Hi,
Novice shooter here looking to get my first precision rifle. This rifle is for paper only, I'll never hunt with this. As I'm starting out in this discipline I'm looking to reach out to about 600m and I'm focused on getting plenty of trigger time which is how I landed on 223 vs 308 or larger. With possible boxing day deals coming up I'd like to get your recommendations:
Rifle: I'd much rather get something that is very good out of the box with little work than something that can be potentially perfect but requires lots of customization. I've been leaning towards a Tikka T3 with a heavy barrel and a 1:8 twist. I'd like to pay around $1000 for the rifle. Am I on the right track or would you suggest something else?
Glass: Budget is around $1000, maybe more, with the thought that I may eventually trade out of the rifle but probably not the glass. Buy once, cry once. For distances of 100-600m with the rifle in mentioned what would you use?
Misc: I'm aware of the benefit of reloading but have never done it. Starting out fresh what would you buy if you were to do your own 223 loads? What do you use at the range that you would recommend someone starting out in this discipline get?
Used vs new: Lots of stuff flows by on EE. At what point would you consider a 223 heavy barrel to be shot out? 500 rnds, 5000 rnds, 25000 rnds? What do you think about buying used glass sight unseen?
Thanks for the tips guys!
Novice shooter here looking to get my first precision rifle. This rifle is for paper only, I'll never hunt with this. As I'm starting out in this discipline I'm looking to reach out to about 600m and I'm focused on getting plenty of trigger time which is how I landed on 223 vs 308 or larger. With possible boxing day deals coming up I'd like to get your recommendations:
Rifle: I'd much rather get something that is very good out of the box with little work than something that can be potentially perfect but requires lots of customization. I've been leaning towards a Tikka T3 with a heavy barrel and a 1:8 twist. I'd like to pay around $1000 for the rifle. Am I on the right track or would you suggest something else?
Glass: Budget is around $1000, maybe more, with the thought that I may eventually trade out of the rifle but probably not the glass. Buy once, cry once. For distances of 100-600m with the rifle in mentioned what would you use?
Misc: I'm aware of the benefit of reloading but have never done it. Starting out fresh what would you buy if you were to do your own 223 loads? What do you use at the range that you would recommend someone starting out in this discipline get?
Used vs new: Lots of stuff flows by on EE. At what point would you consider a 223 heavy barrel to be shot out? 500 rnds, 5000 rnds, 25000 rnds? What do you think about buying used glass sight unseen?
Thanks for the tips guys!