Wanting to do a budget build for long range hunting (=-<700yards). I know “buy once cry once” is golden and budget and build is an oxymoron but I would like to have a little more knowledge of what I like and don't like before I have a complete custom built. Open to suggestions and ideas on what some of you guys have done? I’ve looked at the Zermatt Origin actions with a shouldered pre-fit and also considered building off a Tikka action if I can find a donor rifle. I hand load so I’m considering the 7SAUM, 7PRC, or 6.8 Western. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thank you
Budget build for LR hunting
- Thread starter Triggertoe
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J/A outdoors sells Tikka actions but they are basically the same cost as the whole rifle but you don't have to hassle with the barrel removal.
Any of those cartridges would work great. I have a 300 wsm that I consider my all around rifle with max range around that 700 mark. I built it off a tikka, but if you don’t have a tikka already, I’d do an origin. I would also recommend going and finding some stocks and actions and playing with them before you buy
"Budget" would be a stock Tikka, not that there's anything wrong or lacking in that.
Tikka action, Proof carbon prefit barrel, pure precision altitude stock, is a pretty easy 'build.' No fussing with bedding, trigger, mag system, etc. In the middle of my 4th one.
Tikka action, Proof carbon prefit barrel, pure precision altitude stock, is a pretty easy 'build.' No fussing with bedding, trigger, mag system, etc. In the middle of my 4th one.
