Thanks for some great suggestions. Not just building a dream rifle, in that case i'd find myself a 338 lapua, shoot $5 bills, while burning through a barrel every 18 months. I hope to have this thing in about a months time. Think i'm going to have to take a harder look at the tikka, i remember really liking the bolt, ultra smooth. I'm still considering the browning but only the composite stalker model, which seems to be one of the few reasonably priced rifles they have. I need to find a Remington 700 to look at so i'll add that to my to do list this weekend. The weather is basically just like my howa with a jeweled bolt. I know savage has come along way but i still remember the 30-06 i bought in 99' at a walmart outside the navy base. My best bet down here is bass pro shops, they can special order anything. the gun shows here are useless, just the same type of guys looking to get an AR, Glock, or a DPMS.
