so yesterday i finally pulled the trigger on my first custom build. this will be a 260 hunting rifle set up to shoot a 130 vld bullet. ive been doing research everyday for well over a year and finally saved up some cash so here is what i ordered.
stiller predator short action with tac knob,stainless,repeater action with a 0moa rail. one of the first things i decided on was a custom action. after you take into account buying a nd trueing a factory action its not much more for a custom action. ill have it in 3 months.
next i ordered a shelin #5 contour 1-8 twist match barrel. i decided not to go select match because this will be a hunting 600-700yd rifle and the select match is not garenteed to shoot better. it will be a 26 inch barrel. i was bouncing back and forth between 26 and 24 and finally decided it was easier to cut some off than add some
as far as trigger im leaning towards a rifle basics trigger. my f-class rifle (also a 260) has a rifle basics and im pretty happy with it. but im going to wait and try and find a deal since i have 3 months to get one.
on the stock in eventually i will get a mcm stock but for now until i probably get a cheaper stock just so i can shoot it while saving more money. im not decided on adl or bdl bottom but i still have some time
i already have a spare set of uso rings and will evenutally get a uso scope for the rifle. for now it will probably get a nikon buckmasters to get me by until i save the money.
aj brown is doing the build so he is giving me pointers and helping me through the process
stiller predator short action with tac knob,stainless,repeater action with a 0moa rail. one of the first things i decided on was a custom action. after you take into account buying a nd trueing a factory action its not much more for a custom action. ill have it in 3 months.
next i ordered a shelin #5 contour 1-8 twist match barrel. i decided not to go select match because this will be a hunting 600-700yd rifle and the select match is not garenteed to shoot better. it will be a 26 inch barrel. i was bouncing back and forth between 26 and 24 and finally decided it was easier to cut some off than add some
as far as trigger im leaning towards a rifle basics trigger. my f-class rifle (also a 260) has a rifle basics and im pretty happy with it. but im going to wait and try and find a deal since i have 3 months to get one.
on the stock in eventually i will get a mcm stock but for now until i probably get a cheaper stock just so i can shoot it while saving more money. im not decided on adl or bdl bottom but i still have some time
i already have a spare set of uso rings and will evenutally get a uso scope for the rifle. for now it will probably get a nikon buckmasters to get me by until i save the money.
aj brown is doing the build so he is giving me pointers and helping me through the process
