I’m pretty excited about this. I started planning and buying parts for a .300 Whisper build earlier this year while I was in Iraq. I also put together a Whisper AR but thought that a bolt gun would be more fun for me.
Soo, after I had everything for the bolt gun build I started contacting some of the ‘smiths that I haven’t used in the past. I’ve had experience with GA Precision, LongShot Rifles, McMillan, and Pacnor built rifles. All have been top notch and I wouldn’t hesitate buying from any of them again. This time I wanted to try someone new, though.
The quickest reply came from Predator Custom Shop in Tn. After a few emails I realized that their prices and turn-around would be hard to beat. I contacted several guys on the boards that have Predator Custom built rifles and they all held them, the rifles and shop, in high regard. The decision was made. Specs were nailed down, parts were shipped off, and BAM! a little over three weeks later I had my rifle back.
Here’s what I ended up with.
Remington 700 action. Trued, lapped, etc.
Pacnor 8-twist 16.5” barrel, threaded 5/8x24
Thread protector with wrench/tool
Chambered in .300 Whisper
McMillan A1-3 stock in Campfire Camo, pillar bedded
Badger M5 DBM, recoil lug, and 20 MOA scope base
Leupold/Premier 3.5-10x40 M3 with Gen II Mildot
Metal coated in tan
I pre-paid for several of the new AI .223 mags that are coming out (hopefully soon). I’ll have to single load for now. Ammo-wise I have 220 rounds of Corbon loaded ammo. After the range dries up, I’ll get it out and see how she shoots.
Here are some pics.
This is the overall rifle. It’s a pretty handy little package with that 16.5” barrel.
This is a close up of the thread cap. I gobbed a bunch of lube on there so that little transition line that you see is from it squeezing out. It’s not visible when wiped down. Notice those two holes on the front of the cap.
It’s for this neat little tool that they shipped. I’ll only go hand tight with the cap, but its good to know that I have something (besides channel-locks) to twist is off if it ever gets crudded up.
Here’s how she’ll spend most of her time. Suppressor is an SWR Omega 30 that I’ve had for a while.
Well, being that I haven’t shot it yet, I can only give you my initial impressions of the physical work. Predator Custom Shop gives up nothing to the big boys. Machining work looks excellent. The metal coating looks very durable and the bedding is really clean. Several muzzle devices threaded up on their threading just fine. Pricing and turn around were very reasonable considering this was a full build. Overall, I’m very pleased with how it turned out.
Anyway, I just wanted to give a quick plug for them ( http://www.predatorcustomshop.com ) and show you guys my new toy. Thanks goes out to Jim R. at PCS for making everything go smoothly so far. I’ll post a range report as soon as I can.
CHRIS
Soo, after I had everything for the bolt gun build I started contacting some of the ‘smiths that I haven’t used in the past. I’ve had experience with GA Precision, LongShot Rifles, McMillan, and Pacnor built rifles. All have been top notch and I wouldn’t hesitate buying from any of them again. This time I wanted to try someone new, though.
The quickest reply came from Predator Custom Shop in Tn. After a few emails I realized that their prices and turn-around would be hard to beat. I contacted several guys on the boards that have Predator Custom built rifles and they all held them, the rifles and shop, in high regard. The decision was made. Specs were nailed down, parts were shipped off, and BAM! a little over three weeks later I had my rifle back.
Here’s what I ended up with.
Remington 700 action. Trued, lapped, etc.
Pacnor 8-twist 16.5” barrel, threaded 5/8x24
Thread protector with wrench/tool
Chambered in .300 Whisper
McMillan A1-3 stock in Campfire Camo, pillar bedded
Badger M5 DBM, recoil lug, and 20 MOA scope base
Leupold/Premier 3.5-10x40 M3 with Gen II Mildot
Metal coated in tan
I pre-paid for several of the new AI .223 mags that are coming out (hopefully soon). I’ll have to single load for now. Ammo-wise I have 220 rounds of Corbon loaded ammo. After the range dries up, I’ll get it out and see how she shoots.
Here are some pics.
This is the overall rifle. It’s a pretty handy little package with that 16.5” barrel.
This is a close up of the thread cap. I gobbed a bunch of lube on there so that little transition line that you see is from it squeezing out. It’s not visible when wiped down. Notice those two holes on the front of the cap.
It’s for this neat little tool that they shipped. I’ll only go hand tight with the cap, but its good to know that I have something (besides channel-locks) to twist is off if it ever gets crudded up.
Here’s how she’ll spend most of her time. Suppressor is an SWR Omega 30 that I’ve had for a while.
Well, being that I haven’t shot it yet, I can only give you my initial impressions of the physical work. Predator Custom Shop gives up nothing to the big boys. Machining work looks excellent. The metal coating looks very durable and the bedding is really clean. Several muzzle devices threaded up on their threading just fine. Pricing and turn around were very reasonable considering this was a full build. Overall, I’m very pleased with how it turned out.
Anyway, I just wanted to give a quick plug for them ( http://www.predatorcustomshop.com ) and show you guys my new toy. Thanks goes out to Jim R. at PCS for making everything go smoothly so far. I’ll post a range report as soon as I can.
CHRIS
