- Joined
- Mar 11, 2016
- Messages
- 19
I've always wanted to build rifles, so I finally dived in with both feet and bought a Grizzly GO709 14"x40". After youtubing, and practicing, I ordered a barrel and got started. I purchased a BAT EX action, a 37" Bartlein Stainless Steel barrel, a Jewel trigger, and a birch laminate 40"x 15" x 5" blank in colors; green, gray, and brown. (Mountain camo). The scope is a Vortex Razor Gen II, HD 4.5x27x34mm. Scope base is a BAT Stainless Steel in 50MOA. Scope rings are Seekins matched set in 6061 billet aluminum. The 1/2" rubber recoil pad is from farm canvas. The rifle's LOP is 16.5. The stock is finished with dozens of coats of Permalyn. Action is bedded with Marine Tex, & JB Weld. Barrel is free floated. Weight of firearm is 40.8 lbs. I am presently fabricating a 25lb bi-pod, spring cushioned, lead filled feet. Chamber reamer is a Dave Kiff. I ordered once fired 50 BMG brass from Brass Bombers (California), 660 grain API pulled projos from American Reloading. Primers are CCI #35. Brass was resized with a full length resizer CH4D. Projos were sized with a bullet sizer CH4D, .510". Brass was trimmed to length with a Garaud case trimmer. Brass was neck-turned on my lathe with a home-made I.D. pilot. Military crimp also removed on my lathe. I loaded 230 grains of Vihtavouri 20N29. This rifle shoots better than I expected. (My eyes have been opened to what real long distance shooting should be). I am hitting baseballs at 1,000 yards. Can't wait to walk this round out to a mile. I am really pleased with the Vortex Razor Gen II scope in (MOA). Rex Reviews had 4 scopes listed as best on the planet. U.S. Optics, Schmidt & Bender, Vortex Razor, and Night Force. (Not necessarily in that order). I have decided not to install a muzzle break. I don't like the blast coming back., and I love recoil.