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Got my suppressor and put it on my AR pistol so I’m on to my next project.
My next project is a bolt-action, long-distance rifle. I’m thinking either .300 Win Mag or .338 Win mag. I don’t really need a .338 Win Mag for bears because I have a good bear gun. I’m looking at going elk hunting in the next few years but I’d also like to do an antelope hunt and maybe an African plains game down the road a few years.
I’ve been looking at different rifles but I am leaning to a custom build. I built my AR so i can build this. Most of the actions that I see are based on Remington 700. I would prefer if possible a Sako-based action but I’m not seeing those. Every Google search goes back to pre-built Sako rifles, but I’d like to build from the ground up with a cryo refrigerated barrel that’s been single cut instead of button cut. Make it threaded for a good suppressor. Get a good trigger and custom stock.
Does anybody know where I could get a Sako-based action that could serve as the basis for a custom-based rifle? Defiance actions are extremely well reviewed but they are Remington 700 based. Remington actions are far more customizable but Sako is better.
Having said that, this does remind me of the AR/FAL arguments of about 15 years ago. By all measures, the FAL was a better rifle than the AR - caliber, piston, reliability. But the AR had a ton of customization options that the FAL did/does not have. So the AR became the modern sporting rifle of choice. With that in mind, maybe I should just recognize where the market is going and get a Remington-based action.
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