New build: advice needed
I'm wanting to build a hunting/tactical rig and would like to hear some pros/cons from those who have gone this route. I have a full on tactical rig that's had quite a bit of work done to it but it's 14lbs and gets old really quickly when hunting. I thought about just buying a lightweight hunting rifle but would prefer to have something that works for precision shooting and hunting. Plus just not a fan of classic hunting rifles.
Here's what I'm wanting to end up with:
- 20 inch fluted barrel (for weight and I shoot max of 600 yards)
- manners elite hunter stock
- timney trigger
- must be capable of sub moa
- budget of $1500 for just the rifle (I have the glass)
So, given that I know what I want I can't figure out the best way to get there.
- option 1, take the action from my current savage and buy an aftermarket barrel, stock and trigger. It's an accutrigger short action with an internal mag that I will also want to convert to a dbm
- option 2, sell my current rifle and start off with a new factory rifle that already has a dbm, but the only thing I've found so far with a 20 inch fluted barrel in my price range is another savage.
- option 3, sell the rifle, buy just a receiver and build it from there. I'd like to have a little nicer action but from what I've seen they are nearly as much as a complete rifle and I don't shoot precision rifle a lot during the year.
Any experiences or thoughts would be greatly appreciated.
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