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<blockquote data-quote="Good" data-source="post: 1524541" data-attributes="member: 18866"><p>Excellent points gents. My experience- Savages shoot well out of the box like others have stated. Remingtons hold their resale value better. I bought a pawn shop Savage 110 in 7mm Remington Magnum for 200 bucks and replaced the stock with a Boyds laminate of my wife's choosing. Also, had a muzzle break installed and I did a bunch of work to it including installing a Timney trigger, Devcon bedded the stock, bought good Seekins Precision rings and a nice base and mounted the scope (6-24 Vortex Viper HSLR) myself. My wife claimed this rifle, but I'd like to get her a 6.5CM for reduced recoil. It will probably be a Savage also. No range report yet, but researching and doing work yourself saves $$$. If this rifle doesn't shoot it may become a 6.5CM, 6.5x284, or a 280AI.</p><p></p><p>Please don't be offended if you already know this stuff: </p><p>Muzzle brakes reduce the overall recoil of the shot. You still feel the initial impulse because the brake doesn't become effective until the bullet passes all the way out the barrel and the gasses "catch" the baffles in the brake, but brakes can help you stay on target for spotting your hits (or misses) depending on caliber and brake.</p><p></p><p>Scopes- 6-24x50, 4-18x44, etc. The 6 is the magnification turned all the way down on this particular scope, same as the 4 number. The 24 or the 18 is the maximum magnification. The 50 or 44 is the size of the big end of the scope, in millimeters. There's also another choice- front focal plane/first focal plane FFP, and second focal plane SFP. FFP scopes tend to be more expensive but I prefer them in MOA. Research the difference.</p><p></p><p>Vortex optics are tough to beat on the lower end of the price scale. Every now and again I see the Viper line with mildot reticle on sale. I would recommend something like this, in a 20-24 maximum power range.</p><p></p><p>As recommended, the Creedmoor is a great round, but a 30-06 is tough to beat for price/performance. With today's ballistics, just getting into long range, I would bypass the .308. It is a fine, inexpensive round with accurate factory match grade ammo, but I would look at 30-06, 7mm cartridges like the RM or similar, 6.5CM, etc. and compare costs of ammo in similar performance ranges. The cheaper the match grade ammo, the cheaper cost per round, the more you can shoot for the same money!!! I LOVE the .243, but you might want something to make a bigger hole at the longer distances on critters. ...research, then build from there. You're on the right track. Wow, sorry for the book!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Good, post: 1524541, member: 18866"] Excellent points gents. My experience- Savages shoot well out of the box like others have stated. Remingtons hold their resale value better. I bought a pawn shop Savage 110 in 7mm Remington Magnum for 200 bucks and replaced the stock with a Boyds laminate of my wife's choosing. Also, had a muzzle break installed and I did a bunch of work to it including installing a Timney trigger, Devcon bedded the stock, bought good Seekins Precision rings and a nice base and mounted the scope (6-24 Vortex Viper HSLR) myself. My wife claimed this rifle, but I'd like to get her a 6.5CM for reduced recoil. It will probably be a Savage also. No range report yet, but researching and doing work yourself saves $$$. If this rifle doesn't shoot it may become a 6.5CM, 6.5x284, or a 280AI. Please don't be offended if you already know this stuff: Muzzle brakes reduce the overall recoil of the shot. You still feel the initial impulse because the brake doesn't become effective until the bullet passes all the way out the barrel and the gasses "catch" the baffles in the brake, but brakes can help you stay on target for spotting your hits (or misses) depending on caliber and brake. Scopes- 6-24x50, 4-18x44, etc. The 6 is the magnification turned all the way down on this particular scope, same as the 4 number. The 24 or the 18 is the maximum magnification. The 50 or 44 is the size of the big end of the scope, in millimeters. There's also another choice- front focal plane/first focal plane FFP, and second focal plane SFP. FFP scopes tend to be more expensive but I prefer them in MOA. Research the difference. Vortex optics are tough to beat on the lower end of the price scale. Every now and again I see the Viper line with mildot reticle on sale. I would recommend something like this, in a 20-24 maximum power range. As recommended, the Creedmoor is a great round, but a 30-06 is tough to beat for price/performance. With today's ballistics, just getting into long range, I would bypass the .308. It is a fine, inexpensive round with accurate factory match grade ammo, but I would look at 30-06, 7mm cartridges like the RM or similar, 6.5CM, etc. and compare costs of ammo in similar performance ranges. The cheaper the match grade ammo, the cheaper cost per round, the more you can shoot for the same money!!! I LOVE the .243, but you might want something to make a bigger hole at the longer distances on critters. ...research, then build from there. You're on the right track. Wow, sorry for the book! [/QUOTE]
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