Screwtop.243
Ouch...that thing kicks
Try as I might, I simply cannot get away from this cartridge. I have dozens of sporter-weight rifles to pick from for stalking varmint and white-tail duty in a broad range of chamberings but it always seems like I gravitate back to the trusty 6mm. Just this evening (before the storm) I dispatched yet another portly (16 lb.) whistle pig with a nice 75 grain V-max out of the 6mm tube out on my property. I want another .243, period. I'm considering the following:
1) Another (Miroku) A-bolt Browning
2) Kimber 84M or L
3) Cooper Model 54
Of the 3, I have no experience with the Kimber. I am very fond of Brownings and have several along with a couple of Coopers (Model 52s) but I'm not sure I wanna lay out the scratch for another one. My questions are as follows:
1) Are the Miroku Browning A-bolts as good today as they were back in the early 90s? I have my eye on a new A-Bolt II but wonder if it's going to be as well made as the one I already own (Free floated w/ glass-bedded recoil lug out of the box, adjustable trigger, etc.)
2) What are the Kimbers like? 84M/L? Are the actions as smooth as the 60 degree throw on an A-bolt? Do they have adjustable triggers? Are they free floated from the factory? I know they are very light and I'm not sure about the barrels. Can I expect consistent 1/2 MOA performance out of a Kimber if I do my part?
Thanks in advance for any insight.
ST.243
1) Another (Miroku) A-bolt Browning
2) Kimber 84M or L
3) Cooper Model 54
Of the 3, I have no experience with the Kimber. I am very fond of Brownings and have several along with a couple of Coopers (Model 52s) but I'm not sure I wanna lay out the scratch for another one. My questions are as follows:
1) Are the Miroku Browning A-bolts as good today as they were back in the early 90s? I have my eye on a new A-Bolt II but wonder if it's going to be as well made as the one I already own (Free floated w/ glass-bedded recoil lug out of the box, adjustable trigger, etc.)
2) What are the Kimbers like? 84M/L? Are the actions as smooth as the 60 degree throw on an A-bolt? Do they have adjustable triggers? Are they free floated from the factory? I know they are very light and I'm not sure about the barrels. Can I expect consistent 1/2 MOA performance out of a Kimber if I do my part?
Thanks in advance for any insight.
ST.243
