What 6cm rifle is the easy button

[wind gypsy]

Prefit Barrel is threaded and was unfluted so $507 as bead blasted, plus $750 for the SS action

That's the answer in 6CM IMO. or tikka factory 243 if the OP is happy to hand load or shoot what is available for 243.

 

[Q_Sertorius]

Why not just get a 1:8” twist Tikka in .243? It can easily shoot the factory .243 loads or be reloaded with heavier bullets. Even if you have to add a threading job, you would still be under your budget.

 

[Timjohnson11]

Seekins PH3 or Element M3. I have the latter in 6CM and it is incredibly accurate and a massive upgrade over my PH2 (also in 6CM and also incredibly accurate) in terms of bolt feel and versatility. Their new quick fit barrel and bolt head system works well! I’m rotating between a 6CM barrel for hunting and a 22 arc barrel for training (the 22 Arc barrel and bolt head cost me $700 bucks from EuroOptic).

I like my Tikkas but they just don’t match the performance of my Seekins out of the box. If you are talking easy button, it’s Seekins.

Buying a Tikka and changing out the barrel and stock is fine but certainly not the easy button and you’ll be waiting on parts for months in most cases.