Thread: Long range rifle rig photos

Originally Posted by FRST

Nice looking rifle, good to see a M17 build, not too many of those around. Any reason you kept the barrel reinforce that long?

Yes, the M17 is a good solid action. Remington made them commercially as the Model 30 until they introduced the much cheaper 700 action. I left the reinforce that long to keep the weight up a bit to prevent exessesive overheating in 5 shot strings, and also to provide a good bedding surface (it is bedded to the front of the reinforce) that will reduce the nodal length of the barrel vibrations. Whether that theory has particular validity is a moot point but the group sizes certainly remain tight as the barrel heats up.