PATRIOT VALLEY ARMS 6.5x47 Build

[xXLojackXx]

I recently had Patriot Valley Arms of Exton, PA build me a 6.5x47 Lapua for a match PRS rig. I'll say Josh is the real deal. An aerospace engineer, he's worked extensively with custom rifle action companies as a key role in designing their actions. As well as designing revolutionary bullets (Warner Tool Flat Lines). You ask an intelligent question and Josh sends back an answer that's full of knowledge, experience and reason. Although he's gaining a lot of popularity as a gunsmith, he's potentially the best kept "secret" in the eastern part of the country.

The rifle. A Badger M2008 action sitting in an AI AX chassis paired with a Kreiger heavy Palma contour 1:8" at 22" plus the TBAC brake. I sent two sequentially serialized  Kreiger barrels to Josh, who headspaced them to within .0002" of eachother. I spun the first barrel on and torqued it down, loaded a generic load of 40gr of H4350 behind a 140gr Berger Hybrid and off to the range. The first 10 round group shot on a brand new barrel was .5 MOA. I went back home and turned the case necks and fine tuned the load, ending up with 40.9gr and a .010" jump. Second time at the range the rifle shot 10 shots into a .086 MOA group. Josh gave me a HAMMER. At 22" the barrel spits them out at 2750 fps on the dot.

If you're considering a custom build, strongly consider Patriot Valley Arms. The real deal. Enough writing here's the goods.

[Dan-o]

WOW!!!!!!   Just WOW!!!

[jackelope]

Sweet.  Can I borrow it for the high hunt?

[Biggerhammer]

Class act.. I like to see well thought out quality builds. Smoker group!!!👍

[grundy53]

Beautiful!

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[rbros]

Gotta love those 6.5x47's

[HardCorpsHuntr]

Why'd you put such a cheap scope on that rifle....   Great looking and performing piece you have there.

[huntandjeep]

 

[XAFSSGT]

It's ugly.

 

I kid, that thing is a beauty.

[BullMagnet76]

That is just awesome!!!!

[Jonathan_S]

  real beauty

Nowhere on my list of expensive things to buy but it is beautiful. Thanks for sharing a good experience.

[coachcw]

remember they are unethical

[Netminder01]

We need an emoticon that shows drool; sweet setup. 

[jackelope]

We need an emoticon that shows drool; sweet setup.

We used to have one. Not sure where it went.
 

[Jonathan_S]

 

I have it 

[jackelope]

I have it 

Weird.
I don't. Just double checked.

[xXLojackXx]

remember they are unethical

I signed a waiver upon doing the FFL transfer that said I'd never shoot an animal in the heart knowing full well it wouldn't die due to being a 140gr bullet.

[jkthomps]

What sort of price tag does something like this carry? Would you get a kickback if we name drop and order up?

[Watimberghost]

Nice looking set up

[grundy53]

I have it 

Weird.
I don't. Just double checked.

 

[xXLojackXx]

What sort of price tag does something like this carry? Would you get a kickback if we name drop and order up?

Parts

Chassis-$1100
Action-$1000
Trigger-$150
2 barrels-$680
Brake-$125

Labor

Chamber 2 barrels- $650
Thread 2 muzzle brakes-$200
Shipping- $50

I will get ZERO kickback if you name drop me, I fact Josh might charge you more haha. He's definitely more competitively priced than some gunsmiths and does full CNC Gunsmithing with excellent results.

[yorketransport]

That's a whole lot of top quality parts. I'm going to go out on a limb here and say that this probably isn't your first precision rifle!

Congrats!