After reading a bunch of posts, I pulled the trigger today and called Defiance and ordered a Deviant Tactical for a .338 LM. This will give me incentive to get my butt out the the range when the project is complete. The Hide is a great place!
I have a Krieger barrel on order, called in yesterday. I ordered the Deviant today (Norm said it would take about 4 months, no problem). I'm cruising the net deciding which Manners stock. I'm going to chamber and thread it, fingers crossed. I will update this as progress continues.
I too pulled the trigger on a Defiance Deviant (lefty). I am not sure what way I am going to go with it yet. I already have a trued R700 Spartan .308 and a AI AT in .308. I was thinking of just spinning off my trued R700 on the Spartan and swapping it with the new Deviant. Your guys thoughts are appreciated.