Sport Utility Bolt Guns

[mark5pt56]

NICE stick Mark.

Thanks Lumpy!

[ST911]

Randy Cain teaches a [url=http://www.guntactics.com/Rifle.htm[Practical Rifle[/url] 3-day course using exactly the type of rifle you all are discussing, and I believe the Gunsite 270 is of a similar nature. Some say the idea being that the last guns we'll be allowed to own will be the bolt-action deer rifles. I'd like to take one or both of the classes one of these days, but since I don't even own the right kind of gun it's probably a ways off.

Someone else recommended that class to me, and it's high on my to-do list.

You don't have one of those? What a great excuse to a buy one, eh Rob?

[ccoker]

check out the Tikka T3 stainless lite
tikkas have a stellar trigger out of the box (about 3lbs crisp and can be taken down to 2 in a matter of minutes)
free floating barrel and are guaranteed to do MOA grouping
everyone I have shot does better than that with factory ammo

they also have the big boar model with a 19" barrel

made in the same factory as Sako, using a Sako barrel
around 5-600 bucks

[ST911]

check out the Tikka T3 stainless lite
tikkas have a stellar trigger out of the box (about 3lbs crisp and can be taken down to 2 in a matter of minutes)
free floating barrel and are guaranteed to do MOA grouping
everyone I have shot does better than that with factory ammo

they also have the big boar model with a 19" barrel

made in the same factory as Sako, using a Sako barrel
around 5-600 bucks

A friend of mine has some Tikkas, they shoot well.

I prefer to stick with Ruger M77s and Rem 700s, for commonality though.

[signalzero]

[QUOTE=mark5pt56;81392]Started out as a stock SPS in .308. Added the NECG front band, Holland quick discharge brake(barrel shortened) Ashley rear base with ghost ring and the Leupold PR 1.5-5 with quick release rings.

I was thinking of doing another with a forward mount and clip slot it.

Mark

Very nice stick! What did you cut the barrel back to and how much difference has the brake made? I just purchased the Rem 700SPS Youth in .308 Win. It has a 20" Bbl. I will be mounting a LER 2-7x32mm Scope on a B Square Scout Mount (as soon as the scope comes in). I have other mods planned but want to do some shooting as I go. I will post pics as soon as the scope is mounted.

[mark5pt56]

[QUOTE=signalzero;173644]

Started out as a stock SPS in .308. Added the NECG front band, Holland quick discharge brake(barrel shortened) Ashley rear base with ghost ring and the Leupold PR 1.5-5 with quick release rings.

I was thinking of doing another with a forward mount and clip slot it.

Mark

Very nice stick! What did you cut the barrel back to and how much difference has the brake made? I just purchased the Rem 700SPS Youth in .308 Win. It has a 20" Bbl. I will be mounting a LER 2-7x32mm Scope on a B Square Scout Mount (as soon as the scope comes in). I have other mods planned but want to do some shooting as I go. I will post pics as soon as the scope is mounted.

SZ, I never shot it before I had it cut to 17(IIRC) I shot it resting on the bench with FGMM and it grouped an average of 1 1/4" I'm sure it could do better in better hands. With a light, short non match grade barrel, it's not bad. Besides, it wasn't made to be a match or bench gun anyhow. I thought about changing the barrel and then decided it wouldn't be a big difference and didn't see the benefit. After shooting similar sized and caliber guns, the brake makes a huge difference!.

Mark

[signalzero]

Mark, Have the OAL of the chamber checked. We have found some of the Remington boldt guns have a long chamber. We set the barrel back on these guns and the groups tighten up considerably. I know you aren't looking for MOA accuracy but every little bit helps.

[mark5pt56]

Sounds good, I think the next one will get a new barrel from the get go.

[razors]

Ill second the tikka t3 lite....my bro wanted an accurate, light, cheap boltgun, he is recoil sensitive like no other soooo...i got him a t3 in 25-06 and i must say the dern thing is accurate like no other for the money. I put 5 shots into a hole you can cover with a nickle....right after sight in!!

[Dan Goodwin]

You can't beat the Ruger 77 Compact Rifles, unless maybe it's with the Frontier Rifles.

Our compact is in .260 and has killed several deer and one grande sized coyote for my daughter a couple years back.

Really need to put some iron BUIS on it, and thread it for a 6.8 AAC M4-2000 can.

Have a Frontier at the house in .358 and I'm arguing on whether to commit to it or not.



Here's youngest son Connor with younger nephew Nate with big doe, dough-popped with the Ruger Frontier .358 Winchester/T1 Micro at 100+ yards just after New Years: