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700 "Varminter" Swift Project
« on: February 16, 2009, 09:10:39 PM »
I've been impressed with all of the great hardware I've seen you guys post up. Here's my favorite pill spitter...

I grew up thinning ground squirrel populations in central Montana as a kid and really enjoyed shooting the 220 Swift. Well, several years ago, a guy at work asked if I wanted to buy an old 700 ADL for $200. So I bought it anticipating that someday I'd build either a mountain rifle or a varminter out of it.

After a flip of the coin, I sent the action to the fine barrel makers at, Shilen. I let them know my application and that I wanted a heavy varminter and was looking at the long action Swift. They convinced me to go with the 28"(L), Chrome Molly, 1"(D), 1 in 14" twist barrel. They fit the barrel, did all trigger work (crisp 2lb.), as well as glass-beaded and matte-blued the bolt, action and barrel. I then mounted the barrel and action onto the Choate Ultimate Sniper stock - no floor plate. I chose Leupold bases and rings, and topped it off with a hard to find Tasco Custom Shop Mil-Dot scope in 10-50X56X30mm. Cost was $500 at the time. I had my reservations about going with Tasco, but have been very impressed with this scope.

This is a great shooting rifle and one that I am very happy with. Lot's of fun to shoot. Not as fun to carry over long distances, however.
May the morning silence be broken with the wisp of vanes trailing blades to their mark. 
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Re: 700 "Varminter" Swift Project
« Reply #1 on: February 16, 2009, 09:24:04 PM »
AWESOME  :drool:

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Re: 700 "Varminter" Swift Project
« Reply #2 on: February 16, 2009, 09:47:05 PM »
Nice!!!

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Re: 700 "Varminter" Swift Project
« Reply #3 on: February 16, 2009, 09:51:31 PM »
Wow.  I don't know what is more impressive... the rifle, or the fact that you found a $500 Tasco Scope :chuckle:
Nice to know that they can make good stuff when they want to...

I'll bet that thing is a tack-driver..
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Re: 700 "Varminter" Swift Project
« Reply #4 on: February 17, 2009, 05:16:42 AM »
looks good
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Re: 700 "Varminter" Swift Project
« Reply #5 on: February 17, 2009, 10:28:54 AM »
Wow.  I don't know what is more impressive... the rifle, or the fact that you found a $500 Tasco Scope :chuckle:

LOL! I'm right there with ya. I seen one at a gun show in AZ and found one at a dealer and read good things about it. Went totally against anything I'd ever heard or experienced before. My thought was..."Tasco Custom? Isn't that an oxymoron?" It's a really sweet bench-rest type (plenty of knobs to tweak) scope though.

I don't have any pics of paper targets to back this up, but I've managed to print a 1.5" 5 shot group or two at 200 yrds. She really seems to like the 50 Gr. Hornady V-Max.
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Re: 700 "Varminter" Swift Project
« Reply #6 on: February 19, 2009, 09:38:43 AM »
I got a chubby

 


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