Steve7mm08
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I am in the early stages of building a custom rifle, so early in fact that I dont have any parts so am open to suggestions.
Currently use a 7mm08, longest shot to date is 525 yards with 120 barnes tsx.
I have pretty much settled on a Lilja barrell, most likely a 7mm variant.
My big question is regarding the action. It seems that alot of custom built rifles are based on the Remington 700 action, the only other brand action I have heard of being used is Nesika but they are <u>way</u> out of my price range.
What other brands of actions are there that are suitable or would I be better buying a second hand Remington rifle and just using the action from that?
Ultimately I want a rifle that can shoot out to 700-800 yards, maybe further and an all up weight of about 9lb ( I have a Leupold Mk4 4.5-14x50 scope already).
I dont know about stockes yet either, am keen on McMillans but they do seem expensive, what other good options are there?
Cheers in advance, Steve
Currently use a 7mm08, longest shot to date is 525 yards with 120 barnes tsx.
I have pretty much settled on a Lilja barrell, most likely a 7mm variant.
My big question is regarding the action. It seems that alot of custom built rifles are based on the Remington 700 action, the only other brand action I have heard of being used is Nesika but they are <u>way</u> out of my price range.
What other brands of actions are there that are suitable or would I be better buying a second hand Remington rifle and just using the action from that?
Ultimately I want a rifle that can shoot out to 700-800 yards, maybe further and an all up weight of about 9lb ( I have a Leupold Mk4 4.5-14x50 scope already).
I dont know about stockes yet either, am keen on McMillans but they do seem expensive, what other good options are there?
Cheers in advance, Steve