Another weekend without sweet ole Brunhilda...
I had my Remington 700 rebuilt last summer. Blueprinted, fitted with a Krieger barrel chambered in 6.5 Creedmoor, an AAC 51T brake installed for the wondrous day when I get a suppressor, and a fluted PTG bolt hand polished for a perfect fit in the receiver. I had a two piece bolt, last summer was hectic and PTG was way behind on shipping one piece bolts.
It was all topped off with a Nightforce 20MOA rail and Leupold Mk4 rings holding a Bushnell ERS. Brunhilda was a bit oversized with the Krieger barrel, so I traded out the McMillan A5 for an XLR folding stock. She was a thing of beauty.
I didn't get the time to take Brunhilda to the range until last weekend, work, school, and a new future wife/suspect in my death got in the way. Finally, last weekend was perfect. Great weather, no homework piling up, girlfriend out of town. Then tragedy struck, and as I worked the second round ever, the bolt handle broke off!
The gunsmith, as always, provided excellent service. 24 hours later I was in his shop, being offered a new one piece PTG bolt, or TIG welding of the existing bolt. He promised to work the repair into his schedule ASAP. So, another week goes by without me exploding little blocks of ice at the range.
I had my Remington 700 rebuilt last summer. Blueprinted, fitted with a Krieger barrel chambered in 6.5 Creedmoor, an AAC 51T brake installed for the wondrous day when I get a suppressor, and a fluted PTG bolt hand polished for a perfect fit in the receiver. I had a two piece bolt, last summer was hectic and PTG was way behind on shipping one piece bolts.
It was all topped off with a Nightforce 20MOA rail and Leupold Mk4 rings holding a Bushnell ERS. Brunhilda was a bit oversized with the Krieger barrel, so I traded out the McMillan A5 for an XLR folding stock. She was a thing of beauty.
I didn't get the time to take Brunhilda to the range until last weekend, work, school, and a new future wife/suspect in my death got in the way. Finally, last weekend was perfect. Great weather, no homework piling up, girlfriend out of town. Then tragedy struck, and as I worked the second round ever, the bolt handle broke off!
The gunsmith, as always, provided excellent service. 24 hours later I was in his shop, being offered a new one piece PTG bolt, or TIG welding of the existing bolt. He promised to work the repair into his schedule ASAP. So, another week goes by without me exploding little blocks of ice at the range.
