i just received my first custom rifle a couple of weeks ago. i killed a nice buck with it the very first time i shot it. Mr. Kobe was as nice of a fellow that anyone could deal with. his work is top notch, and i am very happy with the rifle. by the way, it is a pre 64 model 70 in 264 winchester magnum, with a borden rimrock stock, and a 26 inch shilen barrel.

one more pic

i must of messed up with the second pic. here is another tryhttp://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g125/rpowell56/P1010059.jpg

Nice looking rig, and glad to see you've broken it in properly.

Great looking gun and built by a great smith.
What bullet are you using and what type of groups?
Borden/Rimrock, Are you happy with this stock? I have been thinking of using one for a mountain gun built in 264 but with the barrel contour of the orignal FW to keep the weight down.
In fact, I have a custom action that Jim did sitting in his shop now just waiting for me to decide what caliber to build.

i am using 120 grain barnes tsx with 60.5 grains of vithavouri n560 and getting 3200 fps. rifle groups nicely, slightly over half and inch. i really like the stock. i can't believe how light the rifle is. i would guess less than 7 1/2 pounds fully loaded.

here ya go

Nice! I want to do that with my Model 70 264. It is to heavy now. What contour is the barrel? It must be slender to make 7-1/2 lbs.

it is a number 3 contour. i really think the stock is what makes it so light.

Thanks