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338... a revisit on a specific build.
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<blockquote data-quote="ATH" data-source="post: 1562039" data-attributes="member: 1656"><p>That's a challenging build you have spec'd. For true 1000yd performance you're looking at something like a Lapua, Edge, or RUM. I'd vote RUM just to simplify building it into a standard long action. I have a 14lb Edge, which wears a brake, and it can bruise the shoulder if you're wearing a T-shirt if you shoot a few groups. Now cut the barrel from 30" to 26", make it carbon fiber instead of steel, drop to something like 10-11lbs...you will have a difficult to shoot animal which is challenging at long range.</p><p></p><p>Long range rifles are a tool build for a purpose, and IMHO you can only neuter their specs so much. You need barrel to burn powder from a big case and weight to absorb recoil and steady the rifle for long range shooting. IMHO I'd look at a 26" barrel and a 12lb floor, scoped.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ATH, post: 1562039, member: 1656"] That's a challenging build you have spec'd. For true 1000yd performance you're looking at something like a Lapua, Edge, or RUM. I'd vote RUM just to simplify building it into a standard long action. I have a 14lb Edge, which wears a brake, and it can bruise the shoulder if you're wearing a T-shirt if you shoot a few groups. Now cut the barrel from 30" to 26", make it carbon fiber instead of steel, drop to something like 10-11lbs...you will have a difficult to shoot animal which is challenging at long range. Long range rifles are a tool build for a purpose, and IMHO you can only neuter their specs so much. You need barrel to burn powder from a big case and weight to absorb recoil and steady the rifle for long range shooting. IMHO I'd look at a 26" barrel and a 12lb floor, scoped. [/QUOTE]
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