Best Tactical Rifle for under $1000.00

I plan on being able to shoot a squirrel in the eye from 300 yards and time the shot between blinks so as not to loose any eye lid meat.

In all seriousness I hope to get in plenty of practice before hunting season. :slap:
 
Bman73 said:
Just remember the gun is only as accurate as the shooter, just on an ethical point alone you need to practice on steel and paper before you try to shoot an animal at range. Just my rule of thumb but if I cant hit a pop can at x range consistantly I won't shoot at an animal at that range either. On the plus side practising is FUN.
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damn its nice to see that there are others out there that think the same way as i do.TO be frank if you cant hit a 2 litre pop bottle standing free hand at a hundred yards with your hunting rifle you dont get to hunt with me,I got tired of tracking wounded moose for people long ago,its a ##### of a job up here in northern ontario to find em, i always get a kick out of the guy that misses the simplest 50 yard shot on a moose broadside and blames the scope and the gun then i take it and wack a pop bottle at a hundred hand the rifle back with a big grin on my face
 
Stillar said:
I love this picture..

The reason I wanted a Tactical rifle was because I wanted to shoot deer from several hundred yards across my farm fields and not wound any deer (just kill them) in the process. With a little practice and a deer tag this should now be possible. :)
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If you can shoot ie dope conditions and deliver the shot where needed, just about ANY modern (and some oldies) will do just fine for you.

MOA is plenty accurate for harvesting a deer a few hundred yds out.

Spend some time loading quality bullets, practise as much as possible and you will know if you can get the job done come hunting season.

My LR hunting rifle was a factory Savage package rifle in 7RM. I tweaked it, added a muzzle brake and it was a solid 1/2 min rifle and sub MOA as far as 900yds.

Cost was a paltry $450 plus cost of brake. Scope another $425.

An accurate shooter makes the rifle perform NOT the other way around.

Jerry
 
I just applied for a doe tag over the phone yesterday. My Remington 700 should arrive in a day or so. I was hoping to buy some 168 gr. boat-tail match ammo to start to practice with. Besides reducing my costs would there be any advantage to loading my own ammo? Could I expect to do a better job than match ammo?
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Stillar said:
I just applied for a doe tag over the phone yesterday. My Remington 700 should arrive in a day or so. I was hoping to buy some 168 gr. boat-tail match ammo to start to practice with. Besides reducing my costs would there be any advantage to loading my own ammo? Could I expect to do a better job than match ammo?
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Reloading will allow you to tune your load to your rifle.. Match ammo is very consistent generic ammo built for everyone...
 
bear.23 said:
Reloading will allow you to tune your load to your rifle.. Match ammo is very consistent generic ammo built for everyone...
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I know there are forums for reloading equipment but since the subject came up here I was wondering if there are brands/types of reloading equipment that are better than others. I don't want to buy something thats of poor quality because it costs less. :)
 
Stillar said:
I know there are forums for reloading equipment but since the subject came up here I was wondering if there are brands/types of reloading equipment that are better than others. I don't want to buy something thats of poor quality because it costs less. :)
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That is a Ford/Chevy/Dodge type question ask 10 people on here you will get 5-6 different answers... And none of them will be wrong...

I personally like Dillion and I've never had a major issue with any of their presses that I've sold... couple minor issues...

I've owned Lee and RCBS and I always thought the lee was a little cheap on some of the add-on parts...Lee; bead chain for a fail safe and Phillips screws just don't do it for me.. The RCBS was a single stage I didn't use much but it was a beast for what it was...

Hornady supposedly makes a good press too.. But I have no first hand knowledge..
 
I have been told by friends that Dillon is the only way to go. i still don't have reloading gear yet thought so thie is all word of mouth. this could also be the ford/chevy debate.. but in that case there is no debate cuz chevy is always better!
 
I still use many of the componenets I got with my first RCBS reloading kit many years ago. The presses are all pretty much the same, as are the beam scales and such, so a brand does not matter.

Learning to reload is an essential part of the three things needed to become a precision shooter: Precise rifle, precise ammo and precise shooter.

My advice is to get out and DO and spend less time relying on free anonymous internet advice. You will learn to answer your own questions VERY quickly.
 
Your own experiences are your best advise the gentleman who wrote before me give a sound advice... JP.
 
Stillar said:
I'm sure this question has come up in the past but... I'm looking for a tactical rifle for under a grand including a scope. Is this an unreasonable request or are there some makes of new rifles like Savage that have anything of value.
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Starscream is right tactical rifles aren't like precision rifles for competitions, but I bought a remington 700 5r milspec and with my own ammunition I can cover a five shot group with a dime it was right at $1000 but your scope base and rings will put you up closer to $2000 +. Just my 2 cents worth.
 
jake10500 said:
Starscream is right tactical rifles aren't like precision rifles for competitions, but I bought a remington 700 5r milspec and with my own ammunition I can cover a five shot group with a dime it was right at $1000 but your scope base and rings will put you up closer to $2000 +. Just my 2 cents worth.
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I bought a Remington 700 sps Tactical rifle. Besides the stock is there any difference between my rifle and your 5r milspec?
 
When It comes to reloading equipment, I've found its not very helpful to consider one brand as better than the other for all things. You need to look at it on a tool by tool basis. For a single stage press, I think you would be hard pressed to do better than an RCBS rock chucker all things considered. For a progressive, which I've never used, I've only heard the best things about the dillon.
The only time I've ever been really disappointed was with some of the lyman pocket prep tools, like the primer pocket reamer, and crimp remover. Both of them went dull after about 30-40 cases.

Everything else I find pretty straight forward, you get what you pay for. I've never been disappointed in spending a bit more to get the better tools.

The forums here are great for more information on reloading. The accurate shooter reloading forum is also a great resource for information.

Reloading makes a great dead of winter hobby that nicely comliments my rest of the year hobby...
 
The 5R are the same you found in the TC Icon rifle it is a special rifling that use 5 lands reduce the stress on the bullet, enhance accuracy and finally make cleaning so easy no cooper barely... JP.
 
I'm into a Remington 700 sps tactical "20 barrel, Vortex Viper 6.5-20x50mm scope, rings, base, 6-9" bi-pod,flip lens covers, butt stock bullet holder.About $1400.
 
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