Ranger Jim
Active Member
Hello all,
Building my first custom rifle, I'm using my Sako L61R in 300 Win Mag as the base, thinking of a 26" Brux sporter barrel in #2 contour w/a muzzle break. Since I'm going to use this as a long range hunting rifle I have a question about twist and number of grooves. I was thinking a 5 groove 1-9 twist, planning on shooting 165-180 grain bullets. I have a Bell and Carlson Carbelite stock for it already. I'm going to have it bedded, trigger adjusted to my liking. What recoil pad do you folks recommend ? Also looking for a good Smitty in my area of Northern California so if anyone can weigh in on that I would appreciate it. Looking forward to the wisdom of this group,
Ranger Jim
Building my first custom rifle, I'm using my Sako L61R in 300 Win Mag as the base, thinking of a 26" Brux sporter barrel in #2 contour w/a muzzle break. Since I'm going to use this as a long range hunting rifle I have a question about twist and number of grooves. I was thinking a 5 groove 1-9 twist, planning on shooting 165-180 grain bullets. I have a Bell and Carlson Carbelite stock for it already. I'm going to have it bedded, trigger adjusted to my liking. What recoil pad do you folks recommend ? Also looking for a good Smitty in my area of Northern California so if anyone can weigh in on that I would appreciate it. Looking forward to the wisdom of this group,
Ranger Jim