Posted by Michael Bell on May 02, 2012; 2:14am
URL: http://oldforum.flyshooter.com.au/Forum-posts-tp5676155p5679451.html

Hi Les & John,
As a shooter who has only shot in one category ( light ) but who intends to have a heavy gun built I am very interested in this thread. Not only to understand what calibers are being used but hopefully to get some idea of the thoughts of those who have " heavies " and who might have done something differently if they did it again.
It looks like I'm committed to a 6.5-.284, mainly to use an existing stock - action that was previously a light rifle. My thinking is I could add weight to the stock and bring it up to about 23 - 24 pounds ( hopefully )  which should make the  relatively moderate recoil of this calibre easy enough to handle from the bench! The action which is an old DGA Shilen should also handle a slightly heavier barrel
Does anyone have any thoughts on the matter?
Michael Bell