what parts would you buy? These must be parts that are somewhat available right now.

Caliber is 6.5 Creedmoor,
Action: Brand, bolt face, action length, etc
Barrel: rifle MUST to come in at 8lbs without optic, #3 contour??
Trigger:?
Stock: glass or carbon fiber, no chassis
Bottom Metal: ?
Brake:?
Builder:?

Ok. It's my next build. Remember as you list your choices, This rifle will probably be for sale in a year or two, so choose wisely you may get it for a deal.....

No Budget set, within reason $4 - 5K

No Tikka parts whatsoever

The reason I'm asking is I'm not an expert, while looking at actions, I like Surgeon, Deviant, Stiller, Borden, Bighorn. Not sure what bolt face, for Creedmoor, .308??

Stock may be sent to Dallas Airbrush

I would talk to horizon...he did great work on my semi custom.

His custom actions are defiance i think...

Buzzsaw, I'm going through this right now. After talking to a few from this forum, and talking to Chad for over an hour today, I have decided to go with the 6.5Creedmor. There were other caliber that peaked my interest, but availability of brass and cost of reloading with zero factory ammo available, I decided on the 6.5Creedmor.

Here is my run down:
Chase Curis Action, short action
Manner MCS-EH1 stock, carbon fiber
Bartlein 24 inch Sendero/heavy varmint
Seeking bottom metal, AI mag
Timney Teigger, 2lbs
Builder hasn't been decided, brake hasn't been decided.

Weight should come in around 8-8.5 and around 10 with optics

Chase Curtis action
Chase Curtis bottom metal

Bartlein, Kreiger, Brux in .338 or .375 30" long and little to no taper

Manners, McMillan, or Rock Solid chassis

Break will be a custom (I know a guy)

Timney trigger

Now to decide how much powder I'm gonna put under it...




WHOOOMMM!!!!

Defiance
Bartlien 3B
Huber Concepts (single stage)
Manners Eh1
Badger ordnance
Lane Precision Rifles

have you ordered your stock and barrel, anyone have in stock? I think bugholes has the barrel?

All I have to do is send my rifle to derrick at some point and have a benchmark barrel put on it, and get my timney.

Xtreme Shooting Products 338 Titanium Action
Proof Research 30in 338 barrel chambered in 338 Terminator
No mag box, want single feed
Jewell Trigger
Murphy Precision Titanium 20 MOA scope base and 40 MOA Spuhr Unimount
McMillan Stock
Defensive Edge Muzzle Brake

Got a grudge against somebody in the next state?

He and JG will be sending mortars at each other

if only I could find a titanium action for the 408 cheytac case, then it would be chambered in 338 AM or 338 Snipetac

remember

6.5 x 47 or creedmooro howitzers

who has all parts in stock?

will you buy parts and send to builder or have the builder do it all?

Benchmark is getting a great rep quickly, is this some of the Bartlien / brux guys? could you find one in stock?

No idea really. It's the one derrick uses as his in house barrel I believe.

I did see a little special during a hunting show where they showed how they are made, all hand fitted, hand rifled, every single barrel is repeatedly checked before it leaves the factory. I'm sure lots of places do you this, but I was impressed.

Cut out a 3' square piece of 1/2" and let's do it from 1500 yards+. I know a place...

Unsure of action but not a Stiller
Bartlein 3b 22" 6.5 creedmoor again
Timney
Seekins bottom metal
Manners eh1 or McMillan tactical Hunter
Arc10 rings
Same builder as my others or maybe a Beanland

I kinda thought Chad's idea was kinda interesting.
300 win mag cartridge with a 7mm bullet caliber.
I wonder how fast you would shoot the barrel out?

1900-2000 can be done with my ultramag, lets make it more like 2600

Yes they do, thanks for the heads up

Derrick at Horizon just finished a build for me:

Bartlien 6.5 Creedmoor, straight offset flutes, threaded and finished at 22"
Defiance Deviant Tactical Action
Manners T2
Surgeon DBM
Timney 510
Crux Muzzle Brake

Haven't shot it yet but I plan to work up a load soon using the 143gr ELD-X.

Heck yeah!! I'm down. That would be so fun playing more than three times as far as most shooters can.

Curtis or Borden action
Obermeyer, Bartlein or Brux barrel
Stock B&C Medalist
Builder Scott Weichel Barrel contour what Scott likes for the stock we choose, he will make any taper you want on the barrel.

Picking it up tomorrow.

6.5 Creedmore
Stiller Predator action
jewel Trigger
Bartlien barrel #5.5 26"
Boyd Thumbhole stock
For now it will have a zeiss 6-20x50 until the NF gets here.

Planning to shoot 143 eld-x bullets
Picking up from Garland in Stephenville tomorrow

here is a pic he sent

very nice looking forward to range report, is it bedded or drop in?

Its bedded. I am going to the range as soon as I pick it up. I have several different bullets for it but going to try for the eldx and see how they shoot. Assuming load development goes well I plan to shoot out to at least 500 and tweak loads. Will do a range report tomorrow