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<blockquote data-quote="badthirtyone" data-source="post: 2440079" data-attributes="member: 9573"><p>[ATTACH=full]340401[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>I've seen a couple of our members that have received (or finished) their custom rifles over the past week. </p><p></p><p>I figured that I would add to the frenzy by posting the Black Canyon Customs built Tikka that I just picked up after waiting these past couple of months. I need to say up front, that while I was like an impatient kid counting the minutes until Christmas, Fritz at Black Canyon Customs actually knocked this out much faster than expected - or promised - so I was elated when I got the text earlier this week telling me that it was ready to be picked up.</p><p></p><p>Fritz is the phenomenal builder that was the lead "in-house" gunsmith for many years at Mile High Shooting before he struck out on his own to create Black Canyon Customs a couple of years back. He built a stellar reputation with the discerning Mile High Shooting clientele, and his work is masterful. (Ok, sorry for the fan-boying and advertising, but Fritz really is "The man" out here in the west).</p><p></p><p><strong>A little backstory...</strong></p><p></p><p>Oddly enough, I just happened to "fall into" this custom build through a particular set of circumstances. I have always been a Tikka fan for their out of the box accuracy and actions that feel like they are on ball-bearings. I personally think they build an exceptional rifle - especially in their price range. I own several different brands of rifles, Tikka being one of my favorites.</p><p></p><p>I happen to have multiple Tikkas in various calibers, one of which I simply bought because I was sitting on so much ammo - 7 Rem Mag - and I didn't have a gun in that caliber. Yep, I'm guilty of buying a gun just because I had ammo for it. </p><p></p><p>The long and short of it was that about 12 years ago I lucked into a large quantity of factory ammo because a local retailer (Gart Brothers) was going out of business and they were blowing out everything they had in stock. I bought all they had in a couple of different calibers, including their 7 Rem Mag even though I didn't have a rifle to shoot it in at the time. Some deals are just too good to pass up. </p><p></p><p>"Well (I tell my wife), now I just have to go buy a rifle to be able to take advantage of the great deal that I got on the ammo." With the outstanding experiences that I have had with Tikka, it made it an easy purchase to get a bone-stock Stainless T3 lite in 7RM. </p><p></p><p>Life found a way of keeping me exceptionally busy (3 young boys and a hectic career), so that new-in-the-box Tikka 7RM sat unused for the past decade. Additionally, like most of us here, I have plenty of other rifles to keep me occupied so I almost forgot that I had it. </p><p></p><p>Fast forward to a year ago and my middle kid (16 years old at the time) decided that he wanted to upgrade to a "real" caliber for hunting and long range shooting. I decided that it was time to dig out that brand new/old T3 7RM for my son and he began shooting it in preparation for the coming hunting seasons. </p><p></p><p>Low and behold (no real surprise to me) that thing shot lights-out with most anything we fed it. He quickly got so good with that rifle that we ended up spending the time to work up a fantastic load for it - Berger 180 Hybrids with Norma MRP. He shoots that load consistently under .75 MOA, and can get into the .4-ish MOA range when he is focused and trying to outshoot his dad. He spent this past year behind that rifle out to 550 yards.</p><p></p><p>With my son having such a wonderful year behind that rifle, he now has pretty much "staked claim" to it and I seem to have - once again - lost another gun to one of my rambunctious boys. </p><p></p><p><em>"See honey, I told you we needed to buy that rifle - it'll get used... someday!"</em></p><p></p><p>Through these past many months I also gained a good deal of respect and, frankly, a new fondness for the 7 Remington Magnum. I still love my 300 Mags, but I've taken a considerable detour this year to delve into the .284's. I guess that it was only natural that I build one for myself as I keep losing guns to my kids faster than I can fall down a hill.</p><p></p><p>I got ahold of Fritz from BCC and we started kicking this idea around, and the rest is history...