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Rifle Build Advice PLEASE!
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<blockquote data-quote="Buano" data-source="post: 453124" data-attributes="member: 21641"><p>Hi,</p><p></p><p>I picked up a stainless Winchester Model 70 with BOSS in the cheap plastic stock chambered for .300 Weatherby mag. I'm now seriously considering turning it into a long-range elk rifle that's light enough to cary up & down mountains all day. I'm not poor, but price does matter.</p><p></p><p>The first step will be to order a good stock for it. I lean towards a carbon-fiber stock for the stiffness & light weight. </p><p></p><p>• Any suggestions as to manufacturer or source for a good LIGHT sporter stock?</p><p></p><p>Assuming it will not prove to be the tack-driver I want, my next step will likely be to have the action trued & installing a match-grade barrel. If I replace the barrel I have the option of changing the chambering. Not wanting to butcher the magazine or bolt, and as I already have rifles chambered in .270 WSM, 7mm Rem mag & .375 H&H, the obvious choices would be .300 Weatherby, .340 Weatherby, .300 Win, or .338 Win. </p><p></p><p>• Any thoughts on chambering if I change out the barrel? (At this point I lean towards keeping it a .300 Weatherby with .340 Weatherby running a close second.)</p><p></p><p>And the hardest question:</p><p>• Any suggestions as to a quality shop for accurizing work?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Buano, post: 453124, member: 21641"] Hi, I picked up a stainless Winchester Model 70 with BOSS in the cheap plastic stock chambered for .300 Weatherby mag. I'm now seriously considering turning it into a long-range elk rifle that's light enough to cary up & down mountains all day. I'm not poor, but price does matter. The first step will be to order a good stock for it. I lean towards a carbon-fiber stock for the stiffness & light weight. • Any suggestions as to manufacturer or source for a good LIGHT sporter stock? Assuming it will not prove to be the tack-driver I want, my next step will likely be to have the action trued & installing a match-grade barrel. If I replace the barrel I have the option of changing the chambering. Not wanting to butcher the magazine or bolt, and as I already have rifles chambered in .270 WSM, 7mm Rem mag & .375 H&H, the obvious choices would be .300 Weatherby, .340 Weatherby, .300 Win, or .338 Win. • Any thoughts on chambering if I change out the barrel? (At this point I lean towards keeping it a .300 Weatherby with .340 Weatherby running a close second.) And the hardest question: • Any suggestions as to a quality shop for accurizing work? [/QUOTE]
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