General RE LEE
Well-Known Member
For 2022 I have a couple options:
1) Buy a new Tikka CTR 24" 6.5 Creedmoor as a steady platform for long range hunting/range. I already own a T3x 6.5 Creedmoor. I want a little more heft for bench work and shooting long range off the window of my shooting box. I have all of the reloading components.
2) Fix primary extraction issues and re-barrel Rem 700 7mm STW. I already have all of the reloading components. I have some brass but eventually it will run out and new 7mm STW brass might eventually disappear all together.
Both options are going to run around $1500. What would you choose? The 7mm STW is getting more and more scarce and is more expensice to "operate" vs the 6.5 Creedmoor. For hunting whitetail at sane distances the 6.5 Creedmoor is effective. The 7mm STW is a ballistic dream and is already a steady platform in the Sendero.
New rifle or repair/re-barrel old one?
1) Buy a new Tikka CTR 24" 6.5 Creedmoor as a steady platform for long range hunting/range. I already own a T3x 6.5 Creedmoor. I want a little more heft for bench work and shooting long range off the window of my shooting box. I have all of the reloading components.
2) Fix primary extraction issues and re-barrel Rem 700 7mm STW. I already have all of the reloading components. I have some brass but eventually it will run out and new 7mm STW brass might eventually disappear all together.
Both options are going to run around $1500. What would you choose? The 7mm STW is getting more and more scarce and is more expensice to "operate" vs the 6.5 Creedmoor. For hunting whitetail at sane distances the 6.5 Creedmoor is effective. The 7mm STW is a ballistic dream and is already a steady platform in the Sendero.
New rifle or repair/re-barrel old one?