need some info and suggestions for 6br

[scooterman27006]

my object is paper and i dont see that changing in the near future and my range is seldom over 100 yrds and i have several guns that do well with this even the 17hmr with factory stuff but if i had a 700 action and wanted to pay a gunsmith around 150 bucks to put a 300 dollar barrel in 6 benchrest on it and he is supposed to sell me the dies for it also well im looking at having say 300 in the action and 300 in the barrel and 150 labor plus another 100 for the dies then will i have a real shooter for 100 yrds or more for less than 900 dollars plus add a scope - is there something i am missing here because this seems too easy but a buddy of mine says he can get it done for me for about that price- i already have the action from a 700 adl - anyone suggest another option cheaper or maybe another caliber - buddy says that i can buy the right brass and 107 gr bullets and 100 to 300 drive tacks with it - i have never heard of this caliber even but i have read about the 6ppc but all that is new to me - all i know is its way out of my league but i sure like the sound of it so if anyone knows about this kind of stuff or the caliber then tell me more and please make suggestions thanks scoot

[BruceRN]

Scooter;

If you want a great shooting rifle out of the box and with a little handloading experimenting, I would get a varmint series Savage in .243. These rifles shoot really well and you will have enough money left over for a good scope.

[Jack]

OK, a couple things.
If you're building a benchrest rifle from a 700 action, one of the basic and vital steps is to have the action trued. The gunsmith makes sure the barrel threads line up with the bolt, and that the bolt lugs bear evenly, etc. If you want a true tackdriver, having the action trued is a step you cannot overlook.
Having the action trued may add some cost to your project.
Most of the benchrest crowd (who do thair paper punching at 100 and 200 yards) use a much lighter bullet than a 107. More typical is a bullet made by a benchrest bullet maker (like Berger) in the area of 65 grains. There are several other small custom bullet makers for match bullets, too- Berger is one that you can find easily, and they make excellent bullets.
The benchrest folks don't usually use dies that mount in a conventional press, either. They use dies that work by hand or in an arbor press- those dies produce ammo much more slowly than press mounted dies, but the ammo will be very, very concentric- which is vital to shooting reall small groups.
Check thru the Sinclair catalog .www.sinclairintl.com for Wilson dies. The aren't much different in price than standard press type dies, but they can help produce very good benchrest ammo.
All this stuff costs money.... you have to decide how small a group you want, and how much you're willing to pay to get it.