Dan Hardy is making a Rem 700 clone Action!

How many of you had a look at the sample Rem 700 clone on Dan Hardies stand at the Sika Show?

You know the best point about it...they are going to do a left hand version at $100 less than the right hand version! (two guys that work there are left handed).

I suggested they should consider making the bolt lift 70 deg to give more clearance to the scope eyepeice. I cant understand why all of the R700 clones being made in the States are 90deg bolt lift. All the scopes are now comming out with 30 mm tubes and larger diameter eyepieces which is reducing the clearange to the bolt handle to the extent that on my R700 with a Zeiss conquest 6-20 (thats still a 1" tube) there is so little clearance the bolt doesnt clear the scope lense cap! Thats about 3mm

Cheers
Grant

That will be cool Grant bout time ,,,,did he mention what sort of money??

I think I was told $400? Not bad I guess. Saves buying a donor rifle.

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Originally Posted by Beavis

I think I was told $400? Not bad I guess. Saves buying a donor rifle.

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I was told a lot more than that....but it was all a bit of a guess, Dan wasn't there when I saw them, not that light but if the price was right it would be worth a look :)

This sound very interesting, is there any promo material about regarding it.?

$400 is hilariously cheap


I hope it's better than some of the stuff I've seen from HRE

Don't quote me on $400 I THINK that is what the big fella at the booth told me. I did notice they are quite chunky.

Every thing out of dans wrkshop that ive seen has been tiptop. I know he had a couple of failures with his earlier cans . But i highly doubt the 400 dollar price tag. Youd be able to build a complete custom for cheaper than an off the shelf sako

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What exactly do you do with a donor rifle?

Toss barrel, stock, trigger etc and use the action as the base for a custom rifle.


I had my .223AI built by HRE and while it shoots well the machining is rough, inside of the stock was just attacked with a dremel, etc

My AR barrel was done by HRE as well, as they were recommended as the people for AR stuff and it had undersized gas port, barrel wrong diameter at gas port, chamber not cut straight in the barrel, no m4 feed ramps in an upper with m4 feed ramps... Not real impressed.

You mean you throw all that stuff away?

If it's old, wornout, worthless, yes. Or sell it.

Wow that sucks

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They are also making their own AR's out of various parts

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You mean you throw all that stuff away?

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Nah, with a Remington you throw it ALL away!!:yaeh am not durnk:

Haha I agree with that when it comes to their ammo, But not so sure about there guns, I think it would be fun to get enough bits to put one together.

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Nah, with a Remington you throw it ALL away!!:yaeh am not durnk:

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LOL :ORLY: :D

Umm the guy at the stand told me $1,800.00 for the rem700 clone action, with the bolt fitted with sako extractor, and coned nose for ''easy feeding''. He wasn't sure on what trigger they would settle on and the price was a guide only.

I think I'd rather buy a Neiska action for that sort of money?

kj

Arent most good actions around the 2k mark. Faark that ill just buy howas

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Nah, with a Remington you throw it ALL away!!:yaeh am not durnk:

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Steady!!!! I own one

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At last somebody with a cultured taste lol

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At last somebody with a cultured taste lol

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most septic tanks are alive with culture too

I was told around $1700 including a trigger, so its comparable with importing a custom action from the states. Only question is quality!

Have to wait and see what his production model is like

i own a 700 as well, poor supplier had to get a gunsmith to make the neck and chamber the proper size :angry:

Did it have a boltin the action - some-one that was there said it had no bolt when he looked at it.
Be interesting to see if it ends up with a PTG bolt or similar.