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<blockquote data-quote="Litehiker" data-source="post: 1227866" data-attributes="member: 54178"><p>Barrelnut,</p><p>I agree that bedding blocks like I have in my HS Precision .300 Win mag target rifle do have unnecessary weight. That's been cleverly overcome by Ruger with its two V blocks that combine action bedding and pillar bedding. When I get a Boyd's Classic laminated stock (yeah, a bit heavy) for my Ruger Amer. Predator it comes with the two V blocks. I'll use Marine-Tex filled epoxy to bed them.</p><p></p><p>Maybe I'll get MPI to make me a CF stock with V blocks supplied by Ruger or Boyds. Thanks for the tip.</p><p></p><p>SanSouci,</p><p>Yeah, I hear you regarding magnums, weight and recoil. My 6.5 Creedmoor Ruger Amer.Predator <em>could</em> be lighter if I had bought the regular American model with the lighter barrel. But the 140 gr. 6.5 Creedmoor is a lighter recoiling rifle than the .308 version and it will kill elk dead too with proper shot placement (within 400 yards).</p><p>Heck, with a lousy shot you can wound an elk with a .330 Win mag and it will get away so big calibers and magnum casings aren't always the answer either.</p><p></p><p>Gotta say, I'm becoming a believer in the flat shooting little 6.5 Creedmoor. I now have two rifles in that caliber, the Predator and a Ruger Precision Rifle. Yeah, I could get a super fast, super flat shooting 6.5/284 but then the recoil jumps way up. And for what? </p><p></p><p>Eric B.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Litehiker, post: 1227866, member: 54178"] Barrelnut, I agree that bedding blocks like I have in my HS Precision .300 Win mag target rifle do have unnecessary weight. That's been cleverly overcome by Ruger with its two V blocks that combine action bedding and pillar bedding. When I get a Boyd's Classic laminated stock (yeah, a bit heavy) for my Ruger Amer. Predator it comes with the two V blocks. I'll use Marine-Tex filled epoxy to bed them. Maybe I'll get MPI to make me a CF stock with V blocks supplied by Ruger or Boyds. Thanks for the tip. SanSouci, Yeah, I hear you regarding magnums, weight and recoil. My 6.5 Creedmoor Ruger Amer.Predator [I]could[/I] be lighter if I had bought the regular American model with the lighter barrel. But the 140 gr. 6.5 Creedmoor is a lighter recoiling rifle than the .308 version and it will kill elk dead too with proper shot placement (within 400 yards). Heck, with a lousy shot you can wound an elk with a .330 Win mag and it will get away so big calibers and magnum casings aren't always the answer either. Gotta say, I'm becoming a believer in the flat shooting little 6.5 Creedmoor. I now have two rifles in that caliber, the Predator and a Ruger Precision Rifle. Yeah, I could get a super fast, super flat shooting 6.5/284 but then the recoil jumps way up. And for what? Eric B. [/QUOTE]
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