Gradous does it again!

[ZLBubba]

I’ve had Robert Gradous build my bolt guns since 2013 or so, and he’s never let me down. That said, work’s crushed me over the past 2 years and I haven’t shot nearly as much as I’d have liked.



I’ve had this beautiful 260Rem by Robert in my safe for at least four months, never been shot. Finally I made some time, loaded up some rounds with a standard charge for 140gr hybrids to get the scope sighted in. Well, as you can see, Robert’s built another rifle that’s stupid accurate. This 5-shot group at 100 yards has me really excited to see if I can tighten up the groups a bit, but if not, I’m plenty with my new PRS rig.

 

[lash]

Nice rifle! In probably my favorite cartridge.

 

[JePhyllis]

Nice rifle +1~ Very accurate~

 

[308pirate]

That's insane

 

[HoustonB77]

How in the world so you plan on tightening that up. Awesome! I'm running close to the same load in my 260. I'm shooting in the .3s though.

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[Tex68w]

Tighten it up? Haha, other than a single hole, it doesn't get much better than that.

 

[black5.3]

Great shooting! Looks like your load development is spot on on the first try! Lol

 

[Simia Dei]

How do you find the T6A stock? I'm looking at one for the next build but am wondering if it's worth changing since I already use a T4A.

 

[ZLBubba]

I really like the T6A. It's just a really versatile stock and fits me well.

One thing that amazes me is that for some calibers, there's a load recipe that shoots well in almost all rifles I've put my hands on. For me in 308, I can put 44.4gr of Varget behind a 175SMK or 178Amax and that will shoot lights out. For 260, 43.5gr of H4350 behind a 140 Berger works in most rifles. Those loads have always worked for me.

One thing I should mention is that Robert cranked this build out in about 4 weeks. His lead time is WAY down from where it was a year ago, and with a short turnaround time and bughole-shooting rifles, I'd recommend Robert to anyone looking for a top-notch rig.

 

[jackinfl]

ZL,
what are the build specs?

i see it's a Surgeon action. What barrel, twist, length?

Clean looking build.

 

[ZLBubba]

Here are the build specs:

• Surgeon 591 SA
• Bartlein 1:8 Heavy Palma cut to 26”, threaded 5/8x24
• Timney trigger
• Manners T6A, front atlas rail
• Kahles 6-24 mil/mil MSR

 

[hunter223]

Great shooting! Great rifle from a great guy! Enjoy it buddy congrats on a superb rifle

 

[Sogan]

I’d say you’ve found a load that works for that rifle. Not sure how you could tighten that one up. Great shooting

 

[Slowfire]

They just don’t come any better than bob’s builds!! Very nice!