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<blockquote data-quote="ColoradoOverWatch" data-source="post: 551074" data-attributes="member: 29614"><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'">Okay, so I have lurked here for over a year trying to figure out what to build. Figure I will jump in and see if I can build a LR gun I can be pleased with. Still have not decided if I am going the .308 or 300 WM. Would like to shoot game out to 500 and target out to 1k</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'">Action – figure I would go the Savage route. However all the long actions that I have been looking at seem to have about a ¼ - ½ inch plan when the bolt is all the way back</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'">The guy's behind the counter look at me when I comment on how much play there is in the action. Am I being too picky?? Found two Savages under $450 as my base gun.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'">11FYPX3 - $300 currently barreled for a 243</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'">111FCXP - $450 currently barreled for a 30-06</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'">Was thinking on the Savage 111FCNS or ordering a Stevens 200.</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'">I also have access to a Remington 770 that my dad bought and just hates. It has a yard of play in the action. Not sure if there is any mods that can be done to tighten it up.</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'">Any help in spending my money would be appreciated. OH.. if my wife asks… this gun is for her…</span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ColoradoOverWatch, post: 551074, member: 29614"] [SIZE=3][FONT=Calibri]Okay, so I have lurked here for over a year trying to figure out what to build. Figure I will jump in and see if I can build a LR gun I can be pleased with. Still have not decided if I am going the .308 or 300 WM. Would like to shoot game out to 500 and target out to 1k[/FONT][/SIZE] [FONT=Calibri][SIZE=3] [/SIZE][/FONT] [SIZE=3][FONT=Calibri]Action – figure I would go the Savage route. However all the long actions that I have been looking at seem to have about a ¼ - ½ inch plan when the bolt is all the way back[/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][FONT=Calibri]The guy’s behind the counter look at me when I comment on how much play there is in the action. Am I being too picky?? Found two Savages under $450 as my base gun.[/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][FONT=Calibri]11FYPX3 - $300 currently barreled for a 243 111FCXP - $450 currently barreled for a 30-06[/FONT][/SIZE] [FONT=Calibri][SIZE=3] [/SIZE][/FONT] [SIZE=3][FONT=Calibri]Was thinking on the Savage 111FCNS or ordering a Stevens 200.[/FONT][/SIZE] [FONT=Calibri][SIZE=3] [/SIZE][/FONT] [SIZE=3][FONT=Calibri]I also have access to a Remington 770 that my dad bought and just hates. It has a yard of play in the action. Not sure if there is any mods that can be done to tighten it up.[/FONT][/SIZE] [FONT=Calibri][SIZE=3] [/SIZE][/FONT] [SIZE=3][FONT=Calibri]Any help in spending my money would be appreciated. OH.. if my wife asks… this gun is for her…[/FONT][/SIZE] [/QUOTE]
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