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Rifles, Bullets, Barrels & Ballistics
Starting to Plan My First Custom Rifle
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<blockquote data-quote="Mark37082" data-source="post: 2421618" data-attributes="member: 120066"><p>They say age is a state of the mind. I've reached the ripe old age of 61. I feel like 90 this morning from hauling and splitting firewood yesterday. One of the reasons I am going with the 280ai is my supply of bullets and powders I have in the cabinets for my 7RM's. They are fun to shoot, but they are heavy and slow twist. I really like the idea of being able to use some of these components in a rifle that is designed by me to optimize the longer bullets. I also wanted to get away from the belt and feel comfortable hauling the rifle on long treks in the woods. </p><p>After looking more closely at actions yesterday evening, I am leaning more in the direction of the Defiance An Ti X. It definitely would shave off a few ounces compared to the Deviant. It would reduce some of scope mounting positions, but hopefully would still work well. </p><p>Now I need to determine if I want to bite the bullet and go suppressed. So many decisions to make……</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mark37082, post: 2421618, member: 120066"] They say age is a state of the mind. I‘ve reached the ripe old age of 61. I feel like 90 this morning from hauling and splitting firewood yesterday. One of the reasons I am going with the 280ai is my supply of bullets and powders I have in the cabinets for my 7RM’s. They are fun to shoot, but they are heavy and slow twist. I really like the idea of being able to use some of these components in a rifle that is designed by me to optimize the longer bullets. I also wanted to get away from the belt and feel comfortable hauling the rifle on long treks in the woods. After looking more closely at actions yesterday evening, I am leaning more in the direction of the Defiance An Ti X. It definitely would shave off a few ounces compared to the Deviant. It would reduce some of scope mounting positions, but hopefully would still work well. Now I need to determine if I want to bite the bullet and go suppressed. So many decisions to make…… [/QUOTE]
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