Posted by Les Fraser on Dec 18, 2011; 9:57pm
URL: http://oldforum.flyshooter.com.au/The-Perfect-Fly-rifle-tp5076487p5084584.html

Hi Anthony we all know how well your rifle shoots but laying a bet will not improve the context of the post and just remember that i think a small group record at 1000yards still belongs to Clifford who shot it with a .308 some years back in Canberra.

I think that there is no one particular rifle that is perfect for fly it is what you have faith in. A rifle is just and instrument of accuracy but it is in your head where the real advantage is. I think that any 6mm, 6.5. 7mm 30cal will do the job you want. The 6.5x47l that i am building for a loaner will shoot well enough to win fly matches otherwise i wouldn't be building it. For me it is about the prep and the research well before you buy a rifle.

I have made poor decisions in the past with builds but i have made them shoot. My 300wsm has only winchester brass and 190grn sierra's but that is what it liked.

Before building a rifle think about this, what are the top 20 rifles at a match, can i get good brass for the caliber i like, do some research talk to shooter on here, read books, use the internet, what projectiles do i run, can i handle the recoil of this rifle (there is no point in driving a pill a thousand miles and hour if you can't steer it in the right direction.

a custom action would be the only suggestion i would give and a proper match trigger like a Jewell.

Use your head not your wallet to win matches.....

cheers and good shooting to all