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<blockquote data-quote="yorke-1" data-source="post: 251810" data-attributes="member: 11960"><p>I will put in a plug Savage rifles. With the budget you gave, you could get one of their target actions, have it timed and tuned by Sharp Shooter Supply, put on the barrel and stock of your choice for less than $1500. </p><p> </p><p>I just finished my second Savage project. The first is a bone stock LRPV in 22-250 with an Elite 4200 6-24x scope. This gun averages in the .2's and .3's. On a good day it will go into the low .2's.The best group is a .15 for 5 shots. The whole set up cost about $1600. </p><p> </p><p>The second that I just finished today started as an LRPV in .223. I took off the factory barrel, screwed on a PacNor 28" prefit in 300WSM, changed the bolt head, set the head space and it was good to go. The whole process took less than 20min. I put a Leupold Mark 2 in a set of Burris signature rings on there and it was good to go. I'm just working on breaking in the barrel, but none of the 3 shot groups went over .5". This is without any load development. Just a go to load with H4831SC and a 150gr Rem CL bullet.</p><p> </p><p>I think that you could build an accurate rifle just as easily on a Savage action as any other. For that matter you could probably buy one that shot pretty darn good out of the box. I will say that the after market parts are a little harder to find for the Savage when compared to a Remington or similar action.</p><p> </p><p>Good luck with whatever you go with though.</p><p> </p><p>Andrew</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="yorke-1, post: 251810, member: 11960"] I will put in a plug Savage rifles. With the budget you gave, you could get one of their target actions, have it timed and tuned by Sharp Shooter Supply, put on the barrel and stock of your choice for less than $1500. I just finished my second Savage project. The first is a bone stock LRPV in 22-250 with an Elite 4200 6-24x scope. This gun averages in the .2's and .3's. On a good day it will go into the low .2's.The best group is a .15 for 5 shots. The whole set up cost about $1600. The second that I just finished today started as an LRPV in .223. I took off the factory barrel, screwed on a PacNor 28" prefit in 300WSM, changed the bolt head, set the head space and it was good to go. The whole process took less than 20min. I put a Leupold Mark 2 in a set of Burris signature rings on there and it was good to go. I'm just working on breaking in the barrel, but none of the 3 shot groups went over .5". This is without any load development. Just a go to load with H4831SC and a 150gr Rem CL bullet. I think that you could build an accurate rifle just as easily on a Savage action as any other. For that matter you could probably buy one that shot pretty darn good out of the box. I will say that the after market parts are a little harder to find for the Savage when compared to a Remington or similar action. Good luck with whatever you go with though. Andrew [/QUOTE]
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