best scope and accessory rem 700 aac-sd 20 inch

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Hi i'm a newbie in the world of firearm and i just buy a rem 700 aac-sd 20'barrel and i would like to know which scope is the best bang for buck under 600$ .

I want to shoot mid and long range and may be hunting whit

Other questions i have heard i need a bedding for the riffle to optimise is accuracy.. Is it very necessery when you know taht i have never use a riffle before ..

Muzzle brake .. does it make a big difference and what is the difference between one at 100$ and other one a 250$

thanks too all they would help me .. any help would be really appreciate
 
I'd go with the fixed bushnell 10x scope and use remaining funds to buy a better stock and bed it.

You don't need a muzzle brake.
 
check the EE for used scopes from quality brands, very good deals there. Don't get hung up on magnification, clarity and quality of image imo is whats important, a fuzzy image at 24X is useless.

not sure about the aac model but the sps line had craptastic stocks that resulted in 2.5" groups, once they were replaced with a decent boyds aluminum bedding block stock the groups were <1". So shoot it first to see how it does, then decide if you need to bed or replace the stock.
 
I believe the AAC has a hogue stock.

Honestly I would invest all your leftover money in a scope and good quality rings and bases and forget the muzzle brake and bedding. Just put a good scope on and shoot. You could look into buying a decent bipod if you are looking for accessories as well such as a Harris.
 
Problem is if the gun doesn't shoot as designed you're chase for accuracy and precision can be a very long, fustration, and ultimately expensive one.

The gun likely won't be sub MOA. It will print groups of that size, but not repeatedly. Few do, most dont.

For long range, learning wind (much more affect than 1MOA) will be the learning curve. Don't spend countless money finding ultimate accuracy. You won't get there with most factory rifles until you start changing barrels, triggers, etc. What you precieve as user error can often be rifle accuracy. You may start to chase your tail and end up with fustration, and once again, fewer dollars in your pocket.

As mentioned by a few of us, the stocks are known to be flimsy. When resting the rifle on a rest, most notible a bi-pod, the stock flexes and touches the barrel affecting harmonics. This could be a wild goose chase for accuracy. The best way to chase this down is throw it in a B&C, Manners, HS Precision or Boyd stock. A DIY bedding job is a good way to increase accuracy. Factory take-offs can be had for cheap. Watch the EE for stocks from police, 5R's, XCR, and other models of gun that come with a solid composite stock.

Good luck.
 
Shibby! said:
Problem is if the gun doesn't shoot as designed you're chase for accuracy and precision can be a very long, fustration, and ultimately expensive one.

The gun likely won't be sub MOA. It will print groups of that size, but not repeatedly. Few do, most dont.

For long range, learning wind (much more affect than 1MOA) will be the learning curve. Don't spend countless money finding ultimate accuracy. You won't get there with most factory rifles until you start changing barrels, triggers, etc. What you precieve as user error can often be rifle accuracy. You may start to chase your tail and end up with fustration, and once again, fewer dollars in your pocket.

As mentioned by a few of us, the stocks are known to be flimsy. When resting the rifle on a rest, most notible a bi-pod, the stock flexes and touches the barrel affecting harmonics. This could be a wild goose chase for accuracy. The best way to chase this down is throw it in a B&C, Manners, HS Precision or Boyd stock. A DIY bedding job is a good way to increase accuracy. Factory take-offs can be had for cheap. Watch the EE for stocks from police, 5R's, XCR, and other models of gun that come with a solid composite stock.

Good luck.
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^^^^ This.

I have the same rifle, and many others over the years...
Trying to get a factory rifle to shoot under 1 moa, consistently, will cost money.
Listen to Shibby.
 
Thanks eveybody i think i will put the muzzle break money on the scope and rings.
I have heard the aac-sd is already have a bedding do I still
Have to change the stock?
For the money what would you buy a Nikon or a leupold?
 
. Watch the EE for stocks from police, 5R's, XCR, and other models of gun that come with a solid composite stock.

I see much more cadex chassis for sale are they good for the price?
 
A chassis set up may not be ideal for hunting if that's going to be an end use.
Would go with Leupold over Nikon. But depends on model and what magnification you are looking at.
 
Get the brake. It will make the rifle much more shootable.
Adjustable stocks are great if the stock doesn't fit. If the stock is comfortable, adjustments aren't necessary.
The Bushnell fixed 10 power is often recommended as a worthwhile lower priced scope. I don't recall seeing reports of failures. A new $500 variable power scope with bells and whistles is more likely to be a disappointment. Something like a used 12 power Leupold varmint scope with adjustable objective would do the job. If it doesn't have target knobs, these can be added. Recently there was a T-10 Weaver in the EE for $400; really hard to beat one of these for the price. Vintage, but they work.
 
I'll second what everyone said about the factory stock. I bought the same rifle over the winter and that hogue stock is so flexy that it touches the barrel if you're shooting from a bipod. Either only shoot from a bag rested close to the trigger or get a new stock and bed it. I got a Boyd's from Jerry at Mystic precision and I think it was sub $200 and then I bedded it. Worked up a load and it shoots sub-moa now. Don't kid yourself, it's easy to go deeeep down the rabbit hole and spend tons of cash even if the original rifle seemed cheap at around $1000, haha.
 
As i read information on the internet i see Leupold is a good brand i'm trying to build my own scope . Some shotter say its better to have a mil dot reticle if i want to shoot long range and some say duplex is good for hunting ... do you know which one would be the best to do both i dont plan to be a sniper a 1000 yard range just be good for range shooting up to 4-500 yard and hunting .
Other things I see i can have a adjustable parallax or not ... adjustable from 10 yard to 400 yard or if we dont take the adjustable one it's 150 yards default .

If someone could help me it will be great .. i dont know lot of things in optic and any help would be really appreciate for now i'm regarding Leupold vx-1 3-9x40mm
 
Leupold make nice scopes. I have a Mark 4 3.5-10x40mm. As far as reticles go, I much prefer something like Leupold's TMR to the Mil-dot as it's more precise but a Mil-dot would is better than a duplex, imo. Adjustable parallax and target turrets (that match the reticle, i.e. mil-mil or moa-moa) are also nice. It all comes down to how much cash you want to spend. For what it's worth, my Mark 4 has a mil-dot reticle and the M1 turrets (1/4 moa) and I've used it on my M14 (out to 475 yards) and on my Rem 700 (out to 600m) and it's ben great. I'm also sending it in to Leopold to have the reticle changed to the TMR and the turrets changed to M5 (0.1 mil) and have a Nightforce coming for my Rem 700. None of the features that make a scope better for long range use (mil based reticle, target turrets) make it any worse for hunting, really, they just add cost. My $0.02
 
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