Remington clone action (as good as you can afford) |
Mcmillan stock |
Calibre that uses Lapua/Norma brass. |
Jewell trigger |
0 MOA scope rail |
Magazine – a very tricky area. I favour a floor plate. |
Get a common threading on the end of the barrel. |
Barrel – the best you can afford. |
Barrel - suitable twist and length agreed based on expected usage. |
Chambering – make it a tight neck and supply a dummy round It's not an exhaustive list and I expect folk to highlight other factors to consider. |
What pitfalls do I need to avoid if I am going to embark on building a rifle?
Do I need the calibre on my ticket before I buy the barrel etc. Is it any cheaper to build than say a new tikka t3.
What pitfalls do I need to avoid if I am going to embark on building a rifle?
Do I need the calibre on my ticket before I buy the barrel etc. Is it any cheaper to build than say a new tikka t3.
One way of building a nice bit cheaper or similar in price to a T3 would be an old mauser action, I used a 1909 Argentine (under 200 Euro).
Get a new pre chambered and threaded Lothar Walther K98 Barrel in calibre of choice which is around 190 Euro . This
then only needs headspacing and screwing in.
Plenty walnut or cheap plastic stocks around for mausers.
Triggers can be tuned very nicely, no need for an aftermarket trigger.
Fitting a Picatinny rail is not too difficult either. Might need to pin point heat the action on the area where one
would like to drill and thread
I chose a normal steel barrel and could therefore have it blued which is much cheaper than Ceracoating.
edi
I got myself a 1909 DWM complete carbine here in Germany unused carbine 7.63xwhatever (argenine mil cal) for 195 euros. One day it will build into something - or maybe I will use the calibre as it is, for deer it would work just fine.edg,
The Argentine action you talk about is probable the best Mauser action produced, really tight tollerances it's excellent and getting rare in the UK.
Jason
Hi,
where do you get LW pre chambered at that price?
190Eu for a loather walter is below retail. think it would cost in excess of £600 for a barrel, fitting and proofed. had one fitted to a customer I had built was a CrMo fluted barrel in .308 and I can definitively say it cost more than 190Eu.
Bavarian brit, hang on the the argentinian action they worth some money in the UK getting as rare as hen's teeth it a really nice action to base a customer rifle on.
Jase.
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The Argentinian is still fairly available in Germany. I know a fella who works in an import/export company dealing
with these old rifles. He picked one out for me.
edi
190Eu for a loather walter is below retail. think it would cost in excess of £600 for a barrel, fitting and proofed. had one fitted to a customer I had built was a CrMo fluted barrel in .308 and I can definitively say it cost more than 190Eu.
Bavarian brit, hang on the the argentinian action they worth some money in the UK getting as rare as hen's teeth it a really nice action to base a customer rifle on.
Jase.