For Sale - Specialist Rifle Services (Steve Bowers) 30-06AI custom

[KevinF]

Selling up my entire kit:

 

 

 

 

30-06 AI Specialist Rifle Services custom, built by Mr Bowers on my original Remington 700 donor action and in lovely cared for condition. Has shot 413 rounds from new.

Fully blueprinted Remington/SRS action

Matt stainless 27" Walther stainless match barrel, screw cut

Atec lightweight moderator

Pillar/Devcon bedded McMillan A5 stock

Warne Picatinny rail

Jewell trigger

Optimised for 125 gn Nosler BTs or Accubonds at 3,400 fps. Shoots 150s and 165s with equal accuracy.

 

£2100. NOW SOLD

 

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Rare and in lovely honest condition Tikka M65 Continental in 308 - £850 NOW SOLD

 

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Schmidt & Bender PM II 4-16X50 P4 fine Illuminated scope - clothing wear on turrets but optically perfect - £1600 NOW SOLD

 

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S&B (Hungary) 8X56 dot reticle illuminated - mint - £620 NOW SOLD

 

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RCBS ChargeMaster Combo - used twice - mint condition - £330

 

 

All can be seen West Berkshire. Interest by PMs please.

[Offroad Gary]

I can vouch for Kevin and all his kit is lovely, better than described, the bowers blueprinted action (sleeved bolt) is as tight and smooth as any custom action, badged as specialist rifle services, its an absolute gem. Shoots hole in hole. The tikka is absolutely mint.

[s8mdevo]

Kevin,

 

Is the pmii still for sale?

[KevinF]

Leica CRF 1600 now SOLD.

[s8mdevo]

do you still have the schmidt pm2?

[KevinF]

Yes.

[Guest Stacka]

What work has been done to the M65?

[KevinF]

None. it is completely original.

[KevinF]

A further note on this. When I was in the discussions with Steve Bowers that eventually led to the build of the 30-06AI in my original post above, he mentioned that the older Tikka 65 action (it is a long action) is highly prized as a base for custom rifles. We considered cannibalising the Tikka but dismissed this on the grounds that it would have been vandalism to chop about such a lovely condition and entirely original rifle.

 

I believe I am right in saying that Tikka was still a family-owned firm when the M65 Continental was built, and that they still did much by hand. After Sako acquired them, the accountants got involved....

 

I have owned the M65 for some 25 years and shot maybe 400 rounds through it. I am the second owner, the first being a collector who bought it new and never shot it.

[KevinF]

Both rifles and associated scopes now sold.

 

Thank you to those who have shown interest.