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The “It’s just a hunting rifle” Saying Bugs Me
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<blockquote data-quote="Coyote_Hunter" data-source="post: 1760915" data-attributes="member: 110773"><p>ALL of my rifles are hunters first and foremost. One is a full custom 6.5-06AI, one is a custom put together from factory parts. The full custom has a Timney trigger, one Marlin has a Wild West Guns Happy Trigger. The rest wear factory barrels and have factory triggers, although I've tuned and/or adjusted most of them. Scopes are mix of new and secondhand, variable and fixed. My most expensive scope is a used $350 Leupold I sent back to the factory for a knob and new reticle, brining the total cost to about $500-$600. The rest are all under $200, most in the $160 area. Scope powers run from fixed 4x to variables up to 14.5x.</p><p></p><p>My local range goes to 600 yards and I'm comfortable using what I have at that range. Multiple rifles, including 257 Roberts, 6.5-06AI, .280 Rem, 7mm RM, .30-06 and .338WM have been used to hit clay pigeons on the 600-yard berm, some with 40-80% hit rates.</p><p></p><p>A coworker suggested I buy a Nightforce and i just laughed. What the heck do I need one of those for? I don't shoot past 600 yards.</p><p></p><p>I'm currently in the (very slow) process of building a Savage 111 with a mag face bolt head into something else, the 'else' yet to be determined. (Discarded the rusted and pitted 7mm RM barrel a few days ago.) The action has been Cerakoted graphite black, I plan to reuse the birch stock and get a match grade barrel. When I'm done I expect to have about $700 in it. I already have a Nikon scope waiting, 3-9x.</p><p></p><p>Will it win any matches? Probably not. It will be 'just another hunter'. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Coyote_Hunter, post: 1760915, member: 110773"] ALL of my rifles are hunters first and foremost. One is a full custom 6.5-06AI, one is a custom put together from factory parts. The full custom has a Timney trigger, one Marlin has a Wild West Guns Happy Trigger. The rest wear factory barrels and have factory triggers, although I've tuned and/or adjusted most of them. Scopes are mix of new and secondhand, variable and fixed. My most expensive scope is a used $350 Leupold I sent back to the factory for a knob and new reticle, brining the total cost to about $500-$600. The rest are all under $200, most in the $160 area. Scope powers run from fixed 4x to variables up to 14.5x. My local range goes to 600 yards and I'm comfortable using what I have at that range. Multiple rifles, including 257 Roberts, 6.5-06AI, .280 Rem, 7mm RM, .30-06 and .338WM have been used to hit clay pigeons on the 600-yard berm, some with 40-80% hit rates. A coworker suggested I buy a Nightforce and i just laughed. What the heck do I need one of those for? I don't shoot past 600 yards. I'm currently in the (very slow) process of building a Savage 111 with a mag face bolt head into something else, the 'else' yet to be determined. (Discarded the rusted and pitted 7mm RM barrel a few days ago.) The action has been Cerakoted graphite black, I plan to reuse the birch stock and get a match grade barrel. When I'm done I expect to have about $700 in it. I already have a Nikon scope waiting, 3-9x. Will it win any matches? Probably not. It will be 'just another hunter'. :) [/QUOTE]
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