.260 on the cheap?

[Ring]

http://www.eurooptic.com/tikka-t3-sp...m-jrtn521.aspx

[okie john]

Or http://www.eurooptic.com/PDF/Sako/Sa...ight-Specs.pdf


Okie John

[yellowfin]

Interesting development: a buddy of mine has raised the possibility of a Ruger 77 in .308 becoming available to build off of (has a source of one cheap). Is there a reason Rugers aren't typically used other than lack of the extensive aftermarket availability of stuff which then becomes a circular problem?

I think I'm going to try to be smart and take everyone's advice here and keep it way simple. Put money in glass, get the action trued (whatever I get) and a decent barrel, maybe keep the stock simple and not drop an extra grand into it until I put a lot more rounds downrange to improve my skill to the point something fancier will actually push beyond limitations of what I'd have.

[Ring]

Ruger rings blow
Lack of good stocks and no chassis..
Rebarreling more costly...

[okie john]

The Ruger 77 uses an odd bedding system that'a a little harder to work with than a conventional action. They're also cast, so things that should be square may not be. Other actions are nearly always a better place to start.


Okie John

[TurretGunner]

If you want to build a precision rifle, and don't want to run a SAKO/AI or even a SPR action... Then buy a Tikka. Have never seen one shoot worse that 1 MOA with decent ammo.

For around 550 you will get a fantastic action, A CHF barrel that is made on the same machines as the Sako TRG's, and a stock that you can actualy use. If you decide to upgrade the stock, you can get a KRG W3 Stock http://www.kineticresearchgroup.com/products/w3c.php, which is probally the best and most comfortbale chasis on the market.

If you want one in .260, then buy a T3 Sporter for around 1500 and sell the stock. Or buy one in .243 (very formidable long range round) or in .308. When you shoot the barrel out or get more money, send it away and get rebarreled in .260 or 6.5C.

The action comes true from the factory unlike the piece of shit remingtons the industry jocks so much.

Other good contendors are Winchester70/SPR or one of the custom actions and throw a barrel on it.

[ICANHITHIMMAN]

The action comes true from the factory

While I agree the Tikka is a a very nice action, butter smooth and great looking, NO ACTION comes from the factory "true" regardless of weather is a ruger or a high end custom stiller, or borden, etc. Every action requires some work.

[taliv]

While I agree the Tikka is a a very nice action, butter smooth and great looking, NO ACTION comes from the factory "true" regardless of weather is a ruger or a high end custom stiller, or borden, etc. Every action requires some work.

if my custom actions required work to 'true' them, i'd be asking for money back. I've watched GAP and others build my rifles using Badger, Bighorn, Defiance etc. none of them needed additional work.

[TurretGunner]

if my custom actions required work to 'true' them, i'd be asking for money back. I've watched GAP and others build my rifles using Badger, Bighorn, Defiance etc. none of them needed additional work.

Yea that dude has no idea what hes talking about. The whole reason people buy custom actions is they come right from the begining. Who the hell is going to pay $1 - 1.5K for an action to send it to get trued LOL.

And fyi, Winchester and Tikka actions do NOT need to be trued. Stick a high end tube on them and they will shoot bugholes, if properly stocked/bedded or put into a chasiss.

And I don't seem to recall Smiths having to true up TRG's, AI's or SPR's.

[ICANHITHIMMAN]

Well as much as the two of you would like to debate it your both wrong. There is no such thing as an action that does not need a tweak here or there. Its impossible for a company to hold the same tolerances part after part and still turn a profit.

There would be no need to ask for your money back as the resale value is still higher and I was never implying a full "blue print" to the point that would be required of a big name factory action.

I can site one personal experience that I had with a custom action, the rifle smith was Kirby Allen of Allen precision shooting and the action was a McMillan. I asked for details with my build in-case he was not available when it was time for a re-barrel again. When he sent me the details I was shocked, over the course of our next few conversations I learned from a guy who builds rifles all day every day that my Custom McMillan was more out of spec than a factory rem 700. Now most customs are not this bad and do not require a full blue print to get them true but they do require work and that's a fact. Tooling wears out machines wear out operators get lazy etc.