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LRH - single "do it all" rifle or 2 gun battery?
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<blockquote data-quote="dogbuster0006" data-source="post: 1778733" data-attributes="member: 39547"><p>You can go mild to wild on all the above I'm soon to order a MC3 stock and give Mcmillian's "budget" stock a try I'm not concerned in saving every ounce on my latest rifle. The 280ai will crush deer and be plenty enough gun for elk within the range you talked about. Pick a bullet or bullets and research the twist rates needed to sling them. My 7rem with 9.25 twist loves the 154 interlock and 162sst from Hornady, they're a little much for deer here in KY but they are what my gun likes best and kill them just fine out to 500yd. I'm finally to the point in life I can buy once cry once on things like glass and stocks so I suggest starting with a good stock, glass and trigger all three can be reused. Take your time search the forum and find a good deal, someone is always upgrading or deciding to change a build you've got time to get everything together. Search for a reputable builder that'll true the action and install your barrel, lots of good reviews of benchmark and rock creek lately it shouldn't cost you anywhere near $850 to get an action trued and barrel installed. Not every action needs much truing, my factory rifles after bedding are all shooting moa or a little better and are plenty enough for 600yd rifles. My personal favorite is a rem700p in 308win used when I bought it no clue on the round count but I've fired an honest 2500rd and it still shoots dime sized groups at 200yd. I swapped the trigger for a jewel and have ran the same leupold vx3 for 10yrs no reason to fix what ain't broke.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dogbuster0006, post: 1778733, member: 39547"] You can go mild to wild on all the above I'm soon to order a MC3 stock and give Mcmillian's "budget" stock a try I'm not concerned in saving every ounce on my latest rifle. The 280ai will crush deer and be plenty enough gun for elk within the range you talked about. Pick a bullet or bullets and research the twist rates needed to sling them. My 7rem with 9.25 twist loves the 154 interlock and 162sst from Hornady, they're a little much for deer here in KY but they are what my gun likes best and kill them just fine out to 500yd. I'm finally to the point in life I can buy once cry once on things like glass and stocks so I suggest starting with a good stock, glass and trigger all three can be reused. Take your time search the forum and find a good deal, someone is always upgrading or deciding to change a build you've got time to get everything together. Search for a reputable builder that'll true the action and install your barrel, lots of good reviews of benchmark and rock creek lately it shouldn't cost you anywhere near $850 to get an action trued and barrel installed. Not every action needs much truing, my factory rifles after bedding are all shooting moa or a little better and are plenty enough for 600yd rifles. My personal favorite is a rem700p in 308win used when I bought it no clue on the round count but I've fired an honest 2500rd and it still shoots dime sized groups at 200yd. I swapped the trigger for a jewel and have ran the same leupold vx3 for 10yrs no reason to fix what ain't broke. [/QUOTE]
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