Bushmaster Custom Sniper Rifle.
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It's a Remington 700 308 . It's # BCS 0018. The only other marking is on the muzzle end BCS 308 M2K2S 0018. I saw a picture of one that came up on a google search that show one on a old guns international add. It was just called a Bushmaster Custom Sniper Rifle and it was # BCS 0012.
Norm Chandler's Iron Brigade Armory "Bushmaster" custom shop.
IBA "partnered" with Bushmaster to run a custon shop for both Bolt guns and start developing parts for AR's.
IBA is long gone... They used Hart barrels and had Hart do the chambering and fitting.
Mount a scope, Get some good match grade ammo and see what it will do at 100 yards off of bags.
Any Pics??
IBA "partnered" with Bushmaster to run a custon shop for both Bolt guns and start developing parts for AR's.
IBA is long gone... They used Hart barrels and had Hart do the chambering and fitting.
Mount a scope, Get some good match grade ammo and see what it will do at 100 yards off of bags.
Any Pics??
limafoxtrot
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A friend of mine was there assembling rifles back when. I went down to Jacksonville to IBA to visit and checkout the operation.
I feel that those rifles had a barrel fitted, tuned factory trigger, steel BDL bottom metal, 8-40 scope base screws and maybe a clip slotted receiver. I believe that the finish was Ion Bond.
I feel that those rifles had a barrel fitted, tuned factory trigger, steel BDL bottom metal, 8-40 scope base screws and maybe a clip slotted receiver. I believe that the finish was Ion Bond.
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You got it.
Badger Ordnance made the Billet Steel Bottom Metal.
The 8-40's are the way to go for scope mount fasteners.
I have a magazine from the early 90's featuring an article on an IBA Chandler R700 build. I'll see if I can find it.
( The clip slotting gave way to dowell pinning the scope rail. Dowell pinning is faster to do in the shop, the precision is better, and has better interchangibility between rails. )
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Gentlemen , Thank you for all your input. I felt I had found a special rifle and now I am sure. Mind does have the clip slotted receiver and the steel bottom metal. I will try and get some pictures up soon. Thanks again for the help.
limafoxtrot
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Definitely had a bit of a cult following and the USMC pull was strong.
There were a bunch of XM3 rifles there the last time that I was there. Time flies..
There were a bunch of XM3 rifles there the last time that I was there. Time flies..
Chuckman
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I think Chandler had been commandant of the USMC sniper school at one point and wrote the Death From Afar series. He was well known in the Lejeune/Jacksonville community.
Chuckman
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I had to laugh...1996, the M40A1. They are on the Mk22 Mod 0 after having maxed out the Mk13 Mod 7 and the M40A6.
They have come a long way over the years. Still, a beautiful and proficient rifle and I would not say 'no' to owning one.
They have come a long way over the years. Still, a beautiful and proficient rifle and I would not say 'no' to owning one.
They would make a fine collector piece and probably still a great performing shooter too.
Lt. Col Chandler was the XO of Weapons Training Batallion at Quantico
He was also the CO of the Rifle Range Detatchment at Stone Bay, MCB Camp Lejune
Chuckman
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I don't remember him in my time at the ranges; but then, we would not have rubbed shoulders lol. There were a whole lotta people between him and me.
He had some juice in the USMC and he had a lot of connections. He was kinda stuck on re-inventing the vietnam era sniper bolt gun. In the early 90's, others in the USMC Scout Sniper School were using modern engineering and technology that Norm did not and would not embrace. Elements of those modern technologies were accepted as the "standard" and are still in use today.