As promised My Bolt Action .458 Socom Build

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Wanted a bolt action rifle for hunting in indiana however its pistol caliber only in rifles. I posed a while back asking some information and promised to post photo's when it was complete.
Stockade Gunstocks Mule Deer stock
McGowen 1x18 twist 20" varmint barrel
Bolt handle, lift kit, recoil lug, and metal bottom metal all from Stockade
Started life off as a Stevens .243
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lapped the lugs
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Trued the face of the reciever
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Bedded the action
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installed all the parts and duracoated it...
Here is my finished product

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I will add my load information after i go out tomorrow and start doing some load development.
 
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Re: As promised My Bolt Action .458 Socom Build

Paint loks alittle glossy ( could just be your flash) but other than that...F'n cool!

How much does it wiegh?

Looks like a great project gun, Kudos to Indiana to open up the laws alittle to allow you to use a rifle in this configuration. This should be a big plus for the recoil sensitive, and the disabled. (Maybe not in .458 but in a smaller pistol caliber)

Since the Stevens doesn't have the accu trigger, have you considered a Timney or other aftermarket trigger?

The price of a Stevens makes it a really nice platform for an "econo build"

Let us know how it runs.

Neat!!!
 
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Re: As promised My Bolt Action .458 Socom Build

I stoned the trigger bringing it from a gritty 6 pounds to a pretty consistant 4.5 pounds, so i dont really see the need to spend 75 bucks for the timney trigger... i have right around 600 invested after selling some take off parts and not including the scope.... the paint is slightly glossy as i was in a hurry to get it painted because tomorrow is the last open day i will have to shoot before deer season... i think i didnt pay close enough attention to the volume of the hardner i was using.. its not a perfect build but its mine, i did it, and its pretty sweet.... i believe it weighs around 8 pounds including scope.
 
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Re: As promised My Bolt Action .458 Socom Build

Indiana uses case lengths and bullet diameters to define a pistol cartridge. Kinda stupid. I just trimmed .025 off the case of my 450 bushmaster and now it falls into the pistol cartridge category as well.

I like your 458 build, been considering something like that...
 
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Re: As promised My Bolt Action .458 Socom Build

Should be a great whitetail round. I love using my 375 and 50 calibers for deer. Puts em down on the spot, no tracking required. What bullet weight are you using?
 
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Re: As promised My Bolt Action .458 Socom Build

Nice stick. I picked up a stevens sa for a winter 308 build. Great platform and are excellent shooters with an upgraded trigger and barrel. Of course, everyone knows the factory stock is trash.
sure that's not a woodchuck stock? I was thinking the mule deer had a monte carlo style cheekpiece. Either way, still a nice build.
 
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