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First custom rifle questions
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<blockquote data-quote="Mark37082" data-source="post: 2697929" data-attributes="member: 120066"><p>I just went through this for my first full custom. You are doing the right thing by asking highly experienced members here. I gave the prefit barrel and build my own a little thought. I decided to find the best GS in my area and allow them to apply their experience and skill to build my first full custom. I sourced the barrel and stock, but had the GS source the action and other components. The conversations with the GS were priceless when discussing options and ideas due to my lack of experience. </p><p>Budget: you should be in the ball-park.</p><p>Timeline: Most of the best GS's have high demand. My GS was up front with their estimated timeline. It was a total of 10 months to get the finished rifle. This timeline was impacted by special ordering the action and delays in Hawkins producing mags for Hunter DBM.</p><p>This should be a fun project. I know it was for me. I spent a significant amount of time on controlling weight on my build. In the end I wanted a 8.5# ready to hunt rifle. I was able to achieve this with carefully sourcing components.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mark37082, post: 2697929, member: 120066"] I just went through this for my first full custom. You are doing the right thing by asking highly experienced members here. I gave the prefit barrel and build my own a little thought. I decided to find the best GS in my area and allow them to apply their experience and skill to build my first full custom. I sourced the barrel and stock, but had the GS source the action and other components. The conversations with the GS were priceless when discussing options and ideas due to my lack of experience. Budget: you should be in the ball-park. Timeline: Most of the best GS’s have high demand. My GS was up front with their estimated timeline. It was a total of 10 months to get the finished rifle. This timeline was impacted by special ordering the action and delays in Hawkins producing mags for Hunter DBM. This should be a fun project. I know it was for me. I spent a significant amount of time on controlling weight on my build. In the end I wanted a 8.5# ready to hunt rifle. I was able to achieve this with carefully sourcing components. [/QUOTE]
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