Custom Rifle Builds

DiabeticKripple · #1 12-21-2022, 06:39 PM

I noticed there are lots of guys on here shooting custom rifles. This thread can be used to post pictures and details about your build in one place.

Im just starting with my own build on a Defiance Anti-x action. I talked to Bob Galloway about it and got some great food for thought. Caliber will be 7mm PRC or 7 SAUM. Leaning towards the 7mm PRC but Bob offered some insight on the 7 SAUM, and it was between the 2 anyways when I decided to build.

Post pics of your rifles and details!

marky_mark · #2 12-21-2022, 06:49 PM

I would research the clicker issue with the prc’s

madcarpenter · #3 12-21-2022, 07:03 PM

7mm-300 PRC?

Dewey Cox · #4 12-21-2022, 07:07 PM

I bought a trigger tech for my Remington sps.
So, yeah. I guess you could say I'm a custom rifle guy.

madcarpenter · #5 12-21-2022, 07:17 PM

Spec the reamer with a bit closer the saami max in front the case head and it should run fine. The 300 wsm case was plagued with the issue too.

Cheyenne 1 · #6 12-21-2022, 09:56 PM

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Originally Posted by marky_mark

I would research the clicker issue with the prc’s

Clickers are not a problem. Just get a reamer with a the. AW specs.
Both my 7 Prc reamer and my 300 Prc reamer are specked that way.

Built lots of them with these reamers and no clickers.

I did a few with the old spec reamers. ADG brass was worse with them after a few firings.
As with any custom build. Get a reamer that works with the brass you are using. Not all brass Is the same .

marky_mark · #7 12-21-2022, 10:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Cheyenne 1

Clickers are not a problem. Just get a reamer with a the. AW specs.
Both my 7 Prc reamer and my 300 Prc reamer are specked that way.

Built lots of them with these reamers and no clickers.

I did a few with the old spec reamers. ADG brass was worse with them after a few firings.
As with any custom build. Get a reamer that works with the brass you are using. Not all brass Is the same .

That’s what I mean
Just to do your homework on the subject so you get it right the first time
Saves a lot of grief and time

Smokinyotes · #8 12-21-2022, 10:09 PM

So how difficult is it to extract these “clicker” cases. Just wondering if it’s specific to a certain brand rifle or anything with a saami spec chamber?

DiabeticKripple · #9 12-21-2022, 10:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Smokinyotes

So how difficult is it to extract these “clicker” cases. Just wondering if it’s specific to a certain brand rifle or anything with a saami spec chamber?

I did a bunch of digging.

It is not brass type, or die type. It is pure chamber being too tight for the brass to be resized properly.

The web of the PRC cases is the same as the case head, resulting in the does not being able to size any smaller, and when a chamber is cut to saami specs, it doesn’t allow enough room at the web to not have the clicks.

A gunsmith in the US figured it out and made a reamer that’s just slightly bigger at the web. You can use this reamer by hand and just barely shave the chamber of any PRC to get the proper fit.

I would be using this reamer off the hop so it wouldn’t be an issue for me at all.

marky_mark · #10 12-21-2022, 10:27 PM

Alex wheeler
Hence the aw reamer

Pathfinder76 · #11 12-21-2022, 10:35 PM

Good luck with your build. They are always fun and it looks like you are on the right track.

Here is one of mine. It started life many years ago as a 7MM RM. Bill Leeper built it on a Model 70 action. It has a custom magazine box and follower (holds 4 down and is “375” length), has a stainless MRC model 70 style trigger, the loading port was opened and new scope mount holes drilled in the rear bridge. The bolt handle was replaced by Steve Heillman and it was put in a McMillan Super Grade stock and has Williams bottom metal.

Eventually D’Arcy Echols offered a LH Model 70 stock built by McMillan so I acquired one for this rifle. In time it went back to Bill for a new 7MM Mashburn barrel and he installed the stock while it was there. When that Mashburn barrel got tired and so back to Bill it went for a standard 7MM barrel again. It has shot quite a bit of game and has never bobbled in the field. It was pressed into service again this fall for a couple of bears that my son and I took with it.

