JDMLandscaping
CGN Regular
- Location
- Lower Mainland BC
My first custom bolt gun build!
Last week I opened up a package and found inside the Remington 700 SA barrelled action in 6.5CM that I ordered when it went on sale and with that arrival it’s time to put the ball in motion to build my new PRS rifle. Here are the specs as to what I am planning to build;
-R700SA stock action
-IBI 26” shouldered barrel in 6mmBR (I wanted a 28” barrel but the fine folks at IBI said to go 26” to avoid any flex issues with the stock action)
-MDT ACC chassis in FDE with the internal weight kit
-MDT muzzle brake
-MDT 6BR 12 round metal magazines x2
-stock Remington X-mark trigger (just for the break in while I research and allocate funds for a better trigger)
I know that the big glaring elephant in the room is using a stock action instead of a custom one and here is my thought process on that. I am working within a defined budget after selling my current production rifle plus some saved cash so because of that I had to make some choices either go custom action right now and then go with a cheap chassis/wait and save for months and have no rifle to shoot or go with a stock action and buy the chassis system I plan to use for the foreseeable future and I chose the latter. I am not at a point in my skill level yet where I will see a huge improvement going from a stock to a custom action so this way I can have a rifle to shoot and practice with this year and gain some much needed skills and experience and then next year upgrade to whichever action I choose (I am thinking the KS Arms Wolverine or a PGW). My end goal is to have this rifle be 100% Canadian made using Canadian parts by the time it is 100% complete and I am very much looking forward to the build!
What would everyone’s choice of trigger be? I know the trigger tech diamond is a great option used by many. Any other thoughts on the build? I will update with pictures as things come together
Cheers all, and happy shooting!
Last week I opened up a package and found inside the Remington 700 SA barrelled action in 6.5CM that I ordered when it went on sale and with that arrival it’s time to put the ball in motion to build my new PRS rifle. Here are the specs as to what I am planning to build;
-R700SA stock action
-IBI 26” shouldered barrel in 6mmBR (I wanted a 28” barrel but the fine folks at IBI said to go 26” to avoid any flex issues with the stock action)
-MDT ACC chassis in FDE with the internal weight kit
-MDT muzzle brake
-MDT 6BR 12 round metal magazines x2
-stock Remington X-mark trigger (just for the break in while I research and allocate funds for a better trigger)
I know that the big glaring elephant in the room is using a stock action instead of a custom one and here is my thought process on that. I am working within a defined budget after selling my current production rifle plus some saved cash so because of that I had to make some choices either go custom action right now and then go with a cheap chassis/wait and save for months and have no rifle to shoot or go with a stock action and buy the chassis system I plan to use for the foreseeable future and I chose the latter. I am not at a point in my skill level yet where I will see a huge improvement going from a stock to a custom action so this way I can have a rifle to shoot and practice with this year and gain some much needed skills and experience and then next year upgrade to whichever action I choose (I am thinking the KS Arms Wolverine or a PGW). My end goal is to have this rifle be 100% Canadian made using Canadian parts by the time it is 100% complete and I am very much looking forward to the build!
What would everyone’s choice of trigger be? I know the trigger tech diamond is a great option used by many. Any other thoughts on the build? I will update with pictures as things come together
Cheers all, and happy shooting!
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