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Removable spacers offer choice of pull


when mounting larger scopes with their long body-tubes and came in handy for the giant S&B. I also liked the central groove in the underside of this particular Picatinny unit as it allows the rail to be fitted with no concern for any tolerance mis-match or previous debris around the threaded action holes - not that such a thing will be found on this quality of kit. The fact the rail is not an integral part of the action itself (as with the with Surgeons etc.) is no real detriment and gives the option of an alternative mount if the action is adopted to a sporting rifle build, where a hunter may want fast access to that breech area - just in case.


It should be noted that the price of the Valkyrie action includes this rail, for which some manufacturers will charge over £100. Also included is a substantial recoil-lug, which is pinned to the action to assist with assembly and barrel swaps if the shooter so desires. An integral lug (Surgeon) can be beneficial on a switch-barrel gun and usefully allows the barrel-tenon to be lengthened whilst retaining the standard R700 footprint.


The barrel fitted to this gun was a 25 inch True-Flite with a 1 in 8 twist - a well proven combination in this chambering. Dave couldn’t resist a bit of bling though and specified a distinctive


spiral/longitudinal combination


fluting-pattern to set off what is otherwise a large chunk of barrel in anyone’s view. It does look different!


At the muzzle-end, we find an Accuracy International brake along with a Brugger & Thomet moderator combination - similar to one which I recently tested on another gun and they are a great pairing. The moderator, when fitted, screws to the brake, not the barrel, so you don’t swap, you add. This sound moderator has a military spec. left hand thread and when fitted, seals the brake, which now acts as nothing more than an internal part of the mod.


When sealed from the external atmosphere, the brake does nothing and the moderator takes over, cutting both noise and recoil, which is how I predominantly shot the gun. B&T moderators are highly regarded as not only very effective but far more appropriate to heavy, long-term use than some light-weight sporting models. The laterally ported, rotationally indexed AI brake reduced recoil extremely well, though admittedly the 260 Rem is not known for its heavy recoil.


I sometimes wonder whether ‘ergonomic’ stock-fit is ignored by some users. Personally, I regard how the stock `beds` into your shoulder with similar importance as to how the action is `bedded` into the stock. Shooting larger


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