Post by: JBar on December 14, 2018, 05:35:54 AM
Post by: jasnt on December 14, 2018, 06:03:51 AM
Post by: opdinkslayer on December 14, 2018, 06:14:48 AM
If goin through the trouble to rebarrel you might as well true the 700 action,bed a new stock & put a new trigger in. Now your talking money I doubt your interested in getting into? :twocents:
Post by: bobcat on December 14, 2018, 06:33:54 AM
Or sell the 243, and buy the rifle you want. It's a lot of money to rebarrel a rifle.
Post by: Jason on December 14, 2018, 06:38:49 AM
Post by: JBar on December 14, 2018, 07:17:13 AM
Sportsman's has the Remington 700 on sale for like $349 right now.
So this is what I was thinking and just swapping the barrels, she has a floor plate and the ones on sale are ADL's (no floor plate)
If it still requires a bunch of smithing I'll just bring it in and have some work done. The options for a high end rifle suck for women. There are some good ones out there but finding the right caliber is a b*tch. Browning told me availbility for their options will be mid to late 2019 so I'm exploring other options. She didnt like the ruger or savage and doesn't want a wood stock so out goes the Weatherby Camile.
Post by: BULLBLASTER on December 14, 2018, 07:29:24 AM
Post by: Bill W on December 14, 2018, 07:34:42 AM
Post by: JBar on December 14, 2018, 07:43:45 AM
pick a different bullet and handload for the .243. That's the cheapest way.I don't mind putting $$ into the rifle as we're considering a new one for her anyways. If I can get the caliber barrel she wants and do some other improvements I'd be okay with that too.
Post by: Karl Blanchard on December 14, 2018, 07:45:37 AM
You’ve got a great action to start with, true that sucker up and have a barrel put on! :tup:yep. Great start to a really great shooter :tup:
Post by: JBar on December 14, 2018, 07:54:35 AM
Post by: Crunchy on December 14, 2018, 08:30:40 AM
Post by: AWS on December 14, 2018, 08:37:38 AM
Post by: JBar on December 14, 2018, 08:41:03 AM
Post by: JBar on December 14, 2018, 08:42:31 AM
Post by: b23 on December 14, 2018, 09:05:17 AM
Remington triggers aren't that bad and can safely be tuned to around 2.5lbs, maybe a little less, with no creep and they're plenty good for a hunting rifle. If you're wanting to do some precision long range work then a aftermarket trigger can benefit you but for a hunting rifle or even one you shoot from a bench out to 600 yards or so I'm not sure it's necessary to spend the money on a $200+ trigger when a $50 trigger job will work just as well for you. I probably sound a little hypocritical on triggers considering I have aftermarket triggers in all of my guns except 2 or 3, but it's only because I've kind of spoiled/ruined myself by using those triggers and you develop a certain feel for them. The tuned Rem 700 triggers I have are pretty dam close though and are more than adequate for a hunting rifle.
I'm not exactly sure what comes on those SPS youth models for a stock but if it's one of those plastic things, I don't know that I'd spend any amount of money messing with it trying to make it better. Find yourself a HS Prec or B&C take off stock, they're a much better stock and worth spending the money to have them bed. The LOP may be a little long but any decent smith can shorten it up for you and put a new pad on. I had the HS Prec. stock on my daughters 6.5-284 shortened up a couple years ago and it worked out well.
If you budget yourself for around $1500 max, including putting a different stock on it and having it properly bed, you'll end up with a really nice semi custom 6.5 Creed that'll shoot a variety of bullets really well and she'll be proud to throw it over her shoulder for many years to come. If it was me, this is what I'd be doing with it.
Post by: b23 on December 14, 2018, 09:10:03 AM
Post by: Karl Blanchard on December 14, 2018, 09:12:51 AM
If Benchmark will true the action, chamber and install a new barrel for $850 out the door plus tax, that's a pretty good deal and I'm not sure you'll be able to get it done any cheaper.spot on :tup:
Remington triggers aren't that bad and can safely be tuned to around 2.5lbs, maybe a little less, with no creep and they're plenty good for a hunting rifle. If you're wanting to do some precision long range work then a aftermarket trigger can benefit you but for a hunting rifle or even one you shoot from a bench out to 600 yards or so I'm not sure it's necessary to spend the money on a $200+ trigger when a $50 trigger job will work just as well for you. I probably sound a little hypocritical on triggers considering I have aftermarket triggers in all of my guns except 2 or 3, but it's only because I've kind of spoiled/ruined myself by using those triggers and you develop a certain feel for them. The tuned Rem 700 triggers I have are pretty dam close though and are more than adequate for a hunting rifle.
I'm not exactly sure what come of those SPS youth models for a stock but if it's one of those plastic things, I don't know that I spend any amount of money messing with it trying to make it better. Find yourself a HS Prec or B&C take off stock, they're a much better stock and worth spending the money to have them bed. The LOP may be a little long but any decent smith can shorten it up for you and put a new pad on. I had the HS Prec. stock on my daughters 6.5-284 shortened up a couple years ago and it worked out well.
If you budget yourself for around $1500 max, including putting a different stock on it and having it properly bed, you'll end up with a really nice semi custom 6.5 Creed that'll shoot a variety of bullets really well and she'll be proud to throw it over her shoulder for many years to come. If it was me, this is what I'd be doing with it.
Post by: jasnt on December 14, 2018, 09:36:57 AM
Post by: BULLBLASTER on December 14, 2018, 09:47:07 AM
I am in the process right now. Sent my barreled action to benchmark barrels a month ago. They will true the action and install another barrel for around $850. From there the little things start to add quickly, new trigger, picatinny rail, cerakote, muzzle brake, stock. So you should figure out how much you are willing to spend and decide from there. You might not gain much of anything from just installing a new barrel.
Trued and new barrel for $850 is great. That and a bell and Carlson stock and you’d have a hell of a shooter. You can always do scope mounts and trigger and other upgrades later on, but mostly the barrel and action make the gun. :tup:
Post by: dreadi on December 14, 2018, 10:10:32 AM
Post by: jmscon on December 14, 2018, 10:15:09 AM
https://www.preciseshooter.com/Inventory.aspx?cat=Firearms&subcat=&manid=69
Or get a barrel from Northland Shooting Supply. I rebarreled my savage and couldn’t believe the difference!
Post by: Karl Blanchard on December 14, 2018, 10:19:28 AM
Post by: Reidus on December 14, 2018, 10:21:46 AM
If you want/need a trued action sell what you got and buy a custom. you'll be money ahead in the long run. :twocents:
Post by: jrebel on December 14, 2018, 10:25:05 AM
Post by: Karl Blanchard on December 14, 2018, 10:27:59 AM
Post by: b23 on December 14, 2018, 10:53:38 AM
If you're only going to be shooting factory ammo and your accuracy requirements are in the 1in +/- at 100 then a off the shelf factory gun will likely suit you well. Now, that's not to say some don't shoot better than that and I'll be the first to admit they do because I've had some that did as well, but what you get when you go with a semi custom build and a good quality custom barrel and chamber job, is a rifle that'll consistently shoot a variety of bullets/loads in the 1/2 in. or better range and the key word in that sentence is, consistently.
Part of the problem with factory guns is they are kind of a luck of the draw. Sometimes they're pretty decent, other times, not so much. The barrel and chamber is the heart and soul of any gun and factory barrels can be very hit or miss.
Post by: JBar on December 14, 2018, 12:39:35 PM