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Best precision rifle for a new-bee?
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<blockquote data-quote="Trickymissfit" data-source="post: 1105455" data-attributes="member: 25383"><p>The Savage LRPV is about a hundred dollars past your max, but also shoot so good that many have banned them from their long range contests. I gather you don't reload, and that changes things right away. Otherwise I'd simply say buy a fast twist 6BR and be good to go. The generic .243 Winchester is known for a lack luster barrel life, and really tops out with 90 grain bullets due to it's too short neck length. I'd rather have a 6mm Remington seven days a week and twice on Sunday. Nice thing about the 6BR is that they seem to shoot forever, and are very efficient with powder usage. </p><p></p><p>If it were me, I'd buy a Savage 12BVSS-s in 22-250. Comes with a 12 twist barrel standard, but you can buy it in a 9 twist. Then I'd pick up a good quality 6BR barrel in a 1:8 twist barrel. With the 6BR, you have an extremely good varmint rifle, and a deer rifle good to 350 yards for sure. The version I called up is the single shot. Have found them to be slighter tighter grouping, and you can build ammo without ever worrying about magazine length. Plus you shoot slower, and help to keep the heat out of the barrel. My 12BVSS-s in 22-250 shoots .300" groups (five shot) all day long, and I really have never tried to find a good hand load for it. A really good 6BR ought tobe a quarter inch gun with little work involved.</p><p>gary</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Trickymissfit, post: 1105455, member: 25383"] The Savage LRPV is about a hundred dollars past your max, but also shoot so good that many have banned them from their long range contests. I gather you don't reload, and that changes things right away. Otherwise I'd simply say buy a fast twist 6BR and be good to go. The generic .243 Winchester is known for a lack luster barrel life, and really tops out with 90 grain bullets due to it's too short neck length. I'd rather have a 6mm Remington seven days a week and twice on Sunday. Nice thing about the 6BR is that they seem to shoot forever, and are very efficient with powder usage. If it were me, I'd buy a Savage 12BVSS-s in 22-250. Comes with a 12 twist barrel standard, but you can buy it in a 9 twist. Then I'd pick up a good quality 6BR barrel in a 1:8 twist barrel. With the 6BR, you have an extremely good varmint rifle, and a deer rifle good to 350 yards for sure. The version I called up is the single shot. Have found them to be slighter tighter grouping, and you can build ammo without ever worrying about magazine length. Plus you shoot slower, and help to keep the heat out of the barrel. My 12BVSS-s in 22-250 shoots .300" groups (five shot) all day long, and I really have never tried to find a good hand load for it. A really good 6BR ought tobe a quarter inch gun with little work involved. gary [/QUOTE]
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