Anybody have any experience with their semi custom rifles? Particualrly the Harvester model. I am thinking about one in .308 or 30-06.

What about accuracy etc.

TR

TJR,

seems a waste to spend that kind of money and chamber for such a pedestrian cartridge. Go for the bling factor and get a 6.5x68 or 8mm X68S.
Style points!!

Rich
DRSS

TR,

Hill Country Rifle, accuracy is good; anyway most Remington rifles shoot pretty well out of the box. I have a HCR.300 WM OK rifle.

I do think for the money you are better off with an Ed Brown rifle, you have a choice CRF or PF - I do not have experience with the CRF.

I have an Ed Brown .375 H&H - PF – great gun.

Check out both websites and compare, I had good luck with both of them, quality wise Ed Brown is in my opinion a better product.

Good luck,
Roland

Hill Country Rifles did first rate work for me. Also they were very easy to talk to and turned the work out on time.

The Ed Brown rifles are about twice the price I think. Don't they start at about $3000?

I am looking for an accurate rifle I can beat the heck out of mostly for training for hunting situations. I am going to 2 classes at Gunsite and want calibers that are cheap to shoot and practice with hence the "unsexy" .30's

TJR

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Originally posted by TJR:
The Ed Brown rifles are about twice the price I think. Don't they start at about $3000?

I am looking for an accurate rifle I can beat the heck out of mostly for training for hunting situations. I am going to 2 classes at Gunsite and want calibers that are cheap to shoot and practice with hence the "unsexy" .30's

TJR

Savage

Roland

TRJ:
If the rifles are for Gunsite courses and follow-on training/practice, go with a plain Jane Rem 700 in 308. Ammo is cheap, and everywhere. The armory at Gunsite can fix it in a flash if you have problems while in class, and will also probably have a Rem 700 loaner for use should things go really wrong.

The other two options are both good rifles, but for the purpose you've stated, go with the time honored work horse.

And lastly, whatever rifle you choose for this purpose should be very close if not identical to the one you hunt with, especially in the manipulation skills required and safety functions.

Regards.....TWL

I also had an excellent experience with HCR.

TJR: Another option would be to just buy a 700 ADL and send it to HCR to accurize. For less than $400, they guarantee better than MOA.

Great suggestions I will need to ponder them.

TWL, will the armory at Gunsite accurize or just repair?

TJR

Not sure if they will accurize. Probably not. But they are good to go with a number of firearm repairs----at least in the past they have been----for a variety of student weapons.

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Originally posted by TWL:
Not sure if they will accurize. Probably not.

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