Remington 700 Action Customn rifle question

Might want to give Greg Tennel a call at Gre-Tan rifles . He Konws a great deal about rifles , machining , gunsmithing and accuracy ! He's also a real nice guy to talk to .

Here's a link to his site :

http://www.gtrtooling.com/services.htm

Even if you don't choose to have him do the work for you , you can get some good information from him . This man DOES know what he's talking about .

And , out of the calibers you mentioned . I feel that your best bet at getting a one hole rifle would be a tight necked 6BR .
 
well, I know a smith who builds rifles on customer supplied 700 actions for around 2 grand, His rifles must shoot 1" groups, or very close to it at 500 yds or they don't leave his shop. The first 3 shot group that I fired from it measured .267" and its gotten better, this rifle burns 110 gr of powder every time it goes Bang. ya want him contact info shoot me a PM, I can also hook you up with dozens of references.
any of those calibers you listed if done right should make "bugholes"
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You have much to learn, 'BAMA. Why not just buy an A-bolt? Or have a custom A-bolt built?...





Dude.....that's funny. A-bolts are the cats [beeep], don't you know.... /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif



I couldn't help it. Just repaying 'BAMA for some of the grief he gives me. All in good spirit, of course........

'BAMA, I know there a lot of recommendations for good smiths on this site. The only 3 I'll ever let touch a rifle of mine any more are Dwight Scott (has built morewiining benchrest guns than he can remember), George Gardner(GAP rifles, 'nuff said), and Karl Kampfeld (upcoming hot shot who reminds me of Greg Tannel).........

Again, 308 is the eaiest to make shoot well, but not the lightest in recoil. 7-08 and 260 have higher BC's and will drive nails also with less recoil. If you do not want one of these, the 6mmBR is the obvious choice........

Later on........
 
As far as caliber, I would chose the one that you would get all the best components for reloading, like Lapua brass, good selection of bullets, etc. Then use the Ben Franklin theory and put down all the pros and cons of each caliber and go from there. Now about the actions I have built many rifles on Remington actions in fact that is all I own except for full custom actions. If money is not a problem I would try to get a Predator action, Surgeon action or something along those lines. Then you could get a Broughton barrel, Lilja, Hart or what ever you like to screw on there. But I can tell you that you will be choosing the 308, 6.5X284 or the 6mmBR and for sake of argument before you chose one, look at barrel life. Other than that good luck in what ever decision you make. I am sure that you will do just fine. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif
 
The rem 700 action, even after being worked, is far less of an investment. Even after swapping the trigger/pin/spring and adding a recoil lug of greater size. My BAT action was $1400 without the trigger,..so figure $1600 by the time a I hang the Jewell underneath it. The rem700 can be done for well under $1000,..maybe $800 with lug/spring/pin/trigger and full blueprint work.

I have beat many BR actions with a rem700. It comes down more to the shooter that the equipment,.....especially as distance increases.
 
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...... I can get a new LVSF or VSSF in long or short action and take off what I dont want. I think one of the two come with a Mcmillian stock so I might could solve the stock problem (since I hear there is quite a waiting list of them anyways)......



Don't expect to get a McMillan stock from a factory Remington rifle. The LVSF stock is made by B&C. The VSSF stock is either an H-S Precision stock or it may also be B&C depending on when the rifle was made.

-BCB
 
"I have beat many BR actions with a rem700. It comes down more to the shooter that the equipment,.....especially as distance increases"

Boy ain't that the truth in spades. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif
 
BCB is correct(as usual /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grinning-smiley-003.gif). There are no factory Remmy's with McMillan handles.....
 
BHLBAMA
Don't let all the experts discourage you. You can easily chamber your SA Remmy for a Long Action cartridge. I've seen several fine examples of this for sale at gun shows. I see you also chose the 6mm-06 as a possible choice. This is one of my all-time favorites, and IMHO it is probably the best all around cartridge ever developed. I've always wanted one. Or even better, a 6mm-06 AI! Either should be extremely accurate when loaded with the lighter bullets.
Max
 
Really MV! Show us the light!

What gun show do you go to!

I really can put short stuff into a short action! Maybe you can stuff a long one in also. Interesting! I'm intrigued!

I take this as a feed one at a time deal. Otherwise if you have to shoot twice. It's a problem, The MAG! Thanks.
 
Thanks a bunch. The Mag!!! I know about all I need to about loading, but as you can see, not everything I need to about rifles. I'm learning though. Maybe that explains the really great price on the SA based 6/06. But then at the same table, he also had a couple of really neat looking rifles. The actions looked almost just like a 700, but they didn't even have a mag at all. Not even a hole for one. And he wanted 500 bucks for them. Glad I didn't get suckered on one of these too!
Max
 
BAMA
Just go buy an ADL, there cheap, then turn it into what you want. This one was a 22-250. Now its a 6BR. The only thing I would change if I did it again would be to use a no-turn neck. This one is a .262 and with my ham fisted shooting skills, I dont think I would know the difference, but there would be minimal to no case prep. It takes hours to turn necks /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif
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Killer front rest huh!
 
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Killer front rest huh!



Furhunter: I can't believe that glass table top doesn't break under what looks like a 50 lb. sand bag! /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/shocked.gif /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif
 
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Killer front rest huh!



Furhunter: I can't believe that glass table top doesn't break under what looks like a 50 lb. sand bag! /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/shocked.gif /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif



hahahaha there used to be 2 of them up there, They help keep the table right side up in the wind!
 
Cartride choice? - This question also boils down to exactly what type of "Bench rest" shoorting your planning on doing. I want to lay this right out here, I'm not a benchrest shooter, but have been around a few. You are clearly interested in a 6mm bore, except for the 6.5-284, and all the parent cases you picked out, except for the 6BR, are relatively high volume. So it beggs the question, are you thinking of shooting relatively short range bench rest (300 yards and less) or are you looking a the longer range matches? Remember this, cases like the 6.5-284 live a very SHORT and exciting life. It's a good to excellent long range shooter, but at the price of burning out a barrel every 600 rounds down range. Some of the others you mentioned are very similar, if you don't mind buying alot of barrels go with the relatively large case capacity big hitters, if not you should think about the 6PPC. Barrel life is still not that impressive, but it's a proven preformer.
 
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