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Custom Hunting Rifle advice wanted
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<blockquote data-quote="Boss Hoss" data-source="post: 292052" data-attributes="member: 5060"><p>Just for what is it worth----all of my rifles except for 3 collectable ones are customs built from the ground up. While your due diligence in this is commendable, I think you are still in the weeds a little. First, we will assume that you are well versed in how to extract the most accuracy out of your custom meaning you will know how to set up the rifle properly when shooting and know the finer points of loading for this new Wonder Stick. The most important part of this process is to pick the right SMITH to do the work!! Have seen many people who did all of the research, got the best components only to have one of them not installed properly when the rifle was built. You would not believe the look on people's faces when Speedy would show them why their 5k custom hunting rifle would not shoot! Some of the time, it was a simple fix such as replacing and modifying the firing pin, shroud modification, bolt or something as elementary as a crown not being cut perfectly square, problem with the chamber dimension etc. other times it was a faulty component such as a barrel. </p><p></p><p>Point is find a Smith who not only knows what he or she is doing but also vets the components thoroughly and not just take them out of the box or tube and run with it so to speak. Getting into the world of custom rifles is a lot of fun however, ones expectation of the level of performancel is also raised. One of the reasons that all of my Speedy built hunting rifles all shoot like my match ones is simple. The same process is used to build the 6.5 284 1K IBS LV rifle as the sporter with the difference being a lighter repeater action, stock and barrel. Chambering, barrel maker and twist (albeit a smaller contour) crown type, prepared rings are all the same as is the bullet type (ogive). Building a rifle is just like many other things---it is not magic---success is in the quality of the components for sure but the biggest variable is the process which is controlled by a human and that makes the difference between a .2 and a 2.0 shooting rifle.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Boss Hoss, post: 292052, member: 5060"] Just for what is it worth----all of my rifles except for 3 collectable ones are customs built from the ground up. While your due diligence in this is commendable, I think you are still in the weeds a little. First, we will assume that you are well versed in how to extract the most accuracy out of your custom meaning you will know how to set up the rifle properly when shooting and know the finer points of loading for this new Wonder Stick. The most important part of this process is to pick the right SMITH to do the work!! Have seen many people who did all of the research, got the best components only to have one of them not installed properly when the rifle was built. You would not believe the look on people’s faces when Speedy would show them why their 5k custom hunting rifle would not shoot! Some of the time, it was a simple fix such as replacing and modifying the firing pin, shroud modification, bolt or something as elementary as a crown not being cut perfectly square, problem with the chamber dimension etc. other times it was a faulty component such as a barrel. Point is find a Smith who not only knows what he or she is doing but also vets the components thoroughly and not just take them out of the box or tube and run with it so to speak. Getting into the world of custom rifles is a lot of fun however, ones expectation of the level of performancel is also raised. One of the reasons that all of my Speedy built hunting rifles all shoot like my match ones is simple. The same process is used to build the 6.5 284 1K IBS LV rifle as the sporter with the difference being a lighter repeater action, stock and barrel. Chambering, barrel maker and twist (albeit a smaller contour) crown type, prepared rings are all the same as is the bullet type (ogive). Building a rifle is just like many other things---it is not magic---success is in the quality of the components for sure but the biggest variable is the process which is controlled by a human and that makes the difference between a .2 and a 2.0 shooting rifle. [/QUOTE]
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