Well,
I just got my Manners stock in hand, and I have everything else to complete this build, but I am very torn.
The action is a standard Rem 700 Long Action and the barrel is a Christensen wrapped tube chambered in .284. This was previously fitted to a Surgeon 581 short action. I took the barrel off, because it is a 1:8 twist and I want to shoot the heavies, but still be able to mag feed.. so long action it is.
The action hasn't been trued at all, so I have been thinking of truing the action face, and the interior lugs, then lapping the bolt to the action, then sending the bolt and action to Nathan Dagley to have him time and tig weld a PTG handle on the bolt. The negative side to this is the waiting for stuff to get finished.
The other option is for me to paint and assemble it as it is and bed it into the stock. My only worry is that it won't shoot how I want, then I will be taking the thing apart and having to likely re-paint and re-bed the thing.
What are your thoughts? True it up and wait, or rock it now and see what it will do?
Dave
I just got my Manners stock in hand, and I have everything else to complete this build, but I am very torn.
The action is a standard Rem 700 Long Action and the barrel is a Christensen wrapped tube chambered in .284. This was previously fitted to a Surgeon 581 short action. I took the barrel off, because it is a 1:8 twist and I want to shoot the heavies, but still be able to mag feed.. so long action it is.
The action hasn't been trued at all, so I have been thinking of truing the action face, and the interior lugs, then lapping the bolt to the action, then sending the bolt and action to Nathan Dagley to have him time and tig weld a PTG handle on the bolt. The negative side to this is the waiting for stuff to get finished.
The other option is for me to paint and assemble it as it is and bed it into the stock. My only worry is that it won't shoot how I want, then I will be taking the thing apart and having to likely re-paint and re-bed the thing.
What are your thoughts? True it up and wait, or rock it now and see what it will do?
Dave