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<blockquote data-quote=".300 Dakota" data-source="post: 2559982" data-attributes="member: 106514"><p>Yep. I had one that was pretty decent, but not as good as I could have botten for the price point, and another that wasn't good at all. Tried everything. The decent one was the Timber model and the bad one was the Ridge when it first came out in 7mm-08. I was very surprised. Fit and finish on both were very good, but the poor accuracy was likely a problem with the chambering somehow. I tried modifying the stock fit with bedding and shims, and it only got much worse. The Timber was a solid MOA gun, but again, fir that price point, I could have done better, and certainly much lighter. One of the Tikkas the guys keep mentioning on this thread would have probably been the ticket (as an example). Also, I hear long range instructors saying guys who bring the Premiers to the class have lots of issues when a lot of shooting is involved. Like they aren't build for heavy range use. Granted, I wouldn't need to shoot that much, so I would not rule out a Premier at some point, but it would be a Mountain version. I've owned, shot, and/or built literally hundreds of rifles over my lifetime now, and the one thing I know for certain is that I do not like carrying more than 8 pounds of rifle (without scope) in the field. Even less is better. So a Premier Mountain or Springfield Waypoint might be in the cards. I lament that Barrett stopped making the Melvin Forbes Fieldcraft. I bought one of the first 500 produced chambered in 25-06, and it was absolutely perfect in every detail - especially accuracy and handling. Like a fool, I sold it off to afford something else thinking I could get another. I would have hands down recommended the Fieldcraft if it were still available. You can occasionally find one, but they go for over $2k now. I paid $1475 for mine at Eurooptic.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE=".300 Dakota, post: 2559982, member: 106514"] Yep. I had one that was pretty decent, but not as good as I could have botten for the price point, and another that wasn't good at all. Tried everything. The decent one was the Timber model and the bad one was the Ridge when it first came out in 7mm-08. I was very surprised. Fit and finish on both were very good, but the poor accuracy was likely a problem with the chambering somehow. I tried modifying the stock fit with bedding and shims, and it only got much worse. The Timber was a solid MOA gun, but again, fir that price point, I could have done better, and certainly much lighter. One of the Tikkas the guys keep mentioning on this thread would have probably been the ticket (as an example). Also, I hear long range instructors saying guys who bring the Premiers to the class have lots of issues when a lot of shooting is involved. Like they aren't build for heavy range use. Granted, I wouldn't need to shoot that much, so I would not rule out a Premier at some point, but it would be a Mountain version. I've owned, shot, and/or built literally hundreds of rifles over my lifetime now, and the one thing I know for certain is that I do not like carrying more than 8 pounds of rifle (without scope) in the field. Even less is better. So a Premier Mountain or Springfield Waypoint might be in the cards. I lament that Barrett stopped making the Melvin Forbes Fieldcraft. I bought one of the first 500 produced chambered in 25-06, and it was absolutely perfect in every detail - especially accuracy and handling. Like a fool, I sold it off to afford something else thinking I could get another. I would have hands down recommended the Fieldcraft if it were still available. You can occasionally find one, but they go for over $2k now. I paid $1475 for mine at Eurooptic. [/QUOTE]
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