Chopping a barrel and getting it threaded really isn't as scary as it sounds. I've been down this path so many times, trying to find a factory short barrel that's also threaded and ready to go. There just aren't that many options out there. Several Class 3 places will cut and thread for $75-$100, and you don't have to remove the barrel, just send the barreled action.
Options for a good factory 18"-20" 6.5 Creedmoor?
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Chopping a barrel and getting it threaded really isn't as scary as it sounds. I've been down this path so many times, trying to find a factory short barrel that's also threaded and ready to go. There just aren't that many options out there. Several Class 3 places will cut and thread for $75-$100, and you don't have to remove the barrel, just send the barreled action.
+1 vote for this option.Tikka T3x CTR has a 20" option
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No need to go with a Compact stock as Ruger has a 16" version in the Go-Wild series.
https://ruger.com/products/americanRifleGoWild/specSheets/36924.html
https://ruger.com/products/americanRifleGoWild/specSheets/36924.html
CONChunt
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Very interesting. I'd be putting on a 5" suppressor, so this option might work out.
Does anyone have experience with this gun? How's the accuracy? Any drawbacks?
408w
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Bergara ridge sp model. 18" barrel
CONChunt
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Thanks for the Bergara ridge sp recommendation. Do you have any experience with this gun? Does Bergara have a good reputation?
davidu
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It's really hard to beat a Tikka
Fierce does a 20" with a carbon wrap barrel 5/8x24. A little spendy though.
408w
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I have 2 of the ridge model rifles. One in 6.5 creed and a wilderness model in 7mm rem mag. I put both into ag composite stocks. I like them and they shoot well. Pic of the rem mag.
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I don't with this specific gun, but I do with the Ruger American Predator. Ruger came out with the Predator first, and then came out with the Go-Wild series which is a fancier stock and cerakoted action and barrel. To put it in perspective, I have a Fierce CT 300 Win Mag with a Swaro X5 5-25 for big game, and then I have a Ruger American Predator with Boyds stock also with a Swaro X5 3.5-18 for medium sized game. The Fierce is 10x the cost of the Ruger, but they both shoot amazing. I also have a 18" 308 Predator that I got for my 12 year old son to shoot suppressed for elk. That one is bone stock and also shoots great, but I don't expect him to shoot long range with it. If I did, I would upgrade the stock as that is the weak point.
I have a bergara ridge 18" 6.5cm that is a stout little rifle. Dropped the barreled action into a manners EH1A stock and its the perfect length for a blind/treestand setup or short enough with a suppressor for a truck or sxs. It holds right around .5 moa with hornady precision eldx. For the $700 or so I paid it's hard to beat.
If you're ONLY hunt with it and no long range (800+), your options are wide open - sporter barrel or larger. If you're wanting to also plink LR go for the heavier or fluted barrels. Love my Savage BA 10/110 - it's a shooter.
