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87Ford
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Took me a couple years to gather the parts and finally have Benchmark put this together for me. I waited 8 months to the day for the McMillan stock.. Anyway, it's finally finished and I cant wait to shoot it.
280 Ackley Improved
Stiller Predator action
Timney trigger
Benchmark barrel; KS contour; 24” and finished at .630
McMillan KS stock painted tan with black webbing
Leupold VX-3 3.5-10 x 40 CDS
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Re: New custom 280 AI
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WOW, that is sexy! You shoot her yet?
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Re: New custom 280 AI
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April 30, 2014, 12:05:32 PM »
Now, that's good looking! I suspect it'll shoot as good as it looks.
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Get down with the sickness
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April 30, 2014, 12:43:25 PM »
Great looking setup! Let us know how she shoots.
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Re: New custom 280 AI
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April 30, 2014, 01:20:19 PM »
Dang, that's a nice setup, and good looking too.
What does it weigh?
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April 30, 2014, 01:45:40 PM »
Nice rifle. I have the same stock and action on my custom 7mm .
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That is a very cooling Rifle!!
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Fordie, it looks like you put a lot of thought into everything you purchased, are you going to be doing hand loads for that jewel of a rifle, and what grouping are you hopping to shoot with it at 100 yards?
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April 30, 2014, 07:17:42 PM »
Great final product, that's a beauty.
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Looks great! Benchmark builds a solid rifle.
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Very nice!
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Good looking gun !
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Re: New custom 280 AI
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Thanks for all of the comments.. I'm very happy with the way the rifle turned out and it fun was watching my idea in a hunting rifle come together. I'm still setting up to reload for it, but in the meantime I have some factory stuff to shoot.. I thought the guys up at Benchmark did a great job and their turnaround time was only four months.
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Quote from: Yondering on April 30, 2014, 01:20:19 PM
Dang, that's a nice setup, and good looking too.
What does it weigh?
Thank you. Rifle weighs 7lbs 5oz
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Very nice, quality rig.
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