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<blockquote data-quote="dimecovers3" data-source="post: 64350" data-attributes="member: 3216"><p><strong>Re: 270</strong></p><p></p><p>Just a thought, but I would wear out the .270 first before you worry about the perfect gun. Besides, what's wrong with a .270? Mine will put four out of five brands of factory ammo in a group that a nickle can cover and 150 gr. Federal Partions go in the same hole! My buddies rifle is identical to mine and shoots aspirins! We have both only had trigger jobs and carefully clean our barrels. Living in North Carolina, whitetails are my limit (if I lived out West I'd agree and start with a .30 caliber), but I have killed 4 whitetails on powerlines recently between 450 and 500 yards and none flinched. I would really like to build something more trick, but until this **** A-Bolt stops shooting like this it's hard to justify. I say shoot your rifle, get the trigger done, learn how to really clean the barrel and get a GOOD scope on it mounted properly. This will make you a marksman.</p><p>Best of Luck</p><p></p><p>Steve</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dimecovers3, post: 64350, member: 3216"] [b]Re: 270[/b] Just a thought, but I would wear out the .270 first before you worry about the perfect gun. Besides, what's wrong with a .270? Mine will put four out of five brands of factory ammo in a group that a nickle can cover and 150 gr. Federal Partions go in the same hole! My buddies rifle is identical to mine and shoots aspirins! We have both only had trigger jobs and carefully clean our barrels. Living in North Carolina, whitetails are my limit (if I lived out West I'd agree and start with a .30 caliber), but I have killed 4 whitetails on powerlines recently between 450 and 500 yards and none flinched. I would really like to build something more trick, but until this **** A-Bolt stops shooting like this it's hard to justify. I say shoot your rifle, get the trigger done, learn how to really clean the barrel and get a GOOD scope on it mounted properly. This will make you a marksman. Best of Luck Steve [/QUOTE]
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