For myself, 24. Hunting all across of North America; deer, hogs, elk, ect. As a reloader I would like to see 0.75 MOA to less.Both make a wide range of rifles. I need more details. For who, what type of hunting, what you consider acceptable performance.
I had a chance to shoot the Rem. 783 a customer brought in last week in 30-06. The rifle was just smooth as silk. Single-digit bolt manipulation, detach. mag, and topped off with a Vortex crossfire, this rig is not only fun to shoot, I heard it is very reasonably priced. Easily popped 1" groups at 100 unsupported prone (and I am NO SNIPER)...
For myself, 24. Hunting all across of North America; deer, hogs, elk, ect. As a reloader I would like to see 0.75 MOA to less.
Thoughts on a Remington 783?
I had a chance to shoot the Rem. 783 a customer brought in last week in 30-06. The rifle was just smooth as silk. Single-digit bolt manipulation, detach. mag, and topped off with a Vortex crossfire, this rig is not only fun to shoot, I heard it is very reasonably priced. Easily popped 1" groups at 100 unsupported prone (and I am NO SNIPER)...
With all this said the 783 and the axis are quite budget friendly and will shoot exceptionally for the price. But the stocks are weak people often call the Tupperware. That will limit your accuracy, but let's be honest here a 1" group will get the job done for most hunting. If you want to make a habit of keyholeing target you would want to upgrade. There are a lot of offerings right now for a $500 bolt gun with scope mounted design to be hunting worthy, I say pick your favorite unless sub MOA is a deal breaker for you. you are gonna want to spend some cash.
I played with a 783 today. The action was better than I thought and the trigger was amazing. (it has adjustments from 2.5-5 I believe) Yes, the stock is cheap but that not a big deal to me. My friend who owns the 783 reloads as well and shoots .050-.075 MOA with his 783. I plan to go see some others such as the AxisII ect... but for 30-06 and down, I can't seem to justify spending $1,000.00+ Now once I build my 1000 yard 6.5 Creedmoor and a long distant 300 WinMag hunting rifle, then yes.
Look I ain't saying it can't be done but it's really hard to group .50-.75moa with a sporter weight barrel and most won't go sub 1.5moa. I know the bolts seem to lock up nice on these newer guns and the make excellent budget hunting guns, but as the barrel get hot it begins walking all over the place. Check out a budget build by "the social regressive" on YouTube. He used an axis but really he just used the action.
Look I'm not downing any of those guns, I don't own any of them only because I have older guns that can do the same job. I'm just suggesting you to temper your expectations.
Also the 30-06 is the round most every grandpa across North America shoots so with familiarity has bread contempt. It's a fantastic chambering for reloaders like yourself it does long distance like at&t in the right setup. I have always wanted to build a setup to prove it. That may be my next project after I get my Grendel squared away.