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A lot of people are very high on DTAs. I got behind one and put some rounds downrange last year and I wasnt really impressed. Additionally, I just found the ergonomics of the bolt positioning very awkward. Shot an AI AE and fell in love. Ended up getting an older model AX when Mile High marked...
Agreed. I have 3 Win 70/FN actioned rifles with CRF and they function like a Swiss watch. The only way to improve on them is to go with an AI, which is what I did. The CRF rifles are all hunting rifles and the AI is my precision rifle.
I have 3 customs on Winchester 70/FN actions. I have owned Remingtons but wouldnt even consider a Remington. The CRF is a better action in every meaningfuly way in my opinion. Only way to improve is to step up to an AI.
Wouldnt send anything to SSS even if they said they would do it for free! Kevin Rahill is a man of his word and met his promise time for work he did for me.
I did some testing with 130s and what little gain that was available in short to medium trajectory was more than lost to the wind. Living in Western Oklahoma, long ranges and high winds are the everyday norm. I wont even bother with the lighter bullets, even for coyote hunting.
Cerakote is a very good and durable finish and worth the effort. I would seriously consider having you trigger replaced with a Timney. Once your stock is beddded, it will let you take full advantage of your barrel and action work.
I have a fluted Medium Palma at 22" on my hunting rifle in 26. With optics and bipod, it weighs in right at 10 lbs and balance is perfect. It is a real joy to shoot from field positions and again, less than 50 ft/sec difference from a 26" barrel with the same load.
You will not lose anywhere near 100 ft/sec. I have a 22" barrel on my hunting 260 and it was less than 50 ft/sec slower than my 26" match rifle. Go for it. I'm never going over 22" again. Love the balance of a rifle with a shorter barrel more than the insignificant velocity gain.
Another vote for the Timney. I cant stand the vague mush feel of the Jewell. Damn things choke on the red dust that gets into everything here in Western Oklahoma.
My deer rifle is a 22" 260 and is actually faster than my 24" heavy precision rifle. I have come to be a real fan of shorter barrels for real world shooting. If all of your shooting will be from prone, then barrel weight and length dont mean much. When you have to hold from field positions, you...
Did the Savage thing, took my ass whipping and never looking back. Cheaply made POS. Even if you replace everything but the reciever with aftermarket parts, it is likely to be accurate but have other design related functioning issues (again, been there done that.) There is a LOT more to a rifle...
Feeding and cycling issues as well as a crap trigger design. Took a financial ass whipping to sell it (another problem with Savages) and finally pulled the trigger on a real AI. Best move I ever made. Nothing, repeat, NOTHING else even comes close. Best move I ever made.
Looks like a virtual clone of the Savage I built in 260 last year in a AICS. It was accurate, but I got tired of the other issues that come with a Savage.
Edit - Just realized that it is a Remage instead of a Savage. Much more likely to be a keeper. Glad it shoots for you.