Ok so I bought my first bolt gun recently ( sps tactical) and I'm looking to get my new A4 glass bedded get the action trued, larger recoil lug, and new barrel. I'm looking for a good company to do the work without a huge turn around time. Recommendations would be great please. I came across Phoenix Rifles. The prices seem good. Thanks for the help!
Phoenix rifles is good. So is RW Snyder Gunsmithing. So is GA Precision. So is Crescent Customs. So is Spartan Precision rifles. Jared Joplin at American Precision Arms (APA) does great work too. People can't say enough here about Mark Gordon at Short Action Customs (SAC). Accurate Ordnance is another good one. Russell at Scout Supply Company gets lots of kind words on this forum too. For bolt guns, these guys are GTG. I personally have used Surgeon Rifles, GAP, APA, and RW Snyder. My friend had a full build done by SAC.
Stay away from Superior Tactical Solutions and Tacticalrifles.net (David Rooney).
If you want your build done quickly, I would look into Phoenix Custom Rifles because they are all caught up on their backlog.
I have a couple of tips for you:
- If you true your action or put in a larger recoil lug, you won't be able to use your factory barrel unless it's rechambered ... at the cost of that, might as well just by a new match grade barrel. There are several places that sell match grade barrels if your rifle builder doesn't have any in stock (6mmAR, bugholes.com, etc.)
- Don't see any thoughts on bottom metal. What are you going to do there? If I was you, I would look into the Badger M5 or Surgeon system so you can use AICS mags.
- Your McM A4 should be pillar bedded, not just skim bedded as there is not an aluminum bedding block in these stocks. You may want to consider a Manners mini-chassis if you want something that is more "drop in and go", but you'll need to look into availability. Phoenix works closely with McM, so you may get better luck going that route.
