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New Member Needing Guidance On My Next Rifle
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<blockquote data-quote="JW74" data-source="post: 962131" data-attributes="member: 81323"><p>Thanks a lot for the responses everyone! They are helping a lot and yet leading me to more questions, haha. As with the recommendations here I am leaning towards a Savage but likely away from a magnum cartridge for now. In my searching through the gun shops and from help I have received here and other forums online I am thinking I may end up starting out with a 308 or the 6.5 Creedmoor. I like the idea of the 308 for all of the loading data available and I really like the 6.5 for its bullet selection and ballistic attributes. An old gunsmith I knew growing up swore by his sporterized 6.5x55 Swedish and I an see why.</p><p></p><p>The Savage 10FPSR .308 I saw earlier today had a decent stock and heavy barrel. The Savage 111 LRH I am looking at has a thinner barrel for sure but also comes with an adjustable cheek piece and muzzle break. Price in about $200 more. My question is will I loose much accuracy with the thinner 26" barrel on the Savage 111 LRH over that of the Savage 10FPSR? </p><p></p><p>Also, I now have the Savage model 12 LRP in 6.5 on my radar!</p><p></p><p>Thanks,</p><p>Joe</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="JW74, post: 962131, member: 81323"] Thanks a lot for the responses everyone! They are helping a lot and yet leading me to more questions, haha. As with the recommendations here I am leaning towards a Savage but likely away from a magnum cartridge for now. In my searching through the gun shops and from help I have received here and other forums online I am thinking I may end up starting out with a 308 or the 6.5 Creedmoor. I like the idea of the 308 for all of the loading data available and I really like the 6.5 for its bullet selection and ballistic attributes. An old gunsmith I knew growing up swore by his sporterized 6.5x55 Swedish and I an see why. The Savage 10FPSR .308 I saw earlier today had a decent stock and heavy barrel. The Savage 111 LRH I am looking at has a thinner barrel for sure but also comes with an adjustable cheek piece and muzzle break. Price in about $200 more. My question is will I loose much accuracy with the thinner 26" barrel on the Savage 111 LRH over that of the Savage 10FPSR? Also, I now have the Savage model 12 LRP in 6.5 on my radar! Thanks, Joe [/QUOTE]
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