Varminter build questions: Savage PTA or M595?/stocks?

[BuffaloBill]

Hello,

New to the forum here, and am impressed with the knowledge shared and courteous manner the members maintain. I'm looking for advice and opinions on a build:

I'm planning on putting together a 243AI varmint rig and was originally thinking about using a Savage target action. I do happen to have a Tikka M595 243WIN in the safe that I could use the action from. This Tikka is in nearly new condition and it might pain me a little to dismantle it. I bought it at a gun show about 4yrs ago and it just isn't being used. I have not found M595 donor rifles up for sale recently.

My lathe doesn't have gearing to make metric threads but from searching on this site I found that the M595 tenon is 1" -16tpi. Is that correct? Do any of you have thoughts on which action would be a better candidate for a long range varmint build? I hear good things about the accuracy potential in both of these. I do like how smooth the bolt cycles on my M595. I think I'd be happy with a single shot configuration although the M595 has the detachable magazine.

I find a variety of after market stocks available, inletted for the Savage but have not found any advertised to be inletted for the Tikka. I like the looks of the Dog Tracker stock shown here:
http://www.sharpshootersupply.com/DogTracker_Stock.html

Thanks, Bill

 

[Skunce]

You might be interested in this article if you haven't already read it. It has a link to the smith that built the rifle and who could probably answer your questions about the threads.





http://www.accurateshooter.com/guns-of-week/gunweek061/

 

[BuffaloBill]

Skunce,

Thanks for the link, I hadn't read that one. He had good things to say about the 595.

Bill