"Custom" rifle DIY

[hawkhunts]

I am contemplating a new mountain rifle- I am considering a Weatherby 280 AI- could be a Backcountry guide or backcountry guide TI or Kimber Mountain Ascent. But neither gives me exactly what I want. I like the weight savings with the 280 in the six lug, I love the 3-position safety on the Kimber. Both have locking safety's, both have floor plate. Those are essentials and eliminate alot of other rifle options (Tikka, and others) . But I would like a faster twist rate as I have always preferred heavy for caliber bullets, and that is even more important now with high BC bullets

I have also considered having a custom built. But the price of a custom build is pushing 6k and I'd rather spend the extra $$$ on a hunt.

I recently started thinking about buying a defiance action (Rebel 3 position), screwing on a pre-fit, and doing the bedding myself. It seems that I have to be missing something. Is it that simple to just screw on a pre-fit, bed it into a stock, and be ready to roll?

What am I missing? I get it, you need some tools (barrel vise, action wrench). I have bedded multiple stocks, so I have those tools and experience to do the stock work. The cost will be more $$$ than even Weatherby Ti but still way less than ordering a custom.

Here are the bones I'd build around.
Defiance Rebel 3 position- 2k
proof research carbon wrap barrel- 1k
Peak 44 $800
Bottom Metal $200
So roughly 4k for parts- and I would have a 3-position safety, a faster twist barrel (and probably go to a 7PRC), a floor plate instead of a dbm, a stock of my choice.

Like I said- iIve got to be missing something.

 

[Frozenlead]

A trigger might come in handy.
I think you’ve got it figured out, pretty straight forward and gets you the end product you want without any compromising. Depending where you get your parts, there’s a good chance a decent shop would spin the barrel on for you if your were buying from them.

 

[hawkhunts]

A trigger might come in handy.
I think you’ve got it figured out, pretty straight forward and gets you the end product you want without any compromising. Depending where you get your parts, there’s a good chance a decent shop would spin the barrel on for you if your were buying from them.

The defiance rebel 3 position has the trigger installed already! I believe it’s a trigger tech

 

[SDHNTR]

Go for it.

 

[kodiak725]

You're not missing anything, acquire the parts and put that thing together!

 

[NWBLKTAIL]

Put it together and post up results on it once it gets some range time.