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mapsjanhere · February 13, 2013, 03:55 PM

Couple questions - are you going to use a Swedish 96 action or are you planing on using a classic 98 stile? Are you planing on strictly bench shooting at a range or lugging it around? Do you have a donor rifle with trigger etc. or are you starting from scratch?
For barrels, check Lilja, Douglas, Hart, Shilen, Krieger, none of them are going to sell you a bad barrel. As for weight, go as fat as you want to carry. If all you're doing with it is taking it out of the trunk and onto the bench, keep it full thickness (all barrels start out as 1" blank or so anyway, so you're saving the manufacturer money). Don't overdo the length, short and fat is what most precision shooters seem to prefer.

February 13, 2013, 03:55 PM	#4
mapsjanhere Senior Member Join Date: August 6, 2009 Location: Albuquerque Posts: 2,832	Couple questions - are you going to use a Swedish 96 action or are you planing on using a classic 98 stile? Are you planing on strictly bench shooting at a range or lugging it around? Do you have a donor rifle with trigger etc. or are you starting from scratch? For barrels, check Lilja, Douglas, Hart, Shilen, Krieger, none of them are going to sell you a bad barrel. As for weight, go as fat as you want to carry. If all you're doing with it is taking it out of the trunk and onto the bench, keep it full thickness (all barrels start out as 1" blank or so anyway, so you're saving the manufacturer money). Don't overdo the length, short and fat is what most precision shooters seem to prefer. __________________ I used to love being able to hit hard at 1000 yards. As I get older I find hitting a mini ram at 200 yards with the 22 oddly more satisfying.