Budget sniper rifle -- hints?

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I am looking to build a long range target rifle, that can be used for a little hunting. I would like it to be chambered in .308. As I am on a tight budget, I have been looking at the Savage 10FP, 12FV, the Stevens 200, or possibly a Remington 700 SPS Varmint. I have heard that they are all quite accurate. Can anyone give me some suggestions - which rifle and scope to pick, and also where I can find these for a reasonable price. I would like rifle and scope to be in the neighbourhood of $1000.
Thanks for any help.
 
hutten said:
I am looking to build a long range target rifle, that can be used for a little hunting. I would like it to be chambered in .308. As I am on a tight budget, I have been looking at the Savage 10FP, 12FV, the Stevens 200, or possibly a Remington 700 SPS Varmint. I have heard that they are all quite accurate. Can anyone give me some suggestions - which rifle and scope to pick, and also where I can find these for a reasonable price. I would like rifle and scope to be in the neighbourhood of $1000.
Thanks for any help.
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For any rifles you have described and decent optics, I think you will be hard pressed to find anything. Personally, like you say, the Stevens may be the way you have to go. I think that those 10FP are around 700$ or so unless you find something on the EE. May be a good place to start looking.
 
Get the Remington 700 SPS Varmint and get some GOOD glass and a bi-Pod. Shot the hell out of it for a bit then if you like it and it shoots well drop a bit of cash and get a new stock. Voila!
 
scotty said:
Get the Remington 700 SPS Varmint and get some GOOD glass and a bi-Pod. Shot the hell out of it for a bit then if you like it and it shoots well drop a bit of cash and get a new stock. Voila!
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I am in the same situation; I bought a Remington 700 sps varmint in .308 for 500.00 before the dollar dropped. At this time I have a barska scope 6 – 24 x 44mm on it and can hit between .71 to .75 MOA at 100 meters. I am trying to save up some money to install a H.S precision stock next, I think they are around 500.00 CAN
 
I would def. recommend a heavy bl. rem. 700 in .308 for accuracy, a good scope would put you over your limit but for a very accurate gun you may as well buy the scope you're gonna' end up with.
 
Last year (prices have probably gone up), I bought a Savage 12 in 308 for $589, slapped a Bushnell 10x mill dot scope on it for $239 and I was off to the races. After reading here and elsewhere it seems it was a popular starter/budget set up. You can learn the mil dot system if your into the "sniper" kind of thing with this scope.

The 12fv has a longer barrel, hence heavier, and isn't matte black like the 10 otherwise they are the same gun. The 12 is a little cheaper, but the 10 would be better for hunting. As your skills and budget increase you can replace the stock, get better glass, bed the action, get a range finder, a wind meter and of course like everyone screams on here "get into reloading!!". :p

Check out the falcon line of scopes too, they seem to be pretty popular around here and not super expensive. You can find them here:
http://www.frontiertaxidermy.com/html/falcon.html

(Note: If you can't afford a $1000+ scope then just get what you can afford and spend the summer having fun learning to shoot longer ranges, don't miss half the season or sell your kidney trying to keep up with the jones's on here. Save for your dream scope for next year and then you can always sell your old one or better yet, put it on a new .223 etc.. Also remember, if you don't reload then match grade ammo is going to cost $1+/shot and that will add up quickly, so you need to have some left over for that)
 
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I went the same route as kharling...

Rem 700 SPS V.. then added an HS precision and nightforce rail and rings and bipod...

Just gotta wait, cause I'm not shooting it with crap glass. Mark 4 will be placed on it when the old tax return cheque gets here...
 
scotty said:
Get the Remington 700 SPS Varmint and get some GOOD glass and a bi-Pod. Shot the hell out of it for a bit then if you like it and it shoots well drop a bit of cash and get a new stock. Voila!
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That is what I am in the process of doing got the .308 Remington 700 SPS Varmint only difference is I am putting a 2300 dollar 5.5-22x56mm Nightforce NXS and a black AICS 2.0 stock.
 
I just bought a 700 sps tactical new for $719 and put a vx1 3-9 till I could afford better optics. I now have a Mark 4 4.5-14x40mm on its way in the mail. I just did a bunch of research on rings and bases and I went with the TPS 30mm rings and the TPS 0-MOA one piece base. best bang for buck i think . I am also very happy with the rifle.

good luck
 
stevens 200 in .223, 369.95$, bushnell 3200 239.95$

Total = 610$

Leaves you with 390$ worth of ammo to practice with. IMO practice beats expensive equipment hands down.

MODEL STEVENS 200 · Short Action
Caliber / Cal. - 223 Rem.
Mfr. # 17744 · 213316
$369.95 x [ADD TO CART]


ELITE 3200 WITH RAINGUARD FLIP UP 3 POST RETICLE · Flip Up 3 Post Reticle
Finish - M • Power - 10 x 40 • Lgth. (in.) - 11.7 • Wt. (oz.) - 15.5 • FOV at 100 yds. - 11 • Eye Relief (in.) / ER - 3.5
Mfr. # 32-1040M · 58873
$239.95 x [ADD TO CART]
 
Budget Combat Sniper - Total around $550

Norinco SKS - $200
1120 rds 7.62 x 39 - $250
5x30 rd mag - $90
Draganov stock - $75
Muzzle break - $10
Bipod - $25
Tri Rail - $50
Red laser - $15
Tasco - 4-12x50mm with Red/Green lighted recticle - matchstickglobal. com - $70

Useful for learning to take fairly far shots, and in case you miss, you can handle the enemy from mid to close range :).

And to everyone else, yes I know this is not an ideal 'sniper' setup, but it looks cool and is fun to shoot so :p . :)


Note - 30rd mag not pictured.

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