Greg Nolan
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I like the way you think :wink:beretzs":16bdnzrj said:
Winchester M70 Super Grade 300 Win Mag
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DrMike
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That is a handsome rifle. There is some great character in the wood. Scotty, you just gotta' stay true to ol' red. Winchester is back, and Remington will shortly be truly "green" with envy. :mrgreen:
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Ammo Smith
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Beretz,
You sure are making it hard for me to get that CDL in 6mm when I should be thinking about a Winchester. I have to check the Extreme Weather SS chamberings and see what they have that would be closest and simplest for me to turn it into a 6mm. I'm not a synthetic fan although I completely understand the concept and the aluminum block and blah blah blah :!: I do like pretty wood and I also really like the laminates for the extra strength, but they are heavier than standard wood, but have everything to offer that the aluminum bedding block will if they are bedded and possibly pillar bedded as well.
I know what you mean about shooting them. My buddy has one in a 300 WSM with the wood laminate stock and it sure it a great rifle. It was easy to get a load worked up for it and it feels like shooting my 30-06 as far as recoil. I'm sure having a hard time here. I checked out a CDL limited just yesterday with my son and they have a nice soft recoil pad on them, but that sucker must be 1.5 inches thick. I hate to have to say it, but it does kind of look out of place. It's too much black on the back end and detracts from the overall look of the rifle. Oh guys what should I do?
How about the Ruger Hawkeye and I get the sporter which is the laminate stocked one, and then have it rebarreled to 6mm Remington? My son's 6mm is a Ruger MKII that had the plain walnut stock on it and I sold it to that GUY :grin: in North Dakota and got him a Boyds Laminate which we had checkered and put on his rifle. It is one nice gun with the Mauser controlled round feed action, three position safety, and Ruger's scope mounting system is bulletproof. For the cost of a Hawkeye laminate and having it rebarreled with a good Shilen or something in 24" length would probably cost about the same as if I purchased the CDL and then I would have what I wanted. Help here, I'm waffling a lot. I sure like the Winchester's too, but the scope mounting system on the Ruger is stronger/better I believe! :mrgreen: :?:
You sure are making it hard for me to get that CDL in 6mm when I should be thinking about a Winchester. I have to check the Extreme Weather SS chamberings and see what they have that would be closest and simplest for me to turn it into a 6mm. I'm not a synthetic fan although I completely understand the concept and the aluminum block and blah blah blah :!: I do like pretty wood and I also really like the laminates for the extra strength, but they are heavier than standard wood, but have everything to offer that the aluminum bedding block will if they are bedded and possibly pillar bedded as well.
I know what you mean about shooting them. My buddy has one in a 300 WSM with the wood laminate stock and it sure it a great rifle. It was easy to get a load worked up for it and it feels like shooting my 30-06 as far as recoil. I'm sure having a hard time here. I checked out a CDL limited just yesterday with my son and they have a nice soft recoil pad on them, but that sucker must be 1.5 inches thick. I hate to have to say it, but it does kind of look out of place. It's too much black on the back end and detracts from the overall look of the rifle. Oh guys what should I do?
How about the Ruger Hawkeye and I get the sporter which is the laminate stocked one, and then have it rebarreled to 6mm Remington? My son's 6mm is a Ruger MKII that had the plain walnut stock on it and I sold it to that GUY :grin: in North Dakota and got him a Boyds Laminate which we had checkered and put on his rifle. It is one nice gun with the Mauser controlled round feed action, three position safety, and Ruger's scope mounting system is bulletproof. For the cost of a Hawkeye laminate and having it rebarreled with a good Shilen or something in 24" length would probably cost about the same as if I purchased the CDL and then I would have what I wanted. Help here, I'm waffling a lot. I sure like the Winchester's too, but the scope mounting system on the Ruger is stronger/better I believe! :mrgreen: :?:
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6mm, the M70 is the way to go! I know alot of you all are M700 guys through and through, but there seems to be way too much chatter about poor Remington Customer Service, bad finish jobs, and in my case, poor accuracy. I am not the only feller who has written about it. I think Remingtons are great rifles, but unless you intend to do some work on them to make them shoot, they aren't for me. If it was a budget Savage or Marlin, I would expect to have to work to make it shoot, but not for the money you spend on the Rem's.
I have heard nothing but glorious reports on the new M70's and Mike here has about all of them and hasn't had an issue that I know of. My M70's are shooters and always have been. Other than adjusting the trigger, they have all exceeded my expectations. Each to their own, I am just a little more wary of Remington. Those CDL SF's are sharp, but if they don't shoot you might rather carry a bow, you will get more range out of them! Scotty
I have heard nothing but glorious reports on the new M70's and Mike here has about all of them and hasn't had an issue that I know of. My M70's are shooters and always have been. Other than adjusting the trigger, they have all exceeded my expectations. Each to their own, I am just a little more wary of Remington. Those CDL SF's are sharp, but if they don't shoot you might rather carry a bow, you will get more range out of them! Scotty
DrMike
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Scotty and David,
Pretty is as pretty does. The Savage shoots very well out of the box. The Marlin bolt guns are a pleasant surprise. All the Winchesters I've shot in the past two years (from SC) have all shot well. I have had to tweak each of my Remingtons to get the accuracy I expected out of them.
Pretty is as pretty does. The Savage shoots very well out of the box. The Marlin bolt guns are a pleasant surprise. All the Winchesters I've shot in the past two years (from SC) have all shot well. I have had to tweak each of my Remingtons to get the accuracy I expected out of them.
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I don't think you should have to "tweak" these rifles to make them shoot under 2". I wouldn't mind if they didn't break an inch and I was looking for more, but they should all be a 1.5" shooter out of the box. I know it is probably unrealistic, but all of my others will do that with little trouble and decent loads. The Winchesters have all been better than that! Scotty
6mm Remington
Ammo Smith
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I appreciate the input. I believe I'm going to try and go with the Ruger or the Winchester. I am very happy with 3 Ruger's I own although I was happy with my Remingtons as well, but they were older rifles. Thanks.
DrMike
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David,
I believe you will be pleased with either choice. I'm partial to Winchesters, but that is an aesthetics thing for me. Ruger makes a fine rifle, no question about it.
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Gorgeous! Wish I could get something that I do not have based on a Super grade!
Yeah, Pop, that's my biggest problem with Winchesters in general, and Supergrades in particular. I keep thinking of all the things I could build OFF of a Supergrade (.338-06, .300H&H, 7x57, .35 Whelen, .375-06, .280, .25-06) rather than "Oh boy! another '06/.270/.300WM/WSM"
Truth be told, I would like a .338 SG.
Truth be told, I would like a .338 SG.
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No doubt man! We need some oddballs here!
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I agree. Although the most beautiful one I ever owned was a 264 super grade.
I dropped this goat at 501 yards with 125 Nosler PT.
I dropped this goat at 501 yards with 125 Nosler PT.
