Who’s still builds quality custom precision rifles ?
- Thread starter jcpal
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Badlands Precision - Medicine Hat, Alberta
Go Ballistic Gunsmithing - Star City, Saskatchewan
Insite Arms - Lloydminster, Alberta
Em Precision Rifles - Spruce Grove, Alberta
All quality smiths local to myself that I would recommend for a precision rifle build. Lots that shoot PRS matches in Canada have their rifles set up by these top 4.
Go Ballistic Gunsmithing - Star City, Saskatchewan
Insite Arms - Lloydminster, Alberta
Em Precision Rifles - Spruce Grove, Alberta
All quality smiths local to myself that I would recommend for a precision rifle build. Lots that shoot PRS matches in Canada have their rifles set up by these top 4.
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I've got a Curtis Custom Valor that takes shouldered profit barrels and you can quick change the barrel in 1min at the range. Same rifle/chassis/scope/trigger for my 6.5creed, 308, 223 and 6GT PRS matches and also a .22LR conversion for rimfire matches. I've also shot my bear with a short 6.5 barrel and I'm currently taking my 300wsm barrel out looking for game this season. Sure beats having 6 different scopes+chassis and actions...check out EM Precision for sure, it'll be a game changer getting a Curtis Valor from Shane
What?? Are you crazy Man??? Who thinks like that? I think there is something wrong with you!!
- Location
- Northern Alberta
Alberta Tactical Rifle
Hey Firas, have you come up with a method of quickly getting zero after switching? I like the idea and have played with barrel nut style switch ups but having to re-zero and reset zero stops etc. is to much of a pain. Way more money but it’s nice to grab a setup rifle and ammo and go.
TheMinusHuman
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- Location
- Chilliwack BC
IBI and Prestine out of Chilliwack BC are great too. IBI has a great web page too so its easy to build and order
There's the option of building a rifle yourself, if you're moderately handy and know what a torque wrench is for and have the time, although I can see the attraction of having someone hand you something ready for the range.
Keith at Milcun or Jason at Gunco are just a couple of names who both build fine firearms
Cat
No barrel nuts on these (except the22lr.so I can adjust the headspace to match my lott of ammo) There is a set screw on either side of the action and if you make sure to tighten the same side first each time and in a similar way, then it will be with a .1mil of beforehand.
I'll often rezero the turret whenever I'm changing cartridges in preparation for a match. In the past Id keep my scopes elevation adjustment "bottomed out" and I had my "zero offsets" tracked and I could just dial up for any different barrel. eg. 7.8m up was my 223 zero and 8-8.2 for my 6.5 and 308. I'd still zero my rifle because that's usually part of my range session but I've had no trouble banging steel at 1k with multiple barrels in the same session. The odd barrel has a few tenths R-L windage offsets but it's simple to track as well
6GT for most PRS and 6.5creed for NRL Hunter. I also shoot a heavy 223 for PRS tactical class and then the 300 WSM for for hunting season. I'll throw on my carbon 223 for coyotes in the new year and bounce back and forth with my 308 for practice. Usually a 22LR match in the early season and every few months for some cheaper practice.
It's been a ton of work having this type of setup but I know it doesn't help having 3+ loads developed for each barrel...my ballistic calculators are full of profiles haha
Agreed. I've had a few good chamberings done by EM
