New custom 280 AI

[87Ford]

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

[et1702]

WOW, that is sexy!  You shoot her yet?

ET

[hunting4sanity]

Now, that's good looking!  I suspect it'll shoot as good as it looks.

[kodiak 907]

Get down with the sickness

[X-Force]

Great looking setup! Let us know how she shoots.

[mossback91]

 

[Yondering]

Dang, that's a nice setup, and good looking too.

What does it weigh?

[huntandjeep]

Nice rifle. I have the same stock and action on my custom 7mm .

[duchunter]

That is a very cooling Rifle!!

[duchunter]

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?

[Wea300mag]

Great final product, that's a beauty.

[Biggerhammer]

Looks great! Benchmark builds a solid rifle.

[dontgetcrabs]

Very nice!   

[scottcrb]

Good looking gun !

[87Ford]

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.