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<blockquote data-quote="BountyHunter" data-source="post: 117720" data-attributes="member: 12"><p>Vernon can get you a loaner gun. </p><p></p><p>Recommend you go that route AND then decide on what you want. You can watch the guns on Snipers Hide and lot of GAP and others are there for sale at reasonable prices ($1000-1800 normally)</p><p></p><p>Vernon is recommending the IOR 3-18x scope and is putting a group deal on buying them.</p><p></p><p>Suggest you talk to Vernon before spending that kind of money and not being able to shoot the gun to its potential. Go to the course first and then decide on what you really want. Lot of guys switching from 308 to the 260, 260 AI, 300 WSM and might want to look at the 6.5x47 necked to 6mm. Less powder, cheaper bullets, flatter and less recoil. You are after a reasonably flat cartridge that is economical to shoot first in order to learn. Heavy hitting tactical cartridge can come later.</p><p></p><p>John Myer at Custom Gunsmithing in Boyce VA or Clay Spencer can put a top gun together also. Consider this. Used McMillan USMC M40 stock $200 (second shipment in couple weeks), Rem short action $300, Broughton 5c 12 twist $300, chambered and action trued, trigger adjust, new recoil lug $250, stock rebedded $100. That gun will shoot as good as any other gun out there and is certainly a precision rifle with cost $1200-1500 not counting scope.</p><p></p><p>Vernon knows both smiths well and couple more local that can do the job. Vernon also normally knows of 1-2 guns of the type you want for sale. Vernon also knows Charlie Sherrin (top local 1K BR smith) is having a barrel sale now on about 10-15 top barrels he has been stockpiling.</p><p></p><p>BH</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BountyHunter, post: 117720, member: 12"] Vernon can get you a loaner gun. Recommend you go that route AND then decide on what you want. You can watch the guns on Snipers Hide and lot of GAP and others are there for sale at reasonable prices ($1000-1800 normally) Vernon is recommending the IOR 3-18x scope and is putting a group deal on buying them. Suggest you talk to Vernon before spending that kind of money and not being able to shoot the gun to its potential. Go to the course first and then decide on what you really want. Lot of guys switching from 308 to the 260, 260 AI, 300 WSM and might want to look at the 6.5x47 necked to 6mm. Less powder, cheaper bullets, flatter and less recoil. You are after a reasonably flat cartridge that is economical to shoot first in order to learn. Heavy hitting tactical cartridge can come later. John Myer at Custom Gunsmithing in Boyce VA or Clay Spencer can put a top gun together also. Consider this. Used McMillan USMC M40 stock $200 (second shipment in couple weeks), Rem short action $300, Broughton 5c 12 twist $300, chambered and action trued, trigger adjust, new recoil lug $250, stock rebedded $100. That gun will shoot as good as any other gun out there and is certainly a precision rifle with cost $1200-1500 not counting scope. Vernon knows both smiths well and couple more local that can do the job. Vernon also normally knows of 1-2 guns of the type you want for sale. Vernon also knows Charlie Sherrin (top local 1K BR smith) is having a barrel sale now on about 10-15 top barrels he has been stockpiling. BH [/QUOTE]
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