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F Class....questions & comments
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<blockquote data-quote="Michael Courtney" data-source="post: 921534" data-attributes="member: 28191"><p>My son has shot F Class with a Rem 700 ADL in .223 Rem. I think I paid $300-$350 for this rifle back in 1999 or so. His skills are still growing, but I actually won the light rifle division of a long range precision rifle shoot a couple years ago (steel prairie dogs). </p><p></p><p>If I were buying a rifle on the cheap with F Class in mind, I think I'd go with a Savage in .260 Rem or .243 Win. Accuracy is good enough with higher BC bullets than the .223 and you've got a wide variety of price points to choose from. The 3-9x scopes on the package model are at the low end of the magnification you really want for F Class, but if your eyes are young, you can make it work. </p><p></p><p>If your shooting locations aren't very windy or if you're just very good at reading the wind, a .223 at a given price point probably has more inherent accuracy than a .243 due to being less overbore and having greater stiffness in the action and barrel relative to the cartridge energy.</p><p></p><p>If your < $1000 includes the rifle, scope, and accessories, you may find yourself limited. If your < $1000 is just the rifle, you can do a lot more, probably find a suitable Savage 12 LRP.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Michael Courtney, post: 921534, member: 28191"] My son has shot F Class with a Rem 700 ADL in .223 Rem. I think I paid $300-$350 for this rifle back in 1999 or so. His skills are still growing, but I actually won the light rifle division of a long range precision rifle shoot a couple years ago (steel prairie dogs). If I were buying a rifle on the cheap with F Class in mind, I think I'd go with a Savage in .260 Rem or .243 Win. Accuracy is good enough with higher BC bullets than the .223 and you've got a wide variety of price points to choose from. The 3-9x scopes on the package model are at the low end of the magnification you really want for F Class, but if your eyes are young, you can make it work. If your shooting locations aren't very windy or if you're just very good at reading the wind, a .223 at a given price point probably has more inherent accuracy than a .243 due to being less overbore and having greater stiffness in the action and barrel relative to the cartridge energy. If your < $1000 includes the rifle, scope, and accessories, you may find yourself limited. If your < $1000 is just the rifle, you can do a lot more, probably find a suitable Savage 12 LRP. [/QUOTE]
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