baldie Posted October 14, 2011 Report Share Posted October 14, 2011 Here,s one i,ve just finished. This is for a retired gentleman who wanted a deer rifle, and also one that could be used on a range from time to time. He wanted it chambering in .280 Remington, which is an uncommon calibre on these shores, but still very popular in the states. I believe we use a european calibre which is very similar, the 7 x 57 Brenneke. Anyway, here are the pics. The action is a Valkyrie long action , fitted with a Border 5R cut and fluted barrel in remington varmint profile. The muzzle has an invisible thread cap and also a third eye tactical muzzle brake. The stock is a McMillan HTG M40 adjustable. Its pillar and devcon bedded, and has one of my long action floorplates, which feeds the .280 rounds nicely from a tweaked .300 win mag magazine. The metalwork is finished in duracoat Parker, and the rail is a 20 moa model. Trigger is a jewell. One of my favourites. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terryh Posted October 14, 2011 Report Share Posted October 14, 2011 Dave, Very nice and tidy rifle, what did it weigh in at all up if you don't mind me asking? Brgds Terry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baldie Posted October 14, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 14, 2011 Never weighed a gun in me life Terry ! I always say there are two weights of gun, lighweight stalker, and bleedin heavy. Seriously, this is not heavy. With a reasonable scope onboard you could carry it all day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ejg223 Posted October 14, 2011 Report Share Posted October 14, 2011 Nice work Dave. 7x64 Brenneke I presume. On my stalking rifles I cut the little mag catch very short, lost a mag recently. edi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baldie Posted October 15, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 15, 2011 My mistake Edi, indeed, its the 7 x 64. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toby Posted October 18, 2011 Report Share Posted October 18, 2011 Nice rifle as ever Dave. The 280 Rem and 280AI are in fashion over here at the moment for combined hunting/long range target work. As you also mentioned just a US version of an old german cartridge(7x64 Brenneke) ATB Toby Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyingfisherman Posted October 18, 2011 Report Share Posted October 18, 2011 So going slightly off-piste.. How does the .280 rem compare to the 7 rem mag? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baldie Posted October 18, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 18, 2011 I'd bet there,s not a lot in them ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baldie Posted October 20, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 20, 2011 The customer made the long drive up from Hampshire this morning, and stopped a couple of hours. A really nice chap. He brought with him his new Swarovski for fitting, which has a rail system. He,d managed to locate a beautiful pair of mounts for it, and we bolted it all together over tea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brown dog Posted October 20, 2011 Report Share Posted October 20, 2011 Dave -any idea what the mounts are? That's a lovely way to mount a scope. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baldie Posted October 20, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 20, 2011 They are german Matt, i kept the box so will check. I,m fairly certain they came from Rupert at Open Season.Absolutely top notch quality, but not cheap. He said they were about £230. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gun nut Posted October 20, 2011 Report Share Posted October 20, 2011 The nice stuff's always plenty of dollar, but cracking looking all the same. If Craig at Thirdeye had them for the afternoon I bet the next set would be less than £230!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest richness Posted October 21, 2011 Report Share Posted October 21, 2011 He sounds like a man of taste and that is a fine-arsed rifle there Baldie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baldie Posted October 31, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 31, 2011 Here,s the website for the mounts guys. http://www.kilic-feintechnik.de/en/click-here-for-the-startpage/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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