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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.
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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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