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<blockquote data-quote="nksmfamjp" data-source="post: 103195" data-attributes="member: 1951"><p>Well, here it is. The Remington will probably be average all around out of the box, but if you send it out, it will be the one most easily gunsmith'd to perfection. A Rem 700 is a known quantity. It has a lock. Which means in my case there is always the chance it is locked in AK and my key is at home.</p><p>The Weatherby seems like a good choice, but I think the post buy gunsmithing options are limited. Also, I cannot see myself behind anything with the words "300" and "ultralight". . .ouch! I have heard that atleast with some Weatherby's, the trigger and barrels are very good if not the best of the &lt; $2000 factory guns, but then $1650 is pretty spendy if you look at what it would cost to buy the Rem 700($650), and then put the trigger($150) and barrel($600 with bedding) of your choice on it. BTW. . .all of my estimates are high, but close.</p><p>Next is the Ruger. . .Well, it is a given that ALL Rugers have a bad trigger from the factory. Tell me if I'm wrong in your case. Also, their rifles tend to shoot average 1.5 MOA to poor &gt;2.5 MOA. Again, please refut. We tried a lot of loads in my dad's with no luck. I think if I would have had the time and energy, we would have bedded it and we probably could have made it shoot well enough.</p><p></p><p>Last is the Savage. Savage accutrigger guns have raised the factory rifle concept way up. The trigger is pretty good from the ones I have handled. Many are pillar bedded. They probably need epoxy bedding done also to be perfect. The action design takes out a lot of the need for precision fitting required by all other action designs. Their barrels are the only button rifled factory barrels which seems to make them the best shooters. Do a search, many NIB Savages are shooting .5 MOA groups. I don't think all of these reports can be wrong.</p><p></p><p>My choice was the Savage 12BVSS in 300WSM. Ordered it last month. I hope it comes soon!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="nksmfamjp, post: 103195, member: 1951"] Well, here it is. The Remington will probably be average all around out of the box, but if you send it out, it will be the one most easily gunsmith'd to perfection. A Rem 700 is a known quantity. It has a lock. Which means in my case there is always the chance it is locked in AK and my key is at home. The Weatherby seems like a good choice, but I think the post buy gunsmithing options are limited. Also, I cannot see myself behind anything with the words "300" and "ultralight". . .ouch! I have heard that atleast with some Weatherby's, the trigger and barrels are very good if not the best of the < $2000 factory guns, but then $1650 is pretty spendy if you look at what it would cost to buy the Rem 700($650), and then put the trigger($150) and barrel($600 with bedding) of your choice on it. BTW. . .all of my estimates are high, but close. Next is the Ruger. . .Well, it is a given that ALL Rugers have a bad trigger from the factory. Tell me if I'm wrong in your case. Also, their rifles tend to shoot average 1.5 MOA to poor >2.5 MOA. Again, please refut. We tried a lot of loads in my dad's with no luck. I think if I would have had the time and energy, we would have bedded it and we probably could have made it shoot well enough. Last is the Savage. Savage accutrigger guns have raised the factory rifle concept way up. The trigger is pretty good from the ones I have handled. Many are pillar bedded. They probably need epoxy bedding done also to be perfect. The action design takes out a lot of the need for precision fitting required by all other action designs. Their barrels are the only button rifled factory barrels which seems to make them the best shooters. Do a search, many NIB Savages are shooting .5 MOA groups. I don't think all of these reports can be wrong. My choice was the Savage 12BVSS in 300WSM. Ordered it last month. I hope it comes soon! [/QUOTE]
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