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The Basics, Starting Out
.280 Ackley Improved
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<blockquote data-quote="Weaselthis" data-source="post: 545955" data-attributes="member: 19417"><p>I love this caliber and my gun makes me look good! First custom. I shoot competition w/ it & hunt with it. </p><p> </p><p>Rem 700 LH w/ factory bottom metal & factory trigger,tuned & trued. $500 </p><p>Bartlien 5R 1:9 twist #5 contour SS finished at 25.5" $315</p><p>HS Precision stock $365</p><p>Timney trigger factory set at 1.5# $75 (Sold factory trigger for $50.net cost)</p><p>Vias muzzle brake $90</p><p>6x24x50 MD Sightron III $740</p><p>Burris Signature Z high rings $40</p><p>TAB sling $65</p><p>Smith work to true action, chamber, install bbl. & brake, bed action, free float bbl. & reamer rental: $630</p><p>Total : $2840 </p><p>Don't know what I could have done to shave $$ off this as everything was at retail and I wanted it good, and I wanted it NOW! LOL</p><p> </p><p>168g Berger VLD at 2900 fps w/ Retumbo: .4 - .5MOA</p><p>140g Berger VLD at 3225 fps w/ H-4831sc: .3-.4MOA</p><p>160 g Accubond at 3015 fps w/ Retumbo: .4-.5 MOA</p><p>Nosler .280AI brass annealed every other firing No other prep done.</p><p>Fed. 210M primers. </p><p>All bullets .40 thou off the lands </p><p> </p><p>You'll love the round. Get what ya want in a rifle. Buy once, cry once and don't look back. The sting of the money is forgotten now as everytime I shoot it, the grin gets bigger. Good luck!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Weaselthis, post: 545955, member: 19417"] I love this caliber and my gun makes me look good! First custom. I shoot competition w/ it & hunt with it. Rem 700 LH w/ factory bottom metal & factory trigger,tuned & trued. $500 Bartlien 5R 1:9 twist #5 contour SS finished at 25.5" $315 HS Precision stock $365 Timney trigger factory set at 1.5# $75 (Sold factory trigger for $50.net cost) Vias muzzle brake $90 6x24x50 MD Sightron III $740 Burris Signature Z high rings $40 TAB sling $65 Smith work to true action, chamber, install bbl. & brake, bed action, free float bbl. & reamer rental: $630 Total : $2840 Don't know what I could have done to shave $$ off this as everything was at retail and I wanted it good, and I wanted it NOW! LOL 168g Berger VLD at 2900 fps w/ Retumbo: .4 - .5MOA 140g Berger VLD at 3225 fps w/ H-4831sc: .3-.4MOA 160 g Accubond at 3015 fps w/ Retumbo: .4-.5 MOA Nosler .280AI brass annealed every other firing No other prep done. Fed. 210M primers. All bullets .40 thou off the lands You'll love the round. Get what ya want in a rifle. Buy once, cry once and don't look back. The sting of the money is forgotten now as everytime I shoot it, the grin gets bigger. Good luck! [/QUOTE]
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