Brainstorming for multi-purpose 30-06

[grousehunter]

Maybe you should consider a project, instead of New! look into the REM 721, there is a prob. with the safety that rem. will fix for free, then you can do as you wish! And I can pretty much garuntee that you'll like the final results!

[BattleRifleG3]

Used guns are under consideration, but price would have to adjust accordingly.  Most people end up selling high trimmed guns at prices that I could get a new low trimmed gun for that's mechanically the same and my preference anyway.

[7mm MAGNUM]

My interest is in the general scout config, not a strict adherance to all of the criteria.  Mine would still have a 22" or so barrel, no bipod, and not worry about weight so much, except that it not be loaded down with accessories.

I get the feeling that you may be better off buying a A3-03 and making it exactly the way you want it instead of buying something new and doing just as much work to a new one.

JVS I heard ya and AGREE with you,... the 1903-A3 Springfield would serve this fellow well. I bought one for my father-in-law a couple of christmas's ago. I worked it over a bit for him and it made for a dang nice shooter. Also your correct about the barrels,... some of the EARLY ones were junk ...

[BattleRifleG3]

One more thing is though I've concluded I'm not a cock-on-closing guy.  So there's one more way a 1903 or 1917 would have to be updated to serve this need, and one more advantage a stock sporting rifle would have.

[Couger]

Interesting AND VERY GOOD thread/topic!

Anything about building a custom rifle is a good thing!



Iffn I've missed details already mentioned, please overlook my redundancy!

As for the barrel, go with a 1-10 twist. Handles anything in the .30/06 including pills lighter than 150 grains and heavy-weight bullets to 220.

Last week or so I was in Wally World and one store still had ADL 700's in .270W for @ $379 + T.  However, I like the idea of owning non-registered pieces bought from second-hand private parties, so "used" wouldn't bother me and might even be preferred if the rifle was going to ber a "truck gun" or "walk-me-home" piece I didn't ever want confescated at a roadblock during a SHTF scenario.

Also, I've been toying with the idea of rebarreling a 700Ti to .338/06 if i bought that rifle in an '06 and not a .308.  I want my rifle to easily kill elk and an '06 handles 180 / 200 grain bullets better than the shortie.  I don't like Remington's wippy whimpy "mtn profile barrel" however.

Maybe I'd go ahead and rebarrel to a heavier custom tube in '06, but I'd go 1-in-10 and even a 24" length.  I'd choose a contour just heavy enough to give me enough steel to guarentee accuracy.  MOA sounds more than reasonable.

If I change the stock from a "Remy Titanium stock," it will be to a Basner stock.

I love the .308 and its versatility, but like the idea of shooting 180 and 200 grain elk bullets.       In the .308W I see little need to shoot 180's over 165's.  But that's me.