Budget'06
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What was wrong with it to make it a blemish?
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Semi Custom Rifle(s)?
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From one Savage fan to another, oh HELLYEAH! You already know all my budget builds with Savage actions; they are all freaking shooters.
The finish wasn't perfect, and it is the bare carbon color. You don't get to pick the paint color, it is base carbon.
I bought it to make a budget build lighter weight rifle for my son to carry. Works great.
Budget'06
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Well I definitely think one of their stocks would be the way to go
I hope it is not one of these. A friend purchased one and it arrived cracked. You can see it If you zoom in at the grip/ palm swell area. It's nice but it appears too fragile.
Jim’s Hunt
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Howas are good rifles have an old S&W 1500 which is a Howa but I would go with a Bergara barreled action and you could go with Remington after market stuff
Jim’s Hunt
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I second that
The other rifle that deserves a look in 300 win mag is the Weatherby 307. It is about your price point and has a stock kind of like what you are looking for.
It also takes Remington 700 stocks and such i believe so it should have good aftermarket options.
It also takes Remington 700 stocks and such i believe so it should have good aftermarket options.
Budget'06
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I did not know they took Remington 700 stocks, that could be worth a look
There are many stock options for HOWA/Weatherby VANGUARD.... KRG BRAVO, MDT to name 2..
MDT .....buy the .300 in the Hogue stock...sell the stock and go MDT...LOVE the Howas
ntsqd
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I bought one of the Howa 1500 Mini barreled actions and had Satern spin up a .224 Valkyrie light varmint barrel for it. The action is extremely nice right out of the box. In 3+ decades of handling firearms no box-stock Remington that I've ever handled was even close to as nice.
I bought a trigger for the Valkyrie build and used it, but the 7.62x39 barreled action that I bought to build a compact, lightweight rifle with kept it's stock trigger because it is a nearly perfect hunting trigger.
Decades ago I had a Smith & Wesson (Howa) 1500 parkerized varminter in .223 Rem. One of two rifles that I've sold and regretted it ever since.
Howa is a solid choice.
I looked to see if Howa offers a .300 short mag and the only option is a PRC. Which is an option in the H-S Precision model and a few others. Looks like only 24's though, no 26" barrels. Were it me wanting to build this I'd buy a PRC barreled action and have a 26" .300 WSM barrel fitted to it.
I bought a trigger for the Valkyrie build and used it, but the 7.62x39 barreled action that I bought to build a compact, lightweight rifle with kept it's stock trigger because it is a nearly perfect hunting trigger.
Decades ago I had a Smith & Wesson (Howa) 1500 parkerized varminter in .223 Rem. One of two rifles that I've sold and regretted it ever since.
Howa is a solid choice.
I looked to see if Howa offers a .300 short mag and the only option is a PRC. Which is an option in the H-S Precision model and a few others. Looks like only 24's though, no 26" barrels. Were it me wanting to build this I'd buy a PRC barreled action and have a 26" .300 WSM barrel fitted to it.
Why the custom built rifles, especially for her? I have a Winchester XPR Varmint with a thumbhole stock in 6.8 Western. Light recoil, even lighter if you put a brake on it. With a good scope system mine shoots sub MOA out of the box using factory ammo, either 162 gr or 165 gr. With a good scope system you are probably looking at around $1400 or less. The XPR is also available in 300 WSM or 300 WM and is surprisingly priced around $600, so with a scope setup you are under $1000. Howa's are good, but not the only choice out there.
Budget'06
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Custom because nobody makes exactly what I want. I've had great luck with howas and weatherbys.
