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snert

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Today I introduced a friend to my outdated BR rifle. He shot a fine 6 shot group, with 4 in the 1's. Ya, a Mickey Mouse. The two strays were ears on either side. He was enthralled.

He is now very interested in an introductory BR rifle.

I suggested we look for a 6PPC budget gun.... a retiree...so to speak. He can learn to load for rifle. I can get him set up easily.

I am thinking an older Panda or a BAT.

My main question is: Do PAnda (or BAt) bolts pull both a PPC and a 308 based case? I think he will enjoy shooting (he will not shoot matches) some SR group stuff. But I am sure down the road he might want to stretch the legs a bit, so a 6BR or 6BR based case may be on the docket for a later date. He was just amazed to drop bullet after bullet into an ever enlarging hole on a fly target at 100.

I have a BAT (not sure which action) BR stock I could give him. Or if I could find a reciever and stock combo and the barrel it?

His gun budget is 2K, but I would like to get him started at $1500 and have $ for a used Wever or Sightron 36X.

For reference my rifle is an old Superior in a Lee Six stock, with a rock creek barrel (HV) in 6x50RWS mag and a Sightron 36X, a tuned OLD remington trigger and he thought he was in heaven.

I just know he is going to want to shoot out to 600 so the BR case and a 107 will suffice for his tastes, down the road.

So I'd like to get him in with something that has some flexibility.

What say you guys?

I don't thnk I want to go Rem 700 and I am thinking used/retired, club gun mentality here. Kinda like my Superior. Not competative, but still so much fun.
 
Pandas with what are referred to as universal bolt faces actually have .308 bolt faces that will also work with a PPC, but some Pandas come with a PPC bolt face which does not have that flexibility. You should ask before you buy.
 

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