Building a range queen help

[mattri]

So just punching paper at 660?

Oh man that opens a can of worms.

223, 243, 6x45, 6.5x47, 6mm BR, 6mm Dasher, 260, 6.5x47, 6.5x284, 284, 280, 308 and that's just the tip of the iceberg, leaving out anything too esoteric.

For paper at that kind of a mid range you'll get 10 opinions for every 4 shooters you ask.

If it were me, just shooting paper, at that range and even out to 1k maybe, I'd say 260 rem. Tons of load data/components and a lot of versatility. Decent barrel life and wind bucking, plus if you ever decide to hunt with it there are plenty of suitable bullets for that. Hits harder than a 243 (6mm)and bucks the wind better than a 308, whats not to love?

As far as stocks go I'd take a hard look at Stockade's Prairie Dog/Tactical. It has the three action screws for the PTA you're looking at, a steel frame, composite cover and an internal bedding block. Very difficult to screw up a platform like that.