Questions:
1. Thoughts on the FN action as a donor? Any pitfalls?
2. Should I find a single smith/company to manage the entire project or have different smiths/company's do the action work and then the barrel work?
3. Recommendations for the work?
4. Integral quarter ribs, sight bases and barrel bands or added to the barrel?
5. Both have Sako triggers and seem just fine. Keep or replace the triggers?
1. I'm in the process of building a .404 on the same action, but mine was a 300 Weatherby. No issues with action, but some metal will have to be removed.
2. I used one gunsmith (Roger Ferrell) for the metal and am having another do the stock (Roger M. Green). Ferrell is very good, but higher on his stock work. Green is excellent and very reasonably priced for custom work.
3. Not sure what you are asking
4. I chose NECG banded sights and sling mount. The integral is nice, but expensive. I also went with custom scope mounts from NECG.
5. The trigger should be good, but may have clearance issues with your bottom metal of choice. I used a Recknagel trigger and Weibe 4MJ bottom metal and follower. I also went with a Lothar Walther barrel. My goal was to build a relatively light, classically styled rifle.
