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<blockquote data-quote="HSmithTX" data-source="post: 2517463" data-attributes="member: 121677"><p>I would go 7.5 twist for sure, 7 if you can't find a 7.5. 24-26" barrel. The easy way would be to buy a Savage with an accutrigger and throw the stock and barrel away, install a better stock and a pre-fit barrel. The model 12 Savages are where I would probably look if going that route. If it were my project I think I would probably try to find a Tikka and work from there, Bergara or Howa 1500 would also work. Thinking about it I have a Howa 1500 308 in a chassis I bought for a project that didn't happen, it would be a perfect donor action, trigger and chassis. I don't shoot it at all anymore because it doesn't have a threaded barrel and I shoot mostly suppressed now but the little bit I have shot it has shown it is very stable and easily sub-MOA. It has a trigger with the flipper in it like a Savage accutrigger, it's kinda clumsy but it is really good for what it is. You may want see if you can find one of these in Canada, if I remember correctly it was a run they did in MPA chassis with AR buttstock and they sold for around $600 new after they found out there just wasn't a lot of demand for them as configured. Mine shoots very well and I suspect they all do. I can only recall ever seeing them in blued steel, but for the money I don't think you can do much better getting a good action, trigger and chassis for under $600..... That leaves a lot of budget left for barrel, rail, rings and glass.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="HSmithTX, post: 2517463, member: 121677"] I would go 7.5 twist for sure, 7 if you can't find a 7.5. 24-26" barrel. The easy way would be to buy a Savage with an accutrigger and throw the stock and barrel away, install a better stock and a pre-fit barrel. The model 12 Savages are where I would probably look if going that route. If it were my project I think I would probably try to find a Tikka and work from there, Bergara or Howa 1500 would also work. Thinking about it I have a Howa 1500 308 in a chassis I bought for a project that didn't happen, it would be a perfect donor action, trigger and chassis. I don't shoot it at all anymore because it doesn't have a threaded barrel and I shoot mostly suppressed now but the little bit I have shot it has shown it is very stable and easily sub-MOA. It has a trigger with the flipper in it like a Savage accutrigger, it's kinda clumsy but it is really good for what it is. You may want see if you can find one of these in Canada, if I remember correctly it was a run they did in MPA chassis with AR buttstock and they sold for around $600 new after they found out there just wasn't a lot of demand for them as configured. Mine shoots very well and I suspect they all do. I can only recall ever seeing them in blued steel, but for the money I don't think you can do much better getting a good action, trigger and chassis for under $600..... That leaves a lot of budget left for barrel, rail, rings and glass. [/QUOTE]
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