dakota.potts
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I was scrolling Facebook the other day when I came across this beauty in a gunsmithing group posted by Thomas "Speedy" Gonzalez who is a renowned gunsmith and benchrest shooter. As a gunsmith and precision rifle shooter myself I thought this thing was awesome. I contacted Mr. Gonzalez (great guy to talk to) and he was more than happy to allow me to write an article about the rifle and use all of the pictures he had posted. You can find the article here:
Building a 2 Mile Rifle with Thomas "Speedy" Gonzalez
But I wanted to share this here because I thought it would be appreciated. First, some pictures.
Here are the specs as he shared them:
This thing is a beast with tons of custom work done. Blueprinting the trigger and the fire control group is a process I haven't heard of from other gunsmiths before. He shared on Facebook that he beds the rifles with custom carbon fiber bedding blocks to resist atmospheric changes, and a number of other custom features were added (such as aesthetic cuts on the action, T-slotting the Picatinny rail in place, and inlaying custom carbon fiber escutcheons)
All I can say is I would love to get behind the trigger of a rifle like this at some suitably long distances, but I think even buying the ammo would be an obstacle!
The rifle was built for the King of 2 Miles competition which is happening July 2nd-5th at the NRA Whittington Center. 50 ELR shooters will compete to engage a series of targets from 1500-3500 yards. The first two days are qualifying for the main event in which 10 shooters (really, 10 teams) will compete. Points are awarded based on the distance of target and the number of shots required to hit the target. For instance, if 3 rounds are allotted, a first round hit is worth triple, a second round hit worth double, and a first round hit worth the standard amount. Teams must hit each target at least once with the allotted round count to move on to the next target and receive more points.
I should note I'm not affiliated with Speedy, his company SG Rifles, The King of 2 Miles Event, or the shooter who will be shooting it at the match. I just thought this was really awesome and reached out for permission to share it.
Building a 2 Mile Rifle with Thomas "Speedy" Gonzalez
But I wanted to share this here because I thought it would be appreciated. First, some pictures.
Here are the specs as he shared them:
- BAT Model L Action
- Caliber .375 Cheytac
- 36" Bartlein barrel with a 1:7.5" Twist Rate
- Blueprinted Fire Control Group
- Kelly McMillan "Beast" Stock with Speedy Cooling Ports
- Carbon Fiber Bedding Block
- Terminator 5 Muzzle Brake
- Blueprinted Jewell Trigger
- Vortex Razor 35mm Scope
- 60 MOA BAT scope base
- Long Range Arms SendIt Level with custom mount made by Speedy
- R.A.D. Recoil Reduction System
- Pictured with Atlas Bipod but will have a Phoneix bipod for the match.
This thing is a beast with tons of custom work done. Blueprinting the trigger and the fire control group is a process I haven't heard of from other gunsmiths before. He shared on Facebook that he beds the rifles with custom carbon fiber bedding blocks to resist atmospheric changes, and a number of other custom features were added (such as aesthetic cuts on the action, T-slotting the Picatinny rail in place, and inlaying custom carbon fiber escutcheons)
All I can say is I would love to get behind the trigger of a rifle like this at some suitably long distances, but I think even buying the ammo would be an obstacle!
The rifle was built for the King of 2 Miles competition which is happening July 2nd-5th at the NRA Whittington Center. 50 ELR shooters will compete to engage a series of targets from 1500-3500 yards. The first two days are qualifying for the main event in which 10 shooters (really, 10 teams) will compete. Points are awarded based on the distance of target and the number of shots required to hit the target. For instance, if 3 rounds are allotted, a first round hit is worth triple, a second round hit worth double, and a first round hit worth the standard amount. Teams must hit each target at least once with the allotted round count to move on to the next target and receive more points.
I should note I'm not affiliated with Speedy, his company SG Rifles, The King of 2 Miles Event, or the shooter who will be shooting it at the match. I just thought this was really awesome and reached out for permission to share it.