Any medium 7MM cartridge is tough to beat for big game.

DiabeticKripple · #12 12-21-2022, 10:58 PM

Defiance Anti-X Long Action
Proof Carbon 24” 1:8 twist barrel, chambered for 7 PRC (AW reamer)
Triggertech trigger
HS Precision bottom metal kit with small capacity mag
Wildcat stock

That’s what I was thinking anyway. Topped with something nice like a Nightforce.

Pathfinder76 · #13 12-21-2022, 11:02 PM

I’d go with APA AICS bottom metal and MDT flush fit magazines.

58thecat · #14 12-22-2022, 09:28 AM

Little 6-284 build, can’t go into specifics as it might go on the prohibited list but she has gotten the job done many times over the decade.

Sitting beside the 7-08 for comparison

A few critters that have been taken in the past by this hard hitting, flat shooting little gem!

Too many to list but I know if I do my part the list will get bigger.

5 shot clusters in a dime at 100 yards bench rested sure puts a smile on my face too!

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58thecat · #15 12-22-2022, 10:02 AM

A few more that the 6-284 put down.
Which reminds me gotta hit the reloading room soon!

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58thecat · #16 12-22-2022, 10:13 AM

Ohhh the rifle started out as a Remington LH 700 BDL 243.
I know left handed rifles shoot crooked and ya gotta compensate.
Minor details.

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DiabeticKripple · #17 12-22-2022, 10:50 AM

nice animals, pup and guns!

Big Lou · #18 12-22-2022, 01:30 PM

Semi Custom. Rem 600 which was originally a 6mm Rem. Action was trued up. 24” Krieger #4 1:8 chambered in 6mm Rem AI. Timney trigger. I can’t recall who makes the bottom metal but the plastic was replaced with it. Still a top loading blind mag. Bedded in a McMillan Game Scout.

6.5x47 Lapua on a Defiance Deviant Hunter. 24” Krieger #4 1:8. CDI bottom metal and AICS magazines. Extended mag release. Timney Calvin Elite trigger. Bedded in a McMillan Game Scout with the integral Anschutz rail in the fore end.

.300 RUM. Pierce Ti Action. Wyatts extended box magazine. 24.5” spiral fluted Benchmark #5 1:10. Timney trigger. Bedded in an adjustable McMillan Game Scout.

In the works is another that I have almost all the parts for. It’ll be a Terminus Apollo SA. Spiral fluted Benchmark #4 finished at 23” with a 1:11 twist. Chambered in 204 Ruger with a “zero free bore reamer”. BDL BDM with HS Precision Mags. Trigger Tech trigger. Not sure what I want for a stock. I love my Game Scouts but I would really like to try a Wildcat. AG Composites Apline Hunter has caught my eye also. Not sure where I will end up in that regard.

fps plus · #19 12-22-2022, 03:22 PM

My next rifle will be a 25-284 and want to go ultralight. I will use a modified Remington 700 , a Douglas barrel which will be turned down. and not 100% which stock yet

58thecat · #20 12-22-2022, 03:43 PM

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Originally Posted by fps plus

My next rifle will be a 25-284 and want to go ultralight. I will use a modified Remington 700 , a Douglas barrel which will be turned down. and not 100% which stock yet

That sounds interesting, keep us posted, luv the 284 win as a starting base for a short action cartridge.

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catnthehat · #21 12-22-2022, 04:09 PM

I had this rifle built by Bill Leeper in 2009, finished in 2010
Shilen .311 barrel chambered in .303Brit.
Have round/octagon 26" barrel.
Brno front banded sight. NECG rear express sights, with a Weaver rail later added for the scope.
1.5-5X Leupold with Zeis QD mounts
Quarter rib milled right into the barrel.
Kepplinger single set trigger.
Wolf Springs
Wood came from Treebone Carving.
Kill count is now 31 animals.

This was the first deer taken with this rifle 60 yards running

g with the irons.
Last deer taken at just under 120 yards running with the scope.

It is an accurate rifle for hunting.

