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Affordable starter/donor rifle
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<blockquote data-quote="VinceMule" data-source="post: 2688680" data-attributes="member: 122164"><p>Tikka's do present a problem on aftermarket upgrades, but as their popularity increases, that may change some. I have three savage single shots with custom barrels on them, and they shoot with the best of the custom actions that I have.</p><p></p><p>Metric threads on any action present a problem on after-market barrels, don't let anyone blow smoke up your ying yang on this issue. I ran into the metric thread issue on a couple of Howa actions I had that I really like. Gunsmiths have to change the gears on their lathes for metric threads and most just will not do it.</p><p></p><p>There are guys that do metric, it is just that I like certain craftsmen that are hand on Rocket scientists. Old school matching techniques where a gunsmith checks a barrel's quality and spends the necessary time indicating the barrel in, checking his own work during the threading and chambering process pay big dividends when it comes to accuracy. I am no gunsmith, but I do know some gunsmiths that do this kind of work.</p><p></p><p>For a cheap build, I would go with Rem 783 as they have the fastest lock time and steel magazines. Trigger upgrade is available, and upgrade on the bolt handle. These 783's are a sleeping giant, and the 783's are unbelievably true machined actions, but aftermarket options are limited. Pawn shops will be your friend on the 783's. I have two 783's, 6.5 Creed with a Brux barrel and a 280 AI with X Caliber barrel, both shoot sub 3/8" with little effort. Both of these guns have Boyd's laminates on them, less than $1000 each in each rifle.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="VinceMule, post: 2688680, member: 122164"] Tikka's do present a problem on aftermarket upgrades, but as their popularity increases, that may change some. I have three savage single shots with custom barrels on them, and they shoot with the best of the custom actions that I have. Metric threads on any action present a problem on after-market barrels, don't let anyone blow smoke up your ying yang on this issue. I ran into the metric thread issue on a couple of Howa actions I had that I really like. Gunsmiths have to change the gears on their lathes for metric threads and most just will not do it. There are guys that do metric, it is just that I like certain craftsmen that are hand on Rocket scientists. Old school matching techniques where a gunsmith checks a barrel's quality and spends the necessary time indicating the barrel in, checking his own work during the threading and chambering process pay big dividends when it comes to accuracy. I am no gunsmith, but I do know some gunsmiths that do this kind of work. For a cheap build, I would go with Rem 783 as they have the fastest lock time and steel magazines. Trigger upgrade is available, and upgrade on the bolt handle. These 783's are a sleeping giant, and the 783's are unbelievably true machined actions, but aftermarket options are limited. Pawn shops will be your friend on the 783's. I have two 783's, 6.5 Creed with a Brux barrel and a 280 AI with X Caliber barrel, both shoot sub 3/8" with little effort. Both of these guns have Boyd's laminates on them, less than $1000 each in each rifle. [/QUOTE]
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