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<blockquote data-quote="Oliveralan" data-source="post: 491976" data-attributes="member: 20245"><p>Rifles, actions, and ammunition are very specific to the application. Need some</p><p>more detail here; hunting style, distances, round count per year (or how often you plan on rebarreling), do you have other rifles available for practice? Ammunition depends on game type, distance, and desired effect (minimum pelt damage, expansion at long range OR expansion at close range, cut em in half, etc...)</p><p></p><p>Scopes: the main one for work every time will be Nightforce NXS. If you want a scope you can really trust no matter what, your going to drop $1800 for it. Up fom there I would say schmidt & bender and US Optics. I would stay away from March for field use because of the warrenty (only 5years).</p><p></p><p>Rangefinder: Swarovski is really the only option really, leica is decent. Unless you want to spend 3x more +. Then a Vectronix.</p><p></p><p>Rifles: Best bet (IMHO) for a factory rig would be a higher end savage. Then get it</p><p>Bedded and recrowned and call it a day. As far as customs, I have only handled work from 3 smiths, Kevin Cram at montour county rifles (PA), Jeff Walker at walker custom rifles, and David Tooley at tooley custom rifles. A rifle from any three will more than get the job done! Tooley's rifle was a gift to me so I have never worked with him, but I have shot groundhogs with Kevin cram and drooled over rifles he's built numerous times. He's a good guy and a **** fine smith, and and a forum sponsor to boot! All my customs have been by Jeff Walker, I am extremely happy with his work and couldn't ask for a better smith or more accurate rifles. Set a LR F-class national record with a rifle he built me last year, and have 2 in progress right now.</p><p></p><p>Hope this helped!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Oliveralan, post: 491976, member: 20245"] Rifles, actions, and ammunition are very specific to the application. Need some more detail here; hunting style, distances, round count per year (or how often you plan on rebarreling), do you have other rifles available for practice? Ammunition depends on game type, distance, and desired effect (minimum pelt damage, expansion at long range OR expansion at close range, cut em in half, etc...) Scopes: the main one for work every time will be Nightforce NXS. If you want a scope you can really trust no matter what, your going to drop $1800 for it. Up fom there I would say schmidt & bender and US Optics. I would stay away from March for field use because of the warrenty (only 5years). Rangefinder: Swarovski is really the only option really, leica is decent. Unless you want to spend 3x more +. Then a Vectronix. Rifles: Best bet (IMHO) for a factory rig would be a higher end savage. Then get it Bedded and recrowned and call it a day. As far as customs, I have only handled work from 3 smiths, Kevin Cram at montour county rifles (PA), Jeff Walker at walker custom rifles, and David Tooley at tooley custom rifles. A rifle from any three will more than get the job done! Tooley's rifle was a gift to me so I have never worked with him, but I have shot groundhogs with Kevin cram and drooled over rifles he's built numerous times. He's a good guy and a **** fine smith, and and a forum sponsor to boot! All my customs have been by Jeff Walker, I am extremely happy with his work and couldn't ask for a better smith or more accurate rifles. Set a LR F-class national record with a rifle he built me last year, and have 2 in progress right now. Hope this helped! [/QUOTE]
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