</p><p></p><p><strong>2022 Black Canyon Customs T3 7 Rem Mag</strong></p><p></p><p>Components list:</p><p></p><table style='width: 100%'><tr><td>Action, T3 LA Magnum</td><td>Tikka SS, complete</td><td>LA Mag stainless complete</td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Stock, carbon fiber</td><td>Mesa Precision</td><td>Altitude, alpine camo</td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Barrel</td><td>Proof Research Carbon</td><td>8.44 twist 26" CF</td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Bottom Metal</td><td>Mountain Tactical</td><td>Aluminum, AICS Long 3.715</td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Scope, long range</td><td>Nightforce SHV</td><td>illuminated 4-14, 1st focal plane MOAR</td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Adjustable cheekpiece</td><td>Forcewerx razor</td><td>OD green adjustable</td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Comp, 3 port timed</td><td>Area 419 self timed</td><td>3 port Hellfire, black</td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Base, pic rail</td><td>Mtn Tact 20 MOA</td><td>Magpul OD ceracoat</td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Rings</td><td>30 mm</td><td>Vortex</td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Bipod</td><td>Harris swivel notch</td><td>swivel model</td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Trigger</td><td>Stock T3 + spring kit</td><td>Mountain Tactical spring kit</td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Bolt handle</td><td>Anarchy Outdoors</td><td>Bent/swept T3 stainless</td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Bolt knob</td><td>Anarchy Outdoors</td><td>Acorn w/scales, OD green</td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Bolt shroud</td><td>Anarchy Outdoors</td><td>Aluminum, OD green</td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Mags, AICS</td><td>Accurate Mag AICS 3.715</td><td>LA magnum, 3 & 5 rounds</td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Gunsmithing</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Barrel, custom cut & chambered for 180's</td><td>Shank cut & Ceracoat</td><td>OD green & customized, exposed CF</td></tr><tr><td>Pillars for cheekpiece</td><td>Custom fabricated pillars</td><td>Aluminum inset & epoxied in CF stock</td></tr><tr><td>Thread for comp</td><td>5/8x24 muzzle thread</td><td>A419 Hellfire comp</td></tr><tr><td>Bedding job, barrel</td><td>full skim coat bedding</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Tune trigger</td><td>install & tune trig spring</td><td>Final tune to 2 lbs</td></tr><tr><td>Ceracoat - All</td><td>General all ceracoat</td><td>Magpul OD green</td></tr><tr><td>Laser engraving</td><td>Custom laser engraving on barrel</td><td>31, caliber designation & BCC</td></tr><tr><td>Fit Bottom metal</td><td>General gunsmithing</td><td>Fit for reliable feed/function/fire</td></tr><tr><td>General assembly</td><td>General gunsmithing</td><td>Precision fit of all parts</td></tr><tr><td>Pillars for action</td><td>Fabricate & install pillars during action bedding</td><td></td></tr></table><p></p><p>I wanted to give a "shout-out" to [USER=73428]@North Idaho Hunter[/USER] for being a tremendous help with getting many of the required parts together. Great guy to deal with on a project like this.</p><p></p><p>I'll give an update when I can get it to the range for break-in and load work up.</p><p></p><p>It'll be sending the Berger 180 Hybrids out of Peterson brass with a variety of primers and powders that will be tested.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p><strong>Additional photos of finished build:</strong></p><p></p><div style="text-align: center"><strong>Fritz (Black Canyon Customs), presenting me with the finished build</strong></div><p><strong>[ATTACH=full]340408[/ATTACH]</strong></p><p></p><p></p><div style="text-align: center"><strong>The rifle in its new home</strong></div><p>[ATTACH=full]340409[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]340410[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]340412[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]340415[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]340416[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><div style="text-align: center"><strong>My middle son with "his" Tikka 7RM - the one that started this whole fiasco!