custom rifle

[huntmaster12]

does anyone know how to get a custom rifle made??..here is what i was wanting..number one..a thumbhole stock...number two..a muzzle brake..number three a bigger caliber..say 7mm???..any suggestions ..the huntmaster..

[Kt29]

Hey huntmaster12. Getting a custom rifle made is pretty easy. But custom covers a very wide range, including cost. If you have lots of money, you get lots more custom.
I did a custom rifle several years ago. This is what I did. First of all I decided on a 6 MM Rem. caliber. Next I needed a donor action. I had an old action from a 30-06 laying around. It was perfect. Next it needed a barrel. I contacted E.R. Shaw. Send the action to them. They installed barrel along with a new adjustable trigger and sent it back to me.
When I received the barrel, it was in the white, so I cold blued it.
Next I needed a stock. One can get any type of stock one desires anymore. Lots of suppliers out there. I chose a walnut stock. It was semi-inletted to fit my action. With some handwork, I had the action and barrel fitting the stock. I went ahead and bedded the barrelled action to the stock than finished the stock. That was my custom rifle. Actually it wasn't all that expensive. But if you go the gunsmith route, one could spent quite abit of money. You just have to decide what you want to do. Just for fun, go ahead and google E.R. Shaw. Its a fun website.

[Ghost]

Kt is right on. You first need the action. I would spend the extra dollars to have it trued up by a GS. Also true the bolt or buy a custom bolt. Then the barrel. Your choice here but they are all about the same. I would look at their lead time from when they get the order to the time they ship it. I have seen some take up to a year to get. Then the stock. Make sure that the stock comes beaded. Its cheaper to pay them to do this than it is to have the GS do it. I just got a stock in from McMillan and we had everything done at McMillan. Another thing to consider for the stock is bottom metal. What do you prefer here? Then you want to look at the trigger. Do you want to stay with the factory or upgrade?

As for finding the action, I would keep an eye out at local pawn shops for a cheap rifle (with the action you want) and buy that. Then strip it and keep the action. As long as the action is in good shape, it does not matter what the rest looks like.