JeeperCreeper
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It's early 2018 and the AR market is the way to go for building cheap and easy long guns. But after some builds and working on friend's Black Rifles, I'm kind of sick of them. I really wanna build something cool and useful. I'm looking at a nice "custom-ish" bolt gun. I'm moderately handy and have just about any regular tool. I don't currently have machining equipment, though.
So my question is, what is the easiest and most cost effective receiver to build off of in today's market? I figure the likely answers will be Mauser, Remington, and Savage... with an honorable mention to Howa.
From my research, I'm assuming the cheapest way is to buy a donor rifle and strip it since the cost of stripped or barreled receivers are actually more pricey than the original gun. I also really like idea of the Shaw Mk custom rifle builder online, but I am really wanting to try it myself. Or at least most of it with only limited help from a gunsmith.
My ideas for a rifle are a general hunting rifle... either a "brush" type gun in .30-06 or .35 whelen with a 18-20" bbl and irons, or a mountain long range rifle in .243/6.5CM/.25-06. I guess it depends on what action I start out with.
Edit: I have a decent understanding of "how" this will need done, I plan on buying tools as I go from specific vices, go/no-go gauges, etc etc. It will all be checked out by a real gunsmith: I'm not trying to Bubba a gun but I also want to branch out. I am willing to take any new advice, also.
So my question is, what is the easiest and most cost effective receiver to build off of in today's market? I figure the likely answers will be Mauser, Remington, and Savage... with an honorable mention to Howa.
From my research, I'm assuming the cheapest way is to buy a donor rifle and strip it since the cost of stripped or barreled receivers are actually more pricey than the original gun. I also really like idea of the Shaw Mk custom rifle builder online, but I am really wanting to try it myself. Or at least most of it with only limited help from a gunsmith.
My ideas for a rifle are a general hunting rifle... either a "brush" type gun in .30-06 or .35 whelen with a 18-20" bbl and irons, or a mountain long range rifle in .243/6.5CM/.25-06. I guess it depends on what action I start out with.
Edit: I have a decent understanding of "how" this will need done, I plan on buying tools as I go from specific vices, go/no-go gauges, etc etc. It will all be checked out by a real gunsmith: I'm not trying to Bubba a gun but I also want to branch out. I am willing to take any new advice, also.