Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Custom Rifles & Wildcats Help me choose a custom hunting rifle.

Hey everyone, im looking to buy a custom hunting rifle.Ive done alittle research and have narrowed it down to three.Mcwhorter,Nosler,or Ed Brown.Im leaning toward the mcwhorter or the ed brown, but im not sure.Any info you can share will be very helpful.Thanks

Not to discourage you in any way, but how much money are we talking here? Just curious.

in your research i hope you looked at borden rifles and ultra light arms also as their rifles at 2995.00 would be hard to beat in my opinion.



gene

Yup. I would add Borden to that list and keep it high up on it as well. If I'm not mistaken, McWhorter uses Borden actions on some of his builds.

gene270,yes ive looked at both and i really do like them as well.Im just tryin to get the best gun i can.Ive looked at alot of companys/builders.And i cant make up my mind.I want something that will shoot 1/2 moa for this kind of money.
JPro, in the range of what these guns cost.

The Borden will shoot that with ease and perhaps the McWhorther as well. Never really heard anyone rave about the accuracy of the Brown rifles though.

Jim Borden will build a rifle as well as anybody with what you are looking for and remember about all the top builders including mcwhorter use jims actions and have their name machined on it



gene

Thinking I'd be all over a NULA with a #2 cut to 23" in either .270 or .06

Dober

Ed Brown quit making customs. Order your own parts, and have Gradous rifles put it together for you. What caliber? Weight? Barrel? Building a custom with your own specs is enjoyable & addictive.

Good 'smith here.....

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slg888, 300 win mag, i was thinking around 7, and 22 incher.

WW22-
What do you want to hunt mainly, do you like barrel heavy guns, do you like light weight, do you want stainless, do you want cerakote, do you want push feed, do want walnut, do you want bottom metal, do you a personal smith to work with you, do you want this make barrel or that, do you want a standard length of pull?

You see, a custom rifle is all about what YOU WANT...

That's a large majority of the fun of doing a custom!

Dat a typo?

Nope, that's a FIRE BALL...

dawn2dusk, i was kinda wanting control round feed thats one of the reasons i was thinkin about ed brown,but i could live with push,i love wood but for this one im going synthetic.for the barrel I was thinking #3.The gun will be used for hunting mainly whitetail but also elk and perhaps bear oneday.

http://www.samplelist.com/NewUltraLight-Arms-Model-24-270WIN-P1157.aspx

This is a NULA in 270 that is for sale. It is used, but the price seems decent.

Ive got a borden listed in the classifieds. great shooter and the price is right

Borden all the way....or just get a borden action and build.

Tim McWhorter is a top notch builder. He has all the components to get started on one right away. Borden, Stiller, and Defiance actions. An assortment of McMillan stocks, Hart and Krieger barrels. I have several of his rifles on various actions and they all shoot lights out. Give Allan Rovig and call and talk it over with him. Great guy with tons of shooting and hunting knowledge.

Borden.

None are more accurate, but some are close.