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davery25 · November 2, 2012, 01:19 AM

Since you're building it bit by bit you need to figure out what you really want - i.e a light weight hunting rifle that's more accurate then average, or a target rifle that isn't a full benchrest rifle and hence can still be carried in the field.

When you hunt do you shoot offhand or off a rest?

You wont be able to shoot a heavy barrel offhand which you may need .

I have a Howa 1500 with a varmint barrel and it needs to be on a rest or bipod, i wouldnt be able to hold a 6" group offhand at 100 meters because of the weight.

November 2, 2012, 01:19 AM	#26
davery25 Senior Member Join Date: October 4, 2011 Location: Australia Posts: 318	Since you're building it bit by bit you need to figure out what you really want - i.e a light weight hunting rifle that's more accurate then average, or a target rifle that isn't a full benchrest rifle and hence can still be carried in the field. When you hunt do you shoot offhand or off a rest? You wont be able to shoot a heavy barrel offhand which you may need . I have a Howa 1500 with a varmint barrel and it needs to be on a rest or bipod, i wouldnt be able to hold a 6" group offhand at 100 meters because of the weight.