For Sale: Custom made by local champion benchrest shooter and gunsmith. He builds all of his bench guns and many for others. Great varmint or long range antelope/deer setup. Remington 700 short action. Action trued and bolt lugs lapped and squared. Fitted with a 24" Shilen Select Match SS barrel in heavy varmint contour with his custom muzzle break on the end. Rifle sits in an HS Precision varmint stock with custom paint. Remington trigger has been tuned and breaks at a crisp 3.5lbs. 52 rounds down the barrel since completed.
Chambered for a modified .243 round with .262 neck. Similar to a .243 Ackley Improved but instead of the 40° shoulder it has the 30° shoulder of the PPC cartridges. Shooting 1/2" groups with Barnes 80grain Tipped TSX bullets ahead of IMR 4007SSC powder at 3600fps. This bullet/powder combo has a point blank range of just over 350 yds. About 400-450fps faster than a .243 Win. Includes Wilson collet sizing die and bullet seating die, 25 sized and neck turned brass, load info and Warne bases and QR rings. $1350 shipped. Can provide pics of rifle and 100yd group measureing 0.392". Serious inquiries only please.
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FS: Custom .243 Wildcat
