First part of my build arrived last week

HoytFlinger

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Got lots more to order, but here is the action. Barrel getting ordered next payday. The wife is making me do this bits at a time. I am already excited about the build just by receiving the action. Can't wait to get all the other parts. Sorry about the crappy cellphone pic.

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Did you get the action through badger or did you find someone that has them in stock ?
 
I got it direct from Badger. They shipped it the day after I ordered it. It is the Lapua action. I don't know if they had the other sizes in stock.
 
I am going to have a 338 Norma built. I went with Badger for several reasons. One being the integral dual recoil lugs. It has a .780 bolt body. Everything Badger makes is extremely heavy duty. I just wanted something different than the standard round Remington 700 style action. You could probably nail in railroad spikes with this action. It is built like a tank out of 4143 steel. The rail is built from ordnance steel. I guess I like things that are different than your ordinary run of the mill looking stuff.
 
Jon Beanland will be doing the build. Last I got from him was 10-14 weeks turnaround. Yeah the wife knows the time. It will be a while as I have to get the parts one at a time. She just doesn't understand this disease of having to have a custom.
 
My barrel should ship Monday per bugholes. I went with an Obermeyer AMU blank. It is going to be a heavy one. Time to start hitting the gym.
 
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