The above-described rifle will not be built. A series of circumstances and events in my life, rooted in the Coronavirus Decade, has canceled any further progress. The rifle would have employed one of those MagPul Pro 700 stocks, an X-Caliber barrel in 6.5-284 and a very light trigger in the $250 range. Wondering now what to do with a left bolt/right port short action with a bolt face for the .308 Winchester...I'm in the process of building one of those right now. The Zermatt Arms TL3 action will be at the FFL's place in about a week; will be just over $1400 by the time it's in my hands. I assembled a cost estimate for the rifle today: It will be just a few dozen dollars short of $4000 without a scope. Add a nice Nightforce and the first shot will have the cost at about $6400. I could save about $2000 if I built the rifle as a standardized cartridge, but of what fun is that? I'm building a mildcat round that is pretty much the 6.5mm Creedmoor lengthened by 0.266 inches. I have calculated the case volume to be 70 grains of water, sans the neck.
Pic rail is 20 MOA, if anyone wonders...
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