sikahunter:
I was looking for the ultimate (to me) long range hunting rifle. The end result, after a lot of looking, reading and planning was the 7mm Allen Magnum. This is a round that is based on the 338 Lapua case but is blown out and improved. The gun components I used are:
Nesika Action
Rifle Basix trigger
HS bottom metal w/DBM
McMillan A5 stock w/2 flush mount swivel cups and one stud up front for bipod. It also has the Adj. Cheekpiece.
Lilja 3 groove, 30" 1-7 twist barrel w/Holland QD brake
Nightforce 5.5-22x56NXS-NPR2
Nightforce rings
Nesika 20moa base
Harris bipod w/PodLoc
I received the gun in the middle of deer season this year. I took my deer with it at 862 yards and my elk at 690 yards. Both were one shot bang flops using the 200 grain Wildcat ULD RBBT bullet. Accuracy is fantastic with one ragged hole grops at 100 yards and 1" at 400 yards. These are with fire form loads. The 200 grain Wildcats worked fantatic and Richard Graves of Wildcat Bullets has even better bullets coming soon. I have a shipment of new jacket style 200's coming and this spring there should be an even better, heavier, bullet available which will make long range stuff even more fun. This is a round that retains enough energy for game out to over a mile.
The gun was built by Kirby Allen of Allen Precision Shooting in Fort Shaw, Montana. When Kirby and I designed and specd. the rifle it was done without money being a consideration. I've always wanted to do one this way and it was fun. The result is exactly what I wanted and if I did it over again I wouldn't change a thing.
Don't know what your access to parts would be, or if you could import a gun from here but at least this is another option for you to consider.
