Looking for a specific 308 bolt gun.

[Rex in OTZ]

Scope. The bolt gun I want needs to be able to be carried ok and shoot 800 yards good too.

For night hunting 300 is a pretty long shot. We walk up to within 50 yards and then keep blasting until your tired of wasting ammo or become unsure of what’s beyond your targets.

I’m very invested in loading components for 308 win. So I’m gonna be hard to sway. I do want a big bore AR though. I’d be pretty interesting in something I could cast for.

Nocturnal critter knocking?


Hogs fighting back?


Hog hunting from above?


And rat-ta-tat hogs frm helo's?


Nocturnal Rattle guns?

 

[SamT1]

The helicopter hunting is huge around here. They actually flew my place Friday morning.

 

[eastbank]

i got a TC encore .308 syn stocked used for 250.00 in ex condition and that bugger shoots moa with just about every thing i shot out of it. short-light and as a plus it may be the last type of firearm the democrates come for other than muzzle loaders.

 

[chicharrones]

Does the front sight unscrew off the barrel on the ruger scout?

The Ruger Scout's front sight is pinned and "glued" onto the barrel.

See page 37 here.

Might have to use a puller like shown for this Mini-14.

 

[chicharrones]

After work I went by friend of a friend who is a gunsmith. He has a good reputation locally for tack drivers. I think I’m going to just have him build me a rifle from my ruger 77. Looks like I can be in it a little over $1000 and get exactly what I want.

Yea that’s the other option, but right now they are all out of stock. At least the ruger will be something a little different in a custom. And I can put an old safe queen back in use.

I think I’m just gonna have my grail gun built. Nothing off shelf is exactly what I want. And I’m kinda a snob about these new actions (though I understand they are awesome accurate). Looks like I can have exactly what I want built for about $1200. Not too bad if you block out canibalizing a $700 rifle in the process. Wife gave be a sig kilo BDX range finder for Christmas. I’m really thinking about buying the 4-14 scope that matches it to go on the gun.

Looking forward to seeing the completed rifle.

 

[z7]

@SamT1 have you looked at the Tika ctr?

What is your budget?

you can have anything you want for enough $$,

 

[SamT1]

@SamT1 have you looked at the Tika ctr?

What is your budget?

you can have anything you want for enough $$,

I think I’m looking at $1200 and change plus the donor rifle I already own and Plus the optic. Maybe more If we can figure out how to put a dpms pattern magazine in it.

Someone mentioned that the gun site front site comes off. That may be a better deal, but it and change the stock and pull all the scout stuff off.

 

[SamT1]

I think I’ve looked for most of the suggestions and they really aren’t available unless you want to pay 150% or better for them on gunbroker.

 

[gizzel345]

I think I’m just gonna have my grail gun built. Nothing off shelf is exactly what I want. And I’m kinda a snob about these new actions (though I understand they are awesome accurate). Looks like I can have exactly what I want built for about $1200. Not too bad if you block out canibalizing a $700 rifle in the process. Wife gave be a sig kilo BDX range finder for Christmas. I’m really thinking about buying the 4-14 scope that matches it to go on the gun.

 

[Zak Smith]

Sig Cross
one of the SAKO/Tikka lightweight models