Have any of you guys ever delt with Bob HART rifles? I spoke to Bob the owner today. I am planning on sending him my Remington 700 and having a complete make over done to it. Just wondering if any of yall have had this done and if how do you like the work? He was very pleasurable to talk with and seemed to really love what he does, I cant wait to see my rife come to life.
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Bobby does great work and has been doing it for a life time. What ideas did you two come up with?
Great smith from a big family of smiths. Hart barrels in NY I believe belongs to his uncle. Also makes great products and has a good catalog with great products. Strong following in benchrest circles. Definitely can't go wrong. I have 3 hart barreled hunting rifles all sub 1/5" guns on #4 contours. I've only actually delt with Bobby one time and he was very knowledgeable and had a fair price and quick turn around. Highly recommend.
I'm from that area where he is......my father has had a few of his rifles.....let's just say he still has them and I can't touch them.....you will be very happy
Out of curiosity, what time-frame did he say it would take to do all of this work, once you send him your rifle?
I shot with another who had one of his rifles during a training class, we were shooting out to 750 yards the rifle was definitely a shooter, was a rem 700 in 308 with a 22" bbl was definitely one of the better rifles at training
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We discussed The HART Accurizing Package
1. Lap the Bolt Lugs - This will allow the lug surfaces to be in total contact with the receiver surface thus preventing crooked case heads which will deter from your accuracy.
2. Lap the Barrel - This will remove any burrs or imperfections to give you consistant velocities and less fouling of the barrel.
3. Touch up the Crown - This is the most overlooked item in creating accuracy. The Bullet must exit the barrel evenly to eliminate flyers. We use the same set-up as we use on our match rifles.
4. Adjust Trigger Pull - On rifles that have adjustable triggers (i.e. Remington) we set them at a crisp 3.5lb pull. On non-adjustable triggers we try to achieve a reasonable crisp pull.
5. Skim Bed Action and 2” of Barrel - This process will ‘marry the action to the stock’ thus eliminating any uneven pressure or stress points. This allows the barrel to be what is termed ‘free floating’.
6. Install Rings, Lap Rings, Install Scope and Boresight - This will relieve any stress on the scope tube.
He also reccommended the muzzle breal and a new stock.
I have the NF NXS 3.5X15X50 on the gun now and the scope out performs the gun by far stock.
He said that the 30/06 was a good choice for the hunting that I will be doing.
Looks like 8-10 weeks for the work to be done. This is in the off season. During the peak season times will increase.
Like I said before he was a pleasure to talk to, I would love to take his long range shooting class. I am in Louisiana and cant see that in the near future but anythings possible.
We discussed The HART Accurizing Package
1. Lap the Bolt Lugs - This will allow the lug surfaces to be in total contact with the receiver surface thus preventing crooked case heads which will deter from your accuracy.
2. Lap the Barrel - This will remove any burrs or imperfections to give you consistant velocities and less fouling of the barrel.
3. Touch up the Crown - This is the most overlooked item in creating accuracy. The Bullet must exit the barrel evenly to eliminate flyers. We use the same set-up as we use on our match rifles.
4. Adjust Trigger Pull - On rifles that have adjustable triggers (i.e. Remington) we set them at a crisp 3.5lb pull. On non-adjustable triggers we try to achieve a reasonable crisp pull.
5. Skim Bed Action and 2” of Barrel - This process will ‘marry the action to the stock’ thus eliminating any uneven pressure or stress points. This allows the barrel to be what is termed ‘free floating’.
6. Install Rings, Lap Rings, Install Scope and Boresight - This will relieve any stress on the scope tube.
He also reccommended the muzzle breal and a new stock.
I have the NF NXS 3.5X15X50 on the gun now and the scope out performs the gun by far stock.
He said that the 30/06 was a good choice for the hunting that I will be doing.
Looks like 8-10 weeks for the work to be done. This is in the off season. During the peak season times will increase.
Like I said before he was a pleasure to talk to, I would love to take his long range shooting class. I am in Louisiana and cant see that in the near future but anythings possible.
Sounds like a great plan. I know anyone who criticizes time-frames about anything in this industry on this site gets banned, so here's to hoping the nearly 3-months will pass quickly for you, and you enjoy every single thing about your rifle when you get it. I hope you'll post pics and range reports when you get it in! Thanks for sharing.
Here's a few pics of 2 unfinished projects (rem m700). 6.5-284 and 338 RUM. to go into XLR chassis.
Hart shop pic
Hart shop pic
Like asking a test pilot if he's ever heard of that Yeager guy....Mr. Hart has been building bughole shooting rifles long before they were commonplace! Can't go wrong. His reputation was built on benchrest rifles long before the tactical rifle scene became red-hot.
The turn around time is because he's just accurizing the rifle and not waiting for a new barrel. The fact is barrels take forever to get.
I have two Bob Hart full customs a sporter and a heavy barrel in 30 Hart...you'll be good to go!!! I've also shot some of the guns he's accurized and they shot great too!
