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    Building your rifle

    I wonder how many guys have built rifles based on specs they read on forums only to discover that one known law of the internet is that the majority of guys lie about how lightweight their rifles are? “Under 8#, ‘all up!’” - the guy who has never weighed his rifle, probably.
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    Kimber barrel break in?

    Just shoot it.
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    Favorite Bourbon Opinions

    Under $30, I like Wild Turkey 101 and regular Buffalo Trace. I know, not exciting, like preferring vanilla soft serve (which I do).
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    25-06 Effective Range

    For sure. My point was not to pick the specific effective range for that bullet (as I’ve neither researched the effective velocity limit for that bullet’s use on animals nor do I have experience with that particular bullet on animals). But instead, to illustrate that once you pick the effective...
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    First handgun, what would you get?

    I won’t say there’s one correct answer, but a 9x19 Glock is about as close as it gets, I think. Capacity. Cheap, effective, and available factory ammunition. Manageable recoil means you’ll practice more, which means you’ll be more proficient with the tool. 17, 19, 34, 45... can’t go wrong with...
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    25-06 Effective Range

    @ sea level, 2000fps at 535 yards and 1800fps at 665 yards, for example.
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    Why is everyone in love with the 6.5 creedmoor?

    Cite your “numbers.” Or even better, your bullet of choice.
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    Why is everyone in love with the 6.5 creedmoor?

    Or maybe they don’t get their recommendations from outdoor life, their grandpa, etc. Cite a delivery method for good bullets (equivalent bc & terminal effects) with lesser recoil (which directly correlates to target hits, in real life, not just glossy magazine pages). I’ll (not) wait.
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    Would you pay $639 for a kimber hunter .308?

    You will always wish you’d had a montana. Stocks matter.
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    25-06 Effective Range

    Theres been a lot “said” on this thread but it’s arguable that the most important (only?) question has yet to have been answered. See below.
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    Kimber Montana

    I’ve had both gray and green stocked models. Never a bad one. Most recent was from the last batch of .223s (green & threaded) from Darrik @ Whittaker’s. Buy with confidence. A lot of “bad” reports you read are user error. They can have quirks (bedding, proper torquing of screws, potential magbox...
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    Why is everyone in love with the 6.5 creedmoor?

    Questioning the veracity of the 6.5cm by citing “numbers” is the funniest thing I’ve seen today. “Flat shooting” and “knockdown power” too?! I’m on the floor. Allow me to speculate: blued steel, 30-06, crf actions, and finding ammo at any gas station in case you forget it?
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    6mm on Elk

    It’s hilarious that some people talk about how effective the chambering is for women and children but scoff at its use by men as if the rifle and/or beast have any idea of the gender or stature of the shooter (not a reference to anyone in particular). I’m absolutely in favor of it, if done...
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    2nd big game rifle

    “Factory ammo only“ screams 6.5cm & 308. I’d take the former, over the latter, by a wide margin. Both are twisted correctly in the stainless T3x Lite. I’d prioritize a fast twist 223/5.56, over a backup “big” rifle, if you don’t have one already.
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    Budget Rifle setup

    Tikka T3x stainless 6.5cm (JRTXB382) can be found online for around $600. SWFA 6x42 MQ is $299... put a WTB in the classifieds and get one for even less. Sportsmatch rings.Nothing more is needed in the glass department. Unless you want to spend more, for less. You’ll be leaps and bounds ahead...
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    Budget rifle with best stock?

    How much weight difference on your scale? If I remember right, you’re only saving 3-4 ounces with the Edge. Factory T3x stock with lug is going to be 29-30oz range, right? And I’d prefer to have the lug bedded to my specific receiver as depth on that thing could be critical, though Tikka’s...
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    .223 for bear, mountain goat, deer, elk, and moose.

    Why?
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    Asking for some scope suggestions

    I’d not consider anything other than a nightforce (I’m happy with my SWFAs but they’ve been hard to come by in my preferred configurations since late last year). Budget flexibility = NF, and your optic is not the place to compromise for weight. I’d also not get some of the brands mentioned above...
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    .223 for bear, mountain goat, deer, elk, and moose.

    Reminds me that I need to get the Accraglas mixed for the Montucky onto which Shaen spun a 1:7” Rock.
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    Budget rifle with best stock?

    They’re not stiff, which objectively hinders precision when shooting from field positions and varying rests.

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