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The Basics, Starting Out
Top 5 hunting rifles at/under $1K
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<blockquote data-quote="Hugnot" data-source="post: 1999623" data-attributes="member: 115658"><p>500 yards on elks - sounds like sort of open country is a possibility.</p><p></p><p>My thinking:</p><p>I am a Ruger M77 MKII/Hawkeye fan.</p><p>I survey local gun shops, find a good used one, preferably with a .473 bolt face, of the action length that will handle the round I intend to use.</p><p>Have it re-barreled with a high quality stainless barrel with caliber & twist for bullet I intend to use.</p><p>Have a pro trigger job performed.</p><p>Have the bolt lugs lapped in and the receiver face squared up.</p><p>Buy a suitable stock from Richards Microfit with a recoil pad installed and perform the bedding & finish work myself.</p><p>Spend the rest of the $ on the highest quality scope (2+ grand total).</p><p>My favorite would be a 6.5-06, I do my own inletting and recoil pad installation.</p><p></p><p>As I wrote this at least 10 other posts were generated. All were worthy and involved far less effort & work than my suggestion. I sort of liked the one that mentioned "shoes". Impressive accuracy from Tikka's.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Hugnot, post: 1999623, member: 115658"] 500 yards on elks - sounds like sort of open country is a possibility. My thinking: I am a Ruger M77 MKII/Hawkeye fan. I survey local gun shops, find a good used one, preferably with a .473 bolt face, of the action length that will handle the round I intend to use. Have it re-barreled with a high quality stainless barrel with caliber & twist for bullet I intend to use. Have a pro trigger job performed. Have the bolt lugs lapped in and the receiver face squared up. Buy a suitable stock from Richards Microfit with a recoil pad installed and perform the bedding & finish work myself. Spend the rest of the $ on the highest quality scope (2+ grand total). My favorite would be a 6.5-06, I do my own inletting and recoil pad installation. As I wrote this at least 10 other posts were generated. All were worthy and involved far less effort & work than my suggestion. I sort of liked the one that mentioned "shoes". Impressive accuracy from Tikka's. [/QUOTE]
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