Which rifle action do I buy?

[LynnJr]

The same way all serious shooters do it one round at a time. The picture shows a 600 Remington in a Davidson sleeve and it has about 10 spare barrels.
The one on it is a 6mm-06 set up for 107 Sierras.

[ar15barrels]

The same way all serious shooters do it one round at a time.

This guy must not be very serious then because his rifle feeds cartridges from the magazine:

Carl has been an active, top performing competitive shooter for over 35 years, experienced in multiple shooting disciplines such as High Power Rifle, Air Rifle,, Action Pistol and various shotgun events.

Major Championship/Accomplishments

National Rifle Championships
2010 NRA National High Power Rifle, 2nd Place
2009 NRA National High Power Rifle, 2nd Place
2008 NRA National High Power Rifle, Champion – won with an AR-15 based rifle
2007 NRA National High Power Rifle, Champion – first win with an AR-15 based rifle

8 Time National High Power Champion

10 Time Civilian Champion

9 National Match Rifle
- Most consecutive championships (4)
- Held National Championship Record 21 of the past 30 years
- Competed at Camp Perry, Ohio 16 times resulting in 8 championships, 3 Second Places, 2 Third Places

2 Time National Smallbore Rifle Champion
- 1st Civilian ever to win this championship

1 Time National Air Rifle Championship

Named one of NRA’s “50 Great Shooters of the 20th Century” – Shooting Sports USA – March 2000

NRA Action Bianchi Cup
- Finished in the top 5 since 2001
- 3rd Place finish 2008. 2007. 2003
- 4th Place finish 2009

NRA World Action Pistol Championship
Selected to World Team 2010, 2008, 2006, 2003, 2001, 1999
- Silver Medal Individual 2008, 2009
- Gold Medal Team
- Bronze Individual Medal World Champion 2003
- Gold Team Medal 2010, 2008, 2003, 1999

[LynnJr]

Correct
If he was serious he would shoot from a bench using a scoped rifle and nobody would tell him where his shots were hitting.
Notice how big that target is? Must be for 3000 yards.

[ar15barrels]

If he was serious he would shoot from a bench using a scoped rifle and nobody would tell him where his shots were hitting.

LOL.
You crack me up.

[LynnJr]

Whenever I look at a 6 foot target at 1000 yards with a 10 inch or greater 10 ring and people in the pits spotting each shot I wonder why there scores are all not perfect.

[ar15barrels]

Whenever I look at a 6 foot target at 1000 yards with a 10 inch or greater 10 ring and people in the pits spotting each shot I wonder why there scores are all not perfect.

Because they use their body to support the rifle and iron sights to aim.

[timbo399]

tagged for future build when Randall has time for me!

[Webphut]

This was going to be my next question. Can I have several different barrels of different calibers machined to use the same action? So when you buy an action, they are kind of universal as long as when the barrels are all machined, they are machined for that particular action?

[Webphut]

As for photos, wont be able to post any as I gave the barrels to friend. Friends said barrels were just needing an old timer machinist to match an action to the barrels. He said it is not something he normally will do for other people because of the pain in the arse factor, but hes willing to do for himself. He is an old timer machinist. I told him enjoy. The barrels were just freebies to me so I wont make a fuss.

[Webphut]

The same way all serious shooters do it one round at a time. The picture shows a 600 Remington in a Davidson sleeve and it has about 10 spare barrels.
The one on it is a 6mm-06 set up for 107 Sierras.

I checked out the gallery on the .org site. That is some impressive shooting. I noticed it says nor cal. Where in northern California is that place they are shooting the long ranges. I need to start out at the 300 yard range right now and learn how to read and adjust for windage, but it would be nice to know for when I am ready for that distance. I have shot deer and antelope out to 500 to 600 yards with my 7mm mag, but my dad was spotting for me and he would toll me where to hold on before pulling the trigger. I would have never gotten those animals with out his input.

[Varg Vikernes]

This was going to be my next question. Can I have several different barrels of different calibers machined to use the same action? So when you buy an action, they are kind of universal as long as when the barrels are all machined, they are machined for that particular action?

As long as the calibers fit the actions, yeah. You can't really easily just thread a barrel onto an action like a screw though. Its a gunsmith type thing. Unless you get the tools and gauges to do it.

[LynnJr]

If you buy a long action Remington 700 you can fit just about any common caliber and boltface to it.
All of the barrels listed by the original poster will work single shot out of a short action as well if he feeds them single shot.
In a nutshell one Remington 700 long action and 4 bolts and you can shoot 95% of all the chamberings made.

Same thing can be done with a Savage long action.

[LynnJr]

I checked out the gallery on the .org site. That is some impressive shooting. I noticed it says nor cal. Where in northern California is that place they are shooting the long ranges. I need to start out at the 300 yard range right now and learn how to read and adjust for windage, but it would be nice to know for when I am ready for that distance. I have shot deer and antelope out to 500 to 600 yards with my 7mm mag, but my dad was spotting for me and he would toll me where to hold on before pulling the trigger. I would have never gotten those animals with out his input.

We shoot on the north side of Clearlake right above Upper Lake on hwy 20

[ar15barrels]

Can I have several different barrels of different calibers machined to use the same action?

So when you buy an action, they are kind of universal as long as when the barrels are all machined, they are machined for that particular action?

Yes.
No.
There are different lengths and different bolt face diameters.
You can fit multiple barrels to an action if the barrels all use the same action length and bolt face.
You could even buy other bolts in different bolt face diameters if you are building on a 700 pattern action.

[LynnJr]

Yes and yes
You can use a long action Remington 700 and shoot everything from 221 fireball to 338 Lapua Improved.
The same with a Savage or any of the custom bolt rifles.