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Petzal is an idiot.
For $2500 you can have it all.
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yea, Ford Fiesta. that's it...snork ![[Linked Image]](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/1003/SturmGrenadier/SniperOverwatchAfghanistan.jpg)
Guns don't kill people, drivers with cell phones kill people.
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I replace valve cover gaskets every 50K, if they don't need them sooner...
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If you take their Imagination and Pretend away...they'd have nothing left and that would simply be mean.
Viva La Fiesta!
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Throwing in the Elk and Moose into the equation makes me think a 300 Mag of some sort would be a good investment. With the short action, this would be my idea-
Win 70 Stainless in 300 WSM, new PacNor Stainless barrel, mountain contour or just a bit larger, McMillan Edge stock in your choice of color combo, Timney trigger, custom bottom metal, Pachmayr decelerator pad.
Money left over to get a good scope, rings, bases and buy some reloading equipment and components.
Bob The moose is an extremely long shot. I already own a 7mm rem mag model 70 and a Sako Finnlight 270. Is the consensus for the Rem 700 action and custom barrel plus McMillan stock, or is there a better route for around $2500? Concensus? Well, if you want a plasticized soul-less rifle with bolt parts which have a too high (for me) failure rate. For $2500 you should be able to buy a Winchester Model 70 super Grade, have it re barreled to any number of excellent calibers like 300WBY or other good fast hard hitters, get an top notch scope for it plus your dies and ammo and be SET. Controlled round feed, Mauser claw extractor, fixed blade ejector action for me, settleds into a nice chunk of Walnut all the way! And heavier than a dead mule
The government plans these shootings by targeting kids from kindergarten that the government thinks they can control with drugs until the appropriate time--DerbyDude
Whatever. Tell the oompa loompa's hey for me. [/quote]. LtPPowell
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I'm somewhere between $2,500 and a $15,000 Echols. What could I get?
“There are some who can live without wild things and some who cannot.”
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I would like to thank everyone who contributed to this thread. I will be in the planning stages for a while. I own a few very nice rifles and thought about building a custom since I have just started shooting again. I will reload before this rifle is decided on. I am however and always have been a shooter. I have just not been serious about it for a while and when I was it was rimfire.I have started picking up a few rifles the last few years and when work and family allows, I will get serious with them.
My main reason for this thread was to decide if my budget would allow a custom action, or if I would be better served with a factory action, some caliber choices to look at, and if my weight, around 7 lbs is reasonable with accuracy being the highest concern.
I had to be away from the web for a while but I just wanted to say thanks to everyone for their help, and even the constructive criticism of my lack of reloading and of each others choices.
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