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Tikka or Howa/Weatherby Vanguard.
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Remington 700. I like the 9.1 factory twist.
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I would rock a stainless tikka for that price range.
THE CHAIR IS AGAINST THE WALL. The Tikka T3 in .308 Winchester is the Glock 19 of the rifle world. The website is up and running!www.lostriverammocompany.com
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M70 Featherweight or Ruger M77 Hawkeye.
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Thanks woodson. Its food for thought.
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If you were looking to buy a 243 and had an $800 budget (scope not included)what brand would you buy? Winchester Featherweight.
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Take your responsibilities seriously, never yourself-Ken Howell
Proper bullet placement + sufficient penetration = quick, clean kill. Finn Aagard
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Winchester featherweight for me.
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I've been very happy with my latest 700ADL. For that money you could be well-scoped in addition and use your scope budget for more components. Or be close to a McMillan stock to drop it in.
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Thanks woodson. Its food for thought. It turned out great for the money. Also with the 1-9.125" the 105s will hopefully stabilize.
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My T/C Venture compact in 243 Win is accurate and handles nicely. Groups are under and inch at 100 yds with 60 Sierra hollow points for varmints and 95 SST for deer. 100 Soft point interlock from Hornady is also under an inch but not quite as accurate as the 95 SST. I have taken about 20 white tail deer with Hornady 100 gr soft point. At least 15 of those were shot at 150 to 200 yards. All were hit in chest area either facing me or broad side. None were lost and most ran no more than 20 yards.
My last five deet were shot with Hornady's 95 SST bullets at 100 yards or less. These were medium hand loads. The 95SST bullet appears to be kill quicker. No shots were at long distance so can not comment on effectiveness at lower velocity.
I have also hunted with Savage Axis in 243. The gun handles great and I especially like the tang safety. Trigger pull had to be reduced for me to get acceptable accuracy. 95 SST and 100 gr soft point bullets group around 1 1/4 inch at 100 yards with cool barrel. The one negative to the Savage is the light barrel. It heats up quickly and accuracy suffers with hot bbl.
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Savage Model 14 Classic stainless.
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I don't always shoot Mausers, but when I do...I prefer VZ-24s.
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Winchester featherweight for me. Hard to beat a Winchester Featherweight in just about any cartridge.
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