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What ya say? any out there?
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Lots of choices out there for the 243. I just took possession of a Hawkeye 243. Haven't shot it yet and primarily bought it to have as a donor action should I want to re-barrel a LH short action.
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it all depends on price point. Used RAR in .243 i have a line on one Hawkeyes can be had for $500 from cdnn or whittakers if they still have some, davidsons probably has more but they charge a little more too.
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no more at cdnn. I'd like to stay on the low side as I will not use it much. Although I don't think I could choke down a Savage.
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"Any one who thinks he can be happy and prosperous by letting the Government take care of him, better take a closer look at the American Indian."
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I do remember the guy who wrote that wasn't well received here at the fire. I have had 3 Ruger rifles over the years and they all shot well after free floating the barrel. It was easy to get multiple loads with each that grouped consistently under 1".
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I'd take an American over a Hawkeye short action any day. In LH there are a few variants to choose from as well. From compact to full length, blued or stainless. Davidson's should have both lengths in stock in the stainless distributor exclusive run they did.
I have the SS compact in .243 and the full length in 7mm-08. I put a standard length stock on the .243 and sold the compact stock. Probably should have held on to the compact stock as well.
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6941 is the stainless compact LH, and 14 are currently in stock. The standard blued version is out of stock.
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My buddy has a RAR .243 and it shoots great. His kid killed two deer with it. I have a .308 SSLH and it is fantastic.
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What's compact about it vs. The regular model? Stock length,barrel length?
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18" barrel, 12.5" LOP
Standard is 13.75" LOP, 22" barrel
The stocks are interchangeable between both models.
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18" barrel, 12.5" LOP
Standard is 13.75" LOP, 22" barrel
The stocks are interchangeable between both models. Hummmm, and I thought 22 was short
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a tikka will cost you in the neighborhood of $650-$700 for a stainless/synthetic and another $50 for blued/walnut. While i personally dont like hawkeye because of the mauser style action there is nothing wrong with them, i just dont like the M70 even. I dont give chuck hawks reviews much weight
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no more at cdnn. I'd like to stay on the low side as I will not use it much. Although I don't think I could choke down a Savage. but a RAR with a barrel nut and a bladed trigger is "ok"? 
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no more at cdnn. I'd like to stay on the low side as I will not use it much. Although I don't think I could choke down a Savage. but a RAR with a barrel nut and a bladed trigger is "ok"? Good point
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Don't get me wrong, I have a couple Savages and they are both shootin' sons a Bs. I also have a SS RAR sitting in a box that I haven't shot yet, but sitting side by side I don't see a huge difference, I would have a hard time believing the RAR is going to shoot better than the Savages. That said everyone chits on Savage and raves about the RAR? ok.... To each their own.
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LH R700 243.
Or maybe order an action from PT&G and then send it and a barrel of your choice to a gunsmith. Or buy the barreled action from PT&G if they sell those.
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