First custom rifle questions

I went with the origin action, c6 barrel, AG stock, Hawkins bdl bottom metal, trigger tech special. Cartridge is a 280 Ackley. I assemble the gun myself using Manson go/no go gauges.
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Thank you all for the help. This has turned into a great thread. I started off wanting a reputable smith to build me a gun and I found one a few hours away that came highly recommended. I called and talked with him and he told me he was a year and a half backlogged which is good for business but I am just not willing to wait that long.

So for now I just went forward on ordering an action and a pre-fit barrel. I will continue to try and find a stock I like, a trigger, bottom metal, and see how it shoots. I appreciate all the help and information. Maybe you guys can continue to keep ideas coming.
 
huntoregon said:
Thank you all for the help. This has turned into a great thread. I started off wanting a reputable smith to build me a gun and I found one a few hours away that came highly recommended. I called and talked with him and he told me he was a year and a half backlogged which is good for business but I am just not willing to wait that long.

So for now I just went forward on ordering an action and a pre-fit barrel. I will continue to try and find a stock I like, a trigger, bottom metal, and see how it shoots. I appreciate all the help and information. Maybe you guys can continue to keep ideas coming.
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If you are using a nut and have to do the headspace yourself, only buy a go gauge and look up the scotch tape method. Gavintoobe and Erik Cortina have videos out there. It is more accurate than a no-go and saves you the 1/2 $s.

This stock is great and is ready to go.
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This stock is complete and ready to ship.
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huntoregon said:
Thank you all for the help. This has turned into a great thread. I started off wanting a reputable smith to build me a gun and I found one a few hours away that came highly recommended. I called and talked with him and he told me he was a year and a half backlogged which is good for business but I am just not willing to wait that long.

So for now I just went forward on ordering an action and a pre-fit barrel. I will continue to try and find a stock I like, a trigger, bottom metal, and see how it shoots. I appreciate all the help and information. Maybe you guys can continue to keep ideas coming.
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What action and barrel did you order? Curiosity is killing me
 
If anyone looking for deals on Proof Barrels. Stockys has 20% off on them when you add it to your cart. Then use coupon code 10OFF for and additional 10%. I just got a new barrel for 568. They have some prefits also for numerous actions but they're a little more.
 
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ElCazador said:
Nice looking rig there! I like it a lot. What action did they build it on for you? I can't quite tell from the photo.
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It's a LAW m704. Controlled round feed with a Winchester style Saftey, Timney trigger at about 1.75 lbs. I haven't found the perfect load yet but I'm working on it
 
huntoregon said:
I went with the Bighorn Origin and a Proof carbon prefit chambered in 7 PRC.
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Excellent choice! You will love it. Zermatt will send you an action wrench with your Origin if you ask for one. Then you only need to buy a barrel vise. Here are my suggestions for that: If you want the mac daddy of vises, go to Short Action Customs. They actually have two - the Bravo is more than adequate for you and unless you really get into rolling your own and switch barrels a lot, you won't need their modular one. If you have the cash to burn, it's really nice though and makes quick work of things. I personally use the Viper Barrel vise with my Origin and if you're really only going to use it once to build your rifle, you can't beat the price (plus I use Inline Fabrication's brilliant reloading bench system and they have a custom plate for the Viper I use - they can custom make a plate for any vise though so it wasn't a huge factor). I love the durable powder coat finish, it looks very nice, and I've talked with Bob, "the Viper" Pastor who makes them and is a super great guy. Some of the online sites like Brownells incorrectly spec the max OD barrel diameter it can handle is 1" but the correct OD diameter max is 1.35" (Bob actually tells me you can go up to 1.5") - plenty for your Proof barrel. PMA tool makes a nice one too that's unfinished aluminum and almost identical to the Viper (Bob might even make it for them).
 
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ElCazador said:
Excellent choice! You will love it. Zermatt will send you an action wrench with your Origin if you ask for one. Then you only need to buy a barrel vise. Here are my suggestions for that. If you want the mac daddy of vises, go to Short Action Customs. They actually have two - the Bravo is more than adequate for you and unless you really get into rolling your own and switch barrels a lot, you won't need the modular one. If you have the cash to burn, it's really nice and makes quick work of things. I personally use the Viper Barrel vise with my origin and if you're really only going to use it once to build your rifle, you can't beat the price (plus I use Inline Fabrication's brilliant reloading bench system and they have a custom plate for the Viper I use - they can custom make a plate for any vise though so it wasn't a huge factor). I love the durable powder coat finish, it looks very nice, and I've talked with Bob, "the Viper" Pastor who makes them and is a super great guy. Some of the online sites like Brownells incorrectly spec the max OD barrel diameter it can handle is 1" but the correct OD diameter max is 1.35" (Bob actually tells me you can go up to 1.5") - plenty for your Proof barrel. PMA tool makes a nice one that's unfinished aluminum and almost identical to the Viper (Bob might even make it for them).
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The viper and pma vise's are similar but the pma you can remove the 4 nuts and 1/4 turn the top of smaller diameter barrels. I bought the pma for the just in case times. Both are great quality. I did put 2 pieces of leather in the jaws just to give a little more protection for the barrel. You can't go wrong with either one.
 

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