35 Whelen Ron Smith Re-Bore Success
Dropped off a clean stainless Remington 700 in 06 to Ron Smith in Alberta for a re-bore. He was quite the character and great to chat with. Went with a gain twist 1-12 on the factory 24 inch barrel. Excellent Christmas gift for me as it was done ahead of schedule and during the break drove down to pick it up. Rifling was smooth as glass and chamber looked beautiful. Rifle is stock save a Limbsaver recoil pad and a Trigger Tech trigger set to 2.5lbs. Sooooo how does it shoot? I played with 4 loads using 225 grain Sierras, 225 Grain Accubonds, and 250 grain Speers Hot Cors, It did not take much, 225 Grain Accubonds and Varget produced 3 rounds touching at 100 yards, amazing! Shot one through buddies Chrono for 2755 fps! Thats moving, it is gonna hit like a hammer. OH ya, the cost....phone Ron but less than half the cost of a new barrel.
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