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<blockquote data-quote="straightshooter" data-source="post: 180357" data-attributes="member: 9775"><p>So are you saying jump in with both feet and start where you want to finish? What brand rifle? I know that I will have to build a little at a time, so I need a pretty good factory base. I have thought of building on the stevens 200, or a savage 12fv platform, also saw a remington sps varmint at a decent price. I would probably get a new stock first, even though I know most of the accuracy comes from a good barrel. I have wanted an adjustable stock ever since I tried a buddy's rifle with one, sure set up good. A long range elk rig just sounds very specialized, I was thinking of something more versatile to start. I mean what does a guy do when you are rigged for a 1000 yard elk shot (338 ultra mag, or better) and a deer pops up at 50 yards? I was leaning towards setting up for a 1000 yard deer rifle that was good on elk out to say 500 yards, doing a lot of long range target practice and learning how to read the wind at longer distances. Experience is the best teacher so I will listen to everyones advise since I have never been down this road before but I can only build one rifle for now, so it will have to work for practice and all the hunting that I do (deer, and elk mostly). I just don't see myself poking out past 300 yards for probably a couple of years yet.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="straightshooter, post: 180357, member: 9775"] So are you saying jump in with both feet and start where you want to finish? What brand rifle? I know that I will have to build a little at a time, so I need a pretty good factory base. I have thought of building on the stevens 200, or a savage 12fv platform, also saw a remington sps varmint at a decent price. I would probably get a new stock first, even though I know most of the accuracy comes from a good barrel. I have wanted an adjustable stock ever since I tried a buddy's rifle with one, sure set up good. A long range elk rig just sounds very specialized, I was thinking of something more versatile to start. I mean what does a guy do when you are rigged for a 1000 yard elk shot (338 ultra mag, or better) and a deer pops up at 50 yards? I was leaning towards setting up for a 1000 yard deer rifle that was good on elk out to say 500 yards, doing a lot of long range target practice and learning how to read the wind at longer distances. Experience is the best teacher so I will listen to everyones advise since I have never been down this road before but I can only build one rifle for now, so it will have to work for practice and all the hunting that I do (deer, and elk mostly). I just don't see myself poking out past 300 yards for probably a couple of years yet. [/QUOTE]
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