Well, finally got around to shipping my remmy 700 sps varmint in 243 off to the smith... He called me and gave me an update, and also sent me some pics...
Stuff being done... Action trued and bolt lapped, Wyatts extended mag box fitted, custom muzzle brake made (my design), installing a 6.5mm Benchmark barrel (1:8" twist, 26", Lilja #5 taper, 3 groove, SS flutted), chambered in 260 rem, designed to shoot Berger 140 VLD's... Supposed to chamber and throw the barrel on Monday, so hopefully ill have my rifle back by the end of next week... So excited... Oh ya, I splurged and bought a stock too, its going in a McMillan HTG...
This is going to be a hunting rifle and also a range toy, thats the reason I sort of compromised on the barrel taper....
Here the action after its been milled out for the bigger box, notice the length difference of the mag boxes, that will allow me to run a OAL of 2.99...
New magbox installed...
Front of the action all trued up...
Lugs lapped...
My custom brake... 90° port in back with rear ward angled 110° ports on the front 2 ports the 3 ports on top are 110° rear ward angled
And, the Benchmark barrel.
The McMillan HTG (243 in it before it got shipped off)
And a comparison... old 243 bullet (100 grn sof point) vs the new 260 (Berger 140 VLD, OAL=2.952")
Stuff being done... Action trued and bolt lapped, Wyatts extended mag box fitted, custom muzzle brake made (my design), installing a 6.5mm Benchmark barrel (1:8" twist, 26", Lilja #5 taper, 3 groove, SS flutted), chambered in 260 rem, designed to shoot Berger 140 VLD's... Supposed to chamber and throw the barrel on Monday, so hopefully ill have my rifle back by the end of next week... So excited... Oh ya, I splurged and bought a stock too, its going in a McMillan HTG...
This is going to be a hunting rifle and also a range toy, thats the reason I sort of compromised on the barrel taper....
Here the action after its been milled out for the bigger box, notice the length difference of the mag boxes, that will allow me to run a OAL of 2.99...
New magbox installed...
Front of the action all trued up...
Lugs lapped...
My custom brake... 90° port in back with rear ward angled 110° ports on the front 2 ports the 3 ports on top are 110° rear ward angled
And, the Benchmark barrel.
The McMillan HTG (243 in it before it got shipped off)
And a comparison... old 243 bullet (100 grn sof point) vs the new 260 (Berger 140 VLD, OAL=2.952")