Start with a custom action from Borden or Defiance. THey are Rem 700 clones and way more gooder than buying a Rem action and having all the work done on it.

www.bordenrifles.com
www.defiancemachine.com

Buying once is one of many benefits of custom actions.

If I could go back in time, I'd have built a custom with aftermarket parts, chambered it in 308 Winchester & been happy for the rest of my hunting days.

"I never thought I'd live to see the day that a U.S. president would raise an army to invade his own country."
Robert E. Lee