M24ish Personal Build
I've built a lot of bolt actions for other people, but this is the first one I've (mostly) completed for myself. It started life as a Remington 700 "Long Range" in 300 Win Mag. I recently fitted a Lothar Walther polygonal rifled blank, 22", chambered in 300 PRC, with a modified M24 profile and a Badger Ordnance oversized recoil lug. The receiver and bolt were blueprinted. The stock is an HS Precision PST011, similar to the one used on the M24. On top sits a Bushnell XRS2, and an Omega 300 out front. I threaded the bolt handle for an oversized knob. Oh, and the trigger is a Timney Calvin Elite Custom. Admittedly, I am little underwhelmed by it. There is more creep in it than I'd expect from a $300 trigger.
Target was 5 rounds at 100 yards. 220gr SMK on top of 74gr IMR 4831 using CCI mag primers and new Hornady brass. It measures around .4 MOA. The next 5 shot group (not pictured) was .7 MOA, fed from the magazine, with no cool down between shots. Blah blah blah, statistically insignificant. I'm still happy with it.
Still need to get the barrel engraved and Cerakoted. I'm debating if it's worth bedding this one. I'll likely leave it so I can move the stock around in the future. Extractor needs some tuning. It sometimes hangs up on the cases when chambering. This was a replacement extractor, installed after truing the bolt face. Will also lap the lugs to try and smooth out the action a bit more. Bolt timing looks fine, but something feels like it's hanging up.
Next up is the retromod Mauser some of you guys have seen in the shop. I've been slowly pecking away at it this week. Stay tuned for a build post on it.