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posted 04 February 2010 05:26
Gorgeous Custom...GMA Action..22"/11pds Removable Brake...Killer Wood.Serial #1 of the 700s by AHR..Thanks Wayne & Ed! (Now owned By Bigdoggy) CRYBABY


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posted 13 February 2010 05:35Hide Post
This is by far the coolest best looking scout rifle I have ever seen. My hat is off to you.

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posted 15 February 2010 04:47Hide Post
It shoots great too!
 
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posted 21 April 2010 05:26Hide Post
Tommy, you have good taste on wood, I wish you would not cost me so much money. You need to save me money and start getting ugly riles.
 
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posted 22 April 2010 09:34Hide Post
now what is the point in that scout scope setup? I know it must be fucntion because it would obviously look much better in the right place, but is the recoil so stout that you needed the eye relief? or maybe it is feeding issue?

enlighten me please.

other than that, gorgeous monster of a gun, scary.

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Its for the recoil thing,but personally I'd rather a hit in the eye as I just dont care for the looks of it thumbdown That being said,alot of folks luv it and thats fine too. tu2


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posted 22 April 2010 21:09Hide Post
I'm with you Safari, I'd go open sights instead if there wasn't a regular scope with enough relief. but variety is the spice of life.

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posted 23 April 2010 10:59Hide Post
Even Nancy Pelosi would look better clamped in that stock. Eeker
 
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posted 23 April 2010 17:30Hide Post
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Even Nancy Pelosi would look better clamped in that stock. Eeker
yuck

Now thats Pushin it! animal


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Originally posted by weaveman:
This is by far the coolest best looking scout rifle I have ever seen. My hat is off to you.

James

I reckon more than your hat would be off firing that baby!

Looks great. I like the scope over the action, but that is practical.

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posted 23 April 2010 18:53Hide Post
BEAUTIFUL BIG BORE RIFLE!! Smiler


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posted 24 April 2010 05:30Hide Post
The scout scope set up is terrific on real kickers; what a great rifle.


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posted 29 April 2010 19:34Hide Post
Great looking rifle! I'm curious how the gunmaker has bedded/reinforced the stock other than the crossbolts. Or if he even felt heneeded to.
Thanks for the pictures.
 
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Even Nancy Pelosi would look better clamped in that stock. Eeker


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Great rifle, a little red dot would be neat!

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I just said "better;" not "good"... Eeker
 
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posted 03 May 2010 04:51Hide Post
Damn! That thing looks like the main gun on a battelship. How's the recoil on that beast?


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posted 03 May 2010 04:56Hide Post
The recoil is stiff with hot loads. It is quite manageable with the muzzle brake. It reduces recoil by a good 35 to 40%. Definately big bore recoil though!
 
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posted 07 May 2010 10:14Hide Post
Hey Ken,

Is that the 700AHR you had at the shoot is Texas last October? If so it was pretty cool to shoot it! That shoot wiped out the bug spray I've been using to ward off the big bores. I am a couple payments away from owning a 600 Overkill. I'll be bringing it to the Hoot&Shoot in the fall.

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what is the scope, rings and quarterrib???...thanks, jim beer


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posted 08 May 2010 10:06Hide Post
I had that one at the shoot and also the heavier longer barreled gray ghost. Most guys shot the gray ghost, less recoil. They both shoot well.
 
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posted 09 May 2010 08:03Hide Post
Beautiful rifle!
Now, if I could just get one in a nice little 6 lb rifle, then it would handle well also.
 
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posted 09 May 2010 19:06Hide Post
What are the ballistics on the 700 AHR?

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posted 09 May 2010 20:25Hide Post
700 AHR
154gr 4350
1000gr bullet at 2150


This is the data I copied when at the shoot last fall.


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posted 14 May 2010 04:42Hide Post
You can push the 1000 grain to 2300 ft/second and the 1200 grain bullet to 1900 ft. Both have fairly stout recoil though.
 
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posted 14 May 2010 16:20Hide Post
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Its for the recoil thing,but personally I'd rather a hit in the eye as I just dont care for the looks of it thumbdown That being said,alot of folks luv it and thats fine too. tu2


I found (suggested by another AR member)another alternative for scope mounting. Although,I dont mind the look of the scout scope mounting, the 700 is a new rifle and requires new ideas for mounting a scope, there is considerable reduced filed of view. Thats bad on a DG rifle.

The other way is to use a weaver one piece base that spans the top of the action. This will allow the scope to be position 1-2 inches forward of the "so called classic" position. For that mounting Leupold makes a 4.5 eye relief and Nikon makes a 5" eye relief scope.

The base looks similar to AK/mil scope base - but it could be milled into an attractive shape once scope position was decided on. I get my base from CZ and its a little too high, a custom builder could do a lot neater job of it. The old Leupold one piece base gets you 1/2 way there, this gives a little more.

I think it is pretty near physical impossible to get dinged in the eye with 5 inch eye relief scope mounted fully forward on any rifle you can keep a hold of.
 
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