Howdy hide! This is my first thread... so go easy if I break any unwritten rules! Love the site and yall have become my go-to source for real world data. So... after shooting several PRS matches with my savage stealth, I'm ready to kick it up a notch. I've budgeted around $5.5k all-in for a rifle that will be used almost exclusively for PRS. Thanks to the lengthy and very detailed optics threads, I've landed on a Minox ZP5 (MR4 reticle) for glass. Budget another $500 for rings, base and a brake and I'm in the $2k range for the rifle (already have an atlas bipod). I was originally looking at the Bergara HMR Pro but there was a thread on here where some concern was raised about the action screws coming loose. A quick internet search confirmed the same phenom from other users... although the hide crowd generally dismissed it as rare. OK then... I feel better and have little reservations about this gun.
Then I stumbled on the John Hancock rifle. Looks like a solid semi-custom gun for my price point. The only problem there is I cant seem to find any real world user data. Has anyone shot this yet?? Another thread mentioned the Badrock and MPA precision rifle. I really like the look and feel of a Macmillan a5 style stock vs chassis though... so I'd prefer to do something other than a chassis gun. (doesnt have to be a Macmillan... just similar)
So... any recommendations for a shooter around $2k? I can spend a little more if it gets me something that much better. Also- for what its worth, I am a handloader and Im leaning towards 6mm. Again... I really love this site and the knowledge yall bring to this sport. Thanks!
Then I stumbled on the John Hancock rifle. Looks like a solid semi-custom gun for my price point. The only problem there is I cant seem to find any real world user data. Has anyone shot this yet?? Another thread mentioned the Badrock and MPA precision rifle. I really like the look and feel of a Macmillan a5 style stock vs chassis though... so I'd prefer to do something other than a chassis gun. (doesnt have to be a Macmillan... just similar)
So... any recommendations for a shooter around $2k? I can spend a little more if it gets me something that much better. Also- for what its worth, I am a handloader and Im leaning towards 6mm. Again... I really love this site and the knowledge yall bring to this sport. Thanks!