Stinger;
What's your definition of long range? Neither platform is going to excel at a thousand yards in comparison to dedicated F-class, bench, or super varminter guns. As for the nay-sayer element concerning the .30-06's ability to conduct business at a thousand, well Carlos Hathcock won the Wimbledon in 1964 with that round in a service Winchester model 70.
As bullet weight rises, the ought-six has more case capacity to take advantage of the higher B/C's of those match bullets. The practical hunting use of match ammunition is nil. It's not designed to deliver good terminal performance on game animals.
Myself, I don't find my T-3 in ought-6 objectionable to shoot at all. But, it's not a bench gun, it's a hunting gun. Nonetheless, if for some odd reason I had to put 40 rounds downrange from a bench with the gun, it wouldn't bother me to do so. I'll also agree with Water-man, the Tikka magazine is perfectly capable, durable in my experience, and works just fine. I do agree that they're a bit expensive, but that's a minor consideration compared to the cost of the gun and glass. I do kinda wonder what that aftermarket trigger guard and magazine affair cost in total with the needed stock work. Not that I'm interested in doing it myself, but wondering how close that particular Tikka is in cost to the M1A.
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What's your definition of long range? Neither platform is going to excel at a thousand yards in comparison to dedicated F-class, bench, or super varminter guns. As for the nay-sayer element concerning the .30-06's ability to conduct business at a thousand, well Carlos Hathcock won the Wimbledon in 1964 with that round in a service Winchester model 70.
As bullet weight rises, the ought-six has more case capacity to take advantage of the higher B/C's of those match bullets. The practical hunting use of match ammunition is nil. It's not designed to deliver good terminal performance on game animals.
Myself, I don't find my T-3 in ought-6 objectionable to shoot at all. But, it's not a bench gun, it's a hunting gun. Nonetheless, if for some odd reason I had to put 40 rounds downrange from a bench with the gun, it wouldn't bother me to do so. I'll also agree with Water-man, the Tikka magazine is perfectly capable, durable in my experience, and works just fine. I do agree that they're a bit expensive, but that's a minor consideration compared to the cost of the gun and glass. I do kinda wonder what that aftermarket trigger guard and magazine affair cost in total with the needed stock work. Not that I'm interested in doing it myself, but wondering how close that particular Tikka is in cost to the M1A.
900F