400 yard deer rifle.
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View attachment 50538You just need a plain ole Winchester 270 that feels good and swings to your shoulder well. Whatever brand tickles your fancy.
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Deerslayer11
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Anything in the 270 range?
Montanasloth
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Ruger M77 in 270 win or a 30-06. not as many stock options but solid hunting rifles by any stretch.
Deerslayer11
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Do you know the msrp on them? I don't want to spend mor than 600 so I have money for the stock, scope, and bipod
Ya know, I take back what I said. Since you are light in stature, you probably have a short draw length also. This is probably the reason for wanting to change the stock. You maybe money ahead by getting a rifle that already has a shorter stock.
The savage Light Weight Hunter may be a good option. This rifle has a length of pull of about 12.5 inches and only weights 5.5 lbs. They are sharp looking rifles too. Street price is a little less than $900. That is probably better than a $600 rifle with a replacement stock. It would be a very good all day carry rifle in the woods. Get it in 6.5 Creedmoor and it would also be capable out to 550-600 yards.
Hornady makes great ammo for this round. They have 129 gn Superformance ammo that really packs some punch and 140 gn. A-Max match ammo that can be stupid accurate out of this rifle.
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Deerslayer11
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Does tikka make a. 270? I really want to try one out.
Deerslayer11
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Thanks for that. But I'm fine with a larger length of pull when I am prone. Most likely how I will shoot this new rifle.
The Savage Light Weight Hunter I just mentioned comes in 270 also.
I'm not so sure you want to get into stock replacement on a Tika. They don't have a traditional recoil lug that can cause issues sometimes. They can be accurate rifles also though.
Montanasloth
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You could probably pick up a used ruger M77 for around 400-600 new they are 800ish. Mine is an older M77 Mark II and its very accurate. Winchesters are also very nice. You may also want to look at the Weatherby Vanguard's or a Howa. I think they are nicely balanced rifles, and wont break the bank.
TXAoudadKlr
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Are you opposed to putting a brake on your 300win? I'd give a good hard look at the Remington 700 long range rifle in 7rem. Rifle,scope and bipod should weight about 11.5-12lbs which should make the recoil more than manageable or go with the 25-06 which undoubtably would be manageable in the recoil department
Deerslayer11
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How much would a break cost. Average.and okay I'll think about that too.
ATH
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A brake will help you tame the recoil, but a 300WM is simply overkill on deer at out to 400 yards. There is no need for it, unless you wish to stick with one gun. I have a 300WM and love it for longer range work and elk, but would never use it as a primary deer rifle. If legal here, I'd use my 243AI for that.
Lots of good options mentioned that will do the job without the recoil. 270, 243, 7mm08, etc.
Lots of good options mentioned that will do the job without the recoil. 270, 243, 7mm08, etc.
Catahoula
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25-06 Ackley Improved, IMR4831 & 110 Accubonds! Perfect for what you are after.
Thanks, Kirk
Thanks, Kirk
