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<blockquote data-quote="James Jones" data-source="post: 131033" data-attributes="member: 8843"><p>First off , let me declair my loyalty for the 308 Winchester , I've shot this round for over 18 yrs and have killed tons of critters from gophers to a 588lb wild hog including my longest kill on a big game animal which is 618yds on a small deer. I've never lost an animal that I shot , BUT , I have passed on a few that would have been taken had I had a little more gun.</p><p></p><p>You base gun is a good start , it has a good stock and good action , but you diden't mention the caliber , if its a smaller cal then have the gun rebarrled. Having the action trued will run from $150-$250and the barrel installed will run about the same , the cost of the barrel will run you around $300. So lets say mid range @00 for the barrel and action work = $400 and the barrel cost = $300 so you still under $1000.</p><p></p><p>I will mention one way to do it cheaper , Get a used factory heavy barrel in 308 win and have it set back a little then rechambered to 300WSM then have your action worked and set up for the WSM case. Factory barrels rae capible of some pretty good accuracy with a well cut chamber and crown. This setupwith this caliber will get you to 1000yds for targets and 800ish for deer and I would say 600 for elk.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="James Jones, post: 131033, member: 8843"] First off , let me declair my loyalty for the 308 Winchester , I've shot this round for over 18 yrs and have killed tons of critters from gophers to a 588lb wild hog including my longest kill on a big game animal which is 618yds on a small deer. I've never lost an animal that I shot , BUT , I have passed on a few that would have been taken had I had a little more gun. You base gun is a good start , it has a good stock and good action , but you diden't mention the caliber , if its a smaller cal then have the gun rebarrled. Having the action trued will run from $150-$250and the barrel installed will run about the same , the cost of the barrel will run you around $300. So lets say mid range @00 for the barrel and action work = $400 and the barrel cost = $300 so you still under $1000. I will mention one way to do it cheaper , Get a used factory heavy barrel in 308 win and have it set back a little then rechambered to 300WSM then have your action worked and set up for the WSM case. Factory barrels rae capible of some pretty good accuracy with a well cut chamber and crown. This setupwith this caliber will get you to 1000yds for targets and 800ish for deer and I would say 600 for elk. [/QUOTE]
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