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<blockquote data-quote="30-06 boy" data-source="post: 250893" data-attributes="member: 5097"><p>gun)longrange7,</p><p> i have shot competition at williamsport pa's 1000 yard benchrest range range. there are many different actions that are used there. i do however remember some the "older heavy" class rifles. they are not the new ones with the aluminum stocks/nightforce scopes etc. but these rifles were built in the 1960's/1970's. they looked like stock was made of a 4x4 from lowes and a largediamerter stainless steel barrel at least 30" long. the most interesting thing was the action a lot of these rifles used. 98 mausers and 1903 springfields. both very similar. i dont know the gunsmithing ways back then but some of these rifles shot and still shoot very well. maybe not good enough to win a competition match but certainly good enough for hunting. i saw several groups fired there with these rifles. 10 shots under .75 moa at 1K. i have several mausers. love em. i just aquired an "old" williamsport rifle chambered in 300wm that wears a 1903 springfield. my new winter project. jason<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="30-06 boy, post: 250893, member: 5097"] gun)longrange7, i have shot competition at williamsport pa's 1000 yard benchrest range range. there are many different actions that are used there. i do however remember some the "older heavy" class rifles. they are not the new ones with the aluminum stocks/nightforce scopes etc. but these rifles were built in the 1960's/1970's. they looked like stock was made of a 4x4 from lowes and a largediamerter stainless steel barrel at least 30" long. the most interesting thing was the action a lot of these rifles used. 98 mausers and 1903 springfields. both very similar. i dont know the gunsmithing ways back then but some of these rifles shot and still shoot very well. maybe not good enough to win a competition match but certainly good enough for hunting. i saw several groups fired there with these rifles. 10 shots under .75 moa at 1K. i have several mausers. love em. i just aquired an "old" williamsport rifle chambered in 300wm that wears a 1903 springfield. my new winter project. jason:D [/QUOTE]
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