Barreled action or rifle for $1500ish?

[jomsviking]

Looking to get back into bolt guns and wanted to spend about $1500 for a barreled action or complete gun, $1300 for a manners prs1 stock and about another $1500 for the glass.

Any suggestions on what base rifle or barreled action or barrel and action seperately I should be looking for? Keep ending up at a tikka t3x ctr for about $950 but kinda want a heavier barrel.

 

[b6graham]

https://www.keystoneaccuracy.com/Keystone-Custom-Shop.html

origin. kreiger heavy varmint / MTU in caliber of choice. plus trigger of choice

cronus BTR or used vortex razor gen 2

 

[jomsviking]

https://www.keystoneaccuracy.com/Keystone-Custom-Shop.html

origin. kreiger heavy varmint / MTU in caliber of choice. plus trigger of choice

cronus BTR or used vortex razor gen 2

just found this as well

Bighorn Arms Origin Barreled Action - Deposit

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patriotvalleyarms.com

looks like a barreled bighorn origin is a good bet.

 

[wade2big]

Buy a Tikka Varmint. It’s a Tikka with a heavier barrel.

 

[b6graham]

just found this as well

Bighorn Arms Origin Barreled Action - Deposit

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patriotvalleyarms.com

looks like a barreled bighorn origin is a good bet.

do you want to wait 2 weeks or 6 months? keystone versus PVA

i shoot one. its great. so does @padom tons of versatility to expand to 223, valk, magnums

 

[sleeplz]

You can have a defiance 2k production rifle when it comes out. I know MPA has Curtis axioms for their rifles as well. Good time to get back into bolt guns.

 

[Habituallinestepper]

I second the Bighorn Origin. Availability of prefit barrels, no need to send an action a smith in the future, and awesome customer service. Keystone appears to be top notch with short lead times, but no first hand experience. Yet.

 

[BeAccurate]

Keystone is running a 6.5 caliber barrel sale tomorrow.

 

[patriot07]

I'd get a $450 Tikka donor, buy the barrel of your choice, and go from there.

 

[wade2big]

Keystone is running a 6.5 caliber barrel sale tomorrow.

Where did you see that?

 

[canezach]

I'd like to know about the Keystone sale as well. The last barrel I ordered was shipped within 3 days of my order being placed. I wouldn't hesitate to order from Keystone again

 

[Steel head]

https://www.keystoneaccuracy.com/Keystone-Custom-Shop.html

origin. kreiger heavy varmint / MTU in caliber of choice. plus trigger of choice

cronus BTR or used vortex razor gen 2

Pretty sensible recommendation

 

[B4Maz]

Where did you see that?

 

[bschneiderheinze]

I have two Bighorn origins that got bugholes 6br bugnut barrels and I have a tikka that a smith barreled in 6.5 creedmoor. They all have timney two stage triggers. My sons origin is broke in a little more than mine but it is still very close between the origin and the tikka.

 

[Hollywood 6mm]

GA Precision can do a full barreled action on a trued 700 action for around $1600 last I checked. I've had quite a few GAP barrels over the last few years, and not a single one has been a disappointment.