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Got a sweetheart deal on my first (but definitely not last) wheel gun.
S&W 586-3
S&W 586-3
Need some advice. I'm wanting to buy or build a long range rifle but don't want to spend $5000 on a custom piece. I've been researching the Remington 700 Tac and the Tikka T3 Tac. Which way would you go? Is there another rifle I should be considering? Thanks in advance for your help!
You can buy a Savage Arms 338 for around $1,000 and work long range all day. The money is going to be in the scope. If you don't spend upwards of $2,500 on a good scope like a Nightforce you are going to have problems with visibility, such as clarity and parallax. Trust me I've been down this road a dozen times. Cheap scopes, even $1,500 and $1,800 scopes, just don't get the job done. They might at first but within a few shots or a few trips to the range, they break.
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It's crazy how expensive a good optic can be, but they are 300% worth the money.
I appreciate your hero and advice. I currently hunt with a Tikka T3 Ultralight 300wsm and have a Leupold VX6 on it but I only shoot out to 500 yards. I would really like to build something capable of 1000 yards and get proper training to shoot accurately at that range. I'll take a look at the Savage!
I love my Savage 6.5 Creedmoor. I've had it out to 800 yards.
Optics and ammo are the big players when you start going deep.
Since receiving my Christmas present (posted back in mid December), I've found what was said above is true. Optics and ammo (your own loads) are the key. I've asked around a lot, including on this thread, and the answers are always the same. There are some very knowledgeable people on here when it comes to firearms.
The answer is it depends. If you are new to long range, buy the 700 Tactical in .308 (I have one), a Viper PST FFP scope, a harris bipod and a 1-2lb trigger and a bunch of match grade ammo. I found my 700 Tact was sub-MOA to 500 yards, OK to 800 and at 1000 it had challenges. If you have not shot much long range, you need to learn wind, elevation adjustment, body position, breathing and trigger control (and a bunch more) at 500-600 yards. By the time you master that, you be ready to send the rifle off to a proper smith for upgrades.
Here is what my 700 SPS Tactical looked like when PCR sent me the teaser pic after it was rebuilt in .260 (the only thing left is the action from the original rifle). Best group since was .077 at 100 yards.:
If you want a dedicate 1000 yard rifle, look at the Savage F/TR in .308 with a Nightforce Competition scope (like 12-36x) and a F-Class bipod. It is the best rifle in that class. Add Berger 185 Juggernaut bullets and you will have an solid platform.
The answer is it depends. If you are new to long range, buy the 700 Tactical in .308 (I have one), a Viper PST FFP scope, a harris bipod and a 1-2lb trigger and a bunch of match grade ammo. I found my 700 Tact was sub-MOA to 500 yards, OK to 800 and at 1000 it had challenges. If you have not shot much long range, you need to learn wind, elevation adjustment, body position, breathing and trigger control (and a bunch more) at 500-600 yards. By the time you master that, you be ready to send the rifle off to a proper smith for upgrades.
Here is what my 700 SPS Tactical looked like when PCR sent me the teaser pic after it was rebuilt in .260 (the only thing left is the action from the original rifle). Best group since was .077 at 100 yards.:
If you want a dedicate 1000 yard rifle, look at the Savage F/TR in .308 with a Nightforce Competition scope (like 12-36x) and a F-Class bipod. It is the best rifle in that class. Add Berger 185 Juggernaut bullets and you will have an solid platform.
Beautiful weapon and I have been looking at 700's for sometime now.
As stated above, my hunting rifle is a 300WSM that I shoot regularly out to 400-500 years a at Led Valley in Colorado so I'm not a complete newbie to long range shooting. That said I also understand that the difference between 500 and 1000 yards is huge and I'll have a learning curve to deal with.
After researching the 700 I just don't know if I'll see that big a difference between my Tikka and it without making it a custom.
Or you could just rebarrel the Tikka with a bartlien barrel and use a 12oz trigger. Call long rifles inc.
Nice pick!
I have a Walther PPQ. I am seriously impressed with the quality and performance. Similar to guns 2 and 3 times the price.
I have a Walther PPQ. I am seriously impressed with the quality and performance. Similar to guns 2 and 3 times the price.
Let me know how the Creed shoots. DA correct? I have three Walther's and really enjoy them.
Had my lc9s in a hybrid holster at a junkyard last summer on a particularly sweaty day, didn't take it out right way when i got home and it started pitting/corroding the slide. Some stainless cerakote on the slide/trigger/ mag release and some night sights made it look better than new.
Two new toys...X95 and ACOG chevron rmr
A couple new, and an oldie.
Top: Kimber Pro Carry II TLE/RL 45ACP
Middle: Sig Sauer P220 40th Anniversary w/TLR-1 tac light 45ACP
Bottim: Sig Sauer P320 Carry 45ACP
A couple new, and an oldie.
Top: Kimber Pro Carry II TLE/RL 45ACP
Middle: Sig Sauer P220 40th Anniversary w/TLR-1 tac light 45ACP
Bottim: Sig Sauer P320 Carry 45ACP
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