Left Hand Rifle Build

[MT_Chad]

Hey guys, so in the next couple years I'm going to be getting another rifle so I can hand my trusty 243 down to my daughter. I'm thinking of building a custom rifle and here are the components I've come up with, trying not to go too crazy.
-Remington stainless action, trued by smith.
-Mcgowen remage barrel
-Bell and carlson alaska 2, I think, from stockys.
-Standard bottom metal
-Timney trigger

The way I have it figured I can build this rifle for around 1,500 or less depending on sales. I will likely go with another 6mm for the versatility, either 243 or a 6 creed. I have looked around at all the semi custom rifles in this price range and haven't found much I like or they don't offer the round I want.
I have kicked around just getting another tikka or a savage, but aftermarket stocks and such for anything but remington are nonexistent, unless I want to spend 650 bucks on a stock, even then it's pretty limited. This will be my deer and smaller gun fyi.
If anybody has experience with building a rifle like this or these components let me know what you think. I guess really all opinions are welcome, thanks guys.

 

[AvidIndoorsman]

Are you left eye dominant and left handed? I'm cross eye dominant and to my only knowledge boyds is the only company that makes a stock to accommodate that... but it's laminate and therefore heavy.

Curious to see how your project turns out.

 

[3855WIN]

Pick up this one. Hard to build one better in that price range. I love mine in a lefty.

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[MT_Chad]

Are you left eye dominant and left handed? I'm cross eye dominant and to my only knowledge boyds is the only company that makes a stock to accommodate that... but it's laminate and therefore heavy.

Curious to see how your project turns out.

I'm full on lefty so I at least have that going for me.

 

[MT_Chad]

Pick up this one. Hard to build one better in that price range. I love mine in a lefty.

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I considered a weatherby and have had a mark v before, but they dont make the 240 in anything left handed anymore. I would like to stay 6mm for the variety of varmint and big game bullets.

 

[MT_Chad]

Oops, it's been a long week, just realized I put this in the reloading section. Oh well....

 

[cahunter805]

Sounds like a good plan so far. I’d definitely go at least 8 twist.

 

[std7mag]

Sounds like a plan!
Just gonna be awkward reaching over the scope to the wrong side of the rifle to work the bolt...

J/K!!

 

[sbhooper]

That sounds like a good rifle. I think that I would choose the Creed, as it takes long bullets a bit better, but that is splitting hairs. I also agree that you need to make sure the barrel is at least 1:8, if not 7.5. It will allow for loading real long bullets.

 

[noharleyyet]

...solid plan op.

6.5 theoretically takes you up a notch in game size

 

[MT_Chad]

That sounds like a good rifle. I think that I would choose the Creed, as it takes long bullets a bit better, but that is splitting hairs. I also agree that you need to make sure the barrel is at least 1:8, if not 7.5. It will allow for loading real long bullets.

Since it would be a full custom barrel I'll do an 8 twist in either rounds. I need to get some of the barnes 95 lrx bullets and seat them in my 243 and see if it will work. That would be great since I already load that. If it doesn't fit very well, I'll get the creed.

 

[MT_Chad]

...solid plan op.

6.5 theoretically takes you up a notch in game size

No need to go up in game size, I have a 300 mag for that. My 243 has proven itself on deer, antelope, and varmints quite well in the 24 years I have been shooting that rifle.

 

[noharleyyet]

..then why 'likely' the creed?

 

[MT_Chad]

..then why 'likely' the creed?

The 6 creed is an option if seating depths and mag length dont work for the 243. I can also get off the shelf remage barrels with the correct twist without having to go full custom on the barrel. The creed is just my backup.
Potentially I may be able to buy an off the shelf rifle set up correctly in 6 creed. The christiansen arms mesa is probably the closest to what I want, but no 6 creed yet. Also nobody builds a 243 with an 8 twist so no luck there.

 

[deer_shooter]

Last year i found a left handed Remington 700 SPS in 7mm-08 on Gunbroker for a good price. All I've done to it so far is drop it into a Bell and Carlson stock mounted a VX3. Its shooting 1/2 MOA so I probably wont do anything else to it for a while.

 

[VikingsGuy]

to my only knowledge boyds is the only company that makes a stock to accommodate that...

What model/style is that, couldn't find it on there website.

 

[AvidIndoorsman]

What model/style is that, couldn't find it on there website.

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[MT_Chad]

Last year i found a left handed Remington 700 SPS in 7mm-08 on Gunbroker for a good price. All I've done to it so far is drop it into a Bell and Carlson stock mounted a VX3. Its shooting 1/2 MOA so I probably wont do anything else to it for a while.

I've seen some good deals on those too, but I much prefer stainless. Stainless bare actions are pretty easy to get right now too. If those actions dry up I will probably get an sps to start with.

 

[VikingsGuy]

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Thanks. I was thinking you were referring to a "cross-over" stock where you shoot right handed but the stock is shape to facilitate getting left eye down/over to the scope, not a left handed stock taking a right handed action.