Proof CFW / Cadex / rem 700 SA. What next?

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I'm finally getting all my parts together. I have a 20 inch Proof CFW barrel in the mail. A Cadex chassis. And a rem 700 SA action. Now all I need is a good gun smith to do the work and one who don't charge a left nut. What should I have done? Trued action, extended bolt handle.Would there be any benefit to having the action cerecoted?Anything else I need to do? Any advice or recommendations would be great. Thanks.. Brian
 
You've already spent a good chunk of change. Pay someone who has a good reputation to do it. If you cheap out on a smith you might regret it afterwards. I would recommend the Chou bros, I have two of their builds and they perform better than I expected. If you want someone a little more local, get into contact with Peter Dobson and Hirsch Precision. He will be able to steer you in the right direction. Both these company's will give you better advice than you can get here. I would however recommend a jewel trigger and a timed and trued action.
 
Thanks , I read that the Chou brothers are a few months wait . I have a contact in BC but that's so far away. There's a shop here in NL, Complete gun repair , but I'm not sure of there work.
 
Brianma65 said:
Thanks , I read that the Chou brothers are a few months wait . I have a contact in BC but that's so far away. There's a shop here in NL, Complete gun repair , but I'm not sure of there work.
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Stay clear of it. Terry used to do good work when he was out in Witless Bay as Magnum Gunsmithing. No it's a huge hit or miss depending who ( and *if*) they are working.
 
I think they would be worth the wait. Will and Kevin will go the extra mile and make sure you get exactly what you want. Check out some of the builds on their website to see what they do. It's worth it!
 
I sure will. I already had it done once, a few weeks ago. Sold the rem 700 AAC sd because I wasn't happy with it. Sold the NF too.lol. Thought I'd give it one more go.
 
I'm not sure bsand, I think I'll take a look at sightron later , but for now I don't know. The furthest I can find around here is 4 or 5 hundred yards so I think a sightron will be good.
 
Insite arms will build you a rifle that will rival or best the Chou brothers quality.
They were taken under wing, setup and taught by Robert Gradous, one of the most knowledgable long rifle craftsmen down south. You will notice on the snipershide his opinion is usually considered the final word on subjects.
They do amazing work... I'm lucky enough to have them here 20 minutes away from me.
 
Brianma65 said:
I'm not sure bsand, I think I'll take a look at sightron later , but for now I don't know. The furthest I can find around here is 4 or 5 hundred yards so I think a sightron will be good.
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The sightron s3 resolves just as well as the nightforce nxs series. You're paying for the durability with the nightforce. I use a 6-24 ffp sightron s3 out to 1200 yards regularly with no issues at all.
 
My only advise I will give on this comes from experience. DO NOT pick your builder based on lead times. I made this mistake twice and was never happy with the work done. There's a very good reason the good builders have a wait, and 3 months isn't really that bad at all. My recommendation is to send your stuff off to someone good and pick up something used that will hold you over if you need a rifle in the mean time, if you shop around you can probably sell it when you get the new rifle at minimal to no loss.
 
Brianma65 said:
I'm not sure bsand, I think I'll take a look at sightron later , but for now I don't know. The furthest I can find around here is 4 or 5 hundred yards so I think a sightron will be good.
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Sightron will be a very good choice compared to the high $$$ brands. You get more for your money.

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Yes I'm biased to Sightron ..... hahahaha :)
 
If I could go back in time. My first scope would have been a s3 4-24... I really wish that I didn't rush my scope purchase. May look into one for my next rifle.
 
All I can say is make sure the smith you pick is comfortable working with the carbon fibre barrels. I was about to use one on a build and in research I found things like this below. Also one of the biggest gun builders in the states wouldn't offer there accuracy guarantee if I chose a proof barrel. Now that doesn't mean they are a bad barrel or that your gun won't shoot. Lots out there that do but I wouldn't use just anybody to put that together with the cost of those barrels.

An example of my research.

Possibly Bad:

- They are a nightmare to fixture in the Lathe. Be careful sending these things to just anyone with a lathe.

- They can have VERY badly wandering bores. The last one I did, with the chamber end dialed in concentric with a long reach direct indicator (within 0.0002 yada yada), the muzzle end was running out about 0.150". That is probably the worst Ive ever seen a barrel, even compared to a Savage pencil #### hunting barrel. This is not necessarily going to be a bad thing, unless the smith doesnt deal with it correctly.

1. If he does not dial in the chamber end, and just sticks it in a collet, your bullet could be leaving the chamber into the bore at a relatively extreme angle. May or may not be an issue, I wouldnt want to risk $900 to find out though.

2. If he does dial in the chamber end, but does not time the muzzle to 12:00. With that last barrel, if I had not timed it to 12:00 you would probably use up about 5 mils of windage getting your 100yd zero, thus also extremely limiting your total elevation adjustment.
 
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