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Rifles, Reloading, Optics, Equipment
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really need help with rifle build off my remington 700
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<blockquote data-quote="Jud96" data-source="post: 1717507" data-attributes="member: 69478"><p>Since you have a long action, and you want less recoil and still being light, I would do a 6.5x284 Norma and use a sporter contour barrel. You can have your factory action rebarreled, it helps to have them trued up, but is not needed to achieve 1/2 MOA. If you're on a budget, check out Wilson barrels that are sold through raggedholebarrels.net. They are stainless, button rifled, hand lapped barrels that sell for $170. They aren't my first choice, but they are capable of shooting 1/2 MOA without costing $300+. A good gunsmith is going to charge $250-400 to remove your old barrel, thread, chamber, cut, crown, and install the new barrel. Your total cost will be in the ballpark of $450-600 for the barrel and gunsmith services. Yes, you can buy a new rifle for that cost. Honestly though, you have a good chance of being right back where you started with any factory rifle. Some are better than others, but with a good quality barrel and a good smith doing the work, your rifle will make you happy and be a shooter for sure.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jud96, post: 1717507, member: 69478"] Since you have a long action, and you want less recoil and still being light, I would do a 6.5x284 Norma and use a sporter contour barrel. You can have your factory action rebarreled, it helps to have them trued up, but is not needed to achieve 1/2 MOA. If you’re on a budget, check out Wilson barrels that are sold through raggedholebarrels.net. They are stainless, button rifled, hand lapped barrels that sell for $170. They aren’t my first choice, but they are capable of shooting 1/2 MOA without costing $300+. A good gunsmith is going to charge $250-400 to remove your old barrel, thread, chamber, cut, crown, and install the new barrel. Your total cost will be in the ballpark of $450-600 for the barrel and gunsmith services. Yes, you can buy a new rifle for that cost. Honestly though, you have a good chance of being right back where you started with any factory rifle. Some are better than others, but with a good quality barrel and a good smith doing the work, your rifle will make you happy and be a shooter for sure. [/QUOTE]
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