HELP for rifle build

[Sniper338]

As it looks Im going to put my XP-100 custom specialty handgun up for sale as its not working for my intended purposes.

Im wanting a deer blind gun, lighter, short, easy to manuver around... Most of my rifles are too dang heavy and long. (18lbs and up, 28+ inch barrels...)

Shortest legal barrel - 18 inches? Thought about a 1.25 straight at 18 or so.. put any weight into the barrel.
Jewell trigger
A custom action
Stock wise, I dont know yet... leaning towards a chassis as I dont have any chassis rifles and the aluminum stock seems like itd cut weight...
Maybe single shot... im not sold on repeaters much anymore...

Whats yalls opinions?

 

[Ledd Slinger]

If weight is a concern, a big block of machined aluminum isn't the best choice. Carbon fiber stock will cut the most weight. So will a carbon wrapped barrel. Can have as heavy or long a barrel as you want in CF and it will still weigh less than a heavy 18" all steel barrel.

Any good custom action will make for a nice deer blind rifle. For single shot, left load port on a right bolt sure makes things a lot faster and easier. Again considering weight, titanium will cut a lot more weight than stainless or CM.

 

[joshb]

This is simple. Get a Marlin lever action guide gun. If you don’t like repeaters, get a Ruger #1.

 

[AJC]

I have several lever guns and they also get my vote. If you want to drop a deer without making hamburger try a 45-70 at 13-1400 fps. They are not running away.

 

[Sniper338]

This is simple. Get a Marlin lever action guide gun. If you don’t like repeaters, get a Ruger #1.

I have several lever guns and they also get my vote. If you want to drop a deer without making hamburger try a 45-70 at 13-1400 fps. They are not running away.

I have a few lever guns... not what Im looking for though...

 

[joshb]

I have a Ruger #1 and it’s a nice small handy rifle. Mine reminds me of my B.B. gun when I was a kid. I’m the last guy to talk someone out of building a new gun. How ‘bout an Eliseo with an 18” HV in 308? I bought an Eliseo because “I always wanted one”. It’s different! I’m really a wood guy.

 

[10XSHOOTER]

My Kansas deer rifle is a Rem 700 SA, 18" Rem varmint barrel. Threaded for suppressor in a McMillian M-40 stock. .308 Shoot 165 Nosler Accubonds .
this is a light handy rifle for shooting out of a Bale blind. Shoot Deer 50-150 yds. Most DRT.

 

[Dusty Stevens]

Get a model seven with a 20”#2 barrel on it. Light and fast

 

[DirtySteve]

Well I am putting together a 6.5 (something-moor) with a light weight Shilen Match select barrel. Remington action and Boyds Light weight thumbhole stock. You might want to try something like it.

 

[swd]

I believe 16" is the minimum for a rifle barrel. Anything in the 6mm to 308 on a short action would work for a blind gun. 6.5x47??

 

[Capt. Oblivious]

If you want to go custom the options are obviously endless, if it was me I would get ma a 20" Howa 6.5 grendel.
Spend some money on a nice stock and trigger or good trigger job and off you go hunting

 

[muleystalker]

I would go a Manners EH series carbon fiber or T5A elite carbon fiber stock, remember if your hunting a blind, you are probably hunting some pretty cold weather and a chassis is going to be very cold, the CF stock will be more user friendly from a blind. What distances are you shooting and what size deer? a 20" Bartlett 3b or Kreiger #5 would have a little weight but still be handy or bump up to Rem Varmint.

 

[GaryL1959]

You're way overthinking this...Savage Hog Hunter in 308 Win., 2-7 Leupold, 150 to 165 grain bullet of your choice at 2700 to 2800fps and go forth and slay deer. Short, fairly light, handy in a blind and will get the job done.

 

[Ledd Slinger]

I don't think there's any overthinking going on. Nothing wrong with carefully calculating and weighing options on a custom hunting rifle for any purposes. Once you own customs, it's hard to have anything else.

Theres no factory trigger out there that will match the crisp repeatable pull of a Jewell or B&A. Cant get a wildcat chamber in a factory rifle either. Customs give you an open book on stock choices, open book on barrel length/contour/twist rate and much smoother bolt cycling while maintaining proper ignition on trigger timing. The list goes on...

I say carry on with your custom build Sniper338.

For carbon stocks, I really like AG composites. One of the lightest and strongest CF stocks available and the best warranty I've ever seen from a stock maker. Will back you 100% even on normal wear and tear. Owned and built by Veterans in the USA

 

[BP1]

Get a Ruger American youth model,I have one in .223 and I use the 62gr Barnes triple shocks and it simply kills and you can maneuver around pretty good with it.