Hi Everyone,
I am looking into building a 300 PRC that can be light enough to take on a hunt (not a lot of hiking, just setup somewhere and glass) but that I can make heavy enough to shoot at the range.
I am pretty set on getting an XLR chassis. I'm aware I can swap out the stock and barrel to really help with weight, so I have thought of a magnesium XLR chassis and a proof barrel paired with a switch lug action so that I can change from the lightweight hunting rifle to the range rifle easily.
The issue is $...to do this would be pretty costly.
I also am not sure how accurate the switch lug systems really are. I know AI's are renown for their accuracy, but I'm curious about the cheaper options such as pairing a Defiance Tenacity with a WTO switch lug. I know Alamo uses these so it ought to be relatively accurate.
If I were to go this route, I would do the following:
- unchanging heart of the rifle:
Defiance Tenacity LA
WTO switch lug
Triggertech trigger
- hunting configuration:
Proof CF barrel
XLR magnesium chassis or other lightweight stock
- range configuration:
Bartlein Heavy Varmint steel barrel
XLR Element 3.0 or Envy Pro
Total is probably $5-6.5K.
......OR........
Should I just get a Bergara LRP 2.0 (2020 or later) which already comes with a heavier barrel contour (medium palma, I think) and an XLR element 3.0. Previous version of the LRP had an older XLR chassis.
Then get a WTO switch lug for that and plan to do the same barrel and chassis swap for changing to hunting rigs.
Bergara is about $2K. Plus extras for hunting configuration.
The other question is what twist rate should I go for? Bergara also sells a barreled action for 300 PRC (currently on backorder with Brownell's) that uses 1:8 while the LRP 2.0 is 1:9 and the custom rifle could be whateverI choose.
Would love to hear y'all's thoughts - thanks!
I am looking into building a 300 PRC that can be light enough to take on a hunt (not a lot of hiking, just setup somewhere and glass) but that I can make heavy enough to shoot at the range.
I am pretty set on getting an XLR chassis. I'm aware I can swap out the stock and barrel to really help with weight, so I have thought of a magnesium XLR chassis and a proof barrel paired with a switch lug action so that I can change from the lightweight hunting rifle to the range rifle easily.
The issue is $...to do this would be pretty costly.
I also am not sure how accurate the switch lug systems really are. I know AI's are renown for their accuracy, but I'm curious about the cheaper options such as pairing a Defiance Tenacity with a WTO switch lug. I know Alamo uses these so it ought to be relatively accurate.
If I were to go this route, I would do the following:
- unchanging heart of the rifle:
Defiance Tenacity LA
WTO switch lug
Triggertech trigger
- hunting configuration:
Proof CF barrel
XLR magnesium chassis or other lightweight stock
- range configuration:
Bartlein Heavy Varmint steel barrel
XLR Element 3.0 or Envy Pro
Total is probably $5-6.5K.
......OR........
Should I just get a Bergara LRP 2.0 (2020 or later) which already comes with a heavier barrel contour (medium palma, I think) and an XLR element 3.0. Previous version of the LRP had an older XLR chassis.
Then get a WTO switch lug for that and plan to do the same barrel and chassis swap for changing to hunting rigs.
Bergara is about $2K. Plus extras for hunting configuration.
The other question is what twist rate should I go for? Bergara also sells a barreled action for 300 PRC (currently on backorder with Brownell's) that uses 1:8 while the LRP 2.0 is 1:9 and the custom rifle could be whateverI choose.
Would love to hear y'all's thoughts - thanks!