browningguy
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For me the .300 is just too much gun for target shooting, i'd definitely go with the 6.5, and the Savage is an excellent gun to start with.
That is very nice. I believe I have narrowed it doen to the savage 12 lrp in 6.5cm or a custom built one by hawk hill custom with their falkon receiver and their 26" 4 groove barrel threaded with a timney calvin elite trigger. Both will get a chassis system, leaning towards the xlr just because I really like the xlr element on my 308, but not fully decided on that yet. I know the custom route will be much more. The savage is around $1000 and the custom barrel is 325 then install 300 and trigger 200, so thats 875 without threaded barrel or their receiver. So I will guess somewhere around $1800-$2000 for the custom barreled action without stock. At least with the savage I can get it and shoot it right away for $1000. The custom I would have to wait awhile and piece it together, since it will be about $3000 total an extra $2000 which will take me about a year to save up. I have a scope now that I can use until I decide to upgrade. So I am wondering is the custom rifle worth the extra year or so wait and the extra added cost? When and if I replace the stock on the savage it will take the total to $1700-2000. So I am really looking at a difference of $1000 for a custom rifle vs the savage. So what do you guys think, with all that in mind the year wait for the custom and difference in price, which would you do custom or savage 12 lrp?+1 for the 6.5 Creedmoor and Savage. I shot this with my Savage 12LRP with Vortex optic. Completely stock and with factory 140gr Hornady ammo. I haven't shoot 1000 yards with it yet but it was rock solid out to 820 yards so far.
Lol. Well I sent emails to GA Precision to find out what a barreled action would cost with there Templar action and bartlein barrel and to Hawk Hills custom to find out the price of their Falkon action with one of their match barrels. I guess we will see what the prices are. Then there is a surgeon action to consider as well.Zero;
There's an old-old saying that: "The devil is in the details". The fit and finish of a crafted vs a production rifle is immense. The attention to detail is a large part of what you're paying for, but the payoff is in having a superb gun. Both will shoot bullets. One is a lot more satisfying to own. Drive an Aveo today or a Corvette tomorrow?
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GA Precision has the name, but their action is made by Defiance. I built a custom rifle using the Defiance Rebel action and a Krieger barrel with an HS Precision hunter type stock and Timney trigger. There is definitely a lot of satisfaction in building a custom rifle. I did it for my son and personalized it for him with a specific serial number...his initials and birthdate. Lots of satisfaction in that project.Lol. Well I sent emails to GA Precision to find out what a barreled action would cost with there Templar action and bartlein barrel and to Hawk Hills custom to find out the price of their Falkon action with one of their match barrels. I guess we will see what the prices are. Then there is a surgeon action to consider as well.
Agreed...no more hijacking. I'm not doubting you about your son's caliber. I've not done any homework and just "thought". Like I said, shows what I know.Loco;
OK, here's a quick charge weight comparison & then we'll quit hijacking the thread, right?
.300 WM, 180 grain bullet, max charge: IMR4831 75 grs, RL19 77.5 grs.
7mm RM, 175 grain bullet, max charge: IMR4831 59 grs, RL19 62 grs.
Data source Speer #14.
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