Cat

Twisted Canuck · #22 12-22-2022, 04:41 PM

I went the easy route, and just had KS Arms in Edmonton build mine from scratch. Their SAR 3 lug action with 60 degree throw, a 22" fluted and cerakoated barrel #3 profile, Trigger Tech Basic trigger I set at 2.5 lbs, HS Precision bottom metal and 2 mags, bedded in a custom painted Wildcat Composite Tac Hunter stock. Put a Zeiss Conquest V4 4-16x 44 mm illuminated plex reticle on it, in Talley lightweight rings with recoil lug, and all in weighs 7 lbs 11 oz. Chambered for .338 Federal, and shoots 200 gr Trophy Bonded tips at 2650 fps like a champ. Very accurate. Didn't fill any tags this year, but did get a nice wolf at 200 yards. I passed on a couple of white tail bucks, if they are around next year it may be a different story. Hoping I get my antlered moose draw next year and a chance to see how it works, but I expect it will be dandy.

tranq78 · #23 12-22-2022, 04:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Twisted Canuck

I went the easy route, and just had KS Arms in Edmonton build mine from scratch. Their SAR 3 lug action with 60 degree throw, a 22" fluted and cerakoated barrel #3 profile, Trigger Tech Basic trigger I set at 2.5 lbs, HS Precision bottom metal and 2 mags, bedded in a custom painted Wildcat Composite Tac Hunter stock. Put a Zeiss Conquest V4 4-14x 44 mm illuminated plex reticle on it, in Talley lightweight rings with recoil lug, and all in weighs 7 lbs 11 oz. Chambered for .338 Federal, and shoots 200 gr Trophy Bonded tips at 2650 fps like a champ. Very accurate. Didn't fill any tags this year, but did get a nice wolf at 200 yards. I passed on a couple of white tail bucks, if they are around next year it may be a different story. Hoping I get my antlered moose draw next year and a chance to see how it works, but I expect it will be dandy.

That be a purdy gun TC.

Too bad you have it in the wrong configuration, namely right handed. Otherwise I'd borrow it off ya.

Not sure my shoulder can play nice with a 338 though.

Twisted Canuck · #24 12-22-2022, 05:47 PM

That gun is as gentle to shoot as my 7mm08 lobbing 140s. Seriously, I put 50+ rounds down it one range session with Obsessed1, and it didn't start to bother me till the last 3 (shooting from bench). And I gotta be careful with recoil, the osteoarthritis in the shoulders doesn't like my .300 wm much anymore. Note it is *Federal* not .338 WM. .308 parent case, I like a short action, they handle nice with a 22" barrel.

You would have no issue with it, other then you shoot backwards handed.

marky_mark · #25 12-22-2022, 06:12 PM

Nice looking rifle

Twisted Canuck · #26 12-22-2022, 06:17 PM

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Originally Posted by marky_mark

Nice looking rifle

It's not a .416 Rigby, but honestly I think I'd still be comfortable going after a big bear with it. As long as somebody with a Rigby was there to back it up....

tranq78 · #27 12-22-2022, 06:38 PM

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It's not a .416 Rigby, but honestly I think I'd still be comfortable going after a big bear with it. As long as somebody with a Rigby was there to back it up....

Nice fellow at the indoor range was shooting a 416 Rigby handgun, was 3 feet away in booth next us. Yeah you read that right. Indoors. Beside us. 416 Rigby handgun.

I had a few younglings with me shooting milsurp rifles. We were all glad when he was done.

You know us lefties always shoot crooked anyways.

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Twisted Canuck · #28 12-22-2022, 06:53 PM

That would be a serious handgun...

sns2 · #29 12-23-2022, 12:03 AM

Super nice guns fellas.

Guns are like women, lotsa nice shapes and sizes, all personal preference. If I ever had the disposable income, and wanted a custom, I’d phone up KS Arms and say please duplicate for me that 338 Fed you made for TC, but chamber it in a regal offering such as the 6.5 Creedmoor.

Perfecto!

birdseye · #30 12-23-2022, 12:45 PM

any have any pros or cons on a 338 Edge,my son is throwing the idea of doing up a full custom Edge.looking for some Personal exp on this subject.tks