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Cheap Sniper/long range shooting rifle???

toivotoivo Member Posts: 22 ✭✭
edited April 2002 in Ask the Experts
Whats a good long range shooter that is not going to break the bank???Maufacturer & Caliber??
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  • toivotoivo Member Posts: 22 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    Whats a good long range shooter that is not going to break the bank???Maufacturer & Caliber??
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  • CS8161CS8161 Member Posts: 13,596 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I have a Savage 10 FP Tactical that is relatively inexpensive and is surprisingly accurate. The only negative is that Savage triggers, right out of the box are a little crunchy. Tune up the trigger and you have yourself a very accurate rifle. I have a Bushnell Elite 3-9 by 40 scope on mine and I get dime size groups at 100 yards.

    Chris8161
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  • JustCJustC Member Posts: 16,056 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    the Sendero you have been asking about. Better trigger and far better stocks.

    When in doubt...empty the magazine!!
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  • Shootist3006Shootist3006 Member Posts: 4,171
    edited November -1
    You don't define what you mean by 'long range' so I will assume you mean 500 to 1000 yards. If so, the caliber is .30-06 (what else could it be ). Either of the above will fit and I would add any flavor Remington 700 or Savage 110 or Winchester M70 or Browning A-bolt. All of the above may need trigger work and bedding or other accuracy tuning, depending on what you want in the accuracy dept.

    BTW, a 'sniper' rifle is nothing more than a rifle used by a sniper. It could be anything! In my lexicon there are snipers and there are rifles but there is no such animal as a "sniper rifle". The gun-grabbers have been attempting for several years to classify scope mounted rifles as 'sniper rifles' in an effort to further erode the second amendment, don't fall into their trap by calling a rifle capable of long range accuracy a 'sniper rifle'.


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  • luger01luger01 Member Posts: 230 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    The PC phrase is "sharpshoter" rifle, not sniper rifle. Although being PC is repugnant, it lets us have our toys without the rabid condemnation from the liberal control-everyone's-life-but-mine freaks.

    For the money, the Savage is the best deal. You can always drop in a Timney trigger if you want. My personal favorite is the Remington 700. It has better looks and I am used to the Remingtons.

    You should buy what feels right to you and fits your budget. Either rifle is capable of good accuracy. To get 1/2 MOA, you will most likely have to put in work, money, and load development (i.e., bed the action, tune the trigger, etc., and find the load that your rifle likes best). If you expect 1 MOA or better from a $300-$400 rifle using the cheapest ammo you can buy, I'll sell you a bridge in London.
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  • luger01luger01 Member Posts: 230 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    quote:
    The PC phrase is "sharpshooter" rifle, not sniper rifle. Although being PC is repugnant, it lets us have our toys without the rabid condemnation from the liberal control-everyone's-life-but-mine freaks.

    For the money, the Savage is the best deal. You can always drop in a Timney trigger if you want. My personal favorite is the Remington 700. It has better looks and I am used to the Remingtons.

    You should buy what feels right to you and fits your budget. Either rifle is capable of good accuracy. To get 1/2 MOA, you will most likely have to put in work, money, and load development (i.e., bed the action, tune the trigger, etc., and find the load that your rifle likes best). If you expect 1 MOA or better from a $300-$400 rifle using the cheapest ammo you can buy, I'll sell you a bridge in London.
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  • grizzclawgrizzclaw Member Posts: 1,159 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    I second the 721, I bought one about 6 years ago at a gun show for $180. with a custom stock. It was a hell of a shooter! I had to trade it off for repairs to my daughters car. I really like the Remingtons made in the fifties.

    Thanks, Grizztribefans@sssnet.com
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  • buddybbuddyb Member Posts: 5,369 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Over the years I have owned many rifles.I now own a Ruger 77,a Remington 700,an old super grade Winchester 70,a Steyr Safebolt and about 2 years ago bought my 12 year old son a Savage 110 in 243.It is the cheapo combo with the Simmons scope.I changed the scope and put an Atec on it.The ugly cheap Savage will group tighter than any rifle I have except the Steyr, and all the Steyr will do is match the Savage groups.
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  • Darin SperlingDarin Sperling Member Posts: 291 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    SIG SHR rifles......
    factory guarantee for accuracy
    wood or synthetic stocks
    the stock may not be what you are used to, I think it is a little longer than a U.S. made rifle

    Sperling PE
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  • ameriskinameriskin Member Posts: 1,859 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    i have an old 7mm mauser from WWII and i get great grouping at 200 yards on open sites. i paid 50 bucks for it and it's the best long distance shooter i've owned, and one of the least expensive guns i own. it's fairly comfortable to shoot except that damn steel butt plate! i'd put a better recoil pad on it if it didn't look so cool, lol. cody
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