njbowhntr Posted September 6, 2010 Report Share Posted September 6, 2010 (edited) Got the call last week, and picked it up in friday. I dropped off the wife's Remington short action receiver at the gunsmith in January. Well it is finally back. He started off my blueprinting/trueing the receiver. Then he polished the bolt and matte finished the receiver. After that he sent it out to ER Shaw for a 2.5 contour stainless steel .308 barrel. But for some reason I did not get a 2.5 contour, I ended up with a 3 contour. No worries though, I kinda like the heavier barrel. Then he fitted the Bell and Carlson aluminum bedded stock I have for the barrel. Final fit included glass bedding the locking lug. I also added a Remington detachable magazine to the mix. For now I put the old Leupold low rings and my Nikon Buckmaster 3-9x40mm on top. Final weight of 10 lbs. Well here she is: Edited September 6, 2010 by njbowhntr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strut10 Posted September 6, 2010 Report Share Posted September 6, 2010 Well thought out piece. Nice. Range report, ASAP, please. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaun_300 Posted September 8, 2010 Report Share Posted September 8, 2010 Sounds great, let us know how it shoots! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbHunterNY Posted September 8, 2010 Report Share Posted September 8, 2010 Looks like it's a shooter. Definitely let us know how it does. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njbowhntr Posted September 10, 2010 Author Report Share Posted September 10, 2010 Not sure how that range report is going to work out. We are gearing up for a shut-down at work. We started Monday-Saturday 10 hour days. This is supposed to go till about Thanksgiving. The good thing is I will have the money to get the trigger replaced when the job is done. And enouth for a scope and new mounting system, I am thinking something with a picatinny rail or the DNZ mounting system. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doubleA Posted September 10, 2010 Report Share Posted September 10, 2010 Nice looking rifle, gotta love the 308 win. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hunterbobb Posted September 10, 2010 Report Share Posted September 10, 2010 Final fit included glass bedding the locking lug. I also added a Remington detachable magazine to the mix. For now I put the old Leupold low rings and my Nikon Buckmaster 3-9x40mm on top. The good thing is I will have the money for a scope and new mounting system, I am thinking something with a picatinny rail or the DNZ mounting system. I hate to be a nit picker but, I assume you meant you glass bedded the Recoil Lug. Glass bedding the locking lug could have an adverse effect on the operation of the action. Further I consider the picatinny rail a step down from the leupold mounts and rigs. If you want to get rid of those moounts and the scope I would be happy to take them off your hands for a fair price. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njbowhntr Posted September 12, 2010 Author Report Share Posted September 12, 2010 hunterbobb is very correct. I did type that incorrectly. It is the recoil lug that is glass bedded, not the locking lug. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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