***Been meaning to drop something like this here for a while, wrote this in response to a question elsewhere and decided it was time. Thank you to the Bighorn crew for offering actions that allow this type of system to be so flexible!***
I've owned quite a few bolt actions in the last 11 years, probably around 30 or so. Not at the same time mind you, but it wasn't uncommon for me to have 10+ at once. I always found them a hassle to keep on top of. I never had more than 3 or 4 ready to go at any one time. A few have been totally stock, most have had some level of customization, and a few have been full customs.
Whenever I'd get back from a day spent shooting my "best" rifle, I'd wonder why I even had all the fair to middlin stuff, and say I should just get set up with a few matching "best" setups and call it good. Over the course of this year I did just that. Now I have three matching Bighorn TL3-SA's, which of course headspace the same making barrels interchangeable between them. The swappable bolt faces allow any of them to be 223, 308, or magnum bolts in ~ 30 seconds. I have two matching MPA Comp chassis's, and my favorite hunting weight stock in the Manners EH1. I've got three semi-matching Bushnell's, and matching Timney Calvin triggers set at 16 oz. There's four barrels here so far with another on the way, and I'm getting set up to have flats milled on them to swap them out quickly without needing my barrel vise (read, at the range). Whenever I'm interested in a new chambering (I'm not very interested in most though, 3 of 5 barrels are Dashers) or wear a barrel out, I can have a savage prefit from NSS here in 2-3 days, a premium barrel with a bugnut from Greg Young in ~ a month, or a premium shouldered barrel from PVA in however long they're taking, all without shipping an action or rifle out.
Now I can put my attention towards shooting (and also hunting) and my money towards barrels/bullets/brass/powder/primers as well as entry fees and fancy tags. As of now I'd certainly do it again, and anticipate long term happiness with the system, but time will of course tell. I may do some scope upgrading though, as funds allow.
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