New build ?

[sika64]

What is the best action to build on ? Is the model 700 any better than the model 70 or the Savage action. Going to build a 300 wsm

 

[BountyHunter]

You are going to need a WSM action if a 700, otherwise you are going to spend a lot of money making it work with the rails and bolt face. Plus you have the crappy remington rivited extractor.

IMO buy a custom and be happy and better quality. Otherwise go with the savage or 70 over the Remington.

 

[MTBULLET]

Talk to your 'smith. use what he recommends and is most familiar with.
I use Remington for my own builds, have zero problems with them, and can true for less money than custom action (that need SOME work anyway), BUT get one for WSM or many feed problems.

 

[Edd]

What is the best action to build on ? Is the model 700 any better than the model 70 or the Savage action. Going to build a 300 wsm

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If you hand load and want to use long heavy bullets, a Defiance XM action would give you the length you need.

 

[Sully2]

Rem 700's havent had riveted in extractors in years. Id buy a Stiller action

 

[shortgrass]

Rem 700's havent had riveted in extractors in years. Id buy a Stiller action

The magnums still use the rivited extractor,,,, std, bolt face (.473) and .223 use the newer, 'clip-in' style.

 

[Longrang3r]

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If you hand load and want to use long heavy bullets, a Defiance XM action would give you the length you need.

+1 I love all of my Defiance actions.

 

[ANARCHIST]

Winchester 70 CRF / CZ or a mauser 98 are the ones I use for hunting rifles.

Have an interarms at McGowen now & plan on sending a CZ550 off the Kreiger this year for next seasons big game season.

 

[FEENIX]

What is the best action to build on ? Is the model 700 any better than the model 70 or the Savage action. Going to build a 300 wsm

For DIY, Savage is hard to beat!

 

[Metzger]

For DIY, Savage is hard to beat!

Or a Remage

 

[Engineering101]

Why not just buy a Savage Model 12 LPV in 300 WSM, stick a Boyd's prairie hunter stock on it and use the savings to buy better glass. I and 2 buddies each have one and they all shoot 1 inch groups at 200 yards with hand loaded 200 grain ELD-Xs. With the Boyd's stock it is a pretty well balanced hunting rig. You do have to hog out the barrel channel for the 26" varmit contour barrel but it just takes an hour or so to do that. Boyd's will tell you that they don't recommend doing the hog out but they don't know what their own stocks are capable of - it works great.

 

[Deleted member 46119]

Why not just buy a Savage Model 12 LPV in 300 WSM, stick a Boyd's prairie hunter stock on it and use the savings to buy better glass. I and 2 buddies each have one and they all shoot 1 inch groups at 200 yards with hand loaded 200 grain ELD-Xs. With the Boyd's stock it is a pretty well balanced hunting rig. You do have to hog out the barrel channel for the 26" varmit contour barrel but it just takes an hour or so to do that. Boyd's will tell you that they don't recommend doing the hog out but they don't know what their own stocks are capable of - it works great.

+1

I have gone this route and I'm very happy with the results. Not specifically with a Savage 12 LPV. However, the process is the same.

It is an economical way to get a "semi-custom" that is as good at shooting but not as pretty as a full custom.

More important, unless the starter rifle has a problem or something goes very wrong, it will be ACCURATE.

 

[FEENIX]

For DIY, Savage is hard to beat!

Or a Remage

lightbulbYou can thank Savage for that innovation ... an innovation that in now evident in the 783. lightbulb

 

[Clark]

I have Win 70 pre 64 std, Mauser std, Sav 110 std and mag, Rem 700 std and mag, waiting to get re barrelled.

I have opened up Mausers to magnum 4 times, that is easy enough.

I will probably only get 2 or 3 rifles built in 2016 before hunting.

Judging by past results, the Rem 700 and Sav 110 are more accurate for me, but are cheaply made guns compared to the Mausers and Winchesters.