A Special Rifle Member Alan Summers
built by E.R. Shaw Company, one of America’s oldest barrel manu- facturers.
This is about a special rifle I had When I first saw an ad in a maga-
zine, I just had to find out if the price or the possibilities were for real. A phone call to E.R. Shaw was made and a man named Chris Murry answered. I explained that I wanted a rifle similar to the one Savage Arms makes in the Model 10 Precision Carbine which fea- tures a 20" medium heavy barrel, 1 in 12" twist, a black synthetic stock and a blind magazine. This would be my gun for calling coyotes. It needed to be easy handling and well-balanced. Getting in and out of a vehicle 10 to 20 times a day or more while making as many stops as possible wears on a person. Most of all, it must be extremely accurate for target shooting and ’chuck hunting. I wanted it chambered in 22-250 Ackley Improved. “Why?” Other 22-250s I’ve owned and shot had the problem of the brass stretching, lots of trimming, etc. Trimming is something the Ackley Improved cases rarely need. Plus, this is one of P.O. Ackley’s better cartridges to improve in this configuration: a ten percent increase in velocity and an increase of powder making it able to produce the speed of a 220 Swift, with less powder. A good trade without the burning out of the barrel’s throat. After letting Chris Murry know just what I wanted, he figured out a price and said
there would be a ten-month wait. I called my friend Don Dreutt and
he agreed to order the rifle as soon as the money was in his hands. I secured a ride and paid him in full – then Don ordered the gun. That was in August of 2009. A long ten months later and it finally arrived in July 2010. Upon arriving at Don’s Gun Shop, Don said, “It’s in that hard case.” When I opened it, there was a nice shiny piece of art. I worked the bolt several times, shouldered it, swung it and dismounted it several times. It was very well-balanced. We filled out the paperwork and called in for an au- thorization to put it in my name. Finally, it was all mine! It took longer than wait- ing for a baby to arrive but it was well worth it. I thanked Don for all his help and for ordering the rifle for me.
Once I got home, out came the LnL tool, the modified cases and sev- eral different brands of 55-grain bul- lets. All measurements were written down, including the C.O.L., and with the comparator I would have the exact measurements for loading bullets to touch the rifling. For fireforming, I had Remington brass. In addition, Lapua, Winchester, Hornady, and Federal brass also would be used in order to see which would be the best for this rifle. I chose to mount a Leupold one- piece base with medium rings and a gloss finish. The base was mounted us- ing the alignment bars and adjusting the rings. Then, using the lapping tool with the compound, the rings were lapped, checked and lapped again. Finally, the scope was put in the rings, the top caps
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