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.308 is a great round and doesnt get the respect it deserves.It will make a good shooter out of you because you have to read the wind. Distance is a matter of having a dope card. I have a 19.5 inch barreled 700 in .308 and have made hits to1000.Honestly, Shawn, this may sound self serving, but spend the coin and get you a really great custom rifle. Then you know for a fact when you miss it is you and not the rifle.My GA Precision will shoot 1/4 inch 5 shot groups with handloads. I know when I miss, it is me and not the rifle. Usually its the wind call that I miss. Distance is easy but the wind is a real test.Just set aside $10k for the gun and optics. Then you are good to go!
Come on Shawn, sell the Jeep and you're almost half way there. :)Sent from my Pixel using Tapatalk
Another thing to think about. What type of a group will you be happy/ content with? If you can hold a 1" group at 100 yards and you will be fine with that and not looking for more than any of those 3 should be ok. But without reloading even 1" could be a struggle. I have read more than a few reviews where guys needed a barrel swap to get under 1 MOA with the RPR. If you get to 1" will you want to chase 3/4" and then 1/2" etc..? If that is the case save yourself the headache and go custom right away.
Bear is right on the money with his description, yeah I’m 10 Into it with the can. However if you have a rifle already you can send it off and have it trued and a match barrel put on it for a lot lessAdd a stock later and DBM and better glass but getting the action set up is the key. Also, the most important part is the trigger. It takes a lot, a lot, of practice to get good with a mediocre trigger. IMO nothing finer than a Jewel HVR set at 2.5 pounds. A good trigger makes all the difference. All my bolt guns have the same trigger, even my box stock hunting 308. I know how the trigger feels and it’s one less variable when shooting different weapons. Once you shoot with a can you’ll never want to shoot without one. :-) it also reduces recoil as effectively as a brake. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
In Palisade, Colorado is Dan Dowling. He has a reputation for being one of the top accuracy/precision gunsmiths around. And a great guy. He may be retired but if not you can't go wrong with his work. He did a 6.5 Lapua for me and a 6PPC for a friend.
My thought was I really don’t ever shoot the 30.06 anyhow and this would be moving toward less stocking calibers. I do have quite a bit of 30.06 ammo but I’m sure I could find it a home or just sit on it for barter value in the future.
So, Bobby...being the calculating trained warrior NCO that you are. Take the appropriate action, Execute!
your standard grunt level CQB is just putting rounds and rounds on scary stuff till it stops scaring you!
If the 30-06 is still a good gun I wouldn't use the action as a donor. You could sell it whole and get more then what you would spend on just an action.
This might be a good action to consider. Some of the perks of a custom action at a reduced price. They have both righty and lefty versions. By the time you would buy a Rem700 action, have it trued and get a good rail on it you would be very close if not more to the price of one of these.https://www.gunwerks.com/store/gun-parts/
So the gunsmith was around when the 1894 lever gun was invented? ;)Sent from my Pixel using Tapatalk