I traded dontstrokeme for the 700 SPS in 223.
I traded chpprguy for the 223 varmint barrel.
Got the stock from SgtHenry the super sniper optic, rings and base from another site, the bottom metal from Austan.
My dad and I spent several hours together and I learned a lot. We removed the pencil SPS barrel, squared and trued the shoulder on the heavy barrel cut it back to 20.25 from the front of the recoil lug with an 11 degree stepped target crown. Trued the front of the action and recoil lugs inside the action and on the bolt. In setting the barrel back the chamber needed to be reamed, I did not want to make the investment in go-no-go's or a finish reamer so SgtHenry had a friend that owed him a favor set the head space for me. I tuned the factory trigger to right at 2lbs. While the rifle was in the white I carried it out and shot it with very good results, good enough that I went ahead and coatedthe barrel and action with Brownells OD Green Gunkote and the bolt in matte black I will post some target pics later but for now here is a pic of the finished rifle.
Let me start by stating the obvious my shooting sucks. Today was one of those "I shoulda cut grass" days.
Anyhow these are all five round groups, if you can call them that (nothing to be proud of). The center group was Winchester Ballistic Silvertip, if I had not finge diddled the trigger it would have been one ragged hole. I learned two things 1. I will never buy or use a wal mart bipod 2. Once you get used to good glass it is hard to go backwards.
The rifle shoots better than I do.
I plan on putting this in my AICS and seeing what kind of groups I can get the LOP is about 1.5" too short for me on this stock.
I traded chpprguy for the 223 varmint barrel.
Got the stock from SgtHenry the super sniper optic, rings and base from another site, the bottom metal from Austan.
My dad and I spent several hours together and I learned a lot. We removed the pencil SPS barrel, squared and trued the shoulder on the heavy barrel cut it back to 20.25 from the front of the recoil lug with an 11 degree stepped target crown. Trued the front of the action and recoil lugs inside the action and on the bolt. In setting the barrel back the chamber needed to be reamed, I did not want to make the investment in go-no-go's or a finish reamer so SgtHenry had a friend that owed him a favor set the head space for me. I tuned the factory trigger to right at 2lbs. While the rifle was in the white I carried it out and shot it with very good results, good enough that I went ahead and coatedthe barrel and action with Brownells OD Green Gunkote and the bolt in matte black I will post some target pics later but for now here is a pic of the finished rifle.
Let me start by stating the obvious my shooting sucks. Today was one of those "I shoulda cut grass" days.
Anyhow these are all five round groups, if you can call them that (nothing to be proud of). The center group was Winchester Ballistic Silvertip, if I had not finge diddled the trigger it would have been one ragged hole. I learned two things 1. I will never buy or use a wal mart bipod 2. Once you get used to good glass it is hard to go backwards.
The rifle shoots better than I do.
I plan on putting this in my AICS and seeing what kind of groups I can get the LOP is about 1.5" too short for me on this stock.
