Recent content by cbeau

Oh dang! Now Im really leaning towards the 6.5x47. Its going to be a long range steel shooter, varmint gun, and deer rifle. With what Ive heard about this caliber Im getting really pumped to get this project started. What do you guys think about a stock to this gun. I ve heard that the...

Well I keep changing my mind. I wanted to chamber this gun in 7mm-08, .284, and now I keep looking at the 6.5x47 caliber. I ve decided that I just want to shoot very accurately up to about 800 yards. Is that possible with the 6.5x47? And what do you think is the maximum distance to take down...

thanks. Im going to go with a 24" inch barrel. Not super heavy but somewhere around a heavy sporter or a little better. What do you think about a twist rate for the 7.08? I ve heard 1 in 9.25" will push the heavier 160 grainers without any trouble. I wanna shoot the 140 grain VLD s possibly.

Hey guys Im new to the forum so bear with me haha Im tryin to learn as much as possible and need your guys's help. Im startin a long range rifle build for long range whitetail hunting. This rifle will be also used for shooting steel and woodchucks. I want to be able to shoot out to 1000...