Any down side to building on a large shank action?

[guhunter]

Is there any downside to building a rifle on a large shank action where it is unnecessary? I'm just wondering if I were to find a good deal on a donor that happened to be large shank, should I pass? Are barrels any more expensive or are there any stock fit issues? Thanks

[diriel]

No downsides at all, smile and enjoy a Great Deal.

[cowboyarcher]

Don't think the barrels are more expensive, but they are less common if you want to buy them used. I'd say they're very uncommon in fact.

This is the only downside I can think of though. . .

Adam

[guhunter]

That is the only downside I could think of also. You're not going to find a factory take off barrel in a large shank very often unless its a WSM or LRPV barrel.

[efm77]

That seems to be the only downside. All the custom barrel makers will make a large shank barrel for you and most of them are the same price as the standard shank. IMHO the large shank has far more pros than cons. I like them so good that I've had two long actions that were standard shank converted to large shank.