All of the work you put into a rifle build will be put to the test once you start shooting your new rifle! In this case, I had invested more time into building the rifle compared to any other. So I was excited (and a bit nervous) to get a scope mounted and to start shooting. We’ll cover all that in this story!

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Catching Up on the Series

This build is top notch from start to finish!

Components:

• Bat Model B action, 308 Bolt Face (modular), Octagonal profile, integral recoil lug
• Bat 34mm scope rings (high, black finish)
• Bix’n Andy Remington 700 Competition Trigger (from Bullet Central)
• Wheeler Engineering LRB stock with 4″ forend and steerable buttstock rudder

Tools: (See Triebel tooling details further down in article)

• Triebel Guntools 6.5x47mm body/neck finisher reamer
• Triebel Guntools 6.5x47mm throater reamer
• Triebel Guntools Go and No-Go gages
• 1 3/8″ Core Box cutter
• 3/8″ compression router bit (dual-direction)

See further down in article for scope details!

If you missed the other stories in this series, you’ll want to check those out:

6.5x47mm BR Build Part 1: Chambering the Barrel

6.5x47mm BR Build Part 2: Custom Stock Work

Eddie Van Halen Custom Rifle Paint Job (Tribute)

While this build has been time consuming and challenging, it’s also been VERY fun!

Sightron SV Scope

I decided to try a Sightron scope for this build based on the good things I’ve heard from respected precision shooters that I know personally. This scope is a great optic for the kind of precision shooting I’ll be doing with this rifle!

Here’s the quick facts on this Sightron 27012 10-50x60mm scope:

• 10-50 power
• 60mm objective
• Second Focal Plane
• Coarse and Fine side focus
• Fine crosshair reticle with small dot

From the Sightron Product Page:

The SV 10-50×60 ED is designed purely for long range target shooting. The 34mm body tube with ED glass provides 70 MOA elevation and 60 MOA windage. Large oversized tactical turrets with 1/8 MOA clicks provide 10 MOA per revolution. The patented F.A.S.T focus system provides a two focus dials; the first operates like a standard quick acquisition focus knob, and the second provides a 4 to 1 gear reduction for smooth fine focus.

The scope features an external zero-stop mechanism and a Second Focal Plane MOA-1 reticle.

The SVSSED1050x60ZSMOA-1 includes the following: 

• • Scope
  • 3-inch Sunshade
  • Flip up lens covers
  • Torx key and Allen wrench for knob and zero stop adjustments    

Sightron scopes are available at Creedmoor Sports.

Break-In Load

When I built my first 6.5x47mm rifle (Uintah Precision Bolt-Action AR Upper), I found a load that worked well in that rifle:

• Case: new Lapua 6.5x47mm, small rifle primer
• Bullet: Berger 140 grain Hybrid
• Powder: Varget (35 grains)
• Primer: Federal Small Rifle

Disclaimer: Use load data at your own risk. Ultimate Reloader is not responsible for errors in load data on this website. Always cross-reference load data with manufacturer’s published data.

I decided this load would be a good starting point for the EVH tribute rifle!

Break-In Process

Like I normally do, I tracked some initial results while breaking in this barrel. I followed my normal barrel break-in process:

• 1 shot, clean
• 1 shot, clean
• 1 shot, clean
• 3 shots, clean
• 3 shots, clean
• 3 shots, clean
• 5 shots, clean
• 5 shots, clean
• 5 shots, clean

From the very first three shots through the rifle, I was seeing good things!

A couple were apparent:

1. My bore sighting job was excellent
2. 0.284 MOA for the first few shots was GREAT!

For the fourth shot, I forgot to dial down, so I hit the top of the page. Following that, I shot more three shots groups, and a five shot group:

With all of the groups below 0.400″, and no load development for this rifle yet completed, things were looking good!

What’s Next

Next in this series I’ll cover something different: the installation of an EC Tuner on this rifle! Following that, we’ll cover load development.

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Thanks,
Gavin