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Equipment & Gear => Guns and Ammo => Topic started by: 87Ford on April 30, 2014, 11:53:34 AM

Title: New custom 280 AI
Post by: 87Ford on April 30, 2014, 11:53:34 AM: 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
Title: Re: New custom 280 AI
Post by: et1702 on April 30, 2014, 12:04:47 PM: WOW, that is sexy! You shoot her yet?

ET
Title: Re: New custom 280 AI
Post by: hunting4sanity on April 30, 2014, 12:05:32 PM: Now, that's good looking! I suspect it'll shoot as good as it looks.
Title: Re: New custom 280 AI
Post by: kodiak 907 on April 30, 2014, 12:12:48 PM: Get down with the sickness :tup:
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Post by: X-Force on April 30, 2014, 12:43:25 PM: Great looking setup! Let us know how she shoots.
Title: Re: New custom 280 AI
Post by: mossback91 on April 30, 2014, 12:50:46 PM: :drool:
Title: Re: New custom 280 AI
Post by: Yondering on April 30, 2014, 01:20:19 PM: Dang, that's a nice setup, and good looking too.

What does it weigh?
Title: Re: New custom 280 AI
Post by: huntandjeep on April 30, 2014, 01:45:40 PM: Nice rifle. I have the same stock and action on my custom 7mm .
Title: Re: New custom 280 AI
Post by: duchunter on April 30, 2014, 07:11:10 PM: That is a very cooling Rifle!!
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Post by: duchunter on April 30, 2014, 07:17:22 PM: 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?
Title: Re: New custom 280 AI
Post by: Wea300mag on April 30, 2014, 07:17:42 PM: Great final product, that's a beauty. :tup:
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Post by: Biggerhammer on April 30, 2014, 08:08:25 PM: Looks great! Benchmark builds a solid rifle.
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Post by: dontgetcrabs on April 30, 2014, 08:51:54 PM: Very nice! :drool:
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Post by: scottcrb on April 30, 2014, 08:57:58 PM: Good looking gun !
Title: Re: New custom 280 AI
Post by: 87Ford on May 01, 2014, 11:15:14 AM: 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.
Title: Re: New custom 280 AI
Post by: 87Ford on May 01, 2014, 11:16:34 AM: 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
Title: Re: New custom 280 AI
Post by: MtnMuley on May 01, 2014, 11:17:08 AM: :tup: Very nice, quality rig.