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I'm new and trying to better understand my options for modifying my Tikka T3 270 WSM
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<blockquote data-quote="copper still" data-source="post: 2701147" data-attributes="member: 125488"><p>Thank you to everyone who has responded it sure is helpful. Alright, I'm sold. I will keep the 270 WSM as is for my western states rifle. Any advise where I can find more brass would be great. It was the challenge to get brass that made me think to rechamber in the first place. I'll work up a heavier load than the 129 gr Barnes bullets I have been working up for Deer. I would prefer a copper bullet of higher mass, so if any of you have had good results please let me know. As for the 7-08 or 308 I am looking for a 2nd bolt action rifle for a woods gun. I hunt a lot in PA and my Tikka's seems to attract every branch and creeper I walk past. I'm inclined towards a<span style="color: rgb(41, 105, 176)"> <a href="https://ruger.com/products/HawkeyeLaminateCompact/models.html" target="_blank"><u>Ruger Compact Laminate</u></a></span><span style="color: #000000"> but I'm open to alternatives. My friend has this rifle and its very handy on drives. He had a bigger recoil pad put on it to increase the length of pull. His is a 300 RCM and is quite snappy at 16.5". The 2 alternatives at 308 and 7mm 08(my inclination) should be much more domesticated and have plenty of power for the length of shots I have available to me in PA and Maine(where I live).</span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="copper still, post: 2701147, member: 125488"] Thank you to everyone who has responded it sure is helpful. Alright, I'm sold. I will keep the 270 WSM as is for my western states rifle. Any advise where I can find more brass would be great. It was the challenge to get brass that made me think to rechamber in the first place. I'll work up a heavier load than the 129 gr Barnes bullets I have been working up for Deer. I would prefer a copper bullet of higher mass, so if any of you have had good results please let me know. As for the 7-08 or 308 I am looking for a 2nd bolt action rifle for a woods gun. I hunt a lot in PA and my Tikka's seems to attract every branch and creeper I walk past. I'm inclined towards a[COLOR=rgb(41, 105, 176)] [URL='https://ruger.com/products/HawkeyeLaminateCompact/models.html'][U]Ruger Compact Laminate[/U][/URL][/COLOR][COLOR=#000000] but I'm open to alternatives. My friend has this rifle and its very handy on drives. He had a bigger recoil pad put on it to increase the length of pull. His is a 300 RCM and is quite snappy at 16.5". The 2 alternatives at 308 and 7mm 08(my inclination) should be much more domesticated and have plenty of power for the length of shots I have available to me in PA and Maine(where I live).[/COLOR] [/QUOTE]
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