chuckhammer
12-10-2013, 02:39 AM
Here's a summary of the improved version of a 7mm-300 Win Mag I drew up for my first custom rifle build. I named it the 7mm Valkyrie after both the buxom blonde "chooser of the slain" from Norse mythology and after the incredible XB-70 Valkyrie bomber from the 1960s.
I chose the Savage 110 due to the barrel nut and floating bolt head. Both of these features make for a very home gunsmith-friendly build. I managed to keep the total cost below $1500 for the whole rig. As a result, some of the parts are not cream-of-the-crop but I believe they will serve me perfectly well for now.
First shots are shown at the bottom! These five were touched off on Sunday 12/8 and were only the 11th through 15th shots ever fired from the rifle. Yes, that is two bullets that formed a single nearly concentric hole. http://www.ar15.com/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif My goal is to find a FAST 1/2 MOA load at 100 yds and then move out to longer distances. I have several different powders and bullets to try so it may take a couple of hundred shots before I reach that point.
All in all, I am very pleased with how it's turned out thus far. http://www.ar15.com/images/smilies/icon_smile_cool.gif
http://img21.imageshack.us/img21/5444/srky.png
http://img577.imageshack.us/img577/9278/ub5i.png
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http://img853.imageshack.us/img853/9748/kz32.png
http://img401.imageshack.us/img401/438/9g5c.png
http://img138.imageshack.us/img138/8881/7rz6.png
I chose the Savage 110 due to the barrel nut and floating bolt head. Both of these features make for a very home gunsmith-friendly build. I managed to keep the total cost below $1500 for the whole rig. As a result, some of the parts are not cream-of-the-crop but I believe they will serve me perfectly well for now.
First shots are shown at the bottom! These five were touched off on Sunday 12/8 and were only the 11th through 15th shots ever fired from the rifle. Yes, that is two bullets that formed a single nearly concentric hole. http://www.ar15.com/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif My goal is to find a FAST 1/2 MOA load at 100 yds and then move out to longer distances. I have several different powders and bullets to try so it may take a couple of hundred shots before I reach that point.
All in all, I am very pleased with how it's turned out thus far. http://www.ar15.com/images/smilies/icon_smile_cool.gif
http://img21.imageshack.us/img21/5444/srky.png
http://img577.imageshack.us/img577/9278/ub5i.png
http://img11.imageshack.us/img11/8168/y73i.png
http://img268.imageshack.us/img268/1869/gywl.png
http://img706.imageshack.us/img706/2987/9gl7.png
http://img819.imageshack.us/img819/8607/j2jv.png
http://img853.imageshack.us/img853/9748/kz32.png
http://img401.imageshack.us/img401/438/9g5c.png
http://img138.imageshack.us/img138/8881/7rz6.png