First of all, I am by no means any sort of bench shooter or accuracy guru. I want something I can use for hog/yote duty and Ive wanted to start polishing up my accuracy on the weekends by doing a little range work. All my rifles so far are sporter type setups. Shorter barrels, lighter stocks. Im wanting a heavy gun and heres where Im trying to justify it all.
Off the shelf I like the Remingtons. Either a VSF or VLS in .308 so its chuck up 700-800 bucks for a new gun or wait it out and hope I find one that pops up for a good deal.
My other thought was to go ahead and start making a gun that is my own. I like having something a little different than most and something that I had some thought go into. I know it will ultimately cost a bit more but It can be drug out to offset costs.
The only gun I currently have thats not being used much but still has some sintimental value to build of off is a Stainless ruger m77 mark 2 in .243
Ive noticed a big lack of ruger builds though and there seems to be a ton about lack of smiths, aftermarket add ons, and possibly integrity and accuracy of the action.
Can anyone advise on building a ruger action?
Or should I just grab a savage or Remington Varmint style rifle and start there, if I catch on well I can build from there too.
Thanks for any advice.
Off the shelf I like the Remingtons. Either a VSF or VLS in .308 so its chuck up 700-800 bucks for a new gun or wait it out and hope I find one that pops up for a good deal.
My other thought was to go ahead and start making a gun that is my own. I like having something a little different than most and something that I had some thought go into. I know it will ultimately cost a bit more but It can be drug out to offset costs.
The only gun I currently have thats not being used much but still has some sintimental value to build of off is a Stainless ruger m77 mark 2 in .243
Ive noticed a big lack of ruger builds though and there seems to be a ton about lack of smiths, aftermarket add ons, and possibly integrity and accuracy of the action.
Can anyone advise on building a ruger action?
Or should I just grab a savage or Remington Varmint style rifle and start there, if I catch on well I can build from there too.
Thanks for any advice.
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