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The time has finally arrived and I finished my 6.5x68mm build. 1909 Argentine M98 action Kreiger #1 contour 1-8.5" 5R finished at 25" Wildcat ultralight stock Timney trigger Vortex Razor HD LH scope with the 3-15x42 G4-BDC reticle All metal parts coated matte black Gunsmith was Kevin Weaver of Weaver Rifles As it is pictured weighs 8 lbs 4 oz. I've already removed the sunshade, not sure I liked it.       Graybird "Make no mistake, it's not revenge he's after ... it's the reckoning." | ||
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Very nice! Which safety is that? "Evil is powerless if the good are unafraid" -- Ronald Reagan "Ignorance of The People gives strength to totalitarians." Want to make just about anything work better? Keep the government as far away from it as possible, then step back and behold the wonderment and goodness. | |||
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Dakota Graybird "Make no mistake, it's not revenge he's after ... it's the reckoning." | |||
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Nice. The safety is a Dakota/PTG. Gentry uses a screw not a roll pin to retain the safety lever. How's she shoot?  Aut vincere aut mori | |||
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Is that a McMillan Sako 75 pattern stock? That and the Lazzeroni thumbhole are my favorite stocks. | |||
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As with everything Mauser, Mike is exactly correct. We had discussed the Gentry and ordered one; however, it was on back order for months, as a matter of fact everything 3 position was on back order. Kevin found the Dakota and we made the switch. I've corrected the error in my ways above. Graybird "Make no mistake, it's not revenge he's after ... it's the reckoning." | |||
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The stock is a Wildcat Composite. Graybird "Make no mistake, it's not revenge he's after ... it's the reckoning." | |||
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Yeah, I waited 6 months for Gentry to deliver a Left Handed 98 safety. FWIW, I've had far fewer problems with Dakotas than with Gentrys. Aut vincere aut mori | |||
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Was the Dakota safety always made by PTG, or is it the other way around? | |||
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All of the build minutiae is cool, but HOW DOES IT SHOOT.?  Matt FISH!! Heed the words of Winston Smith in Orwell's 1984: "Every record has been destroyed or falsified, every book rewritten, every picture has been repainted, every statue and street building has been renamed, every date has been altered. And the process is continuing day by day and minute by minute. History has stopped. Nothing exists except an endless present in which the Party is always right." | |||
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Very nice indeed! Would like to hear how that 8.5" twist hanles 130 and 140 gr bullets. | |||
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Nice to see the ol´ Schüler round is still being considered. My load is RWS brass, Fed 215, 69grain Norma MRP and a 125grain Nosler. DRSS: HQ Scandinavia. Chapters in Sweden & Norway | |||
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I have a series 129 grain Nosler LR Accubonds loaded with Ramshot Magnum. Looking forward to giving them a go. Graybird "Make no mistake, it's not revenge he's after ... it's the reckoning." | |||
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What rings are those? | |||
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Talley Graybird "Make no mistake, it's not revenge he's after ... it's the reckoning." | |||
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