Advice on first rifle build

[Comessy]

I have had my PAL for a few years now and have finally saved up enough to purchase my first firearm. I am planning on building a precision rifle mostly for shooting at the range and on crown land. I will not be using it for hunting. My range is a 200m range, but I would obviously be shooting further on crown land, maybe up to 500 - 800. Here is my build so far:

Remington 700 Barreled action - 24" / .223 / 1 in 9
MDT LSS Gen 2 Chassis
MDT Skeleton Carbine Stock SCS-Lite
MDT Buffer Tube
MDT Pistol Grip
MDT Polymer Magazines
Vortex Crossfire II Riflescope - 3-9x40mm Dead-Hold BDC
Vortex Pro Series 1-Inch Riflescope Rings

I have decided to go with .223 instead of .308 since it appears to be much cheaper, and .308 won't be much of an advantage to me at the ranges I will be shooting at.
Does this sound like a good idea? Any advice is appreciated.

 

[laker415]

Any room in your budget for a better scope?

 

[Mike112288]

For the scope I’d sooner buy a used Bushnell or something slightly higher grade than that. Atleast a viper if your sticking to vortex. Used is the best option to make that happen. I like my 223’s. Cheaper to shoot. Would like something bigger atleast 243 or 308 but bullets much cheaper for 223

 

[Comessy]

Any room in your budget for a better scope?

For the scope I’d sooner buy a used Bushnell or something slightly higher grade than that. Atleast a viper if your sticking to vortex. Used is the best option to make that happen. I like my 223’s. Cheaper to shoot. Would like something bigger atleast 243 or 308 but bullets much cheaper for 223

There's a little room for a better scope. The Viper is certainly in my range since it's on sale right now at Cabela's. Is it significantly better that the crossfire?

 

[laker415]

Apply for access to the EE. Lots of good used scopes for decent prices. I would opt for something with target turrets and a reticle that isn't a simple v-plex or BDC.

 

[Mike112288]

What he ^ said is what I’d do