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I have decided to build an F-CLASS TR rifle in .308. I already shoot F-Class AR 10 (600 yard slow fire) but want to begin shooting in the 600 yard and 1k TR class which is limited to .308 or .223, gun no more than 18 lbs w/scope and folding bipod.
I have never done a custom bolt gun build, but I am very familiar with bolt action rifles and I have built 2 AK 47's and 2 AR's plus done trigger and stock work on bolt action rifles so I'm not a complete dunce.
But, there are some things about bolt action rifles that I am ignorant about. The first is on the necessity of a quality action. Do I need to get a $1,300 Defiance Action or something similar? I mean are theythat much better than a remmington 700 action?
The next question is, if I get a remmington 700 action and put a Bartlein barrel on it, do I need to have it tried and blueprinted? I guess I'm asking if that will make a difference.
I want to try and actually win some of my local and regional matches so if it gets me another 1/8 MOA I consider it worth it. But I'm trying to get educated before dumping money into a custom rifle.
I have never done a custom bolt gun build, but I am very familiar with bolt action rifles and I have built 2 AK 47's and 2 AR's plus done trigger and stock work on bolt action rifles so I'm not a complete dunce.
But, there are some things about bolt action rifles that I am ignorant about. The first is on the necessity of a quality action. Do I need to get a $1,300 Defiance Action or something similar? I mean are theythat much better than a remmington 700 action?
The next question is, if I get a remmington 700 action and put a Bartlein barrel on it, do I need to have it tried and blueprinted? I guess I'm asking if that will make a difference.
I want to try and actually win some of my local and regional matches so if it gets me another 1/8 MOA I consider it worth it. But I'm trying to get educated before dumping money into a custom rifle.