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Assemble My Own Rifle?
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<blockquote data-quote="jakeSCH" data-source="post: 2406302" data-attributes="member: 119202"><p>I decided to go down a rabbit hole in the beginning of last year to purchase all my own parts to build my a light weight hunting rifle. Now that I am at the point of buying tools to assembly, I am getting cold feet and wondering if I should just sent off to LRI.</p><p></p><p>- Defiance Anti LA Mag</p><p>- Proof Research Light Weight Mountain Hunter</p><p>- Proof Defiance Prefit (300 WM w/ 1-9.4 twist 24" barrel)</p><p>- Trigger Tech R700 special</p><p>- Hawkins R700 BDL kit</p><p>- I will add a brake later on </p><p></p><p>Basically I am at the point where I need to either buy the tools needed to move forward to ship it off. I do believe that if I build it myself I will appreciate the rifle more...which is why I went the prefit route.</p><p></p><p>I would love to hear from others who went on the journey, put their own rifles together. Do you think the experience was worth it? On that note, I love reloading my own ammo and I see this as the next step / extension.</p><p></p><p>Tools I would need to purchase</p><p>- Torque Wrench (10 to 150 ft-lb)</p><p>- Action Wrench</p><p>- Barrel Vice</p><p>- 300 WM headspace go / no go gauge</p><p></p><p>Any specific recommendations of which ones to buy? I know defiance has their own action wrench, but not sure if it would be better buying a general one instead? Barrel vice recommendations?</p><p></p><p>Appreciate all feedback!!!</p><p></p><p>Jake</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jakeSCH, post: 2406302, member: 119202"] I decided to go down a rabbit hole in the beginning of last year to purchase all my own parts to build my a light weight hunting rifle. Now that I am at the point of buying tools to assembly, I am getting cold feet and wondering if I should just sent off to LRI. - Defiance Anti LA Mag - Proof Research Light Weight Mountain Hunter - Proof Defiance Prefit (300 WM w/ 1-9.4 twist 24" barrel) - Trigger Tech R700 special - Hawkins R700 BDL kit - I will add a brake later on Basically I am at the point where I need to either buy the tools needed to move forward to ship it off. I do believe that if I build it myself I will appreciate the rifle more...which is why I went the prefit route. I would love to hear from others who went on the journey, put their own rifles together. Do you think the experience was worth it? On that note, I love reloading my own ammo and I see this as the next step / extension. Tools I would need to purchase - Torque Wrench (10 to 150 ft-lb) - Action Wrench - Barrel Vice - 300 WM headspace go / no go gauge Any specific recommendations of which ones to buy? I know defiance has their own action wrench, but not sure if it would be better buying a general one instead? Barrel vice recommendations? Appreciate all feedback!!! Jake [/QUOTE]
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