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Semi Custom Rifle(s)?
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Or the Tikka T3x super varmint
This was also my choice for a low-cost shooter. I can't speak for the current production rifles since my last purchase was a Remington Mil-Spec in 300WM about 10 years ago. I have owned 3 of these in 308 and the aforementioned 300WM. I still use the 300WM for LRH/Large Game…The 308's were successfully used for "Factory Class" Egg Shoot competition. Barrel quality was superb! All were nicely fit/finished, sub.5MOA, right out of the box. The only modification I made was the addition of my preferred two stage Timney trigger, and a muzzle brake on the 300WM.I'd just get these. One order for each rifle and done! No worrying about extra parts that may be needed, other than scope base & rings and scope which is the same either way. Get it home, clean it, mount a scope and go shoot. You may find cheaper prices elsewhere, but probably not by much. According to the descriptions, both have aluminum bedding block stocks. You did mean $1000 each, right? Just remember, if you buy cheap, you get cheap and we all know what happens with that. The quality of the stock is just as important as everything else in the system, unless you want to pull your hair out chasing problems.
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westexhunt
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I would look closely at the Bergara offerings in 300WM. I've been down a similar road and ended up with a pair of Bergara's. An HMR and an HMR pro. Both shoot everything I've tried very well.
DocTorT
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I would look at Tikka CTR first, then HMR B-14
Budget'06
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I own a tikka and can't say I love it, although it shoots great I just don't like the look and feel of it. As for the HMR, I had the pleasure of messing around with one, I did not like the stock at all. A more traditional stock line with a fat forend is the most important part of the puzzle for me. A few others have mentioned the Remington 700 long range, I like my 22-250 Remington 700 I have now, it shoots half now when I do my job, but it's also a 30-40 year old rifle I've heard nothing good about new remingtons
MDT makes the field stock for the Howa 1500. I just got on a couple days ago to turn 1 of my Howa's into a bench type gun. They use AICS mags so for the 300 wm that might be a good choice as you may get some extra OAL.
I would look at 6.5CM for you girl. Less recoil than the 308, but still good performance.
Bell and Carlson make a reasonably priced Howa 1500 stock as well. I have them on 2 rifles.
300wm is a lot of gun if you are not planning to do something like long range hunting. Howa makes there 6.5 PRC on the long action which has had my eye for awhile. They are releasing 7mmPRC in 2025 I hear.
I would look at 6.5CM for you girl. Less recoil than the 308, but still good performance.
Bell and Carlson make a reasonably priced Howa 1500 stock as well. I have them on 2 rifles.
300wm is a lot of gun if you are not planning to do something like long range hunting. Howa makes there 6.5 PRC on the long action which has had my eye for awhile. They are releasing 7mmPRC in 2025 I hear.
highfinblue
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That's exactly what I was thinking, Bergara or Tikka and be done with it. I have three Bergara's and have owned Tikkas in the past, and both have been excellent for me. I'm still working up a load for my latest Bergara, but the other two I have are absolutely lights out accurate with my handloads. The latest one is showing plenty of promise, but you're not wrong looking at Howa's either, they're great barreled actions. Someone mentioned you getting a Howa action and getting your own barrel in the chambering and contour you want; that's always an option. Buy a good stock first time, you may not have to spend $800 on one, but if you can I would, just saying. My 28 Nosler with a Manners stock outshoots all my other rifles. I'm leaving for Kansas to finish their deer rifle season today, and so I checked it yesterday to make sure everything was right, and it is right on the money out to 500 which is probably my farthest shot. Good luck.
MOA or bust
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I wonder what these rifles are to be used for? Hunting? Target shooting?
I don't understand the desire for a heavy- barreled 300WM. It's great cartridge for hunting large game, but there are better target cartridges and I don't think you want to lug a heavy 26" barrel up and down the mountains.
I don't understand the desire for a heavy- barreled 300WM. It's great cartridge for hunting large game, but there are better target cartridges and I don't think you want to lug a heavy 26" barrel up and down the mountains.
Budget'06
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The reason for a 308 is I already have a lot of components for it as well as the dies I need, was planning on the 155gr TMK at pretty slow velocities, should feel similar to a 6.5 creedmoor.
My planning for the 300wm is for deer out to about 500 yards and some target shooting possibly out to about 7-800 as well as some local f-class matches at 300. I know it's a lot of fun for the task but I just wanna try something new. My reasonable gun for that already sits in the safe
The bells and Carlson stocks are exactly what I was planning for the 308, however they don't make the same stocks in a long action. While browsing last night I found a stock by I think Stocks, the m50, for about 600 dollars it looks like a great stock for what I'll be doing, nice shape and probably not too heavy.
Budget'06
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I carried a 15lb 30-06 f-class rifle around for deer season this year, the weight is fine for me since it usually involves me walking about 100 yards into a Hayfield and going prone.
But the 300wm is mostly just for fun, I don't need something that big but I've got like 10 other rifles to do the job with. I'll probably use it for hunting out to about 500, local "f-class" matches just to mess around with, and target shooting out to about 800 at a friend's farm.
The howa barreled action is a medium contour 24" barrel, I was just worried about heat
Deputy819
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If "I" was putting together a 'semi-custom' build (as per the title) this what "I" would do……but I'm a Savage guy. I actually just did this with a 6 BR-A.
Budget'06
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I thought about that but never really like the savage actions. Last one I had wouldn't feed and was very rough.
The stockys carbon stocks go on sale pretty regularly for about $400-450 if you wait.The reason for a 308 is I already have a lot of components for it as well as the dies I need, was planning on the 155gr TMK at pretty slow velocities, should feel similar to a 6.5 creedmoor.
My planning for the 300wm is for deer out to about 500 yards and some target shooting possibly out to about 7-800 as well as some local f-class matches at 300. I know it's a lot of fun for the task but I just wanna try something new. My reasonable gun for that already sits in the safe
The bells and Carlson stocks are exactly what I was planning for the 308, however they don't make the same stocks in a long action. While browsing last night I found a stock by I think Stocks, the m50, for about 600 dollars it looks like a great stock for what I'll be doing, nice shape and probably not too heavy.
I have a blemished stockys standard hunting carbon stock. Nice and light. It was $300 as a blemish.
