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Help building a long range set up
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<blockquote data-quote="ohiohunter" data-source="post: 1111507" data-attributes="member: 55230"><p>The gun you are building is a custom gun, but when he says full custom he is saying the barrel is a blank you get to pick chamber dimensions and the smith will cut and thread it to your action. Again most prefits do not give you the options such as free bore. Though I wouldn't call a gun full custom on a 700 action. </p><p></p><p>He is suggesting not going the savage route. You could have a barrel threaded and shouldered for your savage but I have yet to see it proven to be better. The savage action leaves a lot to be desired. If you are dead set on your chosen budget by all means have at it. </p><p></p><p>You mentioned something about recoil and the heavy stock. Personally I would rather have the weight in my barrel than in the stock, I'm not saying go ultralight but check the weight on your components and see what your final weight is. I also know there are a lot of guys willing to pack a far heavier rifle than I, but I don't think that 7mag w/168gr pills is going to be a shoulder buster. Honestly my sub 10lb 300wm w/ 215's is tolerable, no break. I'm just putting all this out there so you don't do the same bs I did. </p><p></p><p>Rereading my post and thinking.. heck I'd just get a 7mag Sendero or that 300wm milspec in the classifieds.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ohiohunter, post: 1111507, member: 55230"] The gun you are building is a custom gun, but when he says full custom he is saying the barrel is a blank you get to pick chamber dimensions and the smith will cut and thread it to your action. Again most prefits do not give you the options such as free bore. Though I wouldn't call a gun full custom on a 700 action. He is suggesting not going the savage route. You could have a barrel threaded and shouldered for your savage but I have yet to see it proven to be better. The savage action leaves a lot to be desired. If you are dead set on your chosen budget by all means have at it. You mentioned something about recoil and the heavy stock. Personally I would rather have the weight in my barrel than in the stock, I'm not saying go ultralight but check the weight on your components and see what your final weight is. I also know there are a lot of guys willing to pack a far heavier rifle than I, but I don't think that 7mag w/168gr pills is going to be a shoulder buster. Honestly my sub 10lb 300wm w/ 215's is tolerable, no break. I'm just putting all this out there so you don't do the same bs I did. Rereading my post and thinking.. heck I'd just get a 7mag Sendero or that 300wm milspec in the classifieds. [/QUOTE]
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