Comments on: Factory vs. Custom Rifles

By: Medford

Medford — Sun, 18 Dec 2011 11:40:49 +0000

It’s wodnreful to have you on our side, haha!

By: Ed Abbott

Ed Abbott — Tue, 22 Mar 2011 00:17:39 +0000

love my armilite ar 30 in 300 win mag most awsome rifle ive ever owned gettin better with it every time i shoot

By: Ed Abbott

Ed Abbott — Wed, 17 Nov 2010 02:08:45 +0000

i have a armalite ar 30 in 300win mag heavy but shoots goodhave u heard anything bout this rifle

By: Lucas

Lucas — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 02:51:37 +0000

Yes you would have enough energy for deer size game to 550yds with your setup, but I wouldn’t recommend going much farther (you have 700 ft/lbs of energy at 550yds). You could use the 115gr Berger VLD and get a little more energy with your current cartridge. For a low recoil high energy cartridges (high energy for long range) the 260 rem and similar cartridges (6.5 creedmoor, 6.5×47 Lapua etc.) are excellent in this respect when using the heavier high BC bullets. I think you’d be supprised at how little recoil there is. To give you an idea… a 260 rem with a 140gr Berger VLD at 2800fps (my buddies are getting higher MV’s with 26″ barrels) you’d have 700 ft/lbs of energy (same energy level your 25-06 produces at 550yds) at 925yds! I’m not recommending you run a 260 and shoot dear at 900yds, but extra energy don’t hurt.

By: brian

brian — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 01:52:23 +0000

i have spent 40yrs as a duck guide and have grown very sensitive to recoil(heavy 3.5 inch 12 gauge). i am using a 25-06 on whitetail deer. i have been pretty good to 350 yds. is this enough gun for any longer shots? i am using barnes tsx 100gr at 3300fps. but i am passing on longer shots because i am not confident in a clean kill. any ideas for a mild recoil rifle that would be good to 550yds?

By: Lucas

Lucas — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 05:44:52 +0000

Accuracy can vary quite a bit for factory rifles. I would expect that you should see groups arround MOA with your out of the box stevens with a little trigger tuning and decent hand loads. If you got a Savage varmint rifle you could expect arround 1/2 MOA in general, with hand loads (I saw one recently holding arround 1/2 MOA at 975yds, probably not typical). Another buddy got a Savage (basically same as stevens) in 300wsm it didn’t shoot well at all. I free floated the barrel, bedded the action, tuned the trigger, and developed some handloads…. when finished the rifle would consistantly shoot 3.5″ groups at 500yds. This was not a heavy barrel version either. The point is, even if you don’t get the accuracy you’d like to see out of the box, don’t give up. A little work goes a long way.

By: carey

carey — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 00:38:12 +0000

Not so much a comment as a question as a comment. I was wondering if any body had any idea of how well the new stevens rifles chambered in 22-250 remington shoot as I have found 1 and really like the feel of it but am a little concerned as to how far they will accuratly shood I do plan on reloading but to start I will be using factory ammo somewhere around 45 to 55 grain rounds The gun is selling for $335 and Any information would help?

By: Lucas

Lucas — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 23:04:45 +0000

Give them a call, I’m sure they’ll let you know approximately. Some custom shops do limited production runs.

By: Kevin

Kevin — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 09:45:06 +0000

As I am about to finally buy my first bolt action hunting rifle, it was good to read this thread again. One issue I wasn’t even thinking about is how long it will take to get a Nosler Custom Model 48 TGR .300 Win Mag once I place the order.

By: Sean P.

Sean P. — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 17:01:28 +0000

I agree 100 percent with Lucas.
I can still remember the first time I was shooting targets beyond 500 yards and that feeling is a rush.
I think that is why I keep pushing to shoot farther so I can get that feeling back LOL