I had an older Rem700 .308 that I had bought back in the 80's. The barrel in the gun is a bit worn out. So, I decided that I would take the action off and build a different gun off of the action. I have a couple rifles that I have had someone else build for me. On this one, I wanted to be able to say I did this. Since my daughter is helping me with the build and I am going to hand it down to my daughter eventually, I figured this would be a good memory for us both.
I have a friend that is going to help me on the machine work, but everything else I am going to do on my own. I have never built on on my own so this will be a good learning experience for me and my daughter.
The action, which you can tell by the pictures, is a R700 Short Action that was originally chambered in .308 Win. I have narrowed my next caliber down to three. The .243, the 6.5x47 Lapua, and the .260 Rem. I have not been able to get it narrowed down any further yet. As for the stock, I am torn between the AI 1.5, the McMillan M40A-1 HTG, McMillan A-5 and the McMillan Adjustable A3-5. If I understand what I am reading about the Accuracy International, it does not need bedding. Another plus about the AI 1.5 is I will not need to find "bottom metal" for the AI. I am going with a Krieger barrel with a #10 M.T.U. contour. As for the length, I am really thinking about 22". I have already installed a Timney trigger set at 2lbs.
I want to run the heavier, longer, & higher "BC" bullets so the research that I found is below. What do you all think about these twist rates?
The twist rate for each caliber
.243 = 1:10" T
.260 = 1:9" T
6.5x47 Lapua = 1:8" or 1:8.5" T
The pictures still have the original bolt in it. I am going to change it out and go with a bolt from PTG. Their bolts have some features that I like. I figured it would be cheaper for me to go this way than to have someone add the features that I want to my current bolt, like spiral fluting for example.
Anyway, I would love to hear some opinions or thoughts from you guys.
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I have a friend that is going to help me on the machine work, but everything else I am going to do on my own. I have never built on on my own so this will be a good learning experience for me and my daughter.
The action, which you can tell by the pictures, is a R700 Short Action that was originally chambered in .308 Win. I have narrowed my next caliber down to three. The .243, the 6.5x47 Lapua, and the .260 Rem. I have not been able to get it narrowed down any further yet. As for the stock, I am torn between the AI 1.5, the McMillan M40A-1 HTG, McMillan A-5 and the McMillan Adjustable A3-5. If I understand what I am reading about the Accuracy International, it does not need bedding. Another plus about the AI 1.5 is I will not need to find "bottom metal" for the AI. I am going with a Krieger barrel with a #10 M.T.U. contour. As for the length, I am really thinking about 22". I have already installed a Timney trigger set at 2lbs.
I want to run the heavier, longer, & higher "BC" bullets so the research that I found is below. What do you all think about these twist rates?
The twist rate for each caliber
.243 = 1:10" T
.260 = 1:9" T
6.5x47 Lapua = 1:8" or 1:8.5" T
The pictures still have the original bolt in it. I am going to change it out and go with a bolt from PTG. Their bolts have some features that I like. I figured it would be cheaper for me to go this way than to have someone add the features that I want to my current bolt, like spiral fluting for example.
Anyway, I would love to hear some opinions or thoughts from you guys.
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