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Item Description
Bryant Ridge Auction Company is pleased to present this bolt-action rifle built on the world-famous Model 40-X action today for a penny start auction, this is the Custom Remington 40-XB KS!
This Remington 40-XB KS features a 27" heavy stainless barrel chambered for the .22-250 Ackley Improved cartridge!
This Remington 40-XB KS features a 27" heavy stainless barrel chambered for the .22-250 Ackley Improved cartridge!
SPECIFICATIONS:
Manufacturer: Remington
Model: 40-XB KS
Serial: 061928B
Caliber: .22-250 Ackley
Finish: Stainless
Barrel Length: 27" Heavy Stainless
Optics/Sights: Mounted Leupold VARI-X III 6.5x20 Scope
Stock/Grips: Black Aramid Fiber/Kevlar Stock with Cheekpiece
Action: Bolt
Markings: Standard
Bryant Ridge's Analysis:
On 6 March 2013, Mike H. Walker passed away at 101 years old. A renowned engineer at Remington Arms for 37 years, Mike is credited for several designs of Remington bolt-action rifles, including the Rem m700, Rem m721, and Rem m722. Additionally, he held numerous patents for trigger designs, and he was a leading proponent of bench rest shooting.
Walker was a 20th-century legend in the shooting industry and a well-respected cartridge and gun designer. He was also Director of Research and head of Remington Custom Shop in New York, and he created the Remington 40-X series of rifles in the 1960s to compete with all target rifles on the market at the time, as well as the legendary Winchester M70/Target-Match. Over time, the 40-X models evolved into providing long-range Varmint and bench rest shooting and military sniping. The Remington 40X Bolt Action Rifle is an example of why Remington continues to gain the loyalty and respect of hunters, shooters, and law enforcement/military alike.
The .22-250 Remington is a nearly perfect cartridge. It provides a fairly long barrel life yet shoots bullets about as fast as any other .22-caliber cartridge. It also responds well to reduced-velocity loads that duplicate lesser .22-caliber cartridges. Accuracy is always acceptable, and with a relatively fast rifling twist it handles bullets from 40 to 80 grains. The .22-250’s only flaw is the taper of its case body which causes it to stretch an excessive amount when fired and resized. In a quest to build the ultimate .22-caliber cartridge, I focused on the .22-250 Improved. It has a minimum amount of body taper and a shoulder angle increased to 40 degrees that theoretically should curtail case stretching. An added benefit of this expanded case is increased powder capacity, about 10 percent, which should increase velocity 100 to 150 fps over the regular .22-250 Remington. According to Ackley, the chamber for an improved cartridge has the same headspace dimension as its parent cartridge. For instance, a .22-250 Remington cartridge’s only point of contact in an improved chamber is at the junction of the neck and shoulder. “Creators of improved cartridges did this intentionally in order to produce cases by fire forming factory-loaded ammo of the original chambering in a rifle now chambered for the improved case,” Ackley wrote.
This Remington 40-XB KS bolt-action rifle is chambered for the custom .22-250 Rem. Ackley Improved cartridge. The rifle features a stainless steel finish with a jeweled bolt, a 27 1/4" bull barrel, a mounted Leupold VARI-X III 6.5x20 Scope, and a black finish Aramid fiber/Kevlar stock with cheekpiece.
Contents:
This example will ship with the RCBS .22-250 ACK IMP 40 F L DIE set pictured above!
Return Policy:
We gladly offer a 3 day unfired inspection policy from the time that the firearm is delivered to your FFL. Refunds are available for all qualifying orders.
Model: 40-XB KS
Serial: 061928B
Caliber: .22-250 Ackley
Finish: Stainless
Barrel Length: 27" Heavy Stainless
Optics/Sights: Mounted Leupold VARI-X III 6.5x20 Scope
Stock/Grips: Black Aramid Fiber/Kevlar Stock with Cheekpiece
Action: Bolt
Markings: Standard
Bryant Ridge's Analysis:
On 6 March 2013, Mike H. Walker passed away at 101 years old. A renowned engineer at Remington Arms for 37 years, Mike is credited for several designs of Remington bolt-action rifles, including the Rem m700, Rem m721, and Rem m722. Additionally, he held numerous patents for trigger designs, and he was a leading proponent of bench rest shooting.
Walker was a 20th-century legend in the shooting industry and a well-respected cartridge and gun designer. He was also Director of Research and head of Remington Custom Shop in New York, and he created the Remington 40-X series of rifles in the 1960s to compete with all target rifles on the market at the time, as well as the legendary Winchester M70/Target-Match. Over time, the 40-X models evolved into providing long-range Varmint and bench rest shooting and military sniping. The Remington 40X Bolt Action Rifle is an example of why Remington continues to gain the loyalty and respect of hunters, shooters, and law enforcement/military alike.
The .22-250 Remington is a nearly perfect cartridge. It provides a fairly long barrel life yet shoots bullets about as fast as any other .22-caliber cartridge. It also responds well to reduced-velocity loads that duplicate lesser .22-caliber cartridges. Accuracy is always acceptable, and with a relatively fast rifling twist it handles bullets from 40 to 80 grains. The .22-250’s only flaw is the taper of its case body which causes it to stretch an excessive amount when fired and resized. In a quest to build the ultimate .22-caliber cartridge, I focused on the .22-250 Improved. It has a minimum amount of body taper and a shoulder angle increased to 40 degrees that theoretically should curtail case stretching. An added benefit of this expanded case is increased powder capacity, about 10 percent, which should increase velocity 100 to 150 fps over the regular .22-250 Remington. According to Ackley, the chamber for an improved cartridge has the same headspace dimension as its parent cartridge. For instance, a .22-250 Remington cartridge’s only point of contact in an improved chamber is at the junction of the neck and shoulder. “Creators of improved cartridges did this intentionally in order to produce cases by fire forming factory-loaded ammo of the original chambering in a rifle now chambered for the improved case,” Ackley wrote.
This Remington 40-XB KS bolt-action rifle is chambered for the custom .22-250 Rem. Ackley Improved cartridge. The rifle features a stainless steel finish with a jeweled bolt, a 27 1/4" bull barrel, a mounted Leupold VARI-X III 6.5x20 Scope, and a black finish Aramid fiber/Kevlar stock with cheekpiece.
Contents:
This example will ship with the RCBS .22-250 ACK IMP 40 F L DIE set pictured above!
Return Policy:
We gladly offer a 3 day unfired inspection policy from the time that the firearm is delivered to your FFL. Refunds are available for all qualifying orders.
Shipping Details
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Return Policy
We gladly offer a 3 day unfired inspection policy from the time that the firearm is delivered to your FFL. Refunds are available for all qualifying orders.
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