So, in cleaning up my office today, I realized I have a couple of very nice walnut stocks for Rem700 actions. One is a short action ADL from the early 1970's that I plan to use on a .243win build when my oldest son gets a little older. The other is a factory new, never had an action installed BDL stock with a beautiful satin finish for a long action. My thought was to install a stainless action/barrel in this and use as a hunting rifle. I live in Texas, and do almost all of my hunting here, and have no plans to be anywhere near snow anytime soon while hunting- though I'd love to, we just don't have it here and I seldom get the time off or $$ to take a trip where it would be an issue.
Not counting plinkers, I already have a 6.5x47, .308win, .270win, .300win mag. The .270 is my deer rifle (sporter contour, walnut stock) that I've had worked on over the years and shoots sub .5 moa with Core-Lokt (yeah, I didn't believe it either until I looked at the groups), which is why I haven't worked up a load for it because I have so much of the factory ammo sitting around and don't see the need until it runs out. The others are currently used mostly as range toys (synthetic stocks and sendero contours) and all shoot .25 to .5 moa with handloads. I ONLY use bullets in my handloads that I can also take hunting- otherwise I'd be chasing .1 moa or better groups with match bullets.
So, what do do with this beautiful long action walnut BDL stock? Again, all my rifles shoot hunting bullets first- no competitions for now. Also, I have a fondness for Lapua brass. I'm out of luck with the .300win mag, but the 6.5 and the .308 both use it. The .270 I don't load for yet but there isn't Lapua available for that (and I have about 10 years worth of 1x fired brass laying around already). The rifle that I build, if I build, will take preference to something that Lapua makes brass for unless someone can sell me on another brass manufacturer. I know Lapua makes 30-06 brass, but am wondering if that be too similar to my .270, .308, and .300?
Thoughts?
Not counting plinkers, I already have a 6.5x47, .308win, .270win, .300win mag. The .270 is my deer rifle (sporter contour, walnut stock) that I've had worked on over the years and shoots sub .5 moa with Core-Lokt (yeah, I didn't believe it either until I looked at the groups), which is why I haven't worked up a load for it because I have so much of the factory ammo sitting around and don't see the need until it runs out. The others are currently used mostly as range toys (synthetic stocks and sendero contours) and all shoot .25 to .5 moa with handloads. I ONLY use bullets in my handloads that I can also take hunting- otherwise I'd be chasing .1 moa or better groups with match bullets.
So, what do do with this beautiful long action walnut BDL stock? Again, all my rifles shoot hunting bullets first- no competitions for now. Also, I have a fondness for Lapua brass. I'm out of luck with the .300win mag, but the 6.5 and the .308 both use it. The .270 I don't load for yet but there isn't Lapua available for that (and I have about 10 years worth of 1x fired brass laying around already). The rifle that I build, if I build, will take preference to something that Lapua makes brass for unless someone can sell me on another brass manufacturer. I know Lapua makes 30-06 brass, but am wondering if that be too similar to my .270, .308, and .300?
Thoughts?
