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<blockquote data-quote="Jurgens" data-source="post: 670192" data-attributes="member: 42811"><p><strong>Re: New rifle build advice asked from South Africa</strong></p><p></p><p>Thanks for the reply wildrose, I really apreciate it. Can you please assist me with a few more questions?</p><p>About 50% of the shooting will be done from the bench, 40% prone and 10% from shooting sticks. </p><p>So the stocks you would look at is the B & C tactical medalist 4 or the HS pro series 2000 Sendero Varmint A1 Tactical. The Manners and McMillan is above my budget at this stage. I wish there was so many second hand rifle components availible here in SA. If it was I would have picked up a previously loved McMillan or Manners and a BDL assembly.</p><p>My next rifle is going to be a 6.5mm or a 7mm whitch will be exlusively for long range shooting/Hunting. I am leaning towards a 6.5mm in either a .260Rem or the 6.5-06 or even the 6.5x55 mauser. My dad has a 7x57mauser, 7x64Breneke (almost the same as a .280 Rem) and a 7mmRemMag and I am going to inheret them all. The one 7mm I am really liking is the .280 Rem AI.</p><p>So for now I am going to stick to the .243Win to full the gap between the .223 and .30-06 ( End of next year the 6.5mm will be there as well). I see on the Berger site that a 8 twist is recomended for the 105gr bullets. Will the 8 twist work for the 80gr TTSX? I have no experiance with the Berger bullets, I have heard that they are deadley, but how is the neat damage if one shoot a chest shot? Is the penetrasion good?</p><p>Thanks Again</p><p>Jurgens</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jurgens, post: 670192, member: 42811"] [b]Re: New rifle build advice asked from South Africa[/b] Thanks for the reply wildrose, I really apreciate it. Can you please assist me with a few more questions? About 50% of the shooting will be done from the bench, 40% prone and 10% from shooting sticks. So the stocks you would look at is the B & C tactical medalist 4 or the HS pro series 2000 Sendero Varmint A1 Tactical. The Manners and McMillan is above my budget at this stage. I wish there was so many second hand rifle components availible here in SA. If it was I would have picked up a previously loved McMillan or Manners and a BDL assembly. My next rifle is going to be a 6.5mm or a 7mm whitch will be exlusively for long range shooting/Hunting. I am leaning towards a 6.5mm in either a .260Rem or the 6.5-06 or even the 6.5x55 mauser. My dad has a 7x57mauser, 7x64Breneke (almost the same as a .280 Rem) and a 7mmRemMag and I am going to inheret them all. The one 7mm I am really liking is the .280 Rem AI. So for now I am going to stick to the .243Win to full the gap between the .223 and .30-06 ( End of next year the 6.5mm will be there as well). I see on the Berger site that a 8 twist is recomended for the 105gr bullets. Will the 8 twist work for the 80gr TTSX? I have no experiance with the Berger bullets, I have heard that they are deadley, but how is the neat damage if one shoot a chest shot? Is the penetrasion good? Thanks Again Jurgens [/QUOTE]
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