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emert
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What do most of the top shooters guns weigh in heavy gun and who are the gunsmiths that make them?
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Rob Ashcraft.
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Wide variety
Competitive HGs come in all shapes and sizes. Light as 30# and up to 100+#. As far as a gunsmith to put one together there are plenty. In NC, you have Dave Tooley and Leonard Baity. In WV there is Stan Taylor. In PA there is Springman Bros, King, Baer and Bruno. In VA there is John Myer. Many more that I know I havent mentioned, but those are the ones I have worked with and/or spoke with. While the above can probably do any chambering you are wanting, there are some specialties. Baity is known for his 300 Ackley, Springmans for 300WSM, King for 6 Dasher, etc.
Consider what all you want and go from there. Get a good stock with true rails. A custom action is nice, especially in a dual port, but a trued up 700 will hang in there just as well. Get a good barrel from any of several barrel makers out there. Maybe one of the tougher things to find is a good HG rest setup. PM me if you wish, be more then happy to answer your questions and help you out.
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Rob
Competitive HGs come in all shapes and sizes. Light as 30# and up to 100+#. As far as a gunsmith to put one together there are plenty. In NC, you have Dave Tooley and Leonard Baity. In WV there is Stan Taylor. In PA there is Springman Bros, King, Baer and Bruno. In VA there is John Myer. Many more that I know I havent mentioned, but those are the ones I have worked with and/or spoke with. While the above can probably do any chambering you are wanting, there are some specialties. Baity is known for his 300 Ackley, Springmans for 300WSM, King for 6 Dasher, etc.
Consider what all you want and go from there. Get a good stock with true rails. A custom action is nice, especially in a dual port, but a trued up 700 will hang in there just as well. Get a good barrel from any of several barrel makers out there. Maybe one of the tougher things to find is a good HG rest setup. PM me if you wish, be more then happy to answer your questions and help you out.
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Rob
Jay Cutright
New member
Mine weighs 55# & its light compared to some. I'm assuming you are asking about the big guns with 6" to 8" forearms. Most of them are in the 65# range. I know there was a new group record set at the IBS 1000yrd nationals in 2007 by one of the Pa. shooters with a 35# rifle.
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Rob Ashcraft.
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Yep
Phil shoots a 300WSM that comes in about 35#. About as complete a rifle can be built by one person, he even made the action himself and it flat out shoots.
Phil shoots a 300WSM that comes in about 35#. About as complete a rifle can be built by one person, he even made the action himself and it flat out shoots.
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Tony Shankle
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48 lbs for me but that seems light when you read here http://www.6mmbr.com/gunweek057.html
I think you are trying to take on too much. First of all, 1,000 yards is long range. 600 yards is mid-range. The rules are common, but that can be misleading when it comes to equipment.
600 and 1,000 yard benchrest are still in their childhood, at least, compared to point-blank BR. There is no overwhelmingly dominant chambering, like the 6-PPC for group, or the .30BR for score.
I'd say the first order of business is to go to a match or two. With a little planning somebody may have a spare rile you can shoot. The second order of business is to pick a gunsmith, and give them free reign on components and chambering. When you have some experience under your belt, it can be time for you to specify just what you want. If you're like most of us, that won't be where you wind up, because try 2 shows you what you want to do with try 3, but at least you'll have had a solid rifle for try 1.
Charles Ellertson
Edit: Darn it, I forgot to mention that the most comprehensive information to directly address your question would be the equipment lists for the IBS and NBRSA National Championships, and the World Open at Pennsylvania. Anybody in the top 10 or top 20 is doing it right.
But I'd still recommend going to matches and picking "only" a smith for a first rifle.
600 and 1,000 yard benchrest are still in their childhood, at least, compared to point-blank BR. There is no overwhelmingly dominant chambering, like the 6-PPC for group, or the .30BR for score.
I'd say the first order of business is to go to a match or two. With a little planning somebody may have a spare rile you can shoot. The second order of business is to pick a gunsmith, and give them free reign on components and chambering. When you have some experience under your belt, it can be time for you to specify just what you want. If you're like most of us, that won't be where you wind up, because try 2 shows you what you want to do with try 3, but at least you'll have had a solid rifle for try 1.
Charles Ellertson
Edit: Darn it, I forgot to mention that the most comprehensive information to directly address your question would be the equipment lists for the IBS and NBRSA National Championships, and the World Open at Pennsylvania. Anybody in the top 10 or top 20 is doing it right.
But I'd still recommend going to matches and picking "only" a smith for a first rifle.
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