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Is Blue Printing an Action important?
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<blockquote data-quote="J E Custom" data-source="post: 452466" data-attributes="member: 2736"><p>I think that there is a point of diminishing returns when blueprinting an action.</p><p></p><p>If everything about the action is bad then It will be cheaper to go with a custom action.</p><p></p><p>If the factory action just needs the basic truing (Action face squaring, bolt recoil lug squaring,</p><p>Bolt fact squaring, lug lapping) the cost is not prohibitive and with all of the other parts that </p><p>you already have (Floor metal, mag follower, mag box, trigger) It is a good way to go.</p><p></p><p>If you have to go with a full blown action truing Including all of the bolt work mentioned then</p><p>the custom action becomes the best deal, But keep in mind that all custom actions are not</p><p>perfect and sometimes needs some truing and even though they should not need any work</p><p>they need to be checked.</p><p></p><p>I do not recommend spending over $200.00 to $300.00 dollars on a factory action because of total investment.</p><p></p><p>No matter what type of action you use it is very hard to get your money out of a custom rifle,</p><p>So build it to keep and you can't go wrong,</p><p></p><p>The best time to use a factory action for a custom build is when you have a rifle that just won't</p><p>shoot and you don't use it and don't feel like pawning it of on some unsuspecting person. you </p><p>can spend 2 or 300.00 hundred dollars on the action and with a custom barrel and end up with </p><p>a fine rifle for about the cost of just the custom action and all of the other parts to complete it.</p><p></p><p>And the answer to your question = If you want an accurate rifle, a trued action is very important</p><p>just like the quality of the smithing and the quality of the barrel and stock.</p><p></p><p>It's like the bad apple, If there is one bad component it can spoil the hole rifle.</p><p></p><p>J E CUSTOM</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="J E Custom, post: 452466, member: 2736"] I think that there is a point of diminishing returns when blueprinting an action. If everything about the action is bad then It will be cheaper to go with a custom action. If the factory action just needs the basic truing (Action face squaring, bolt recoil lug squaring, Bolt fact squaring, lug lapping) the cost is not prohibitive and with all of the other parts that you already have (Floor metal, mag follower, mag box, trigger) It is a good way to go. If you have to go with a full blown action truing Including all of the bolt work mentioned then the custom action becomes the best deal, But keep in mind that all custom actions are not perfect and sometimes needs some truing and even though they should not need any work they need to be checked. I do not recommend spending over $200.00 to $300.00 dollars on a factory action because of total investment. No matter what type of action you use it is very hard to get your money out of a custom rifle, So build it to keep and you can't go wrong, The best time to use a factory action for a custom build is when you have a rifle that just won't shoot and you don't use it and don't feel like pawning it of on some unsuspecting person. you can spend 2 or 300.00 hundred dollars on the action and with a custom barrel and end up with a fine rifle for about the cost of just the custom action and all of the other parts to complete it. And the answer to your question = If you want an accurate rifle, a trued action is very important just like the quality of the smithing and the quality of the barrel and stock. It's like the bad apple, If there is one bad component it can spoil the hole rifle. J E CUSTOM [/QUOTE]
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