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factory savage or custom?
Re: factory savage or custom? May I ask about barrel weight or is it posable to add weight to the stock? also the break is less aggressive than the ar-30 break. What is the recoil comparable to? Is $1300 a good used price with a harris bipod and a vortex viper pst 6-24x50? I'm really leaning...- beaubear123
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factory savage or custom?
Re: factory savage or custom? My grandfather was a machinest his entire life. When asking a bout a similar custom rifle to the one you mentioned he said something like 'The perfectly set rifle, will shoot perfect. without truing the action and the perfect seats and headspace, your custom will...- beaubear123
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factory savage or custom?
Re: factory savage or custom? My brother shoots an ar-30 in .300winmag and with a millet long range scope. I love most things about it and with the "tank" break, the recoil is less than my winchester 30-30. With this gun and about 1 hour figuring out the setup, i was able to shoot sub moa at...- beaubear123
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factory savage or custom?
Re: factory savage or custom? Most of my savage rifles are well under 1 moa at 1-500 yards. I was just looking for a cost effective way to get .5 moa or better at a longer range. Maybe "trueing" a factory savage long action and an aftermarket barrel would be an option? I do handload but have...- beaubear123
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factory savage or custom?
I am new to ranges longer than 500 yards and about to get a new rifle. I was pretty certain that i would get a .300 win mag Savage long range hunter but was looking for other options. i can get a savage LRH for about $800. Can a custom Rifle be built for about the same price? I would like to...- beaubear123
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