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Looking for recommendations on a bolt action rifle in .234 win caliber that has a nice walnut stock, smooth bolt cycling, reliable extraction, and as accurate as it gets out of the box without needing a bedding job. Thanks. Don't Ever Book a Hunt with Jeff Blair or Blair Worldwide Hunting http://forums.accuratereloadin...043/m/3471078051/p/1 | ||
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Sauer 202,Sako 85, Tikka t3 hunter(mine has a nice stock) | |||
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Remington 700, Ruger 77 and Winchester 70 from the 60's and 70's  AlGarden View Apiaries where the view is as sweet as the honey. | |||
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SAKO 579. | |||
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Another vote for the Tikka T-3. I have seen several with nice wood. | |||
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The new model 70s are great ! you have to look hard to find good wood. Though , maybe aKimber !... | |||
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Anyone knows about the Winchester 70 quality since production moved to Portugal? I'd imagine it would improve but have no idea. Don't Ever Book a Hunt with Jeff Blair or Blair Worldwide Hunting http://forums.accuratereloadin...043/m/3471078051/p/1 | |||
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Cooper, if you want to spend the money. | |||
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Brian Winchester M70's are hard to beat. A M70 Featherweight current production in .243 would be a well built nice handling rifle. | |||
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Brian, I have a .243 Browning "A" bolt custom made for the 2007 shot show. I can send pictures/details to your e-mail address if you have an interest. NRA Benefactor Member US Navy Veteran | |||
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Have had a circa 1970 Win mod 70 for many years and many deers, no complaints. Were it not for the backwards safety I'd also suggest a CZ. The backwards safety kills the deal for me. | |||
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Savage Arms 11 Trophy Predator Hunter Bolt Action Rifle Its Not walnut. Out Of the box with my reloads 100gr nosler and imr4350 I could over look that its has a fake stock. Dave | |||
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Savage | |||
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Some nice ones at all different price points: http://www.gunbroker.com/Aucti....aspx?Item=483227989 http://www.gunbroker.com/Aucti....aspx?Item=483394946 http://www.gunbroker.com/Aucti....aspx?Item=484162595 http://www.gunsinternational.c...cfm?gun_id=100542089 http://www.gunsinternational.c...cfm?gun_id=100470213 http://www.gunsinternational.c...cfm?gun_id=100559656 Ed DRSS Member | |||
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Sako Forester hands down,,still haunts me to this day! I tend to use more than enough gun | |||
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The question does beg to be asked, with the .260 and the 7-08 available, why would anyone opt for a .243? Aim for the exit hole | |||
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Maybe around 1,000+ fps if someone is looking to shoot varmints also? That is why I opted for one..... Forgot to add: I'd recommend a Model 70 Coyote. My .25-06 shoots 1/4" all day long..... | |||
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Another vote for the Model 70 FWT. | |||
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I like my 7mau M70 fwt, jury is still out on accuracy. I'd also look at a Savage M14. Steel DBM and beautiful wood, accu trigger. | |||
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Sauer 202, old Sako (not a 75 or 85) or a Sauer 90. | |||
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If you want to hunt with it get a Savage..If you want to admire it go custom  Paul Gulbas | |||
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Don't know what medicine you're using to gain 1000+ fps but please don't sit next to me at the firing range. Aim for the exit hole | |||
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There is a lot of versatility with the old 243. When dropping her down to a 55 grain bullet, she really makes the 260 and 7-08 look lethargic. Not all of us are wrapped up in high BCs. p.s. If I'm at a public range, I'll sit at whatever open bench I choose, thank you.....  My .25-06 shoots 1/4" all day long..... | |||
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I agree with you BoomRM the .243 is quite versatile in that respect. Getting about 4000 fps out of the 55 grain bullets and 2800 or better out of 100 grain bullets, it does quite well. My sons .243 is shooting 85 grain bullets at 3100 or so and 90 grain bullets at over 3000fps, drops deer like someone turned of the power switch. Very little recoil, quite a killing machine if you ask me. | |||
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Or for a bit more, the Super Grade has some decent wood these days.
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FWIW - my best friend got his son a Mossberg ATR 243 package with a scope and it's a great rifle and accurate. I have a Howa 1500 (24" barrel) for my 243 with an Accurate Innovations stock (Midway used to sell them years ago and got a sale one for $200 or so) along with a Timney trigger and Weaver 2-10x38 scope. Shoots 1/4 MOA with handloads - 100 gr Sierra GameKing at 2.650" with 41.7 gr IMR-4350). I recently changed the scope mounts from fixed ones to Talley disconnect so I could mount a second scope - a Weaver 4.5-14x40 - to use for Varmint hunting with a different load. "Evil is powerless if the good are unafraid" -- Ronald Reagan "Ignorance of The People gives strength to totalitarians." Want to make just about anything work better? Keep the government as far away from it as possible, then step back and behold the wonderment and goodness. | |||
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Excellent load! That is what I loaded for my now ex wife for deer and antelope. Dropped nearly everything in its tracks. | |||
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I have a new M70 Featherweight made in Portugal and imported by BACO. The quality seems similar to another one that I own that was made in South Carolina. Apparently they are both well made FN products. The bluing is good but the stock is just the normal no-figure walnut. Nice rifle and priced about right. | |||
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Winchester mdoel 70 compact or Ruger M77 RSI International. Both are handy as can be. Tanzania in 2006! Had 141 posts on prior forum as citori3. | |||
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Well, the wood is wrong, but everything else is what you ordered (didn't ask about weight, but heavy) in a Savage VLP. I have three, one being in .243 and it was a shooter right out of the box. It's shot several 1/4" groups with its favorite load of 105A-max propelled by RL17 @ 3035-3045fps. I do prefer laminates anymore, but nice quality walnut comes in at a close second. If something only comes in plastic, and I really want the rifle, I go to Boyd's to replace the tupperware! And they do have some decent walnut, too. P.S. Whoops, missed this: "and as accurate as it gets out of the box without needing a bedding job." I bed about everything prior to shooting it. Think you're expecting a near-miracle, there. | |||
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