Hunting Rifle Build: Ordering

I'm trying not to break the bank, but I'm looking to have a hunting rifle built.
It will be a Winchester 70 classic action; 2.5-3 lb trigger; 300 Sherman; 22" 2.5-3lb barrel; Talley QR rings; NECG open sights; McMillan Supergrade carbon stock with side mounted flush cups; ~20 oz FFP optic with an Xmas tree reticle.

So, the stock is long lead...7 mo; the barrel is a custom order blank, thinking Krieger...6 mo(guess); I'll need to find an action/donor rifle....3-4 mo.

i would like this in my gunsmiths hands by October.

i can call my gunsmith, but I gotta ask. Before you have a barreled action, how can you tell the stock maker the barrel contour? It all depends on how much is cut off the breech and the stub length. Is there a standard? Which shank will a model 70 classic in 270 Winchester or 30-06 use?

The best thing to do is talk to your gunsmith, if you already have one. Let him tell you how he does his barreling and then you can go from there.

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That's a pretty short barrel for the amount of powder the 300 is going to burn

jd5521 said:

That's a pretty short barrel for the amount of powder the 300 is going to burn

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It should only lose 15-20'/inch
The 300 Sherman is only about 76 gr capacity so it is not at all overbore for a 30

Check out ag composite for a stockand see if they have something for you. There waiting times are like weeks not months

pburton said:

....The best thing to do is talk to your gunsmith, if you already have one. Let him tell you how he does his barreling and then you can go from there......

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I've got a general rule of allowing the smith to have the say in which brand etc. he prefers. It's worked pretty well;

HARPERC said:

I've got a general rule of allowing the smith to have the say in which brand etc. he prefers. It's worked pretty well;

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Good idea. I thought we discussed brand before, but I think he didn't care much. He's pretty flexible, unless you give him crap to work with, it seems.

I like Kreiger, but would also like to try McGowen.

All stock makers use Remington or Douglas contours as a reference...sounds like a #3 sporter would be right up your alley...then you tell them how many inches of "straight) on the breech end before the taper. So in other words if a blank's breech has 3" of straight you would subtract about an inch for a thread tenon. That leaves you with 2" of straight.

I have to ask....I want sights. Anybody running the NECG Masterpiece front with the Talley rear peep? How does it work out?