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Hi All,

I am new to the forum and looking forward to learning a lot. I stopped shooting rifles for a long time and am now just getting back into it. I have a Remington 700 VLS Vaminter in .22-250 that I just got, but that will be for helping some farmers eliminate some varmints out to about 250 yards and some casual target shooting at my local club here on Long Island, New York, limited to 200 yards.

I would like to build up a 1,000 yard rifle and also always wanted a .25-06. Not sure they go hand in hand, but would love some comments. I do hand load and loaded several Wild Cat Cartridges over the years. I will not be doing any competition shooting, just shooting for fun. I can get on a 300 yard range on Long Island, a 500 yard range in Orange County, New York, a 600 yard range upstate New York and at least one 1,000 yard range in Eastern, PA.

Also would love to have a recommendation on a good rifle builder, preferably in the North East. How is Hammonds in PA?

Thanks for your help. Best Bob
 
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Dasher?

Sounds like one of Santa's Rainsdeer?

I have E-mailed Hammonds and hope to hear from them soon. Also send a request to Coppers. They look more like custom hunting rifles.

Bob
 
Dasher Caliber

Thanks Guys,

I went to the what I thought was the Dasher web site and thought that they were a custom gun maker. Is that correct or am I mistaken. If they do make rifles, does anyone have the actual URL for them?

Now that I have looked further I see that the Dasher referred to is a 6.5 Dasher Caliber. So am I correct that Hammonds could build the rifle in that caliber?

Thanks Bob
 
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Custom Rifle

Thanks Lee,

It looks like what I found was the site for Percision Rifle and Tool. Thought that it was Dasher.com or something like that. Since I do not plan to compete, the 6.5-284 looks like it might be a good starting point as there is factory ammo available to start with, without fire-forming cases etc.

Also looks like Percision is about 20 miles from my daughter's house in North Carolina, so on my next trip to visit, I will make it over there to see them.

Bob
 
Any competition gunsmith can set you up with a dasher or 6.5x284 with the correct reamer for your application. Be sure they know you may possibly use factory ammo in there so they can chamber it accordingly because it wont work in a typical match chamber. You may want to have your gunsmith recommend a cartridge for your application and get you set up to load for that exact cartridge. If at this point in your life you need to use factory ammo for a while and may load later you should just buy a tikka in a caliber you can readily buy ammo for (a 6.5x284 is not on the short or even long list) like a 223 or 308 and go have fun with it. Itll outshoot all your buddys rigs with the right scope and youre out less than half the money. Its like buying a bugatti for commuting if you buy a $2000+ rifle and shoot factory ammo out of it then an $800 tikka outshoots it. When youre ready to move up you can keep the tikka for hunting, give it to a nice youngster or have it rebarreled with a match barrel like you want.
 
Thanks Again Guys and Alan I talked to Percision, Hammonds and Coopers. It is interesting that the .25-06 with the "06" case capacity and the .25 caliber projectile is not as accurate as a 6.5x284. And the 6mm BR seems to be more accurate than a .243.

I will shoot factory ammo only to build up a supply of cases. Also I do not hunt. I did some searching regarding the 6mm Dasher and it was interesting how you need to put the projectile into the lands so that the pressure is higher during case forming.

I am wondering if a Savage Model 12 in either caliber might be a place for me to start and to learn. Then move up to a custom rifle. Thoughts?

What is the difference between the F Class Savage and the Bench Rest other than the butt stock design? Can the bench rest be used in F Class Competition? Not that I am going to shoot competitively, but I wondered about that.

Bob
 
The Savages are fairly accurate for a factory rifle. Their biggest drawback for competition usually comes down to lack of a decent after market trigger that will adjust down to 2ounces or less. As for choosing between the two, the benchrest model can be used for F-Class but the F-Class model would not be legal for benchrest. Unless it is a club level competition and they allow it.
 
You can't see what competition shooting is like unless you shoot a competition rifle. Borrow one if you can, but don't think you can shoot a Savage and see anything related to competition.
 
If i were you i would go to Bridgeville, Delaware they are shooting 600 right now and i think 1000 yd. range is done. If you want to know anything about a Dasher PM. me…….. jim
 
Custom Rifle

I am going to visit Precision next month and Hammonds later this month. During the trip to Hammonds I am going to stop back in at Williamsport. Jim, I will drop you a note.

Bob
 
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