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The Basics, Starting Out
.243 for deer hunting out to 350 yards
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<blockquote data-quote="scrmblr1982cj8" data-source="post: 1273983" data-attributes="member: 69799"><p>Heat will distort the accuracy of a gun. Heavy barrels take longer to heat up than thinner barrels. If you plan on sending lots of rounds down range, a heavy barrel will hold accuracy longer than a thinner barrel.</p><p></p><p>Thicker barrels are heavier than thinner barrels. If you are hiking all over the country side in search of deer, a lighter gun may be the better choice for you. </p><p></p><p>What are your long term intentions with this gun? Savage, Ruger, and Weatherby all make good factory rifles, but there is much less aftermarket support for those 3 manufactures than for Remington rifles. The more you shoot, the more you will want to get every bit of accuracy out of you rifle. If you want to keep this one "as is" and get a completely different setup later on, that's fine, but I think that is something to take into consideration.</p><p></p><p>I've got a Ruger American in .30-06 and I'm pretty impressed with it. I've got several Savage rifles, and I love all of them. I don't see any Weatherbys around here.</p><p></p><p>I prefer Remington's since there are so many more aftermarket accessories for them compared to other manufacturers.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="scrmblr1982cj8, post: 1273983, member: 69799"] Heat will distort the accuracy of a gun. Heavy barrels take longer to heat up than thinner barrels. If you plan on sending lots of rounds down range, a heavy barrel will hold accuracy longer than a thinner barrel. Thicker barrels are heavier than thinner barrels. If you are hiking all over the country side in search of deer, a lighter gun may be the better choice for you. What are your long term intentions with this gun? Savage, Ruger, and Weatherby all make good factory rifles, but there is much less aftermarket support for those 3 manufactures than for Remington rifles. The more you shoot, the more you will want to get every bit of accuracy out of you rifle. If you want to keep this one "as is" and get a completely different setup later on, that's fine, but I think that is something to take into consideration. I've got a Ruger American in .30-06 and I'm pretty impressed with it. I've got several Savage rifles, and I love all of them. I don't see any Weatherbys around here. I prefer Remington's since there are so many more aftermarket accessories for them compared to other manufacturers. [/QUOTE]
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