Groot
Well-Known Member
Yep...it was right at 2 weeks or so.
Awesome! Thanks!
Yep...it was right at 2 weeks or so.
Why not buy a fairly new rifle in the caliber of your choosing and be done with it...
Building can """sometimes""" get pricey...
I got a new Frugal SPS 308 as a back-up rifle last year when I was in the North... We shot it out from 100 to 1400 metres,,, of course the groups looked much better in the 1240 meters...
Not bad for a $500 rifle and $50 used Leopold in 6.5-20x50,,, we switched it out to a 3x9 Leopold when we went to Eastern Canada to hunt Moose that year as well...
Yuppers,,, a good old Tikka will get you onto the range fast,,, then you can decide on the building idea from there if this is something your wondering about...
A rule of thumb for building a good rifle that will benefit you for years to follow is one that is specifically built for you and your needs with out cheaping out...
Of course this is the idea that I like to follow...
Good luck on your adventure in either path you choose,,, you will have to decide which idea suits you the best...
Cheers from the North
IMHO...... are you comfortable that you have the necessary equipment and true ability to build! If the answer is absolutely a yes with no outside smithing necessary adding to the expenses...build but generally the expenses needed to piece one together don't usually come with a budget..... Therefore why build when there are so many great choices WITH WARRANTY for so little money today....and you can be shooting tomorrow....Bergara, Howa, Tika, under 1500.00. All tack drivers.Looking for some advice, heres my predicament..
I currently have 2 savage rifles, one older basic model 110 in 7rm and the other is a 10T in 308. On the 10T it came with a bull barrel, and the cheap crapy stock that I had to put a polymer cheek riser on to get the proper height.
Im on a pretty tight budget but my original plan for the longest time was to build on the 10T action, buy a shilen (or McGowen) prefit in an undecided caliber and then buy a Boyd's pro varmint stock, maybe add pillars and bed it for sure. But then any time I got a new itch I could replace the barrel in the same contour in a different caliber.
I do a lot if varminting (ground hogs and coyotes) as well as deer hunting (when I don't fill tags in archery and early muzzle loader) and thats mainly what the rifle would be used for, so I thought a 6 creed or 22 creed shooting heavys would be a good fit, but thats another topic for another day.
But then I started second guessing it and considered trading both in with some added on top for a factory rifle possibly a Tikka in 6.5 creedmoor and would most likely not be used for varmint hunting and be used as a designated deer rifle. I just worry that if I do that and Ill regret not building.
thats all of your thoughts on it? Any advice?
Groot, PS, I would personally rebarrel the 308 to a 22-250 or 338 Federal. both have impressed me. the 338 Fed just in the last 2 years, the 22-250 was a gun everyone wanted 20 years ago while I was in gunsmithing college. I never understood why until 2005 when I was asked to bed and tune up the trigger on one. I had to test it out didn't I? now I no longer have a bolt action 223 Rem. I do have a 22-250 bolt gun. 400+ yard coyote hunting has never been more fun.