Let me revise what i wrote about the ferrari analogy. It's more like teaching a race car driver fundamentals with a go kart first before you let him/her drive a formula 1 car. Imagine me being at the go kart level for now.
cheep precision rifle
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To the OP a dollar figure is needed to determine what you mean by cheap. There are guys on this forum who shoot $1000 rigs and there are guys who shoot $10000 rigs. Are you talking about just buying a rifle or are you looking for the optics as well?
This conversation has been had several times. If you are looking for a starting point then look at Remington, Savage and Tikka. Remember good glass is just as important as a good rifle. By the best that you can afford,this might mean waiting to save up some more cash or looking for the perfect deal on the EE.
Precision shooting can quickly become an expensive hobby.
This conversation has been had several times. If you are looking for a starting point then look at Remington, Savage and Tikka. Remember good glass is just as important as a good rifle. By the best that you can afford,this might mean waiting to save up some more cash or looking for the perfect deal on the EE.
Precision shooting can quickly become an expensive hobby.
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I am afraid in the grand spectrum of precision rifles that $1,000-$1,500 is cheap. This is considering that a DSR-1 goes for like $10,000 + and AIs are $5,000+.
Also, buying cheap at the beginning only costs you more in the end. A lot of guys (myself included) start with a Remington 700 SPS Tactical as it is "cheap". By the time you are done upgrading it (trigger, new stock, rail, rings) you might as well have bought something a little nicer.
No, you dont need a new trigger but you certainly need a new stock for an SPS, you can also bubba them if you feel like that is better (its not, it is still a floppy piece of junk).
A Tikka Varmint is a good option even if it runs a bit more. It has an enclosed action, side bolt release, a good barrel, and a DBM. A lot of guys are "whaaa whaaa it is plastic trigger guard" but I haven't seen a broken one.
Also, buying cheap at the beginning only costs you more in the end. A lot of guys (myself included) start with a Remington 700 SPS Tactical as it is "cheap". By the time you are done upgrading it (trigger, new stock, rail, rings) you might as well have bought something a little nicer.
No, you dont need a new trigger but you certainly need a new stock for an SPS, you can also bubba them if you feel like that is better (its not, it is still a floppy piece of junk).
A Tikka Varmint is a good option even if it runs a bit more. It has an enclosed action, side bolt release, a good barrel, and a DBM. A lot of guys are "whaaa whaaa it is plastic trigger guard" but I haven't seen a broken one.
Well it all depends what you want. For me my 10tr seems to be a .5moa gun as is, stock with a kel-tec brake and my nightforce nxs. The package with my bipod weights about 12.5 pounds and i intend to leave it that way. I love the mdt and cadex stock but this is a 308 and i dont want to turn my gun in a 16-18 pound ancor, also i dont want to dump another 2000-3000$ into the gun to get .1 or .2 moa, i am satisfied with the accuracy and trigger.
Now down the road i would like to get a 300 win mag or 338 lapua and with that build i will probably go with a cadex or something as with that heavyer recoiling caliber extra weight is good!
Now down the road i would like to get a 300 win mag or 338 lapua and with that build i will probably go with a cadex or something as with that heavyer recoiling caliber extra weight is good!
Lots of good deals on EE here as well .
The Schultz & Larsen 6.5x55mm M/69s at Trade Ex are very nice. I picked up one at a gun show a couple years back. It had already been drilled and tapped and came with a Leupold 1 piece base and rings, and an old 6X Redfield. Best $220 I have ever spent.
May not be everyones cup o tea, or glass of Carlsberg, but they are very fine rifles.
May not be everyones cup o tea, or glass of Carlsberg, but they are very fine rifles.
And i missed out on a couple of good customs. Waiting for my restricted transfer to go through.
I have no problem with that. My expectations are as long as i am hitting moa or better then i am happy with a sub $1000 rifle.
I have to agree with many of the other posts: you really should define the parameters "cheap" and "good" a little better.
That being said, my definition of "cheap and good" were well satisfied with a Savage 10TR, primarily because of the 5R rifling and the threaded muzzle.
Already having a Vortex 4-16x50 MRAD PST to put on it and most of the reloading equipment and supplies I'll need, my costs for this little foray into
precision/long range shooting are really very inexpensive compared to most.
Now I'll spend some range time with my stock Savage 10TR and see if I have the aptitude (talent) and patience for this aspect of the sport. If I do well, by my
standards anyway, I may decide to start upgrading the 10TR, or I might buy a whole new rig, or I might be very content with the set up I have and just enjoy
putting holes in paper and banging the gong - only time will tell.
That being said, my definition of "cheap and good" were well satisfied with a Savage 10TR, primarily because of the 5R rifling and the threaded muzzle.
Already having a Vortex 4-16x50 MRAD PST to put on it and most of the reloading equipment and supplies I'll need, my costs for this little foray into
precision/long range shooting are really very inexpensive compared to most.
Now I'll spend some range time with my stock Savage 10TR and see if I have the aptitude (talent) and patience for this aspect of the sport. If I do well, by my
standards anyway, I may decide to start upgrading the 10TR, or I might buy a whole new rig, or I might be very content with the set up I have and just enjoy
putting holes in paper and banging the gong - only time will tell.
The Sav. Axis is cheeep. The Sav. 10 TR is inexpensive and one heck of a gun. I got one off the EE a while ago for just over 600 to my door. Can't say enough good things about it.
I have heard that the Weatherby Vanguard is good as well as it's counterpart, the Howa, but I have not shot either.
If you get a decent gun, put decent glass on it. I started with soso scopes and just switched to a Sightron...(and yes, the 10TR deserves a scope like that)... made a world of difference for my old eyes... C.
I have heard that the Weatherby Vanguard is good as well as it's counterpart, the Howa, but I have not shot either.
If you get a decent gun, put decent glass on it. I started with soso scopes and just switched to a Sightron...(and yes, the 10TR deserves a scope like that)... made a world of difference for my old eyes... C.
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Did the same with my Savage 12BTC in 223, put on a Sightron SIII 8x32 and enjoying it more.
