Nature Boy
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I would look at what I want the rifle to do. what is the purpose of the rifle?
Yes.
Then, I would say the next step is to pick a gunsmith that has an established reputation for building what your looking for. Have a conversation with him first and let him help you with spec'ing it out.
I only had 2 criteria established when I had my first conversation. I wanted it chambered in .308 and I wanted the ARC Mausingfield action. He validated the research I had done on the action (he's a fan of it too) and guided the rest of the component selection from there, including the decision on which scope to get.
You can obviously go into that discussion with a full laundry list of what you think you want, but keep an open mind. He may want to talk you out of something, and for good reasons. After all, you are paying for his knowledge and skill, so you may as well get your money's worth.
P.S. @z7 also helped in making my mind up on the Mausingfield as he already had one