Building a precision rifle in 30-06 need some help

You might wanty to go with 308 vs 06 I have built a very good 06 with Hart barrel but the .308 I built was better than the 06 not by much but 1/4 minute, I just think the short stubby case is better
 
I would pick up a Rem 700 LA, put on a good tube, good stock, good glass. I bet it would shoot pretty damn good with 175 or 185gr Berger VLD's. Oh yeah, Lapua brass!
 
Here you go. If you already have a Remington 700 in 30-06


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and the accompanying article from 6mmBR
http://www.6mmbr.com/gunweek091.html
 
Savage or Stevens. Spin on a prethreaded chambered quality barrel. Bed the action properly in a stock shaped to your purposes. Adjust the trigger the suit. Base and rings holding a scope with decent optics and mag high enough to see your target clearly.

Start working up loads using H4350 and any match 155 to 168gr, lit by a CCI BR2 or Fed 210M, in prepped Win brass. Keep runout as near zero and have all the fun your could possible want.

I put a limit on bullet weight because I am a recoil wuss. The best advantage the '06has over the 308 is the ability to house the new 208/210gr bullets easily and push them at very useful velocities (different powder of course). You might want a brake when going for this much fun.

I have shot a variety of '06 and have really enjoyed the case. The one I really liked was the 30 GIBBS (improved '06). That was fun...

Jerry
 
My "after market" 30-06, which I found languishing at P&d. looks(from what I could find from the receivers serial #) like an 80's rem. 700 action. Bedded in a Sendero stock, with an after market barrel, the make of which I'm not sure. Shoots outstandingly, everything from 168's to 208's cost me $800.00. The real beauty of a Remington, is there are lots of older 30-06's around for donors. But, as Gerry just said, the Savage or Stevens is also an excellent source for a precision 30-06. P.M. me for more goodies. Oh ya don't listen to the nay sayers, the 30-06 still kicks long range ass.:D
 
Go for a 700, put a Jewell trigger on it, get the right stock for your shooting desires and have it pro bedded. Then if need be new barrel. It will be good to start and will grow as you do. I would do it in that order too. 700, trigger, stock, bedding, barrel.

Good luck and I love your choice of calibre. The -06 is the cats ass.
 
I agree the .30/06 is a good choice. Suggesting that the .308 is better because it is potentially more accurate fails to take into account many variables, not the least of which is a broader useful range of propellants and bullet weights. The '06 set many accuracy standards throughout its long and glorious life, and it leaves little room to be sneered at today. The only reason my target rifle is a .308 is because I found a M-700 short action before I found a long, as I would have been able to simplify my logistics as I already owned a .30/06. High quality components like Lapua brass are available for the .30/06.

It would be very interesting to build a pair of identical precision rifles, one in .308 and the other in .30/06 and see if the superiority of the .308 stands up to close scrutiny. I've done some decent shooting with both rounds, and I'll bet they would end up in a dead heat. Having said that my .308 target rifle has shot the best groups I've ever shot, (in the .1"s) but then again I've never invested the dollars in a .30/06 built to that level of precision either.

As an analogy, a .22 PPC is said to be potentially more accurate than a .222, but that does not prevent the .222 rifle from being a very accurate worth while rifle to own. Neither does it guarantee an automatic advantage for the .22 PPC over any and all .222s. The rifle that wins matches on any given day is not necessarily the most accurate rifle on the line.
 
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