rifle build - correct me if im wrong...

[ducks-and-bucks]

Im slowly getting stuff together to build a target rifle... I have a mcmillan mbr stock, jewell br trigger and a 6mm 1.35 straight barrel right now for a 6br rig.

As I was half asleep I thought "what about doing a few more barrels for this rifle to have some more calibers to play with and just make it a switch barrel br gun...

I was thinking about a 6br for 105 gr pills, 6.5x284 for 140 gr pills, and a .284win for 180 gr pills.

Single shot already, would this work on a short action? I know for a repeater a 284 case needs a long action... but what about when doing a single shot?

 

[Taildrag15X]

I've used short actions for .30-06 and300 WM, just pull the bolt to remove a loaded round...

Yes it will work!

 

[Alex Wheeler]

No problem using a short action. What kind of shooting are you doing? 1.35'' straight is a huge barrel, overkill and will make the gun muzzle heavy and hard to make weight. I'd also skip the 6.5-284. Your 284 will beat the 6.5s ballistics.

 

[Grimstod]

Nothing wrong with that.

How long is your barrel and how much does it weigh?

 

[Alex Wheeler]

Cool, I would still build it around the 17 lb rule, it keeps your options open, and resale will be higher.

 

[GSPV]

With that 1.350 barrel, you are going to pull a rabbit out of your hat to get it to balance so that it will track correctly. If it is nose heavy, you will have unexplained vertical.

Sliding straight forward and back is good. Hopping, either in front or in back, introduces variables. Variables are bad.

Get two postal scales. Set the butt on one and the fore end on the other. If you can't get them adjusted so the force on the two scales is about equal, your rifle ain't a gonna track.

Can you weight up the rear enough? Depends. Is there enough room? For lead? For tungsten? Does it make it too heavy for light gun and hurt resale? Etc.

 

[Grimstod]

GSVP what does track mean? This is a new term for me.

Perhaps we should make an forum dictionary ;D

 

[BoydAllen]

It only takes one scale. Weigh the rifle. Put the rear bag on the scale and tare it. then set the rifle on the front rest, raised so that the rifle sits level, and the rear bag on the scale. You will be able to read the weight on the rear bag directly and come up with the weight on the front bag by subtraction from the total weight of the rifle. I have done it exactly this way. What is interesting is the effect of front bag placement on weight distribution.