Hello,
I'm looking into Class F/TR shooting (TR being target rifle, where only .223 and .308 is allowed), and I'm looking for a rifle that will get me through first learning and initial competition.
I currently have a Savage Model 10 in .223 (wood stock,standard light barrel), and I think I want to stay with that round just because it's fairly cheap, even by comparison to .308, so I'll be able to put many more rounds down range more often, with the added benefit of being less physically demanding. I also have a Savage 93R17 (.17HMR) with the thumbhole stock, good heavy barrel, and a 12X variable power scope. I thought, perhaps, about learning wind reading with the .17, but I've been told that the extreme micromanagement of wind it teaches isn't that transferable to the .223, and probably won't be worth
I already have a suitable 6-24X scope (suitable for where I am now, it's not competition quality) which will be good enough for now.
Would it be more cost effective and still good enough for learning to sell one of those two guns and use that to partially pay for a suitable rifle, or to purchase a heavy new barrel for my Model 10 and have a bipod or other front rest attached?
I'm looking into Class F/TR shooting (TR being target rifle, where only .223 and .308 is allowed), and I'm looking for a rifle that will get me through first learning and initial competition.
I currently have a Savage Model 10 in .223 (wood stock,standard light barrel), and I think I want to stay with that round just because it's fairly cheap, even by comparison to .308, so I'll be able to put many more rounds down range more often, with the added benefit of being less physically demanding. I also have a Savage 93R17 (.17HMR) with the thumbhole stock, good heavy barrel, and a 12X variable power scope. I thought, perhaps, about learning wind reading with the .17, but I've been told that the extreme micromanagement of wind it teaches isn't that transferable to the .223, and probably won't be worth
I already have a suitable 6-24X scope (suitable for where I am now, it's not competition quality) which will be good enough for now.
Would it be more cost effective and still good enough for learning to sell one of those two guns and use that to partially pay for a suitable rifle, or to purchase a heavy new barrel for my Model 10 and have a bipod or other front rest attached?