I’m thinking of building a rifle chambered in 338-06 and I know that I can take an old rifle and have it re-barreled but what I wanted to know was could I purchase just an action other than a custom bench rest action something like a factory action i.e. Remington 700 action? When I build this rifle the only thing that I would use from an old rifle would be the action, every thing else would be replaced, the stock, the trigger, and of course the barrel. I’m considering using a mauser style action, what surplus mauser would you suggest that would be the best platform for a custom rifle? Do you know of a manufacturer that makes factory style actions that sell for a reasonable price?

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