6.5 CM *is* a very good round. If I were in the market for a new rifle, this would probably be my caliber choice.
Well now I screwed up and started looking at HS precision stocks. I’ll probably end up going with one of their PSS010 stocks in woodland camo.
Here she is minus scope. As you can see, it's a lefty, which were kind of hard to come by.
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The finish is kind of a rough 'wrinkle' texture which makes for non-slip grip and non-reflective.
Someday, I may get the steel cerakoted.
.243 Winchester may no longer be as popular as the trendy new calibers like 6.5 CM, but ammo is ubiquitous and cheap. It's all I need for Kansas whitetails.
Does anyone own a rifle with a Magpul hunter stock? I took my Rem. 700 out today for the first time in years to get it zeroed in for deer season. Shooting it made me remember how much I hate the factory stock. This is a hunting rifle, not a long range tack driver, so I don't need a $600 stock. I like that the Hunter has an aluminum bedding block and the options for accessories including adding Magpul's detachable box magazine system. Cost is under $300 (barely). Other stocks that I see in the same-ish price points would be some of the B&C products, Boyd's laminated, and Hogue overmolded which honestly I've pretty much ruled out already.
As is with the factory stock and factory ammo I was easily getting 4 shot groups within 1.5 inches at 100yds shooting off of bags on a very unsteady table. Not tack driver groups but definitely deer killer groups. I'm hoping to tighten these groups up a little with a new stock and hand loaded ammo.
Any other brands I should look at? Any reason I shouldn't get the Magpul?
This is what I ended up going with. I think I’m going to be happy.
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I got the grey/black splatter pattern which should be a good base color for the camo paint job I’m going to do on it. Lost of greys around here during hunting season and not a lot of greens.
Just over $300. I bought it at Opticsplanet because a) they’re cheaper than Midway, and b) out of the blue I got a 25% off coupon code from them today because I haven’t ordered anything from them in about a year.What did you pay for it? Hope you post pics when you get the rifle put together.
Dropped the receiver into the stock today. It’ll stay like this for a while, too cold to paint anything here for the next 2-3 months. Once the stock is painted and back on I’m going to pull the scope, align/lap the rings, and then put it all back together. The stock stock was literally a hollow piece of plastic.HS Precision is good stuff. Pics when it’s done.
Dropped the receiver into the stock today. It’ll stay like this for a while, too cold to paint anything here for the next 2-3 months. Once the stock is painted and back on I’m going to pull the scope, align/lap the rings, and then put it all back together. The stock stock was literally a hollow piece of plastic.
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Closeup of the texture. It’s very grippy. View attachment 1574322
The pic doesn’t really show it well but the barrel is perfectly centered in the barrel channel. I can easily slide a piece of card stock all the way up the barrel.
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Unfortunately with the cold weather I’ll probably have to wait until spring to really stretch it out to 3-400yds. I may be able to get out to 100yds if we get a few days of warm weather.
It was $326 with Tax. The 25% off coupon that opticsplanet sent me was what sealed the deal.Yeah, that looks really nice! What did you pay for it again? I might need to change my mind about the MHS for my Ruger 6.5.
Was it like a membership discount or just a general online offer?It was $326 with Tax. The 25% off coupon that opticsplanet sent me was what sealed the deal.
I just got one of those we haven’t seen you for a while and we’re sorry if we did something to drive you away here’s a 25% off coupon code type email. Basically, you haven’t spent any money here for a while here’s something to help you do that. I was surprised that the code worked for the stock and that they had one in stock. I’ve found that overall opticsplanet has better prices on a lot of things the other well known shooting stores carry, but their inventories are usually much lower. They’ll list a price but rarely have the item in stock.Was it like a membership discount or just a general online offer?
I just got one of those we haven’t seen you for a while and we’re sorry if we did something to drive you away here’s a 25% off coupon code type email. Basically, you haven’t spent any money here for a while here’s something to help you do that. I was surprised that the code worked for the stock and that they had one in stock. I’ve found that overall opticsplanet has better prices on a lot of things the other well known shooting stores carry, but their inventories are usually much lower. They’ll list a price but rarely have the item in stock.