I'm interested in building a bolt action rifle that I can hopefully, one day, use in competition. I was in the USMC and miss being on the range.
This is new territory for me and I don't really know where to start. I imagine it would be easier buying something like a Remington 700 or Ruger 77 and swapping out parts as I can afford. I'm not very familiar with other brands but am not opposed to them either. At least this way I have a rifle to shoot while I'm building.
As far as caliber, I have been looking at .308, .260 and .243 as potential candidates. From what little I've read so far it seems like you can easily go from .308 to the other two by just swapping the barrel so I may start with .308 as a base.
Any suggestions, good article links to start, companies to get different parts from, pictures and specs of your build?
Any help appreciated.
This is new territory for me and I don't really know where to start. I imagine it would be easier buying something like a Remington 700 or Ruger 77 and swapping out parts as I can afford. I'm not very familiar with other brands but am not opposed to them either. At least this way I have a rifle to shoot while I'm building.
As far as caliber, I have been looking at .308, .260 and .243 as potential candidates. From what little I've read so far it seems like you can easily go from .308 to the other two by just swapping the barrel so I may start with .308 as a base.
Any suggestions, good article links to start, companies to get different parts from, pictures and specs of your build?
Any help appreciated.