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 Sheep Rifle Build
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04/22/22 08:54 PM
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BarneyWho
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Got a friend not on the forum going on a Yukon Dall hunt in August. I helped him put a rifle together. Weight was the main factor. After lots and back with Tony from here on the forum, we decided on a 6.5 SAUM. - Donor rifle was a Tikka T-3 .270WSM - .264 Bartlein #8 barrel finished at 23" - Manners Carbon Fiber stock - Keep the Tikka bottom metal and trigger - Talley Lightweight rings - March-F 3-24X42 Bare rifle was 6 pounds 5.13oz. Rifle finished without ammo was 7 pounds 14.4oz. We could have saved some weight on the scope, but hunter was stuck on FFP and MIL which drove us to the March-F. Rifle will push 156 Bergers over H-1000. Anxious to see how it shoots. ![[Linked Image]](https://texashuntingforum.com/forum/pics/userpics/2022/04/full-692-344668-sheep1.jpg) ![[Linked Image]](https://texashuntingforum.com/forum/pics/userpics/2022/04/full-692-344669-sheep2.jpg) ![[Linked Image]](https://texashuntingforum.com/forum/pics/userpics/2022/04/full-692-344670-sheep3.jpg)
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 Re: Sheep Rifle Build
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04/22/22 10:57 PM
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David Maas
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Somebody owes someone a Tenderloin from Jacoby's
Can't wait to see the results
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Re: Sheep Rifle Build
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04/22/22 11:48 PM
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LonestarCobra
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Re: Sheep Rifle Build
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04/24/22 07:27 PM
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Very nice and great choice of Gun Smith
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Re: Sheep Rifle Build
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04/24/22 07:52 PM
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Yeah, you can probably take a sheep with that.
Nice Rifle.
"Whitetail Deer are extinct because of rifles with telescopes mounted on them." - My 11th Grade English Teacher
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Re: Sheep Rifle Build
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05/12/22 12:58 PM
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BarneyWho
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Re: Sheep Rifle Build
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05/12/22 04:23 PM
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I'm a dude who likes long barrels!
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Re: Sheep Rifle Build
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05/12/22 07:07 PM
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QuitShootinYoungBucks
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2700? Step on the gas!
Seriously, that's a great rifle. Good luck on the hunt!
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Re: Sheep Rifle Build
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05/12/22 08:07 PM
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Re: Sheep Rifle Build
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05/12/22 08:09 PM
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Big Fitz
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Yep, Tony is a master of his craft.
I was wrong...on anything technical. Fitz............. is right, ya know............
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Re: Sheep Rifle Build
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05/12/22 08:20 PM
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ChadTRG42
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Re: Sheep Rifle Build
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05/12/22 10:13 PM
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BOBO the Clown
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2700? Step on the gas!
Seriously, that's a great rifle. Good luck on the hunt! 156 gr EOL, 2 ft/s difference is crazy
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Re: Sheep Rifle Build
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05/13/22 04:28 AM
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It’s brand new, it’ll speed up. That boy good 
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Re: Sheep Rifle Build
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05/13/22 04:20 PM
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2700 is cm speeds, fill that case up Id bet 2950 is easily attainable
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Re: Sheep Rifle Build
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05/13/22 10:57 PM
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trigger time
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2950 won’t be happening. Gotta keep in mind it’s a 23” barrel and we stayed with the factory tikka bottom metal (plastic), so that 156 is way down in the case. I took it to pressure, light swipes and ejector marks. That was at 57 grains of h1000 and a 250 cci primer, pressure started showing at 56.5. Started back down and it shot best at 55.5 grains. Did all that before I ever put the chronograph on it. We hoped for more speed, but it is what it is. Also, that was shots 18-20. It will speed up roughly 80-150fps as it breaks in, per every Bartlien I’ve ever shot. I’m a go fast fan, but it doesn’t always work out that way. Fast is fine, but accuracy is final.
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Re: Sheep Rifle Build
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05/14/22 12:17 AM
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2950 won’t be happening. Gotta keep in mind it’s a 23” barrel and we stayed with the factory tikka bottom metal (plastic), so that 156 is way down in the case. I took it to pressure, light swipes and ejector marks. That was at 57 grains of h1000 and a 250 cci primer, pressure started showing at 56.5. Started back down and it shot best at 55.5 grains. Did all that before I ever put the chronograph on it. We hoped for more speed, but it is what it is. Also, that was shots 18-20. It will speed up roughly 80-150fps as it breaks in, per every Bartlien I’ve ever shot. I’m a go fast fan, but it doesn’t always work out that way. Fast is fine, but accuracy is final. It looks good, and shoots good! I too have a rifle like that won’t make the speed but its very accurate.
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Re: Sheep Rifle Build
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05/14/22 01:17 AM
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Nice work Tony. That is awesome
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Re: Sheep Rifle Build
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05/14/22 11:54 AM
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Need some RL26 youll pick up some speed
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Re: Sheep Rifle Build
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05/16/22 12:44 PM
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BarneyWho
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2950 won’t be happening. Gotta keep in mind it’s a 23” barrel and we stayed with the factory tikka bottom metal (plastic), so that 156 is way down in the case. I took it to pressure, light swipes and ejector marks. That was at 57 grains of h1000 and a 250 cci primer, pressure started showing at 56.5. Started back down and it shot best at 55.5 grains. Did all that before I ever put the chronograph on it. We hoped for more speed, but it is what it is. Also, that was shots 18-20. It will speed up roughly 80-150fps as it breaks in, per every Bartlien I’ve ever shot. I’m a go fast fan, but it doesn’t always work out that way. Fast is fine, but accuracy is final.  I'm sure a dead Dall Sheep won't know if the 156 is at 2700 or 2950. 
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