rear of it, and I am going to try to make it adjustable {length and cheek}. I would also like a 10 round detachable magazine, and will need glass and a mount...
First thing I tackled was the stock, I ordered a Graco adjustable butt plate kit ($62), which I machined to match the countour of the stock {there made really big}, and the adjustable piece I made the same contour as a supercell recoil pad I had. I also added a Karsten type C adjustable cheek {$60 shipped}.
Now for Optics, I ended up finding a Konus M30 for $170 {I used a 5% coupon and it ended up being $161 shipped} at Optics planet, this is definetly going to help with the budget. For mounts I used an innexpensive Weaver one piece and leaupod rings.
So far I spent $1155 leaving me with enough to buy a H&S bottom metal and a 10 shot clip {stockys stocks $330, although I had a $220 store credit}. The bottom metal dropped in I just had to file a small amount out of the island in the stock. So I was easily at my budget, and still wanted more stuff done. Although I did sell my original bottom metal {which paid for the karsten} I was at my budget...
I ended up also having my gun smith install a tact knob, and a cut the barrel down to 20"'s even... This cost me another $100 putting me around $1600.... No big deal the gun came out really nice...
Now for the shooting, I shot it before I did most of the work, and the gun shot amazing, some groups were under .50 @ 100yards.
Now I used some rounds that my smith made me {2 bucks each} for the rifle, he only made me 10 of them, and I am definetly going to load my own bullets, I shot 3- 3 shot groups and all were under .40 with a best of .28!!! Thats the best Ive ever shot in my life...
I love this rifle.... heres some pics....
When I first took the 5r out of its box, I noticed it does have a heavy forward weight, making it front heavy... Also Im not a huge fan of the stocks color, and I would also like to add some length to the butt of the stock, it seems very short... Other than them issues it looks like a regular Stainless heavy barrel Remington 700 with an HS stock bolted to it...
So I set aside $1500 for the build, and Im going to make this gun my primary target gun {100-200 yard paper punching}. I know $1500 isnt much of a budget, concidering you can spend that on optics alone. Since I am already at $900, and the H&S stocks are decent, I'm not going to change the stock, although I am going to paint it, add some weight to the rear of it, and I am going to try to make it adjustable {length and cheek}. I would also like a 10 round detachable magazine, and will need glass and a mount...
First thing I tackled was the stock, I ordered a Graco adjustable butt plate kit ($62), which I machined to match the countour of the stock {there made really big}, and the adjustable piece I made the same contour as a supercell recoil pad I had. I also added a Karsten type C adjustable cheek {$60 shipped}.
Now for Optics, I ended up finding a Konus M30 for $170 {I used a 5% coupon and it ended up being $161 shipped} at Optics planet, this is definetly going to help with the budget. For mounts I used an innexpensive Weaver one piece and leaupod rings.
So far I spent $1155 leaving me with enough to buy a H&S bottom metal and a 10 shot clip {stockys stocks $330, although I had a $220 store credit}. The bottom metal dropped in I just had to file a small amount out of the island in the stock. So I was easily at my budget, and still wanted more stuff done. Although I did sell my original bottom metal {which paid for the karsten} I was at my budget...
I ended up also having my gun smith install a tact knob, and a cut the barrel down to 20"'s even... This cost me another $100 putting me around $1600.... No big deal the gun came out really nice...
Now for the shooting, I shot it before I did most of the work, and the gun shot amazing, some groups were under .50 @ 100yards.
Now I used some rounds that my smith made me {2 bucks each} for the rifle, he only made me 10 of them, and I am definetly going to load my own bullets, I shot 3- 3 shot groups and all were under .40 with a best of .28!!! Thats the best Ive ever shot in my life...
I love this rifle.... heres some pics....
