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The Basics, Starting Out
How do you explain….custom rifles?
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<blockquote data-quote="DJ Fergus" data-source="post: 2241280" data-attributes="member: 93895"><p>That really is a thought provoking paragraph. I've been there and done it many times all the way from starting out with a $250 bolt action over 20 years ago and on to customs & semi customs in multiple cartridges & hand loading for all of those. All this along with handloading for buddies bolt actions also...... Knowing what I know now, I don't know if there is a practical or correct answer to your paragraph. I would have given you a quick answer 15 years ago, 10 years ago I would have also given you a quick answer but it would have been a different answer than that of 15 years ago. I will try to answer from my perspective & experience at this point in time from all the factory & customs I've hand loaded for & shot:</p><p></p><p>I can make a factory rifle shoot most of the time, some are more finicky than others. Customs & semi customs are typically less finicky but I've had those be finicky also. Nowadays, it's likely to get a factory 6.5 cm or prc to shoot half moa with the right factory ammo but not guaranteed, not all will do 1/2 moa. After a fellow goes through a pile of factory rifles he starts to find things that he prefers along with things he dislikes, hence he will have one built or he will put it together himself exactly like he wants it. For me, it's not so much the fact that I can't get an economy factory rifle or even an expensive factory rifle to shoot accurately but it's a question of: is it exactly like what I want it to be?</p><p>Such as, is it the barrel length, contour, over all weight, and everything else that I want?</p><p>I mostly do semi customs for myself. I can do those cheaper than an expensive factory rifle and still get everything about it exactly like I want it to be.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DJ Fergus, post: 2241280, member: 93895"] That really is a thought provoking paragraph. I've been there and done it many times all the way from starting out with a $250 bolt action over 20 years ago and on to customs & semi customs in multiple cartridges & hand loading for all of those. All this along with handloading for buddies bolt actions also...... Knowing what I know now, I don't know if there is a practical or correct answer to your paragraph. I would have given you a quick answer 15 years ago, 10 years ago I would have also given you a quick answer but it would have been a different answer than that of 15 years ago. I will try to answer from my perspective & experience at this point in time from all the factory & customs I've hand loaded for & shot: I can make a factory rifle shoot most of the time, some are more finicky than others. Customs & semi customs are typically less finicky but I've had those be finicky also. Nowadays, it's likely to get a factory 6.5 cm or prc to shoot half moa with the right factory ammo but not guaranteed, not all will do 1/2 moa. After a fellow goes through a pile of factory rifles he starts to find things that he prefers along with things he dislikes, hence he will have one built or he will put it together himself exactly like he wants it. For me, it's not so much the fact that I can't get an economy factory rifle or even an expensive factory rifle to shoot accurately but it's a question of: is it exactly like what I want it to be? Such as, is it the barrel length, contour, over all weight, and everything else that I want? I mostly do semi customs for myself. I can do those cheaper than an expensive factory rifle and still get everything about it exactly like I want it to be. [/QUOTE]
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