</strong></div> <div style="text-align: center"><strong>[ATTACH=full]340427[/ATTACH]</strong></div><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong><em><span style="font-size: 22px">badthirtyone</span></em></strong></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="badthirtyone, post: 2440079, member: 9573"] [ATTACH type="full"]340401[/ATTACH] I've seen a couple of our members that have received (or finished) their custom rifles over the past week. I figured that I would add to the frenzy by posting the Black Canyon Customs built Tikka that I just picked up after waiting these past couple of months. I need to say up front, that while I was like an impatient kid counting the minutes until Christmas, Fritz at Black Canyon Customs actually knocked this out much faster than expected - or promised - so I was elated when I got the text earlier this week telling me that it was ready to be picked up. Fritz is the phenomenal builder that was the lead "in-house" gunsmith for many years at Mile High Shooting before he struck out on his own to create Black Canyon Customs a couple of years back. He built a stellar reputation with the discerning Mile High Shooting clientele, and his work is masterful. (Ok, sorry for the fan-boying and advertising, but Fritz really is "The man" out here in the west). [B]A little backstory...[/B] Oddly enough, I just happened to "fall into" this custom build through a particular set of circumstances. I have always been a Tikka fan for their out of the box accuracy and actions that feel like they are on ball-bearings. I personally think they build an exceptional rifle - especially in their price range. I own several different brands of rifles, Tikka being one of my favorites. I happen to have multiple Tikkas in various calibers, one of which I simply bought because I was sitting on so much ammo - 7 Rem Mag - and I didn't have a gun in that caliber. Yep, I'm guilty of buying a gun just because I had ammo for it. The long and short of it was that about 12 years ago I lucked into a large quantity of factory ammo because a local retailer (Gart Brothers) was going out of business and they were blowing out everything they had in stock. I bought all they had in a couple of different calibers, including their 7 Rem Mag even though I didn't have a rifle to shoot it in at the time. Some deals are just too good to pass up. "Well (I tell my wife), now I just have to go buy a rifle to be able to take advantage of the great deal that I got on the ammo." With the outstanding experiences that I have had with Tikka, it made it an easy purchase to get a bone-stock Stainless T3 lite in 7RM. Life found a way of keeping me exceptionally busy (3 young boys and a hectic career), so that new-in-the-box Tikka 7RM sat unused for the past decade. Additionally, like most of us here, I have plenty of other rifles to keep me occupied so I almost forgot that I had it. Fast forward to a year ago and my middle kid (16 years old at the time) decided that he wanted to upgrade to a "real" caliber for hunting and long range shooting. I decided that it was time to dig out that brand new/old T3 7RM for my son and he began shooting it in preparation for the coming hunting seasons. Low and behold (no real surprise to me) that thing shot lights-out with most anything we fed it. He quickly got so good with that rifle that we ended up spending the time to work up a fantastic load for it - Berger 180 Hybrids with Norma MRP. He shoots that load consistently under .75 MOA, and can get into the .4-ish MOA range when he is focused and trying to outshoot his dad. He spent this past year behind that rifle out to 550 yards. With my son having such a wonderful year behind that rifle, he now has pretty much "staked claim" to it and I seem to have - once again - lost another gun to one of my rambunctious boys. [I]"See honey, I told you we needed to buy that rifle - it'll get used... someday!"[/I] Through these past many months I also gained a good deal of respect and, frankly, a new fondness for the 7 Remington Magnum. I still love my 300 Mags, but I've taken a considerable detour this year to delve into the .284's. I guess that it was only natural that I build one for myself as I keep losing guns to my kids faster than I can fall down a hill. I got ahold of Fritz from BCC and we started kicking this idea around, and the rest is history... [B]2022 Black Canyon Customs T3 7 Rem Mag[/B] Components list: [TABLE] [TR] [TD]Action, T3 LA Magnum[/TD] [TD]Tikka SS, complete[/TD] [TD]LA Mag stainless complete[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD][/TD] [TD][/TD] [TD][/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Stock, carbon fiber[/TD] [TD]Mesa Precision[/TD] [TD]Altitude, alpine camo[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD][/TD] [TD][/TD] [TD][/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Barrel[/TD] [TD]Proof Research Carbon[/TD] [TD]8.44 twist 26" CF[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD][/TD] [TD][/TD] [TD][/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Bottom Metal[/TD] [TD]Mountain Tactical[/TD] [TD]Aluminum, AICS Long 3.715[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD][/TD] [TD][/TD] [TD][/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Scope, long