Winchester XPR
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Colorado Cowboy
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I have no direct experience with the XPR, but looking at the reviews, looks like it will be pretty good. No real way to tell except to shoot it or talk to someone who has one.
The one question I have is why would you want the wooden stock? I really like wooden stocks (all of mine have them) as I used to make stocks. But the composite stock have come a long ways since I had my first one. They are stable and are not effected by the elements, namely moisture. I love fine figured wood stocks, but you really have to be careful with them and they still crack and scratch.
Just sayin......................
The one question I have is why would you want the wooden stock? I really like wooden stocks (all of mine have them) as I used to make stocks. But the composite stock have come a long ways since I had my first one. They are stable and are not effected by the elements, namely moisture. I love fine figured wood stocks, but you really have to be careful with them and they still crack and scratch.
Just sayin......................
Thanks for the reply , every rifle i own is wood other than my daughters .243 . with wood you can cut it to fit if needed and it has its own character. This is for my daughter who's strong enough to handle this caliber but i might need to cut the stock to fit her LOP.
Colorado Cowboy
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Good reason. I bought my son his first deer rifle with a wooden stock. Cut off the butt end so it would fit and added it back later when he got bigger.
Hilltop
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Have you compared to a 6.5PRC? I was a hold out regarding all the new stuff for a long time but Hornady really has a winner with this one imo. Much kinder on the shoulder but same or better killing range depending on bullet selection. I bring this up because there are several manufacturers making rifles with this caliber with adjustable lop. Pretty easy to fit most.
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No I didn’t,availability of ammo was part of the decision and past experience with the 7mm . Her uncle is buying the gun, iam buying the scope. Nothing to complicated vortex 4x16x50, but still looking . I dont want an adjustable turret just a cross hair with maybe elevation marks.
Hilltop
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Ammo has been easy for me to find but you won't see it on every Walmart shelf.
Good luck to you guys. Shopping can be fun but a little stressful trying to make good decisions.
JimP
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The last two rifles that I have bought are working rifles with composite stocks. I have also dragged both of these rifles through stuff that I'd hate to pack a beautiful wood stock through. But I have taken wood stocked rifles the same places, I remember having to lower my rifle down off of ledges to someone below and repeating it until we were out of them. I worried about the wood but with a composite stock I wouldn't even think about it.
And those two with the composite stocks are very accurate with both factory and hand loads.
As for ammo, usually the third or fourth thing that I buy after the rifle are some loading dies for it. I very seldom shoot much more than a box of factory shells through any of my rifles and quite often have half of those factory rounds still in the box on the shelf.
And those two with the composite stocks are very accurate with both factory and hand loads.
As for ammo, usually the third or fourth thing that I buy after the rifle are some loading dies for it. I very seldom shoot much more than a box of factory shells through any of my rifles and quite often have half of those factory rounds still in the box on the shelf.
Colorado Cowboy
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All of the wood stock rifles I own were either bought or I made the stocks before anyone thought about a non wood stock. Composites were developed in the 70's and 80's for aerospace applications.........light and strong and mostly impervious to the elements.
JimP
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The one thing that I found with a composite stock is that they work.
When I was up in British Colombia it rained on us 9 out of 10 days. A quick wipe down when we got back to the cabins was all that was needed until I got home. I would of hated to of had a wood stock rifle with me for those 10 days, and while I know how to take care of a wet stock it would of been a pain in the rear and wondering if the point of impact would of changed on me, not that I took more than 1 shot at over 300 yards at my black bear, but when I had the opportunity at the grizzly at 579 that question would of been in the back of my head. But with the situation as it was I didn't take that 579 yard shot.
When I was up in British Colombia it rained on us 9 out of 10 days. A quick wipe down when we got back to the cabins was all that was needed until I got home. I would of hated to of had a wood stock rifle with me for those 10 days, and while I know how to take care of a wet stock it would of been a pain in the rear and wondering if the point of impact would of changed on me, not that I took more than 1 shot at over 300 yards at my black bear, but when I had the opportunity at the grizzly at 579 that question would of been in the back of my head. But with the situation as it was I didn't take that 579 yard shot.
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tim
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ruger has a wood laminate stock with an adjustable lop.