Need help with unique competition rifle.

Seen that kind of shoot before. Forget exactly where. In some gun rag I think. Might have been a BP shoot too.
Anyway, are there any rules about what firearm type that can be used? I'd be thinking something with a light barrel, light chambering and low magnification scope. One of the WSSM's and match grade bullets.
 
sunray said:
Seen that kind of shoot before. Forget exactly where. In some gun rag I think. Might have been a BP shoot too.
Anyway, are there any rules about what firearm type that can be used? I'd be thinking something with a light barrel, light chambering and low magnification scope. One of the WSSM's and match grade bullets.
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Only rule is that it must be centerfire. Of course things like muzzle brakes would be frowned upon. Wssm might not be bad, hard on barrels though.
 
I'm now thinking that when I do put all this together, if done right I should be left with a pretty fine deer rifle. So...6mm, and hunting bullets. If I could have something that was sub half minute with a hunting bullet...asking to much maybe?
 
The GRS hunter does look pretty comfy. At 3lbs its a little on the portly side though. And it's $4885 NOK!...or 850 bucks...not terrible.
 
cdn shooter said:
Looking for input on where I should go for my next build.

Our local club competitions are unique I think, in that we shoot the same rifle for best group and closest to center, from bench, off elbows and offhand (100m). We also have closest to center on a 75 meter "running deer (target board). Now where things fall apart for me is I have rifles that do one or the other well but not both. I'm totally open to all options here and my only real thought so far is maybe a 6br remington shooting FB bullets in something way short and moderate lightweight.

Thoughts?
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Sounds like fun. I would chose a rifle that goes to the shoulder first, then from a sling and finally off the bags. The comb has to be right angle to get your eyeball in the right place for standing. If it is good at the more physical positions, it will probably hold its own on a bench.

Are there any rules about adjusting the stock? A modern chassis rifle might give you an advantage in this respect.
 
No rules regarding stocks. I probably should pay more attention to chassis systems. Just the few I have held are heavy, cold (alluminum in canada), and just dont feel right. I'm sure they aren't all like that.
 
cdn shooter said:
The GRS hunter does look pretty comfy. At 3lbs its a little on the portly side though. And it's $4885 NOK!...or 850 bucks...not terrible.
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I have handled one of these stocks in person. And it is definitly comfy. Build quality is also top notch, unlike Boyd's and the other laminate stock builders these are ready to bed and bolt on. I will definitly be purchasing one for my RUM.
 
Unless you really feel the need to reinvent the wheel. Buy a Tikka t3 Sporter, develop a good load, practice with it, and you'll be competitive. Oh yes I almost forgot the S3 Sightron 6-24 with LR MOA reticule. Good shooting
 
Another vote for the 6 PPC, can't be beat inside 300 yards, super light recoiling. But Norma brass, and no need for lengthy forming process from 220 Russian (if superior benchrest shooting is what you are looking for, 220 Russian option is best)
Sound's like you are looking to spend some $ and build something right, so your options are limitless.
 
Resurrection and an update.

So I ended up going my own way, didn't take the advice here and I ended up building a tikka T3. Krieger custom profile sporter barrel in 22-250 8 twist, it's .67" at 22" so just slightly heavier than the factory version. Bedded in a wildcat stock in weighs just under 8 pounds with a bushnell 2.5-16x44.

So after shooting the rifle for a year now I know 2 things for sure, the rifle is not accurate enough for competing, and I now have one sweet, well balanced predator rifle. I pretty much don't take the 22-250 to matches anymore and have been shooting a Shilen barreled browning a-bolt in 7mm-08. This rifle weighs a couple oz over 10 lbs with a 20" barrel. The extra couple pounds seems to settle things down a bit on the standing and elbows shooting but it still doesn't have the flat out accuracy I'm looking for so I'm headed down the 6ppc rabbit hole.

So far I'm thinking I'll build on one of the savages I have and the target weight is 10-11 pounds. I've got a target action and I've got a large shank stainless action that can be used. The target action is probably better accuracy wise but the hs precision stock is 3.25 lbs on it's own. I could get a bell and carlson m40 (2.75lbs) for the basic action, this would free up a half pound that could go into barrel...plus the action is lighter so maybe more like 3/4 of a pound. I'm thinking I'll try a prefit from JC customs, he has a 6ppc reamer with a .268 neck so that should work with a little neck turning.

So a couple questions for the 6ppc veterans.
What brass to go with? 220 russian lapua or norma 6ppc?
What sizing die should I be looking at?
Any other things I'm going to stumble on like how to get the throat done etc.
 
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