range[/TD] [TD]Nightforce SHV[/TD] [TD]illuminated 4-14, 1st focal plane MOAR[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD][/TD] [TD][/TD] [TD][/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Adjustable cheekpiece[/TD] [TD]Forcewerx razor[/TD] [TD]OD green adjustable[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD][/TD] [TD][/TD] [TD][/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Comp, 3 port timed[/TD] [TD]Area 419 self timed[/TD] [TD]3 port Hellfire, black[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD][/TD] [TD][/TD] [TD][/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Base, pic rail[/TD] [TD]Mtn Tact 20 MOA[/TD] [TD]Magpul OD ceracoat[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD][/TD] [TD][/TD] [TD][/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Rings[/TD] [TD]30 mm[/TD] [TD]Vortex[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD][/TD] [TD][/TD] [TD][/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Bipod[/TD] [TD]Harris swivel notch[/TD] [TD]swivel model[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD][/TD] [TD][/TD] [TD][/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Trigger[/TD] [TD]Stock T3 + spring kit[/TD] [TD]Mountain Tactical spring kit[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD][/TD] [TD][/TD] [TD][/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Bolt handle[/TD] [TD]Anarchy Outdoors[/TD] [TD]Bent/swept T3 stainless[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD][/TD] [TD][/TD] [TD][/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Bolt knob[/TD] [TD]Anarchy Outdoors[/TD] [TD]Acorn w/scales, OD green[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD][/TD] [TD][/TD] [TD][/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Bolt shroud[/TD] [TD]Anarchy Outdoors[/TD] [TD]Aluminum, OD green[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD][/TD] [TD][/TD] [TD][/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Mags, AICS[/TD] [TD]Accurate Mag AICS 3.715[/TD] [TD]LA magnum, 3 & 5 rounds[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD][/TD] [TD][/TD] [TD][/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Gunsmithing[/TD] [TD][/TD] [TD][/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Barrel, custom cut & chambered for 180's[/TD] [TD]Shank cut & Ceracoat[/TD] [TD]OD green & customized, exposed CF[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Pillars for cheekpiece[/TD] [TD]Custom fabricated pillars[/TD] [TD]Aluminum inset & epoxied in CF stock[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Thread for comp[/TD] [TD]5/8x24 muzzle thread[/TD] [TD]A419 Hellfire comp[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Bedding job, barrel[/TD] [TD]full skim coat bedding[/TD] [TD][/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Tune trigger[/TD] [TD]install & tune trig spring[/TD] [TD]Final tune to 2 lbs[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Ceracoat - All[/TD] [TD]General all ceracoat[/TD] [TD]Magpul OD green[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Laser engraving[/TD] [TD]Custom laser engraving on barrel[/TD] [TD]31, caliber designation & BCC[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Fit Bottom metal[/TD] [TD]General gunsmithing[/TD] [TD]Fit for reliable feed/function/fire[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]General assembly[/TD] [TD]General gunsmithing[/TD] [TD]Precision fit of all parts[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Pillars for action[/TD] [TD]Fabricate & install pillars during action bedding[/TD] [TD][/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] I wanted to give a "shout-out" to [USER=73428]@North Idaho Hunter[/USER] for being a tremendous help with getting many of the required parts together. Great guy to deal with on a project like this. I'll give an update when I can get it to the range for break-in and load work up. It'll be sending the Berger 180 Hybrids out of Peterson brass with a variety of primers and powders that will be tested. [B]Additional photos of finished build:[/B] [CENTER][B]Fritz (Black Canyon Customs), presenting me with the finished build[/B][/CENTER] [B][ATTACH type="full"]340408[/ATTACH][/B] [CENTER][B]The rifle in its new home[/B][/CENTER] [ATTACH type="full"]340409[/ATTACH] [ATTACH type="full"]340410[/ATTACH][ATTACH type="full"]340412[/ATTACH] [ATTACH type="full"]340415[/ATTACH] [ATTACH type="full"]340416[/ATTACH] [CENTER][B]My middle son with "his" Tikka 7RM - the one that started this whole fiasco! [ATTACH type="full"]340427[/ATTACH][/B][/CENTER] [B] [I][SIZE=6]badthirtyone[/SIZE][/I][/B] [/QUOTE]
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