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Factory VS Custom rifle gripe...
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<blockquote data-quote="pondskipper" data-source="post: 656896" data-attributes="member: 26430"><p>I know enough to know exactly what I want and expect in a rifle and what it takes to make it come together the way it should, for example, my current build, a badger m-2008 action with a 308 win bolt face, chose it for the 60 degree cycle of the bolt for quicker cycle in tactical matches plus it's tough as nails, 28" 1:8" twist broughton 6mm barrel to be chambered in 6xc for 105-107 grain bullets any more twist would just add unneeded stress on the jackets and any less wouldn't stabalize them for the velocity I'll be pushing them to, I chose the 6xc over the 243 unlike most people due to the fact that I'm only punching holes in paper and won't benefit from the extra powder and throat erosion, It will be set up for no turn necks for ease of reloading plus it doesn't need to be that tight especially seeing as how it won't be a bench queen, it will be in all sorts of positions and exposed to dirt and grime so it will need a little wiggle room to be able to still operate without flaw. The stock will be a krg whiskey 3 chassis because I like the fit and finish and it's a no BS design that I've used on a 308 I owned and loved. If I had a lathe with a short enough headstock, spider, live pilot reamers and go / no go gauges I could do my own chambering work, it's not rocket science. I have a few years of experience in shooting sports, from age 7-26. All that wonderful stuff aside, when you compare a rifle like the one I'm building vs one of an equal quality and build that you can just order but pay 1500-2000 bucks more for what are you really paying the extra for is my question, I can understand a few hundred more or even up to $800 more due to overhead in all the parts and pieces it takes to build the rifles but the rifle I just described that I'm building is going to cost about 2900 bucks all total when finished and will almost certainly hang with any high doller factory built rifle of the same style and caliber in terms of functionality, accuracy, and dependability.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="pondskipper, post: 656896, member: 26430"] I know enough to know exactly what I want and expect in a rifle and what it takes to make it come together the way it should, for example, my current build, a badger m-2008 action with a 308 win bolt face, chose it for the 60 degree cycle of the bolt for quicker cycle in tactical matches plus it's tough as nails, 28" 1:8" twist broughton 6mm barrel to be chambered in 6xc for 105-107 grain bullets any more twist would just add unneeded stress on the jackets and any less wouldn't stabalize them for the velocity I'll be pushing them to, I chose the 6xc over the 243 unlike most people due to the fact that I'm only punching holes in paper and won't benefit from the extra powder and throat erosion, It will be set up for no turn necks for ease of reloading plus it doesn't need to be that tight especially seeing as how it won't be a bench queen, it will be in all sorts of positions and exposed to dirt and grime so it will need a little wiggle room to be able to still operate without flaw. The stock will be a krg whiskey 3 chassis because I like the fit and finish and it's a no BS design that I've used on a 308 I owned and loved. If I had a lathe with a short enough headstock, spider, live pilot reamers and go / no go gauges I could do my own chambering work, it's not rocket science. I have a few years of experience in shooting sports, from age 7-26. All that wonderful stuff aside, when you compare a rifle like the one I'm building vs one of an equal quality and build that you can just order but pay 1500-2000 bucks more for what are you really paying the extra for is my question, I can understand a few hundred more or even up to $800 more due to overhead in all the parts and pieces it takes to build the rifles but the rifle I just described that I'm building is going to cost about 2900 bucks all total when finished and will almost certainly hang with any high doller factory built rifle of the same style and caliber in terms of functionality, accuracy, and dependability. [/QUOTE]
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