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Same rifle above with a Leupold VX-2 6-18X. The Weaver was not really suitable for hunting...

Last year I had "Redneck" build me my version of the perfect deer & hog rifle. Turned out perfect!!!

Purpose – Deer & Hog Rifle
Cartridge - .257 Roberts
Action - Blueprinted Model 70 XTR short action
Barrel - Bartlein #0 contour 21.5”
Stock – McMillan Sako Classic Edge brown w/black specks & red decelerator
Trigger – factory adjusted and polished
Optics - Leupold VX-6 3-18 x 44 with firedot illuminated reticle in Talley Lightweights
Cerakote all metal – Satin Mag

Pics: https://www.24hourcampfire.com/ubbt...cs/14420489/custom-257-rbts#Post14420489

Remington 40-X built by Fred Sinclair

Trued 40-X single shot, B serial
24” M24 .308w/.334nk 11.75 twist (not sure of barrel mfg)
M16 extractor
Tuned 40-X trigger
McMillan HTG finished and bedded by Tom Meredith

I just added the Badger 20moa rail, Badger rings, and Bushnell LRTSi 4.5-18x44.

I cant believe with all these fantastic rifles that there has not been anymore built lately.

Shaen Rifles built 7MM-08. For anyone wanting a nice build Shaen is a heck of a good guy to work with, will be doing another one as soon as parts arrive

Specs:

Defiance Machine Rebel short action, sheep cut port, extra deep flutes on bolt, Remington style bolt handle with teardrop bolt knob
Proof Research carbon fiber stock
Bartlein #4 contour carbon wrapped barrel, 1-8.5" twist, finished @ 23"
TriggerTech primary trigger
Hawkins aluminum BDL with Wyatts mag box/spring/follower
Talley Lwt lows
Nightforce NXS 2.5-10-42 scope
Rifle only weighs just under 6lbs.

I got all of my hunting specific blueprints together for a picture When prepping for rifle season. All are documented in the previous pages. However, front front to back: 338 Federal, 35 Whelen, 338-06 A-Square, 300 Win Mag, and 30-06 Springfield.

25x284 - -> 8lb 13oz as shown with vortex razor lh 3-15 g4 bdc
Work was done by Diamond T Gunsmithing
Win Mod 70 USA CRF trued
Trigger: polished with Ernie’s spring
Williams claw / two piece steel scope base coated to match / 8-40 screws
Bartlein 2b
Hunters Edge Brn/brn painted by micky red pad installed there too
Bedded in devcon
Action: cerakote graphite blk and the barrel was oxide blasted

Started life as a 270wsm and I found a new bolt and ejector from Numrichs the claw from brownells. The price on the rifle was cheap enough that with the bolt and Parts I still was able to save some $$$

Wikipedia says blue prints went out in 1975, but I was at company with an operating blue print machine in 1983.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blueprint

At any big engineering company before then, there were blue print machine operating girls. They bent over and stretched all day. Aerospace companies paying big wages for unskilled blue print machine girls could hire just he pretty ones. And the machine kept them fit.

By now blueprint machine operating girls are old grandmas.

Shaen Rifles built #2 7MM-08. Shaen does it again:) Pretty much a twin to Shaen Rifles build #1 only stock color is brown/black speckle and different scope.

Specs:

Defiance Machine Rebel short action, sheep cut port, extra deep flutes on bolt, Remington style bolt handle with teardrop bolt knob
Birdsong Black T on action/bottom metal
Proof Research carbon fiber stock
Bartlein #4 contour carbon wrapped barrel, 1-8.5" twist, finished @ 23"
TriggerTech primary trigger
Hawkins aluminum BDL with Wyatts mag box/spring/follower
Talley Lwt lows
S&B PM II 10x42
Rifle only weighs just under 6lbs.

OM, that is one sharp looking rifle. Well thought out for sure!

Thank you - Shaen does some darn good work and easy to work with.

Exceptional rifle.

How did the #4 fit that inlet? Or did you fill it? First dibs plz x)

The fit is pretty good IMHO, maybe a little more room then a regular Manners or McMillan inlet but not bad. The Bart #4 is similar enough to a Proof CF.

I have a safari ks stock and as you know they used a heavy barrel for them. The cf Bart #4 is what I’m eyeing to use in it. I think it’ll be really close! Looks great, congratulations
I have been full length bedding the inlets with 4 layers of pvc tape on the barrel…when removed it yields a nice .040 gap…I mainly do this for water egress in snowy nasty freezing weather x)

If they used the standard Mag contour on them it should be pretty darn close to the #4 Bartlein - the CF wrapped #4 is just the same as the all metal #4 if you want to get the specs they have them on their website. So far its been a fantastic barrel. One thing though if it matters, the Bart CF isn't as "pretty" as the Proof barrels but I can live with that:)