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How to build rifle, what is good, where to get it?
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<blockquote data-quote="MachV" data-source="post: 152174" data-attributes="member: 93"><p><font color="red"><em>So you can buy say a Savage barrel, Remy action, and mcmillan stock in same calibre and it will all go together?</em> </font> </p><p>The short answer is no,a smith could make it work but its gona cost you more for the machining than the barrels worth.Now if you had a Savage and wanted to change barrels it would be an easy do it yourself exchange....If the shank matches the action?</p><p> <font color="red"><em>I did cursory research and there are a few makers of just barrels, triggers, action, etc... are they better?</em> </p><p> </font> They can be and usualy are but not always cost effective?</p><p> <font color="red"> <em>I have $700 to work with, could I build a decent rig for that?</em> </font> </p><p>A McMillian stock can run you that much and an action is more than that.By the time you have a good barrel fitted you'll have dang near $700 in it too.</p><p>It can be done though...Buy a Savage with the stock you like and shoot it!You can always add a better barrel later and install it yourself??</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MachV, post: 152174, member: 93"] <font color="red">[i]So you can buy say a Savage barrel, Remy action, and mcmillan stock in same calibre and it will all go together?[/i] </font> The short answer is no,a smith could make it work but its gona cost you more for the machining than the barrels worth.Now if you had a Savage and wanted to change barrels it would be an easy do it yourself exchange....If the shank matches the action? <font color="red">[i]I did cursory research and there are a few makers of just barrels, triggers, action, etc... are they better?[/i] </font> They can be and usualy are but not always cost effective? <font color="red"> [i]I have $700 to work with, could I build a decent rig for that?[/i] </font> A McMillian stock can run you that much and an action is more than that.By the time you have a good barrel fitted you'll have dang near $700 in it too. It can be done though...Buy a Savage with the stock you like and shoot it!You can always add a better barrel later and install it yourself?? [/QUOTE]
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