Florida Wally
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I’m new to custom rifles and just bought a Kelbly Atlas action with an AG composite stock from another member. The stock has a Remington varmint contour and I’m going to use it for F T/R .308. I’ve added up the weight of all of the build components I intend to use and have about 9 lbs so far without the barrel. What would be the heaviest barrel that could fit the the Remington varmint channel? I would like to put a 30” barrel and get to 17.5 or 18 lbs if I can, so I have a lot of room weight wise. Is there such a thing as an 8 or 9 lb barrel? If I can’t get a a Remington varmint barrel heavy enough, is it difficult to sand the composite stock to fit another barrel? If I try to open the channel to fit a much larger barrel profile like a bull barrel or straight profile, what are the pitfalls that could potentially mess up the stock?
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