Congratulations! It should be a great project. I really don't know anything about Xcalibur barrels, so i am not really any help there.
I have built a couple rifles from Savage actions, and i have not blueprinted the action. I don't believe that you get the benefit from blueprinting a Savage that you do from say a Remington because there are things in the design of a Savage that help reduce the need to blueprint. Basically i would sand the surface that the barrel nut rests against if i saw burrs, but if it looked decent, i wouldn't worry about it. I am sure there are others that have built more rifles that have a better opinion on this, but i personally wouldn't pay someone else to do this. I am kind of a do-it-yourselfer, and if you are needing a hand, by all means try to get a local gunsmith to help. It is always a good thing to have a gunsmith that you have a relationship with that can give you a little guidance or help.
I am not a fan of fluted barrels, but i do have some that shoot fine with them... I just don't think that i would pay extra for something that in my mind may negatively affect performance.
Good choice on the 6.5 Creedmoor, i don't shoot mine a whole lot anymore. I did take it out already this year after not even shooting it last year and barely the year before. It shot just as good as i remember, i have access to a couple 1100 yard ranges and the 6.5 Creedmoor just has a nice combination of inexpensive ammo and components, good ballistics, adequate speed and light recoil that makes a heavy barreled rifle such a pleasure to shoot. It isn't going to do any one thing wonderfully, but overall super well rounded. Hard not to like it.
Good choice on the MDT chassis, my Brother-in-law has the ACC chassis and it is a really nice chassis. It has a lot of neat little things that are just cool features.
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