You know your wife loves you when she makes a secret deal with the gunsmith building your rifle to pay for an engraving job. I was going to pay a few hundred for a tiny bit of scroll work. Instead, I got this. I am not complaining. ![Smile :) :)](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
This is to be my dedicated elk rifle. The action is a 1999 era left-handed Winchester Model 70 originally chambered for 7mm RM.
Some of the work done includes:
Scoped with the original stock it weighs 9.25 lbs.
I plan to load 180 or 200 gr. AccuBond bullets, whichever shoots better.
I am sorry for my poor photography skills. Trust me - these photos do NOT DO JUSTICE to the work. Too many reflections, bad lighting, etc.
![Left-Medium.jpg Left-Medium.jpg](https://forum.nosler.com/data/attachments/12/12629-681e67bdbaf093d0de31427b8c74ce0e.jpg)
![Right Side-Medium.jpg Right Side-Medium.jpg](https://forum.nosler.com/data/attachments/12/12630-c148fc9717acd6058d8f846656f614ce.jpg)
![Left Rear-Medium.jpg Left Rear-Medium.jpg](https://forum.nosler.com/data/attachments/12/12631-fc5310ce3e93911c04a5f58262adf886.jpg)
![Right Rear-Medium.jpg Right Rear-Medium.jpg](https://forum.nosler.com/data/attachments/12/12632-b31dd88d2e8114649604cbea4cf736ea.jpg)
![Breach-Medium.jpg Breach-Medium.jpg](https://forum.nosler.com/data/attachments/12/12633-561b8fd2e3c8f91a0ef69bc8345a6d7e.jpg)
![Muzzle-Medium.jpg Muzzle-Medium.jpg](https://forum.nosler.com/data/attachments/12/12634-30afd016eef96b110a4a81af4696fc51.jpg)
![Rings-Medium.jpg Rings-Medium.jpg](https://forum.nosler.com/data/attachments/12/12635-b0ddb61847e2fa8846abbee19cc2ba9a.jpg)
![Floor Plate-Medium.jpg Floor Plate-Medium.jpg](https://forum.nosler.com/data/attachments/12/12636-fb0dd70379c98e7ca20207e9992d50f1.jpg)
![Tang-Medium.jpg Tang-Medium.jpg](https://forum.nosler.com/data/attachments/12/12637-5a0c9ed8564c5eba9aa8a171e2f115cc.jpg)
Color me happy! Dan
This is to be my dedicated elk rifle. The action is a 1999 era left-handed Winchester Model 70 originally chambered for 7mm RM.
Some of the work done includes:
- Receiver completely blue printed and trued.
- 24" S.S. Bartlein barrel, 1:10 twist, 2B contour, chambered in 300 Win. Mag.
- Lengthened magazine
- Free floated barrel
- Bedded receiver
- Trigger job
- Replaced magazine follower
- Re-fitted original recoil pad
- Engraving
Scoped with the original stock it weighs 9.25 lbs.
I plan to load 180 or 200 gr. AccuBond bullets, whichever shoots better.
I am sorry for my poor photography skills. Trust me - these photos do NOT DO JUSTICE to the work. Too many reflections, bad lighting, etc.
![Left-Medium.jpg Left-Medium.jpg](https://forum.nosler.com/data/attachments/12/12629-681e67bdbaf093d0de31427b8c74ce0e.jpg)
![Right Side-Medium.jpg Right Side-Medium.jpg](https://forum.nosler.com/data/attachments/12/12630-c148fc9717acd6058d8f846656f614ce.jpg)
![Left Rear-Medium.jpg Left Rear-Medium.jpg](https://forum.nosler.com/data/attachments/12/12631-fc5310ce3e93911c04a5f58262adf886.jpg)
![Right Rear-Medium.jpg Right Rear-Medium.jpg](https://forum.nosler.com/data/attachments/12/12632-b31dd88d2e8114649604cbea4cf736ea.jpg)
![Breach-Medium.jpg Breach-Medium.jpg](https://forum.nosler.com/data/attachments/12/12633-561b8fd2e3c8f91a0ef69bc8345a6d7e.jpg)
![Muzzle-Medium.jpg Muzzle-Medium.jpg](https://forum.nosler.com/data/attachments/12/12634-30afd016eef96b110a4a81af4696fc51.jpg)
![Rings-Medium.jpg Rings-Medium.jpg](https://forum.nosler.com/data/attachments/12/12635-b0ddb61847e2fa8846abbee19cc2ba9a.jpg)
![Floor Plate-Medium.jpg Floor Plate-Medium.jpg](https://forum.nosler.com/data/attachments/12/12636-fb0dd70379c98e7ca20207e9992d50f1.jpg)
![Tang-Medium.jpg Tang-Medium.jpg](https://forum.nosler.com/data/attachments/12/12637-5a0c9ed8564c5eba9aa8a171e2f115cc.jpg)
Color me happy! Dan