First build, new to LR, looking for thoughts on my components

[uhg]

Wondering if anyone could critique my prospective build? Any thoughts are welcome. I'm targeting a mid weight 6.5 CM rifle but I'd like to eventually play with 7mm SAUM or RUM and maybe one or two others with just a DIY barrel/bolt face swap.

Bighorn Origin SA left hand
Magpul Pro 700 folding stock with magpul 10rnd AICS magazines
24" 6.5 CM 1:8 shouldered prefit in medium palma profile, 5/8-24 muzzle thread (vendor recommendations welcome)
Timney 700 2 stage
Sig Saur Tango4 6-24x50

Thanks!

 

[Boltyboi]

Wondering if anyone could critique my prospective build? Any thoughts are welcome. I'm targeting a mid weight 6.5 CM rifle but I'd like to eventually play with 7mm SAUM or RUM and maybe one or two others with just a DIY barrel/bolt face swap.

Bighorn Origin SA left hand
Magpul Pro 700 folding stock with magpul 10rnd AICS magazines
24" 6.5 CM 1:8 shouldered prefit in medium palma profile, 5/8-24 muzzle thread (vendor recommendations welcome)
Timney 700 2 stage
Sig Saur Tango4 6-24x50

Thanks!

Ditch the magpul. Go KRG for polymer, MDT for aluminum, or Manners for fiberglass/CF.

Ditch the tango. Get a pst2 5-25 for the 700-1000ish scope.

Otherwise looks great.

 

[Bakwa]

I agree with Boltyboi.
Don't put all that money into a custom action and nice barrel just to set it in a Magpul. KRG's are nice. I just got my first one and I'm becoming a believer. I'm also a fan of tradition style stocks. Manners are great. McMillan's work well.
Lastly, friends don't let friends buy Sig optics. At the least by a Vortex PST, Athlon Ares, SWFA SS, Steiner P4Xi, etc... I think Burris had some decent options around that price range as well; I just don't buy scopes that start with a B.

 

[uhg]

Thanks for the info! Message received on the scopes, I'll shop around some more.

Are there problems with the magpul? I'm kinda limited on options because I'm looking for a left handed folder which basically restricts me to the magpul and the KRG Whiskey 3 which is ~$500 more expensive.

 

[kthomas]

KRG Bravo is amazing value for money for a chassis, that would be where I would steer you. It doesn't have a folding option, though personally I think that's more of a "nice to have" then "need to have" feature. I have four precision rifles, none of them have folders, and I don't feel that holds me back in any way.

Bighorn Origin seems like a great feature rich action for the price, so I certainly wouldn't steer you away from that. Any of the consistently recommended gunsmiths on here will do a good job, go with someone you see being recommended here.

 

[NWnewguy]

Thanks for the info! Message received on the scopes, I'll shop around some more.

Are there problems with the magpul? I'm kinda limited on options because I'm looking for a left handed folder which basically restricts me to the magpul and the KRG Whiskey 3 which is ~$500 more expensive.

The Magpul Pro is a pretty good stock. If you find a deal on one, I'd say, go for it. They are ambidextrous which is nice. My son is left handed and it was a pain to find a decent stock for a good price for him. I thought it was an added bonus that it would work for me if we needed to swap it out. They also have a nice adjustment for how close your hand is to the trigger. Maybe they were thinking about the Magpul hunter stock when they were referring to it not being very good. I have a passel of KRG stocks as well and I agree that they are nice, but until you get to the W3, they aren't nicer.

I agree on the scopes for the most part. I would look at the Bushnell top end scopes as well. They have a great warranty and rarely need them. Get ahold of Doug at CameralandNY and he can do a real good deal for you. They are other good choices too, but this is one that hadn't been mentioned yet.

 

[Bakwa]

Are there problems with the magpul? I'm kinda limited on options because I'm looking for a left handed folder which basically restricts me to the magpul and the KRG Whiskey 3 which is ~$500 more expensive.

Just quality control. There are plenty out there that work find for people. I have however seen more than one that did not do the barreled actions that sat in them the justice they deserved. Once in better stocks/chassis' they did a lot better.
And there are people on here that have outfitted their KRG Bravo's to LH. Doesn't seem too hard to do.

Edit: I also recommend calling Doug at CLNY. He's been a pretty helpful asset to the community when it comes to optics.