I am in the planning/research phase to build up a 16.5" 300BLK Rem 700 I just picked up on sale at Walmart. This gun will shoot mostly subsonics and be a range toy/demo gun so I wouldnt consider it hard use. It may see a couple of days of hunting, but our gun season for deer in Missouri is so short that with my day job I rarely have time to go. The crap hogue stock has to go as my experience with them is terrible(terrible cheek weld and flexy as all get out).
I dont want to spend a TON of money on this build considering its use. I've got plenty of money in other guns and I understand what it costs to do a full house build, but I dont think this gun warrants it, nor do I want to invest 1500-2000 bucks into this gun.
I am contemplating a Manners T2 with inlet for M5 bottom metal and going with the PTG Stealth DBM metal. But I keep choking on the 750-800 price tag for a $500 gun(not to mention the $800-900 for scope rail, rings and scope).
I have been looking at McMillan A3 with PTG M5 and B&C Medalist with Wyatt's A4 DBM. The McMillan is almost the same price as the Manners(750-800) and the B&C would be in the $525 area. HS Precision(PST035, PST014, PST008, PST0012) has a few that look like they might work at around the $350 price point(plus $300 for their DBM metal) putting me in the $650 area. I have also been looking at the XLR Element chassis, but not sure I want another chassis(I have a Rem 700 .308 in a Rock Solid chassis already). Those are in the $600-625 area depending on which butt stock.
Any other options that might be "cheaper" and get me into a similar stock? I have been trolling the used stuff, but not seeing much thats a "deal" to get me into what I think I want.
I dont want to spend a TON of money on this build considering its use. I've got plenty of money in other guns and I understand what it costs to do a full house build, but I dont think this gun warrants it, nor do I want to invest 1500-2000 bucks into this gun.
I am contemplating a Manners T2 with inlet for M5 bottom metal and going with the PTG Stealth DBM metal. But I keep choking on the 750-800 price tag for a $500 gun(not to mention the $800-900 for scope rail, rings and scope).
I have been looking at McMillan A3 with PTG M5 and B&C Medalist with Wyatt's A4 DBM. The McMillan is almost the same price as the Manners(750-800) and the B&C would be in the $525 area. HS Precision(PST035, PST014, PST008, PST0012) has a few that look like they might work at around the $350 price point(plus $300 for their DBM metal) putting me in the $650 area. I have also been looking at the XLR Element chassis, but not sure I want another chassis(I have a Rem 700 .308 in a Rock Solid chassis already). Those are in the $600-625 area depending on which butt stock.
Any other options that might be "cheaper" and get me into a similar stock? I have been trolling the used stuff, but not seeing much thats a "deal" to get me into what I think I want.