what is the best action to build a rifle
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MMCSRET
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If you have your Mauser action trued and the bolt lugs lapped so they fully engage (most don't) a top grade trigger fitted and installed, a speed spring for the firing pin, the barrel faced and trued to the receiver, it will do what you want.
It is the equivalent of balancing and blue printing a performance internal combustion engine, if you are also a car buff.
When I listed the steps I just touched on the surface, it gets much more involved than that.
You would be farther ahead to buy a new factory rifle that fills the bill, less time and money involved.
It is the equivalent of balancing and blue printing a performance internal combustion engine, if you are also a car buff.
When I listed the steps I just touched on the surface, it gets much more involved than that.
You would be farther ahead to buy a new factory rifle that fills the bill, less time and money involved.
PreMod70
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It's a waste of time and money to build a sporter from a military action unless you are a good welder, machinist, wood worker that doesn't count their time as valuable. Invest in a pre-64 Winchester Model 70 in 30-06 and enjoy the best rifle ever made, your grandkids can sell it for lots of dope when you pass on to the happy hunting grounds.
slicksleeve
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As a person who's neck deep in building two Mauser sporters, I can say that I have enjoyed every step. And when I start killing deer with them, it will be much more special to me than any I've taken with factory built sporter rifles.
hey_poolboy
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I have a 96 Swedish Mauser chambered in .22-250. I bought it chambered that way with a Kimber barrel. I am currently building a new stock for it, but as it is right now with a cheap synthetic on it I can shoot .75" groups @ 235 yds. from a good rest.
I don't know that I would choose to build on it because the action is a little difficult to work with. If I get the chance I would choose a Win. Model 70 or a Rem. 700. Lots of aftermarket parts and lots of guidance available.
I don't know that I would choose to build on it because the action is a little difficult to work with. If I get the chance I would choose a Win. Model 70 or a Rem. 700. Lots of aftermarket parts and lots of guidance available.
1stmarine
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IF you think in terms of accesories probably the Rem 700 and Savage 110 are hard to beat. The savage barrel swaps is a breeze.
Both inexpensive and with good stocks go mano a mano with systems cost x5 these. 1/2 moa and better assured.
Both inexpensive and with good stocks go mano a mano with systems cost x5 these. 1/2 moa and better assured.
Bubbles
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We're partial to these, but we deal with customers who think 1/2 MOA rifles aren't accurate enough:
http://www.viperactions.com/
http://www.viperactions.com/
1stmarine
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1/2 MOA out of the box w/o custom loads is not accurate enough?
If it is for show and the bench then I don't know much about those but for field/practical use and results I guess one can contact AI too and have them custom build one for you?
One of my friends shoots his 'exclusive' surgeon, I shoot my Remington MIL spec and my savage tactical and he scratches his head all day long.
I proposed these as they are very common actions to build. I love dakota actions but once you see the results of the 700 and 110 baselines you ask yourself why?
http://www.snipercentral.com/spstactical.htm
These actions that are popular workhorses that I know that work really well. you can take any of these systems with 'rough actions' and everything
and put a nice chassis and if you want, not needed many times, top of the line Shilen, LW, etc match barrel and you are going to get top results for
many uses for a reasonable cost. Very rewarding projects most times.
Ask others.
If it is for show and the bench then I don't know much about those but for field/practical use and results I guess one can contact AI too and have them custom build one for you?
One of my friends shoots his 'exclusive' surgeon, I shoot my Remington MIL spec and my savage tactical and he scratches his head all day long.
I proposed these as they are very common actions to build. I love dakota actions but once you see the results of the 700 and 110 baselines you ask yourself why?
http://www.snipercentral.com/spstactical.htm
These actions that are popular workhorses that I know that work really well. you can take any of these systems with 'rough actions' and everything
and put a nice chassis and if you want, not needed many times, top of the line Shilen, LW, etc match barrel and you are going to get top results for
many uses for a reasonable cost. Very rewarding projects most times.
Ask others.
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35 Whelen
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Well, then I wasted mine and a gunsmith buddy's time! 20 or so years ago, I bought an old beat up VZ24 and a .35 caliber Douglas blank. My old buddy screwed the old barrel off, lapped the bolt lugs, then threaded and chambered the blank to 35 Whelen, and installed the barrel. I installed a cheap Timney trigger and since this was to be an all-weather elk hunting rig, I had it Parkerized then bedded it into an old cheap synthetic stock and mounted a 4X Burris on it.
The sorry, good for nothing thing will barely group:
O.K...granted that group is an exception as most of the time (since about 2004) the same load normally groups between 5/8" and 3/4".
Seriously....One of my bulls taken with the rifle (pictured) at 355 yds.:
98 Mausers, being designed as battle implements, are tough and reliable. My VZ24 has been snowed on many, many times in the mountains of New Mexico and never failed me yet. In fact last year it had so much fine snow in/on the scope and in every crevice of the action, that when I fired at a bull, I was blinded for a second or two by all the snow the recoil threw into my eyes!
I own quite a few rifles built on Mauser action and the one thing they have in common is they are utterly tough and 100% reliable. And too I don't find them any less accurate than any of my othe rifles. Accuracy begins with a good quality barrel. I also own a few Model 700's and have had the most problems with them, ranging from accidental disharges owed to their crappy triggers, to the sears not catching in very cold weather again due to their sorry triggers, down to the el-cheapo stamped extractors failing.
I love the Pre-64 Model 70's, but personally I'm not going to pay $1500-$3000 for a rifle to carry in a saddle scabbard and drag up and down the mountains. Other than impressing Gun Snobs, there's nothing a Pre-64 Model 70 can do that a good quality Mauser can't do.
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1stmarine
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Last SPS out of the box still untouched. 1st day break in....
bgr2014
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It's not really cost effective to build a rifle today. There are soo many things that have to be done to the action before it can be barrel and scope ready. If you have to have all the work done by a smith you could have bought a new one ready to go out of the box. I've built several for customers and advised them of the cost before hand. They wanted to go ahead with the project anyway. Built myself one in 1974, but had all the skills to do it, a 25/06 and the parts were cheaper then and still enjoy it. Prefer to buy a Rem. Rifle from Acadamy and use only the action. No bolt handle replacment, no drilling and all sorts of accerories.
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