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Early last fall, one of the members of my Idaho/Colorado hunting group was diagnosed with Ewings Sarcoma (Cancer). His name is Keegan and he's 12 years old. His dad Jeremie is a good friend and I hunted with him and his two boys Keegan and Kaden in 2016 in Idaho and Colorado, and again with Jeremie this fall in Idaho. Keegan is a tough kid... I first met him 6 miles in the Idaho back country late october in snow/cold on a deer hunt and he handled it better than most adults I've hunted with. Anyways, here's a link to the Gofundme page that gives a little back ground. Karl Blanchard (another hunting partner of mine) got a few of us together and we've managed to raise quite a bit of money along with donations/auctions from Phelps game calls and too many others. Quite a few members from the NW Precision Rifle Shooters FB page donated nearly everything for a custom rifle build as well. I thought I would start a thread for Keegans rifle build so ya'll can follow along. A huge shoutout also goes to Mcmillan for a rush ordered GameWarden stock 100% donated. They didn't hesitate to donate at all, love working with companies like that.
GoFundme Link:
Fundraiser for Danielle Wilder by LISA HILBERG : Keegan's Kick Cancer to the Curb
So here's the list of parts we've gathered. Nearly everything was donated by fellow shooters and complete strangers! Good stuff...
Remington 700 SA (previously was a 6.5 Creedmore)
Timney 510 Trigger
Seekins Precision 20MOA scope base.
Vortex Viper HS 4-16
ARC 10 scope rings
HS Precision DBM
Mcmillan Gamewarden
HCA Carbon killer barrel, 9" twist, 6.5 cal. Heavy hunter contour.
Here's a pic with the basic ingredients...
First step is to blueprint the action. Couple initial measurements.
Action face to bottom action lug: 1.1445"
Action face to top action lug: 1.146"
Pretty typical for a remington 700. You can clearly see the bottom lug has been taking the brunt of the recoil. This is due to a few things. One being the trigger sear pressure on the back of the bolt puts an upward pressure on the bolt, forcing the front of the bolt nose to cant and put more pressure on the bottom lug. This is an inherent issue with the Remington platform but it is what it is. They still tend to shoot great Various builders have come up with their own designs and "fixes" over the years for this "issue". Results have varied.
Checking bolt handle clearance. This one is at .008" which is one of the tightest I've ever had on a factory action. Should yield very good primary extraction and I may not even re-work the bolt lugs/handle in this action. You'll see why below:
Mike
GoFundme Link:
Fundraiser for Danielle Wilder by LISA HILBERG : Keegan's Kick Cancer to the Curb
So here's the list of parts we've gathered. Nearly everything was donated by fellow shooters and complete strangers! Good stuff...
Remington 700 SA (previously was a 6.5 Creedmore)
Timney 510 Trigger
Seekins Precision 20MOA scope base.
Vortex Viper HS 4-16
ARC 10 scope rings
HS Precision DBM
Mcmillan Gamewarden
HCA Carbon killer barrel, 9" twist, 6.5 cal. Heavy hunter contour.
Here's a pic with the basic ingredients...
First step is to blueprint the action. Couple initial measurements.
Action face to bottom action lug: 1.1445"
Action face to top action lug: 1.146"
Pretty typical for a remington 700. You can clearly see the bottom lug has been taking the brunt of the recoil. This is due to a few things. One being the trigger sear pressure on the back of the bolt puts an upward pressure on the bolt, forcing the front of the bolt nose to cant and put more pressure on the bottom lug. This is an inherent issue with the Remington platform but it is what it is. They still tend to shoot great Various builders have come up with their own designs and "fixes" over the years for this "issue". Results have varied.
Checking bolt handle clearance. This one is at .008" which is one of the tightest I've ever had on a factory action. Should yield very good primary extraction and I may not even re-work the bolt lugs/handle in this action. You'll see why below:
Mike