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<blockquote data-quote="bogger01" data-source="post: 725374" data-attributes="member: 24606"><p>usually a doner rifle is something that you buy cheap to pull the barrel,trigger and stock off and install new parts.when deciding what cartridge you want you need to find a receiver to suit your needs.so in other words if you want a 308 usually you try to find something in a short action like a 308,243,7mm-08 ect.if you want to build something like a 300 winmag then you need a long action like a 30-06,7mm mag ect. if you want a repeater.of course this can be changed if you want a single shot then you could go with a short action.a lot of do it your selfers build off of savage actions as you can buy a pre threaded barrel and with a few simple tools,install it our self.you said you were thinking about a 6.5 caliber.what cartridge would you like to have?a .264 winmag will requier a long action to make a repeater where a 6.5 creedmoor can be used in a short action.also,some people will rechamber an existing barrel if they feel that it is a good one worth rechambering.hope this helps.martygun)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="bogger01, post: 725374, member: 24606"] usually a doner rifle is something that you buy cheap to pull the barrel,trigger and stock off and install new parts.when deciding what cartridge you want you need to find a receiver to suit your needs.so in other words if you want a 308 usually you try to find something in a short action like a 308,243,7mm-08 ect.if you want to build something like a 300 winmag then you need a long action like a 30-06,7mm mag ect. if you want a repeater.of course this can be changed if you want a single shot then you could go with a short action.a lot of do it your selfers build off of savage actions as you can buy a pre threaded barrel and with a few simple tools,install it our self.you said you were thinking about a 6.5 caliber.what cartridge would you like to have?a .264 winmag will requier a long action to make a repeater where a 6.5 creedmoor can be used in a short action.also,some people will rechamber an existing barrel if they feel that it is a good one worth rechambering.hope this helps.martygun) [/QUOTE]
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