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<blockquote data-quote="HoLeChit" data-source="post: 3534778" data-attributes="member: 35036"><p>Because if You want to shoot targets, then accuracy and ammo prices are going to matter a whole lot more than ballistic performance on your desired game animal. If you want to shoot deer, you cant legally use a 223, but 223 is great forsmaller game and makes for an affordable accurate target round at under 500 yards. There's no sense shooting a $2-3 large game hunting bullet at a target that would be shot just as well with a $.70 bullet. Or an affordable small calliber bullet at an elk that should be shot with previously mentioned $2-3 bullet. Also, most target rifles are best served with a heavy profile barrel, but hunting with such a heavy barrel sucks pretty bad if you plan on moving a lot. My 308 target rifle weighs just about 17lbs loaded up, but my do everything hunting rifle weighs right under 7. I hate dragging my 308 around. Do you intend on doing any hunting? If so, what and where?</p><p></p><p>I'm trying to find modern rifles with said stock, and it looks like youre limited to:</p><p></p><p>the discontinued $800ish CZ 550 FS, <a href="https://cz-usa.com/product/cz-550-fs-6-5-x-55-adj-5-rd-fixed-mag/" target="_blank">https://cz-usa.com/product/cz-550-fs-6-5-x-55-adj-5-rd-fixed-mag/</a></p><p></p><p>$2700ish steyr SM12 Mannlicher, <a href="https://www.steyr-arms.com/en/hunting-rifles/sm12/" target="_blank">https://www.steyr-arms.com/en/hunting-rifles/sm12/</a></p><p></p><p>and the limited edition single shot ruger number 1 in hard to find 257ROB <a href="https://www.ruger.com/products/no1/specSheets/21318.html" target="_blank">https://www.ruger.com/products/no1/specSheets/21318.html</a>.</p><p></p><p>I'm trying to find other options in current production but cannot at this moment.</p><p></p><p>Search gunsamerica for other used/discontinued options. All I am seeing in the way of centerfire rifles start at $1200 and go up to $24000.</p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.gunsamerica.com/s/mannlicher" target="_blank">https://www.gunsamerica.com/s/mannlicher</a></p><p></p><p>You could always pick up a common thin barrel profile bolt action repeater from one of the brands listed earlier in the post, and buy a wooden stock for it. Boyds makes wood stocks, Richards make semi fitted (you need to do a little work and finish it to your liking) stocks, I bet you could ask about them making you something more of your liking as well. <a href="https://richardsmicrofitgunstocks.com/" target="_blank">https://richardsmicrofitgunstocks.com/</a></p><p></p><p>Savage makes a decent rifle, and within $20 of your pricepoint you could get a wood stock and a cheap scope to start on. <a href="https://www.savagearms.com/content?p=firearms&a=product_summary&s=22550" target="_blank">https://www.savagearms.com/content?p=firearms&a=product_summary&s=22550</a></p><p></p><p>Winchester makes the xpr in a wood stock at a similar price point.</p><p><a href="https://www.winchesterguns.com/products/rifles/xpr/xpr-current-products/sporter.html" target="_blank">https://www.winchesterguns.com/products/rifles/xpr/xpr-current-products/sporter.html</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="HoLeChit, post: 3534778, member: 35036"] Because if You want to shoot targets, then accuracy and ammo prices are going to matter a whole lot more than ballistic performance on your desired game animal. If you want to shoot deer, you cant legally use a 223, but 223 is great forsmaller game and makes for an affordable accurate target round at under 500 yards. There's no sense shooting a $2-3 large game hunting bullet at a target that would be shot just as well with a $.70 bullet. Or an affordable small calliber bullet at an elk that should be shot with previously mentioned $2-3 bullet. Also, most target rifles are best served with a heavy profile barrel, but hunting with such a heavy barrel sucks pretty bad if you plan on moving a lot. My 308 target rifle weighs just about 17lbs loaded up, but my do everything hunting rifle weighs right under 7. I hate dragging my 308 around. Do you intend on doing any hunting? If so, what and where? I'm trying to find modern rifles with said stock, and it looks like youre limited to: the discontinued $800ish CZ 550 FS, [URL]https://cz-usa.com/product/cz-550-fs-6-5-x-55-adj-5-rd-fixed-mag/[/URL] $2700ish steyr SM12 Mannlicher, [URL]https://www.steyr-arms.com/en/hunting-rifles/sm12/[/URL] and the limited edition single shot ruger number 1 in hard to find 257ROB [URL]https://www.ruger.com/products/no1/specSheets/21318.html[/URL]. I'm trying to find other options in current production but cannot at this moment. Search gunsamerica for other used/discontinued options. All I am seeing in the way of centerfire rifles start at $1200 and go up to $24000. [URL]https://www.gunsamerica.com/s/mannlicher[/URL] You could always pick up a common thin barrel profile bolt action repeater from one of the brands listed earlier in the post, and buy a wooden stock for it. Boyds makes wood stocks, Richards make semi fitted (you need to do a little work and finish it to your liking) stocks, I bet you could ask about them making you something more of your liking as well. [URL]https://richardsmicrofitgunstocks.com/[/URL] Savage makes a decent rifle, and within $20 of your pricepoint you could get a wood stock and a cheap scope to start on. [URL]https://www.savagearms.com/content?p=firearms&a=product_summary&s=22550[/URL] Winchester makes the xpr in a wood stock at a similar price point. [URL]https://www.winchesterguns.com/products/rifles/xpr/xpr-current-products/sporter.html[/URL] [/QUOTE]
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