Need help finding/building inexpensive target/hunting rifle

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Hey,

Im looking to buy a rifle sometime this year, but like everyone, im on a budget. I will use it hunting and would like to dabble in some target shooting too, so i would love to have a "1/2 inch moa" entry rifle. Now iv read articles written by americans on how to build a cheap precision rifle by buying all different parts used and possibly doing the gunsmithing yourself, but my problem then is where to find the different parts to buy in canada?

another idea i read about is going "semi" custom by buying a cheap stock rifle then upgrade the parts eventually. id probably prefer this method, but the problem im having with this is that i really want a .260 cal. and cant find any! where can i find those for sale?

Id really like your guys help on how and where to build or find a .260 entry level precision rifle. i assume, from what iv seen, it will be easiest to get a savage stock rifle chambered for the 260 or start building one based on a savage action.

id love to build my own rifle so i get exactly what i want and maybe put all or most of it together, but only if this can be done for under 1000$. if not, where do i find a cheap 260 for sale?

what do you guys think?

thanks
 
Ok where to start...the .260 chambering shouldn't be your only option here unless your sitting on a grand worth of components to reload with. Just throwing this out there but the 7mm-08 will do everything the .260 will and everyone builds a rifle in it. With a 1000.00 for a budget your not really able to build a precision rifle, you can buy a hunting rifle for that. The closest thing to precision you can do for a grand is buy a Stevens rifle off the EE for say 350.00. Add a Shilen SS match barrel for 550.00. Try and find a B&C stock for it for 350.00 bed it yourself and then you still need a couple hundred for a trigger. As you can see your budget is blown already. Then there's glass...1000.00 just gets you in the door really. My advise with your budget, if you want to try a target rifle, not a hunting rifle in any way, try and hunt down a Savage F-TR chambered in 6 norma br.
 
thanks for responding. i want 260 mainly for the recoil, ill look into the 7 08. now ill need a grand worth of equipment regardless the cal i choose right? or is there something special about the 260? as far as i know, my uncle has most of the equipment ill need but the die.

thanks again for the help. its looking like ill just buy a budget rifle and slowly upgrade it. im assuming that the accutrigger is better than the stock stevens trigger?
 
htt p://gagnonsports.com/index.php?product=SAV-19747 - scoop this thing before it's gone. Match grade 308 does not have that bad of a kick, even if it did this rifle has a threaded barrel for just about any brake you could want to install. After buying a rifle, track down a bushnell 10x40 fixed power rifle scope, and get a decent base and decent rings. You now have a fairly decent setup that you will probably be able to be fairly competitive with. My next suggestion would be get a good set of bags and/or decent bipod. Also because of the savage barrel nut, you will be able to rebarrel to a 260 later on down the road.
 
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I would personally go with a more common round, for a budget starter.
Im a Savage guy (while on the cheap) and they are a great value.
I would recommend the Model 10 or something similar.
Lots of common upgrades for the Savages.
I would definitely go .308 (my favorite) or 30.06 for a starter.
I had a model 10 with rail, Nikon BDC pro staff 4-12 and bipod for $1000 all in. Was definitely a great start.
 
thanks guys, your suggestions are very helpful.

im definietly going to buy a savage and slowly upgrade it, but now im wondering if i should get a 7mm 08 instead since its easier to find and reload??

what yall think?
 
The 260 isn't hard to reload for and components aren't hard to find at all. Brass is available through Prophet River, Hirsch Precision and other site sponsors. If you run Lapua brass it will last for a long time. I've run 140gr vld's at around 2900fps and had brass last over 15 reloads. It's a great caliber, soft shooting and capable of great accuracy well past 1km.
 
I have 7-08, 308, and 260 in HB rifles - the 260 outperforms the others ballistically on paper, and actually have had no issue with finding components. 308 ballistically is less than the others, but by far the easiest to find components - popularity I guess.
7-08 tho, is definitely a sleeper - it can really shoot if you find the right load.

I would bet that whatever you choose between 7-08 or 260, it will shoot bugholes with SMK's and Varget/H4350, pretty common stuff.
 
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