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The problem I have with custom builds is simply the cost.....for very little benefit to accuracy. My 6.5 creedmoor savage will puch .87" groups at 300 yards with my hand loads pushing 140 grain accubonds 2710 fps. This is with me behind the wheel....and I guarentee I am the weakest link. A custom may give me a smother bolt or lighter rifle, but accuracy surely can't get much better with me pulling the trigger. Maybe I am wrong....convince me to buy / build a custom that will take the place of all my old warhorses.
Quote from: jrebel on January 04, 2018, 09:57:22 AMThe problem I have with custom builds is simply the cost.....for very little benefit to accuracy. My 6.5 creedmoor savage will puch .87" groups at 300 yards with my hand loads pushing 140 grain accubonds 2710 fps. This is with me behind the wheel....and I guarentee I am the weakest link. A custom may give me a smother bolt or lighter rifle, but accuracy surely can't get much better with me pulling the trigger. Maybe I am wrong....convince me to buy / build a custom that will take the place of all my old warhorses. You may have shot a .87inch group once with it but does it repeat that over and over at 300 yards?
Quote from: Duckslayer89 on January 04, 2018, 12:52:47 PMQuote from: jrebel on January 04, 2018, 09:57:22 AMThe problem I have with custom builds is simply the cost.....for very little benefit to accuracy. My 6.5 creedmoor savage will puch .87" groups at 300 yards with my hand loads pushing 140 grain accubonds 2710 fps. This is with me behind the wheel....and I guarentee I am the weakest link. A custom may give me a smother bolt or lighter rifle, but accuracy surely can't get much better with me pulling the trigger. Maybe I am wrong....convince me to buy / build a custom that will take the place of all my old warhorses. You may have shot a .87inch group once with it but does it repeat that over and over at 300 yards?So the .87 is my best, but will repeat sub 1.5" with all groups if I do my job.
Quote from: jrebel on January 04, 2018, 01:03:00 PMQuote from: Duckslayer89 on January 04, 2018, 12:52:47 PMQuote from: jrebel on January 04, 2018, 09:57:22 AMThe problem I have with custom builds is simply the cost.....for very little benefit to accuracy. My 6.5 creedmoor savage will puch .87" groups at 300 yards with my hand loads pushing 140 grain accubonds 2710 fps. This is with me behind the wheel....and I guarentee I am the weakest link. A custom may give me a smother bolt or lighter rifle, but accuracy surely can't get much better with me pulling the trigger. Maybe I am wrong....convince me to buy / build a custom that will take the place of all my old warhorses. You may have shot a .87inch group once with it but does it repeat that over and over at 300 yards?So the .87 is my best, but will repeat sub 1.5" with all groups if I do my job. I'd be happy with that. Been looking for a little 6.5 lately for a family gun. What model savage? I've been looking at the Ruger American predator
Have you made a decision which direction?
Shoot, hope your on the mend! Flu is never fun 😞You know how I like .338 caliber. I would opt for a semi-custom on a stainless Rem action in the Edge. Does what the 300 win will do, and much more with more authority. They can be light, they can be heavy. But they reach and hit hard👍You pick barrel, chassis, trigger and your good to go.