01-15-2013, 12:56 AM
Drifter Wrote:I'm not really a bolt-action guy, but you lost my interest when the barrel brand was mentioned.
You know, I didn't have high hopes for the Green Mountain I have. We just got it because it was the first barrel we ever worked on, and we didn't want to feel bad if we messed up. As it turned out though, it shoots much better than anticipated. I'm sold on Green Mountain barrels now.
The idea behind this rifle, is to provide something better than factory, while trying to be low priced. So I expect the closest competition to this rifle would be the Savage F class guns. I think you would be hard pressed to build a rifle that's not better than a factory gun. The questions are, not whether it will shoot well, but can I keep the costs down, and is there a market for it? And perceived value is a big consideration too. I don't want to give any impression that it's junk, simply because I'm trying to use lower cost components. And I don't want a configuration that would put it into a smaller market. I want to squeeze a lot out of a little by focusing on the details that matter.
I thought of custom actions like a Stiller, but that's too much for what I want to do.
I'm thinking something like an entry level F-TR gun.
I haven't even sourced the parts and worked up cost estimates yet. So I don't even know if it's feasable at any modest sum anyway.
Do note that the target from the Green Mountain was from a match, and so there was a change in POA. Still, the barrel shoots well.