Today I finally had the chance to drop by Spartan Rifles and pick up the hunting rifle Marc built for me. This summer he re-barreled my Rem 5R 308 into a Rem 260 for LR tactical as well as built me 7mm RSAUM for hunting. The RSAUM is in front of the pic with the 260 tactical in the back. Specs on rifles:
260 Precision
- Rem 260
- Obermeyer stainless steel barrel, RV contour, 1:8.4 twist and finished at 22"
- trued Rem 700 action
- Manners T stock with chassis
- Timney trigger
- RAD removable brake
7mm RSAUM Hunter
- 7mm RSAUM set to load long with 162/168/180 grain bullets
- #5 Brux stainless steel barrel, 1:9 twist, fluted, finished at +/-25"
- Stiller Predator LA
- Timney trigger
- Manners TA BDL stock
- RAD removable brake (and thread cover)
- target was 8.5lbs w/o optics and came in at 9.2lbs (w/bipod)
Fit and finish on both rifles is outstanding. The Rem 260 was not a full build but a re-barrel/truing of my Rem 5R 308 that had upgrades I had made on my own. The 7 RSAUM was a full build from scratch with the stock matching the one I already had on the Rem 260. Marc pays attention to details; as an example when Marc first handed me the RSAUM I thought he had forgotten to add the brake. Even upon close inspection I could not see or feel the joint.
Obviously I have not been able to shoot the RSAUM yet but I can report on the Rem 260. Prior to the re-barrel the 308 shot 3/4" when I did my job. After the re-barrel I initially tested both 139 Scenars and 130 Berger VLDs using H4350. Both patterned 0.5" and under and were virtually the same at 100/200/300. Even at 600 it was a toss up as well with both loads giving me 2.75"-3.5" groups at 600yds. Settled on a load using the 130s that drops 7.8 mils at 1K and using JBM indicates the muzzle velocity is about 2950fps. My 13 yr old son shot his first prone high power match with it last weekend (all prone with 15 rnds at 300/600/800/1000) and shot 150-9x at 300yds and 145-3 at the 800yds stage. Not bad for only his second time shooting 600+ (do you hear the proud Papa tone in my voice?). The point though is the rifle is doing its job very well.
Thanks Marc - I love these twins you built for me!
260 Precision
- Rem 260
- Obermeyer stainless steel barrel, RV contour, 1:8.4 twist and finished at 22"
- trued Rem 700 action
- Manners T stock with chassis
- Timney trigger
- RAD removable brake
7mm RSAUM Hunter
- 7mm RSAUM set to load long with 162/168/180 grain bullets
- #5 Brux stainless steel barrel, 1:9 twist, fluted, finished at +/-25"
- Stiller Predator LA
- Timney trigger
- Manners TA BDL stock
- RAD removable brake (and thread cover)
- target was 8.5lbs w/o optics and came in at 9.2lbs (w/bipod)
Fit and finish on both rifles is outstanding. The Rem 260 was not a full build but a re-barrel/truing of my Rem 5R 308 that had upgrades I had made on my own. The 7 RSAUM was a full build from scratch with the stock matching the one I already had on the Rem 260. Marc pays attention to details; as an example when Marc first handed me the RSAUM I thought he had forgotten to add the brake. Even upon close inspection I could not see or feel the joint.
Obviously I have not been able to shoot the RSAUM yet but I can report on the Rem 260. Prior to the re-barrel the 308 shot 3/4" when I did my job. After the re-barrel I initially tested both 139 Scenars and 130 Berger VLDs using H4350. Both patterned 0.5" and under and were virtually the same at 100/200/300. Even at 600 it was a toss up as well with both loads giving me 2.75"-3.5" groups at 600yds. Settled on a load using the 130s that drops 7.8 mils at 1K and using JBM indicates the muzzle velocity is about 2950fps. My 13 yr old son shot his first prone high power match with it last weekend (all prone with 15 rnds at 300/600/800/1000) and shot 150-9x at 300yds and 145-3 at the 800yds stage. Not bad for only his second time shooting 600+ (do you hear the proud Papa tone in my voice?). The point though is the rifle is doing its job very well.
Thanks Marc - I love these twins you built for me!
