GJM...that rifle is dope..just about perfect. Brockman is still building stuff?
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GJM...that rifle is dope..just about perfect. Brockman is still building stuff?
I had one 15 years ago, and it always felt cheap to me compared to a model 70. When it wouldn't light military ball, I sent it down the road.
I was in Jim's shop last week. Still building great rifles, slowly. :)
My wife was just asking about that rifle. Hope Sako brings it to,the US.
Nice thing about .308, is if you had to whack a bear or tough target, you would have more horsepower than .223. .300 BLK or 7.62x39.
This sounds similar to the Rhodesian-sling. Its a two point sling. Nyeti uses it on his rifles
http://www.andysleather.com/#!produc...hunting-rifle.
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What do I think? I think you are a damn mind reader, that's what I think...
Was in Bud's on Tuesday sizing up the 223 version, but was thinking BLK. I haven't taken the NFA plunge yet so I was also thinking that the fast powders would not be so loud from the short barrel. And really like the low power fixed scope, but was thinking the ACO would be a good matchup.
Not as familiar with the other rifles, but another feature I was intrigued by on the Ruger was the three lug 70 degree bolt throw. But wishing it was stainless.
Maybe another consideration that fits your list might be the 77 in 357, maybe 44. I think you can get a 30mm ring that fits the Ruger receiver. In Ohio that would be a legal deer gun for me now.
But I was thinking about the American because I want to stick my toe in the 300BO pond, even though I have no reason in the world to do so...
Hard to meet all criteria in a single rifle, so you end up favoring some characteristics over others:
CZ with Aimpoint:
Nothing will be lighter, shorter or faster. Really handy in and out of small planes, vehicles. Great range gun, can use on medium game, PD, but an intermediate-range cartridge and optic:
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.308 scout:
More length and weight, but more capable cartridge and optic. Much better if a chance meeting with a bear is on the menu.
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Scoutski/.308 Scout hybrid:
I wanted a rifle that combined the best of the CZ carbine and the .308 Scout; short, light, fast, dependable DBM. Brockman and I came up with this in .308; 18" light barrel, FN SPR (Model 70) action, FN mag kit, conventional bases for receiver-mounted scope (currently has Leupold VXR 2-7X), a bit of scout rail for an Aimpoint; 5 & 10 round mags available (about 1/3 the cost of steel Tikka mags) and they are drop-free:
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The CTR, out of the box, is less of a practical rifle, and more of a (hopefully) precision rifle. I picked up one in 6.5 CM yesterday. With a NF 2.5-10 in a Unimount, the Wilderness version of the Langlois Rhodesian sling and an empty mag, it weighs 9 lbs 10 oz. It's raining today, but I will shoot it this weekend. I suppose I could lop 4" off the barrel to try to slim it down, but I think, if it shoots, it will just have to stay porky:
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If money was no object, I have thought for a while it would be super cool to take a Winchester Mod 70 extreme weather 30-06 and cut the barrel to 16.25, add Surefire brake, AI detachable mags, iron sights.
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Nice to see zero advocacy of the extended eye relief scope from the original concept. ;)
I hunted with one on a surplus Mauser a few years (Burris) and it's light gathering handicap was severe.