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$3K
dbain99
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To spend on a rifle and optics.
To shoot moa 700 to 1000 yards.
Must be a bolt action repeater.
Provide two choices
1. box gun
2. custom build
(Not a competition rifle.)
To shoot moa 700 to 1000 yards.
Must be a bolt action repeater.
Provide two choices
1. box gun
2. custom build
(Not a competition rifle.)
Comments
The Sako is known for that kind of group, this is an excellent year for them, and the rifle is nice to look at too. It isn't a competition rifle, but should do what you want, and leave plenty of money for a nice scope and mounts.
My Sako AII in 243 shoots one hole at a hundred yards if I do my part. One in this caliber should get you out there where you want to be.
I'll say what I've told a lot of people. Savage is about as good a bang for the buck as any. They have several Long Range rifles available. Check them out at: www.savagearms.com Go to the bars on the top and click into 'Centerfire' and have at what they've got. Unfortunately, they have cut back on some of the more common calibers that had better performance out to 1000 yds. Such as the 25-06 in the 112 BVSS and the 7mm-08. They do offer 6mm BR and 6.5x.284 as their two best standard chambered calibers. With the correct twists to make them outstanding long range shooters. You'll find those down in the target section. In looking at your budget I would say buy the model with the better stock and if you change out barrels then you have a great platform to make your own custom off of.
You could also look here and find an older 700 that needs the barrel pulled and you can find the components this way also.
Tikka T3 and CZ (models 700/750) make some outstanding rifles. Howa has the Axiom.
A lot of the rifles nowdays come from the factory legitimately shooting 1 MOA. Most are good platforms to work into the .5-.25 MOA or better accuracy.
From the most expensive of these to the least runs around $500-$1200 depending on which model and how many whistles and bells you get. That leaves you with $1800-$2500 for scope, bases, and rings. Don't skimp on optics if you really want the accuracy. No sense in putting a 1k+ scope on $10 bases that won't hold the first time it hits the ground. A good case for going to the range could easily be included in this budget. Upper end Leupold, Nightforce, Zeiss, Burris, IOR, Meopta. Check the websites out and see what models are what before you plunk money down at the store. IOR and Meopta may be hard to find in stores as they are recent to the US scope world. They make outstanding scopes though.
My suggestion for bottom line for you: option one. A good box gun will do what you are asking if you spend the time and get good enough to shoot 1 MOA at the ranges you speak. It's a lot harder to hold MOA at 1k than 100.
-good luck