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Okay, men, where can I get the best action for the least $? Hey, I'm talking about rifle actions...what were you thinking?!?!

Seriously...it seems I've read about several of you regularly finding and purchasing good quality actions at reasonable prices. I'm about to start a project based on .30-'06, and I'd like to find a good action at a reasonable price. I'd prefer a Winchester pre-64 Model 70, but would also be interested in a good Mauser or Sako action. I must say that I'm lost in myriad Mauser actions, and know little about the Sakos, except that I want an earlier one.

Hey...I'm open to ANY suggestions regarding actions!

Thanks for the input!

Jim:cool:

[I've always used the press mounted priming arm on an old RCBS JR press to prime my cases. I now have the option of using the priming device on my new Forster CoAx press, but have read that "hand held" priming tools are more uniform and accurate.]

:smiley: I've always used the press mounted priming arm on an old RCBS JR press to prime my cases. I now have the option of using the priming device on my new Forster CoAx press, but have read that "hand held" priming tools are more uniform and accurate.
 
I want uniform and accurate reloads!
 
What benefit is there to the hand held tools? Seems to be quite a variance in quality if price indicates quality.
 
The instructions included with the Forster press indicate that it would/should be very uniform. Could be "uniform... good" OR "uniform...not so good."
 
Please give me your input on priming tools and the priming process.
 
Thanks!
 
Jim:smiley:

Well...I'm almost 60, and my eyesight needs correction. I am primarily nearsighted, with some astigmatism. Until age 45, I used contacts successfully. Since then, I've used spectacles with multi-focal lenses.
 
Contacts don't get knocked off or fog up and yield better periperal vision. My near vision, without correction, is quite acceptable. With distance vision contacts, I will use "cheaters" for close up work.
 
After trying several, I have found comfortable lenses...BUT...My vision is NOT sharp with them. My reason for seeking contacts is to see targets clearly, at a distance! I want to differentiate deer and elk from shadows and brush, and see antlers. I am a good observer, but am frustrated with the lack of clear vision at distance.
 
Does anyone have experience with contacts for shooting? Can anyone offer suggestions? Are there any shooting optometrists or ophthalmologists out there?
 
Thanks, in advance, for your thoughts and suggestions!:)

[Sakorick]

I'm considering having a wildcat-cartridge rifle built using my Remington 700ADL .30-'06 action. I hope to get some advice and direction from those of you who have such experience.

This rifle will be used for hunting and target shooting. Accuracy (1/4-1/2 MOA) is very important. Species will be antelope, deer, elk. Terrain will be Colorado, from mountains to sage. Sakorick, you know the country well. ( I wanted to keep that Sako for myself, but my son loves it! We had a great elk hunt, not an elk find, but an elk hunt.) Range may be as much as 400 Yards.

I've been looking at .30-'06 Ackley Improved, .30 Gibbs, and .30 Dakota. There may be other cartridges I should be considering, perhaps even the standard .30-'06. I like .30 because there are so many bullets available, but maybe I should be looking at some sort of a .264, or whatever. Just so it doesn't have a belted case! I handload, and I am willing to use a long barrel to take advantage of more powder to burn. I'm using 135 to 165 gr Barnes XLC bullets for hunting, but less expensive bullets for practice. The gun, all tuned up and with trick parts, will be built by a Colorado 'smith who is accuracy oriented.

But then, with a price tag of around $2500, another question is whether I should buy a stock rifle for a more reasonable price.

Thanks for the assistance!

Jim80903 in wonderful Colorado Springs