This view of the Haverkamp action shows part of the cartridge ejection port on the right (opposite) side of the action.
happen is the ability to attain slightly faster velocities without excessive pressure when you start the bullet at a slower twist rate. This advantage is nice to have when trying to attain maximum velocities for minimizing wind drift in variable wind conditions at long range. Even a little less wind drift can often be the winning difference at a match on a windy day.
Haverkamp actions are not stain-
less steel like some other custom actions but come either nicely blued or in-the- white. They can be easily refi nished with a variety of aftermarket fi nishes, de- pending on how you want your action to look. I always like to have my guns look a little different from everyone else’s, so I decided to have this project action and related parts (rings, bases, trigger guard) fi nished with Cerakote in tungsten gray color. Cerakote is an extremely durable,
good looking, professionally applied fi nish that comes in a variety of colors, so that is what I chose for this project. I have had Eddie Fosnaugh with Fos- naugh Customs do my Cerakote work for several years now. Eddie is very meticulous and does an extremely good job, so I keep sending projects his way when I need things Cerakoted. Eddie is very good at protecting
the bore and other critical areas from overspray when he applies the Cerakote fi nish. I have had guns come into my shop on more than one occasion with accuracy problems caused by someone getting fi nish in the bore at the muzzle. Some people assume this will shoot out, but with Cerakote this may not happen.
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These are the components that went into the complete Haverkamp benchrest rifl e. Nothing but the best!
I have a customer’s
gun in the shop right now where some- one had installed a custom barrel and applied an unknown fi nish that may or may not be Cerakote. But there is over- spray in the last ½" of bore by the crown that did not shoot out and has caused accuracy problems for the customer. I could see it in my borescope and could feel it when I slugged the bore. The rifl e’s accuracy improved after I lapped the bore to remove this overspray. Let me fi nish by telling you a little
about how this project rifle has per- formed for me so far. I decided I wanted to compete in the 2010 IBS 1,000 Yard Nationals with this project rifl e. The Sharpshooter stock was not here yet, so I quickly fi t a spare McMillan Edge benchrest stock to this rifl e and cham- bered/installed the 1:8" Krieger barrel so I could shoot the Nationals with it. The Edge is an extremely lightweight short range benchrest stock with a much shorter fore-end than I prefer with a 30" 1,000-yard barrel. It is very light in the butt and not balanced well at all with the long, heavy 30" barrel on the rifl e. I did tape some lead weight to the butt, which helped the balance a little. Finally, I installed a Jewell 2-oz. trigger to com- plete the package. I had only a few days to get
ready before the Nationals so I quickly fi reformed some brass and did some preliminary load development with the 1-8" barrel. It shot quite well despite the front-heavy balance. The fi rst group out of it while breaking-in the barrel was 0.242" at 100 yards, and then I shot some groups in the 0.2s and 0.3s when I did some testing at 200 yards.
So it was off to the 1,000 Yard
Nationals up in Harris, Minnesota. The wind conditions at the Nationals were extremely tough, to say the least, but I did win one relay with the new rifl e and ended up placing quite high in several categories. The Haverkamp fed and functioned fl awlessly the entire time and I was very pleased with how the rifl e performed. I am very interested in seeing how
it shoots now with the Sharpshooter stock and the gain-twist Krieger barrel on it. I plan to do some serious testing to see how it performs at the range and in competition with both barrels!
CONTACTS
Haverkamp Precision Tom Haverkamp 812-466-2885
www.HaverkampActions.com
Krieger Barrels 262-628-8558
www.KriegerBarrels.com
Sharp Shooter Supply Co. Fred & Lisa Moreo 419-695-3179
www.SharpshooterSupply.com
Fosnaugh Customs Eddie Fosnaugh 734-652-7271
www.FosnaughCustoms.com
Gordy’s Precision Gordy Gritters 641-780-5085
www.GordysPrecision.com
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