Elkeater
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So I started down the budget rifle option awhile back and am just getting around to actually doing it. This rifle is for my kids to start hunting as they already shoot .223 and 22lr. I bought a savage model 10 from a member here and a .243 take off barrel from a different member. Bedded it into a Boyd's spike camp stock and topped it with a Bushnell engage in Talley rings for now until the Leupold VXR I ordered shows up.
My kids picked the stock color. It's not fancy if you don't count the scope I spent under $550 on it. I took it out today for the first time. I loaded up some 87gr v max with IMR 4831 in starline brass with FGMM 210 primers. I loaded them SAAMI spec COAL.
The first load I tried did this.
That's 5 shots at 100 yards. Just goes to prove you don't have to spend a fortune to get an accurate rifle.
My kids picked the stock color. It's not fancy if you don't count the scope I spent under $550 on it. I took it out today for the first time. I loaded up some 87gr v max with IMR 4831 in starline brass with FGMM 210 primers. I loaded them SAAMI spec COAL.
The first load I tried did this.
That's 5 shots at 100 yards. Just goes to prove you don't have to spend a fortune to get an accurate rifle.