What factory rifle?
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I am the king of "trust issues"He wants a new rifle for goodness sake. Accept his excuse for what it is and help the guy get a new toy! lol.
Haven't we all invented a justification for a new gun purchase a time or two?
While I would consider it more of a semi-custom, my Cooper is exceptionally accurate, and has performed flawlessly, going on 10 years of hard use.
In factory class rifles, which I used for factory class competition for several years, I have been very impressed by the Remington Mil-Spec rifles. These rifles have traditionally been 'off catalog" and offered by a limited number of dealers. Not sure if this is still the case, but Remington used M24 stock to produce these rifles. They all have stainless barreled action/HSP stock with very good fit and finish, appearing to get an extra measure of attention over the standard production tiles. Out of the box accuracy with four rifles I have owned, and about a half dozen others owned by buddies produced sub- .5MOA accuracy, and would maintain this accuracy level to+2000 rounds of high-volume, hot summer shooting. Bore-scoped barrels look more like my custom barrels, maintaining accuracy for +200 rounds and cleaning up with minimal effort. IMO, these rifles are a bargain at selling for $800-$1100. They hold their own to my full customs costing 2-3X the price. My most recent purchase, a 300WM which I decided to give a try for a LR hunter, has performed equally as well and is currently showing no change in performance or barrel/throat wear at five years/700 rounds of shooting. An added benefit is that one can take advantage of the myriad of accessories and upgrades available for the Remington 700.
In factory class rifles, which I used for factory class competition for several years, I have been very impressed by the Remington Mil-Spec rifles. These rifles have traditionally been 'off catalog" and offered by a limited number of dealers. Not sure if this is still the case, but Remington used M24 stock to produce these rifles. They all have stainless barreled action/HSP stock with very good fit and finish, appearing to get an extra measure of attention over the standard production tiles. Out of the box accuracy with four rifles I have owned, and about a half dozen others owned by buddies produced sub- .5MOA accuracy, and would maintain this accuracy level to+2000 rounds of high-volume, hot summer shooting. Bore-scoped barrels look more like my custom barrels, maintaining accuracy for +200 rounds and cleaning up with minimal effort. IMO, these rifles are a bargain at selling for $800-$1100. They hold their own to my full customs costing 2-3X the price. My most recent purchase, a 300WM which I decided to give a try for a LR hunter, has performed equally as well and is currently showing no change in performance or barrel/throat wear at five years/700 rounds of shooting. An added benefit is that one can take advantage of the myriad of accessories and upgrades available for the Remington 700.
He wants a new rifle for goodness sake. Accept his excuse for what it is and help the guy get a new toy! lol.
Haven't we all invented a justification for a new gun purchase a time or two?
That's why I never asked, I just purchase what I want/need.
PredatorSlayer
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I think they have figured out whatever caused accuracy issues and fixed it. I have their BA Tactical and it prints 1/2 moa groups consistently with factory ammo. Also have several buddies with Ridgelines in different calibers and they all shot 1/2 moa or better. Also, they have a sub moa accuracy guarantee with premium factory ammo, so not sure where you can go wrong here.
I used the gentleman from Utah Rifles ( Orem) for some rifle work on an existing rifle. His specialty is LR though. Worth a call to him and see who has an existing rifle for sale. $2000 is a fair amount, could buy you many times more than that via a phone call? For what its worth, unless I'm sitting over a beanfield (or Sendero) I too never liked the Sendero, but I do like any of the 300s for slapping herbivores around!
In my mind it's hard to beat a Tikka T3X in a factory rifle. My 300 Win Mag and 6.5 Creedmoor, both shoot Moa, are light to carry, cycle smooth, and when you replace the recoil pad with a lib saver it just makes them great hunting rigs.
This is the first time I've heard of the rum being used for light duty
Cesky fousek
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I'm very happy Browning varmint target in 6.5 Creedmoor that now I just ordered one in 28 Nosler
Donnie Spradling
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I'm currently looking at the 6.5 300 weatherby mag
Sam Summey
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"Do not seek the treasure!" You already have a suitable rifle.
Tex_Hunter
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I'll second the guy a few posts up who recommended a Bergara (anything in the premier series). The Approach and Highlander have heavier contour barrels while still having stocks geared towards hunting. EuroOptic has both of those in the $1,600-$1,700 range. I have two Bergaras that both shoot sub .5MOA, very happy with them.
NeedForSpeed
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I got a Fierce Fury Carbon barrel in 300 Win Mag and I love the rifle feel and accuracy. they make it in 28 Nosler or 300 PRC if thats what you prefer
