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<blockquote data-quote="grit" data-source="post: 620786" data-attributes="member: 4112"><p>That's a lot of territory to cover. Most bolt action rifles will work well for long range. Savage offers a lot of good caliber selections in twist rates for long range hunting, a barrel nut so you can swap barrels yourself, and a reputation for good out of the box accuracy. Aesthetically, they are pit bulls.</p><p> </p><p>The Tikkas have a lot going for them. They are silky smooth, accurate, and have rigid stocks. The recoil lug leaves something to be desired.</p><p> </p><p>Rem 700's are very simple to work on, attractive, and accurate. For future customs, the 700's offer unmatched availability of services and components.</p><p> </p><p>Caliber selection is about what you want to shoot, how far you want to shoot, how much recoil you're comfortable with, wether you reload, and barrel life.</p><p> </p><p>There are a ton of good choices for various applications.</p><p>In 6mm for coyotes, varmints, and f class, I like the 6x47Lapua. A close factory round is the 243.</p><p> </p><p>For all purpose hunting and plinking the 6.5mm's are great. Low recoil, great external ballistics. The 260 is the most common. The 6.5-284 is available from Savage and is a great long range round. But, barrel life is reduced.</p><p> </p><p>The 308 has great factory ammo available, unmatched versatility and barrel life.</p><p> </p><p>The 7-08 and 270 win are the next step, offering moderate recoil, versatility and good ballistics.</p><p> </p><p>The 280AI is a great round with superb ballistics and mild manners.</p><p> </p><p>The 7WSM and 7-300WSM offer easy 1000 yard performance on targets and game.</p><p> </p><p>The 300 WSM and Win mag fill the bill for larger animals and / or longer ranges.</p><p> </p><p>Then we have the 338s for big game and extreme ranges.</p><p> </p><p>The choices are endless. The good news is, anything you like will work for long range.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="grit, post: 620786, member: 4112"] That's a lot of territory to cover. Most bolt action rifles will work well for long range. Savage offers a lot of good caliber selections in twist rates for long range hunting, a barrel nut so you can swap barrels yourself, and a reputation for good out of the box accuracy. Aesthetically, they are pit bulls. The Tikkas have a lot going for them. They are silky smooth, accurate, and have rigid stocks. The recoil lug leaves something to be desired. Rem 700's are very simple to work on, attractive, and accurate. For future customs, the 700's offer unmatched availability of services and components. Caliber selection is about what you want to shoot, how far you want to shoot, how much recoil you're comfortable with, wether you reload, and barrel life. There are a ton of good choices for various applications. In 6mm for coyotes, varmints, and f class, I like the 6x47Lapua. A close factory round is the 243. For all purpose hunting and plinking the 6.5mm's are great. Low recoil, great external ballistics. The 260 is the most common. The 6.5-284 is available from Savage and is a great long range round. But, barrel life is reduced. The 308 has great factory ammo available, unmatched versatility and barrel life. The 7-08 and 270 win are the next step, offering moderate recoil, versatility and good ballistics. The 280AI is a great round with superb ballistics and mild manners. The 7WSM and 7-300WSM offer easy 1000 yard performance on targets and game. The 300 WSM and Win mag fill the bill for larger animals and / or longer ranges. Then we have the 338s for big game and extreme ranges. The choices are endless. The good news is, anything you like will work for long range. [/QUOTE]
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