Help me build my first precision rifle

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Hey all, I got the chance to shoot a built rem 700 in the aics stock recently and got bit with the precision bug. So I'm thinking about building a similar rifle for myself. I'm new to all of this so I was hoping to get some help. I'm not looking to spend more than around 3g on the setup. I am thinking a rem 700 in a MDT Tac 21 stock. Which model 700 should I start with? I do like the 5r milspec in SS. Could I just put that in the stock and have a accurate rifle? Or am I better off buying a cheaper 700 and replacing the barrel etc. Basically I'm looking to build as much gun as I can for around 3k using a 700 and the TAC 21 stock. I was thinking 1k for rifle, 1k for stock and 1k for optics. Thoughts? Opinions? Thanks guys.
-Dave
 
jeepin89 said:
Hey all, I got the chance to shoot a built rem 700 in the aics stock recently and got bit with the precision bug. So I'm thinking about building a similar rifle for myself. I'm new to all of this so I was hoping to get some help. I'm not looking to spend more than around 3g on the setup. I am thinking a rem 700 in a MDT Tac 21 stock. Which model 700 should I start with? I do like the 5r milspec in SS. Could I just put that in the stock and have a accurate rifle? Or am I better off buying a cheaper 700 and replacing the barrel etc. Basically I'm looking to build as much gun as I can for around 3k using a 700 and the TAC 21 stock. I was thinking 1k for rifle, 1k for stock and 1k for optics. Thoughts? Opinions? Thanks guys.
-Dave
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Depends if you just want it to look cool or if you want it to be more precise. You could probably get a cheaper 700 (used maybe), buy a match barrel, match trigger, an HS precision stock and a bedding job done and have it all spun together for about $2000.

If you get a TAC 21 you'd blow through you're budget if you wanted a match barrel, trigger job and and bedding job.

I'm planning a Savage build right now (barrel and gun on order) my budget is as follows:

Stevens 200: $220 (sell the barrel for $50) = $170 (I get a discount for working at a gunstore)
Mcgowen barrel in .260 Rem: $350
Timney trigger: $110
Barrel wrench: $45
Bedding material+various supplies: $60

So for $735 (before optics of course) I'm going to have one sweet rig. You don't have to spend much to get precision and I'd put this build up against a 5r thrown into a TAC chassis any day.

Guess the point of my whole post is that you're probably worse off to drop $1000 on a stock and skimp on other things (barrel, trigger ect.) than you are to get a still good, but cheaper, stock and sink the money into something more practical.
 
buy a rem clone action (pierce, barnard ect) with a match barrel (krieger, shilen, bartlein) chambered in your caliber of choice and then drop it into the tac 21 chassis. For a cheap "match" set up you can go with a mcgowen rem 700 pre-fit barrel with the barrel nut with a borden alpine action and your trigger of choice... that'll go right into the mdt tac 21 chassis.
 
cam1936 said:
Depends if you just want it to look cool or if you want it to be more precise. You could probably get a cheaper 700 (used maybe), buy a match barrel, match trigger, an HS precision stock and a bedding job done and have it all spun together for about $2000.

If you get a TAC 21 you'd blow through you're budget if you wanted a match barrel, trigger job and and bedding job.

I'm planning a Savage build right now (barrel and gun on order) my budget is as follows:

Stevens 200: $220 (sell the barrel for $50) = $170 (I get a discount for working at a gunstore)
Mcgowen barrel in .260 Rem: $350
Timney trigger: $110
Barrel wrench: $45
Bedding material+various supplies: $60

So for $735 (before optics of course) I'm going to have one sweet rig. You don't have to spend much to get precision and I'd put this build up against a 5r thrown into a TAC chassis any day.

Guess the point of my whole post is that you're probably worse off to drop $1000 on a stock and skimp on other things (barrel, trigger ect.) than you are to get a still good, but cheaper, stock and sink the money into something more practical.
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Yea i figured I could do it cheaper without that stock...but I kinda have my heart set on the Tac 21, love how it looks.

clatartar said:
buy a rem clone action (pierce, barnard ect) with a match barrel (krieger, shilen, bartlein) chambered in your caliber of choice and then drop it into the tac 21 chassis. For a cheap "match" set up you can go with a mcgowen rem 700 pre-fit barrel with the barrel nut with a borden alpine action and your trigger of choice... that'll go right into the mdt tac 21 chassis.
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interesting thanks, i'll take a look into this option
 
gbcain@wightman.ca said:
You can buy a full blown bench gun with a 36X scope for a lot less than 3 grand.
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True but the OP is, I think looking for something other than a bench gun. OP - the R5 is a sub-moa rifle (some are half-moa but most are not ) and is a fine, factory rifle. A likely more accurate way to go would be an SPS action and custom barrel but (a) there may be a wait (b) there will be gunsmithing costs and (c) is may not be noticeably more accurate as some improvement will depend on you and your ammo. The TAC 21 is a fine stock - I've gone the AICS route but I've no criticism of TAC 21 and Laslo is a good guy also. To outfit the TAC 21 with appropriate buttstock may be a bit over a grand but I'm not sure. Leaving a grand for glass maybe a bit light - Vortex and Sightron and Elite 4200/6500 are within that range but I'd encourage you to consider a (used) Leupold MK4 or, better yet, a NF NXS.
 
You could take a look at one of the savages on the precision forum, there is one really nice one for $1250 in a choate tactical stock and a match grade 260rem barrel, slap on a really nice sightron SIII 6-24x56 and you are still $1k under the $3000 budget. Plenty of room for reloading supplies and bullets, or beer....
 
For 3k you could build a rifle on a Barnard or Pierce action. Not much room for optics, but those can always be upgraded when funds are available.
 
MagnumPeanut said:
For 3k you could build a rifle on a Barnard or Pierce action. Not much room for optics, but those can always be upgraded when funds are available.
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I can supply a barreled (shilen select match) pierce action for about 1500$ in the chambering of your choice. On a rem action the price would be 960$ for a barreled (shilen select match) action. Leaves lots left for a stock and other goodies.
 
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