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<blockquote data-quote="benchracer" data-source="post: 822044" data-attributes="member: 22069"><p>If you insist on factory ammo, I would stick with 7mm Rem Mag or .270 Win. for reasons of ammo availability and broad choice of loads that will increase your chances of finding a factory load that your rifle likes.</p><p> </p><p>If you handload, your options open considerably. In addition to the above options, .257 Wby, .264 Win Mag, 6.5-284, 6.5-06, and .280AI would all be good options.</p><p> </p><p>I have a recent production Winchester Model 70 in .264 Win Mag. I like it a lot. If you shop around, you can find one for $700-$800. If you are not happy with the factory barrel you can re-barrel it for another $500 or so and still have enough money left over for a very nice scope.</p><p> </p><p>If you are more of a push feed guy, you can do the same with a Remington, Savage, etc. A better option might be to buy one of the Remington clone custom actions (Stiller, for example), put a quality barrel on it and the stock of your choice. I would expect you to be able to do that for $2k ish, again with plenty left over for a very nice scope. A Nosler Custom Model 48 would get you to about the same place in terms of quality and cost.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="benchracer, post: 822044, member: 22069"] If you insist on factory ammo, I would stick with 7mm Rem Mag or .270 Win. for reasons of ammo availability and broad choice of loads that will increase your chances of finding a factory load that your rifle likes. If you handload, your options open considerably. In addition to the above options, .257 Wby, .264 Win Mag, 6.5-284, 6.5-06, and .280AI would all be good options. I have a recent production Winchester Model 70 in .264 Win Mag. I like it a lot. If you shop around, you can find one for $700-$800. If you are not happy with the factory barrel you can re-barrel it for another $500 or so and still have enough money left over for a very nice scope. If you are more of a push feed guy, you can do the same with a Remington, Savage, etc. A better option might be to buy one of the Remington clone custom actions (Stiller, for example), put a quality barrel on it and the stock of your choice. I would expect you to be able to do that for $2k ish, again with plenty left over for a very nice scope. A Nosler Custom Model 48 would get you to about the same place in terms of quality and cost. [/QUOTE]
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