Riflman
FNG
I’ve had this rifle since the early 1990’s. It’s so long ago i can’t even recall what it started as. I think 6mm Remington. Soon after it evolved into into a custom. I had Lyle Linkaitis from Selkirk, Manitoba true and blueprint the action, work the trigger, install a pinned badger ordinance recoil lug and a 27” Lilja #1 barrel with Vais brake. I had already pillar bedded the stock myself and once i got it back, I duracoated the stock white for winter coyote hunting. The rifle never fed more than maybe one from the mag, so at best it was a two shot rifle. I still used it for coyotes though and it was a beloved rifle.
Then it sat in a safe in Canada for almost eight years, from 2010-2018.
I had it imported to the US and sent it to Mike Bryant in Texas, one of my long time clients. He had written a Precision Shooting magazine article about converting a Remington Model 7 to 6BR in the 90’s and that article is what inspired me to build the gun. I figured he was the best guy to fix it. So off it went.
The rifle evolved again and became a 6mm Creedmoor, the whole rifle was cerakoted FDE (perhaps a bit too much FDE) and the barrel lost a fair amount of length through the process. There were some wrinkles but the feeding issues were fixed.
Soon after, it went through evolution three. Mike installed a Bartlein 1:7.5 twist and chambered it in 243 Win.
The rifle was shooting under half inch three shot groups with factory ammo, but it was now heavier than I wanted, and I hated the colour, so it was a safe queen. It didn’t help that I had to use heavy rings and bases because of the three mounting holes, but yeah, it was meh.
Fast forward to 2024, and we are on to evolution number four. It went back to Mike for a tweak to the chamber and while there, I had him work some magic on the stock to break up the FDE. It turned out fantastic. Since this was a Gen 1, the mounts were three holes, so he drilled and tapped it to four holes and installed a 20 MOA rail. The rifle had gained a bit of weight anyway, so i decided to add a DBM. I had PTG send one to Mike and he expertly installed it. I sent out a mag for testing and it arrived home feeding flawlessly. Finally, I had him install a Spartan mount and a brand new black recoil pad to replace the dated old red/brown pad.
What’s extra nice is that I used mags with binder plates, and no mods to the action were needed. So if I change my mind, I just need to swap out the DBM and stock (since the inletting is changed now) and it’s a normal Model 7 again.
The rifle has been completely transformed. It was kind if a sentimental rifle that fell out of favor with me after rechambering from 6BR and barrel cut down, but now, I feel like I just had a new baby boy.
It’s an oddball for sure. A Rem model 7 with DBM and AICS mags, but i think I’ll throw my night force on it and take it to a PRS match just to see how it does.
I have new Lapua brass, a few hundred Berger 105’s, two 12 tounds mags, and if it still shoots well enough
I’ll take it to a match for fun.
Then it sat in a safe in Canada for almost eight years, from 2010-2018.
I had it imported to the US and sent it to Mike Bryant in Texas, one of my long time clients. He had written a Precision Shooting magazine article about converting a Remington Model 7 to 6BR in the 90’s and that article is what inspired me to build the gun. I figured he was the best guy to fix it. So off it went.
The rifle evolved again and became a 6mm Creedmoor, the whole rifle was cerakoted FDE (perhaps a bit too much FDE) and the barrel lost a fair amount of length through the process. There were some wrinkles but the feeding issues were fixed.
Soon after, it went through evolution three. Mike installed a Bartlein 1:7.5 twist and chambered it in 243 Win.
The rifle was shooting under half inch three shot groups with factory ammo, but it was now heavier than I wanted, and I hated the colour, so it was a safe queen. It didn’t help that I had to use heavy rings and bases because of the three mounting holes, but yeah, it was meh.
Fast forward to 2024, and we are on to evolution number four. It went back to Mike for a tweak to the chamber and while there, I had him work some magic on the stock to break up the FDE. It turned out fantastic. Since this was a Gen 1, the mounts were three holes, so he drilled and tapped it to four holes and installed a 20 MOA rail. The rifle had gained a bit of weight anyway, so i decided to add a DBM. I had PTG send one to Mike and he expertly installed it. I sent out a mag for testing and it arrived home feeding flawlessly. Finally, I had him install a Spartan mount and a brand new black recoil pad to replace the dated old red/brown pad.
What’s extra nice is that I used mags with binder plates, and no mods to the action were needed. So if I change my mind, I just need to swap out the DBM and stock (since the inletting is changed now) and it’s a normal Model 7 again.
The rifle has been completely transformed. It was kind if a sentimental rifle that fell out of favor with me after rechambering from 6BR and barrel cut down, but now, I feel like I just had a new baby boy.
It’s an oddball for sure. A Rem model 7 with DBM and AICS mags, but i think I’ll throw my night force on it and take it to a PRS match just to see how it does.
I have new Lapua brass, a few hundred Berger 105’s, two 12 tounds mags, and if it still shoots well enough
I’ll take it to a match for fun.
Not the fault of the rifle. Once it was restored to normal intervals to match the 308 bolt face it fed fine. But I wanted to run it in a few matches and for prairie dogs with 12 round magazines.
