Rangerat,
Understand something....... there's Bench Rest Rifles, and there's Everything Else.
There is NOTHING at your usual hangouts that'll even be in the same room with a 6PPC Benchrest Rifle, in fact there's no quicker way to make enemies at the range than to bring in a BR gun. Believe me, NOTHING!!! at any range anywhere, this is the real deal. YOU can put 5 bullets into the same hole, no air showing except for windblown shots which you can SEE are wind blown. A true BR Rifle is more accurate than a laser transit. For real.
Most everybody here (Except Jackie Schmidt
he was a little smarter than the rest of us!) has spent twenty years of their life "upgrading" step by step until they finally get a chance to shoot a REAL BR Rifle.
Then it's all over.
There's no going back.
You can buy one built or you can have one built, it'll take the better part of a year to have one built.
You absolutely CANNOT buy one from a factory somewhere although there are builders who'll occasionally have one or two in stock, pre-built. Before you spend a single penny do yourself a favor and track down a Benchrester and ask to shoot with him. Or just bite the bullet and buy one. If you decide to buy one don't obsess about "which parts" it's made from. Whether it's a Viper or a Borden or a Stolle or a Hall action....... whether it's a Bartlein or a Shilen or a Krieger or a Hart barrel......... whether the stock is McMillan or Rimrock or whatever....... Instead, if you find one that interests you just post the question/description right here on the board and knowledgeable people will be glad to help you decide.
There is NO OTHER RESOURCE IN THE WORLD as efficient as this message board. Take it from one who's spent tens of thousands of dollars finding this out
al
