Looking for advice - 6.5G upper or .243 bolt gun?

[7kings]

Is your precision shooting interest just an individual pursuit or entering into matches? A good scope could go on either rifle so I would get one for your savage and see what it can do. If you want to compete, go to a match and see what others are using. The Precision Rifle Blog is an excellent site, it has a category "What the pro's use." check that out. https://precisionrifleblog.com/category/...-pros-use/

As far as my goals for precision shooting, initially I'm really interested in it as an individual pursuit. Of course, that's not to say that I wouldn't eventually be interested in matches, but that's not what's driving me right now. I know the .243 is a great cartridge for long-range and precision shooting in general, and has a long history behind it, so I feel good about the caliber.

Thanks for the advice.

Brian