Shilen Custom Rem 700 Clone Actions and Complete Rifles with Savage-Style Barrel Nut System
Did you know that Shilen Rifles Inc. offers barreled actions and complete rifles? And that Shilen offers a Savage-style, barrel-nut system for its Rem-clone actions? Starting in 2010, after a hiatus of nearly twenty years, Shilen returned to the rifle manufacturing market. After several years of development, Shilen now offers custom actions ($950.00), barreled custom actions with triggers ($1500.00), and complete rifles ($3200.00 and up).
The new Shilen custom actions are CNC-milled from high-grade stainless steel. Two types are offered — the multi-shot DGR (Repeater) or the single-shot DGV (Varminter) action. Both actions will be offered in most common bolt faces and both right-hand and left-hand actions are immediately available. The DGR and DGV actions have a 1.350″ diameter with 8-40 scope base mounting screw holes, and an 0.300″ pinned recoil lug. The spiral-fluted bolts feature a floating bolt head with an interchangeable bolt handle knob. These actions feature a footprint similar to the Remington Model 700. Both DGR and DGV actions will accept many aftermarket components crafted for Rem-700 style actions, including triggers and bottom metal.
Barreled Actions with Barrel-Nut System for Easy Barrel Exchanges
Along with the stand-alone DGR and DGV actions, Shilen is offering barreled action assemblies, chambered and ready to drop into Rem 700-inletted stocks. The actions are fitted with Shilen match-grade barrels and Shilen triggers. The barrels feature a 1-1/16″x20 barrel thread and are attached to the action by a barrel nut. This Savage-style barrel nut system simplifies headspacing, allowing easy swapping from one barrel to another. With the simple barrel-exchange procedure, you can shoot multiple chamberings with a single action/rifle. For example, shooters can change from a .223 Remington to a .204 Ruger or a .22-250 to a 6mm BR in a matter of minutes.
Complete Rifles with McMillan Stocks
With Shilen’s complete rifles, buyers can choose their chambering, and select barrel and stock configuration. Shooters can choose between a sporter weight wood stock or a variety of McMillan fiberglass stocks. With all complete rifles, the entire package is delivered in a quality gun case and Shilen even includes table mat, cleaning rod, bore guide, jag, bore brush, and cleaning patches.
There has been a strong demand for Shilen’s barreled actions and complete rifles. Accordingly, the waiting period is two to four months for complete rifles, a bit less for barreled actions. But some chamberings can be had much more quickly (if Shilen has a pre-chambered barrel in current inventory). If you’re interested, call (972) 875-5318 or email comments@shilen.com for more info.
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This looks very interesting. The best of both worlds. I was hoping to some day get a surgeon action but when I saw that they still use the inferior Remington extractor “clip” instead of a real claw extractor I lost interest. This looks like a real contender here!!!
Back in 04-1990 I had Shilen build a complete rifle in there Varminter in 25.06 and the quality of workman ship is A++
Anytime some one lays eyes on it they can not believe the quality in this rifle.
So believe me when I say they build top of the line rifles.
And yes it’s a shooter for sure.
It’s great to see Savage getting a few props for the ingenuity of their “ugly” barrel nut. I love to hear the guys at the range talk about their multi-thousand dollar custom hunting rifles, and yet my Savage easily matches the accuracy of their rigs.
Sounds good, just wondered if you could produce a complete rifle in 5.45×39 for short range varmint hunting.
I love the idea of a rem 700 with the savage barrel nut system. Does it come in a 3 lug saco bolt? than it woud be perfect.
Why does anyone thing a barrel nut system makes headspacing “Simpler”?
Having a shouldered barrel eliminates headspace changes with barrel swaps, and with the right barrel profile, you don’t even need to take the action out of the stock – let alone remove scopes etc.
Simpler for someone who has not had a gunsmith blueprint their action. If I have five savages and five remingtons I can call and get five barrels for the savages tomorrow, have go-gauges for each, and am ready to go. The remingtons have to have a gunsmith blueprint them in order to get the headspace correct. Once they are blueprinted, yes, it is easier.
there is no “bluprinting” involved in chambering a barrel. The barrel is chambered and headspaced to match the bolt and action. Barrel vise and action wrench. end of story, I can swap barrels on non “nut” rifles in a couple of minutes. The same amount of work goes into cutting chambers, the difference is you can order a barrel with their reamer used to cut you chamber istead of having a smith do it with your own. I like the security that goes along with having the gunsmith measure the bore and evaluate the barre;
I don’t disagree that the barrel swapping is easy with a shouldered barrel, but your statement “the barrel is chambered and headspaced to match the bolt and action” is the step that is avoided by the barrel nut system with regards to a smith. Those measurements are recorded by your smith – essentially a blueprint of your action (not barrel) for your next barrel. It requires a smith to be involved. You cannot order a custom barrel pre-fit for a remington without the headspace being known by a smith…a blueprint of your action is needed. I think that some people think blueprinting is the same as truing, and though they may be done at the same time they are not the same. semantics, I guess.
Remington extractors have worked for years, please list all failures of extractor “clip” style, for years the Army and Marines used Remington 700 with this “clip” style extractor and have never heard of a failure. Any failures of this type extractor are most certainly due to high pressure where the cartridge is extremely hard to extract. I have seen the bolts knocked off the bolt due to extreme pressure and case seizure before I’ve seen the extractor fail. In the history of remington 721, 722, 700’s etc the amount of failures is small. Sako and M-16 style remove mass from the bolt which makes it weaker, too each his own but theres nothing wrong with a rem extractor.
Leave the smithing to the smiths guys. You obviously don’t understand the head spacing process or what kind of barrel you are working with here.
They do not use a remington STYLE extractor. I just received mine yesterday and it has the sako style extractor. Actually the head I believe is exactly the same as a savage head but have not taken numbers to compare.
Ian’s question: Why does anyone thing a barrel nut system makes headspacing “Simpler”? Because it does that’s why…