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Awesome stuff.....as always, thank you for imparting your knowledge.

It came on the factory Remington Model 7 when I purchased the rifle. I am not sure who made it for Remington, but it was probably Boyds. I absolutely love the thumbhole style stocks. Not sure of the color, but it looks a lot like Boyds "camouflage" if I remember correctly.

East Mesa, near Apache Junction. I am off Signal Butte and the 60.

I will definitely be following this thread. I am hoping to upgrade binoculars soon. I have listed a bunch of items for sale to try putting together the funds....this is only way I can justify doing it right now with the wife after dumping a bunch of money into my rifle build. To the OP, keep us informed on what decision you make and how it turns out.

Can you give a little more insight with a ladder test and why at 400 yards. I guess i interpret it differently, so explain like your explaining it to a beginner please I think he has a few previous posts showing his ladder tests, but I always like his input. His attention to detail is second to none.

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Price update: $400 for all rounds of loaded ammo $2.00 per round for individual boxes. You pay shipping

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So no cleaning of the copper fouling between initial shots? I appreciate the advice.

I am in East Mesa, near Apache Junction

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Yeah, factory firing pin and spring. Good to hear you did load development during break in. Should save some time and money. I am guessing I will have to verify after break in and initial testing.

Not me, but it is in my neck of the woods. I am off of Signal Butte and Guadalupe.

Ordered my Precision Armament recoil lug. Also ordered a set of Talley Lightweight scope rings. I pretty much have everything, now just waiting on the reamer. For barrel break in, I am going to follow the Proof Research recommended break in procedure. Is there any benefit to working up loads with different charge weights during the barrel break in? Or, should I just load some ammo at SAAMI specs for overall length and stick with a fixed powder charge with a charge weight on the lower end of the pressure scale? I appreciate any advice.

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You'll break 2800. I am at 2760 with 41.4 grains of H4350 out of a 24" barrel. I think Lancetkenyon is spot on with his guesstimate.

Nice looking rig....I love my 6.5 Creed.

I have the duvids. Words can't describe how much I love them. I have 12x swaros on the way.If you don't mind, can you give a review on the Swaro 12's for handheld glassing when you get them? This would definitely be a lighter option than the Leicas. I am probably about 4 months off from a purchase....gotta finish the rifle then buy my pack tent and sleeping bag before I upgrade glass.

I have been debating this very thing. I currently have Vortex Kaibab 15x56 for tripod and Steiner 8x30 around the neck. I don't plan to use a spotting scope at all. I would like to lighten all my gear up because my plan is to start backpack hunting. As soon as I finish building my custom rifle I plan to put my funds towards upgrading glass. If the Swaro 12x50 EL will work for free hand glassing, I think this would be a great way to go to lighten up as they would be good on a tripod too. Does anyone have any experience with the 12x50 EL free hand glassing? The other option I have considered is the Leica Douvids in 10-15x50. This would allow me to only need one bino. Also, to those that have looked through both, are the Euro 12x50 even comparable to the Swaro 12x50 EL? This could be an option to save some money. I had a chance to glass with my Kaibab alongside Swaro 15x56 and was blown away at the difference....the hype is real!

This is an accurate statement. Claim your personal property on your homeowners policy and hopefully you have $0 deductible on your auto policy for glass. Depending on your homeowners deductible it may or may not be worth filing a claim as rates may increase. Same thing happened to me, but I didn't file a claim for my hunting gear because the loss was about $1,400 and my deductible was $1,000. It wasn't worth it to me for the possibility of increased rates. I hate thieves, sorry for your loss.

Just picked up what I will probably use as my lightweight scope for this build. Cabelas had the Leopold VX6 2-12x42 on sale for $500 off retail. It wasn't my first choice for this build, but should be a good lightweight scope for a pack rifle. I couldn't pass up on th deal.