ddavis_1313
WKR
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- Oct 25, 2012
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So, for quite some time I’ve been wanting to add a bigger caliber to the arsenal and figured I’d go with a long action. I have a semi custom .308 that’s a fun gun but just too heavy to be practical on hunting. I bought my wife a GAP 7mm WSM that she loves and shoots one hole at 100 with 168 Berger’s hand loaded. (I have a friend that hand loads for it). But I’m looking to up my rifle game from a tikka t3lite .270 to something more.
My wife and I are headed to Alaska in September on a drop caribou hunt so I’d love to have something put together and rolling by then but here is the issue. I am not a gun guru by any means as far as understand which action may serve better or what barrel twist may provide best stability or what stock etc. I can tell you that I’ll probably never shoot more than a 212 to 220 grain bullet. I don’t see the need for anything more than that for any animal walking the planet that I’d hunt. I would like to have the same accuracy as my other two guns mentioned which will shoot through the same hole at 100 and stay sub 2” at 1000. I am impressed with the bartlein barrels for sure and want to keep this one fluted to cut down on weight if that works for this caliber. My buddy that loads shoots prs and suggested looking at impact precision actions. Apparently that have barrels as well that make it easy to where it’s plug and play more or less. Haven’t had a chance to call and talk to them yet. The GAP rifle had a defiance action I believe or surgeon. Can’t remember.
Anyways, was hoping there would be someone that could offer some advise and make some suggestions. Maybe someone on here has built one or had one built that can help. Was going to buy a damn nice over and under formulae this year but I don’t upland hunt and just wanted one because I think they are beautiful guns. This will be a working gun and meat stick. I just want to have an end product that shoots like the other two and can be a great backcountry gun as well. (I get it won’t be super lightweight)
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My wife and I are headed to Alaska in September on a drop caribou hunt so I’d love to have something put together and rolling by then but here is the issue. I am not a gun guru by any means as far as understand which action may serve better or what barrel twist may provide best stability or what stock etc. I can tell you that I’ll probably never shoot more than a 212 to 220 grain bullet. I don’t see the need for anything more than that for any animal walking the planet that I’d hunt. I would like to have the same accuracy as my other two guns mentioned which will shoot through the same hole at 100 and stay sub 2” at 1000. I am impressed with the bartlein barrels for sure and want to keep this one fluted to cut down on weight if that works for this caliber. My buddy that loads shoots prs and suggested looking at impact precision actions. Apparently that have barrels as well that make it easy to where it’s plug and play more or less. Haven’t had a chance to call and talk to them yet. The GAP rifle had a defiance action I believe or surgeon. Can’t remember.
Anyways, was hoping there would be someone that could offer some advise and make some suggestions. Maybe someone on here has built one or had one built that can help. Was going to buy a damn nice over and under formulae this year but I don’t upland hunt and just wanted one because I think they are beautiful guns. This will be a working gun and meat stick. I just want to have an end product that shoots like the other two and can be a great backcountry gun as well. (I get it won’t be super lightweight)
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