Originally Posted By: Orneryolfart357Gary, just stand by.. the folks that shoot out of the Box Remmy's will be posting their targets shortly. It may be a long wait, But Im sure that they will post. An aftermarket stock has not gotton mine to shoot like that yet.. But Maybe If I spend more on it, it will! Im a Hoping!! LOL
I am too lazy to post a pic as my factory Remington is no longer in production. But, there was a point in time when I with my stock 788 could shoot about .5MOA. I actually just went back and measured the target.I couldn't keep from having a flyer otherwise the holes were touching or close to it. Oh, and that is a 25ish year old rifle and the cheap federal ammo and with 80gr Speer hot-core ammo.
Really though, I would say get the rifle that feels best to you if your going to hunt with it, and I like as light a rifle as I can shoot cause I can't carry weight very well. As for selecting a cartridge I would suggest the old .243win for song dogs, but if you want to go with something less common then what about a 6.5x55 Swede? That would be interesting, and you could load lighter rounds for coyotes or heavier ones for deer, hogs, elk, or in Sweden they even take moose with it from what I hear.