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Posted: 9/20/2014 12:32:49 AM EDT
So I have budgeted 2k for a bolt action 308.
Remington 700? Savage? FN? Help me spend my money wisely. Buy factory or build? 2k in the rifle, optics will be extra. Pictures of built rifles would be appreciated. |
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Quoted: For 2k budget you could get into a semi-custom Remington 700 (trued action, nice barrel in your choice of length and contour, a decent stock, etc). That would be my choice hands down. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted: Quoted: 700 is gonna get you the most custom builders For 2k budget you could get into a semi-custom Remington 700 (trued action, nice barrel in your choice of length and contour, a decent stock, etc). That would be my choice hands down. Could build a decent 700 for 2K.
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This. Could build a decent 700 for 2K. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
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700 is gonna get you the most custom builders For 2k budget you could get into a semi-custom Remington 700 (trued action, nice barrel in your choice of length and contour, a decent stock, etc). That would be my choice hands down. For 2k you can build a bad ass 700. For a few dollars more he could have a nice rifle built on a Stiller Predator action. |
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I'd build it myself. Learned to blueprint an action this summer. The only thing I didn't like was swapping out the Rem factory extractor for a claw type (PTG) but since it was part of the class, I did it anyway.
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As a long time Remington shooter.... fuck them
Buy a Tikka, checkout their T3 Sporter in 308 or 260, or the T3 tactical ETA: I used to sight in rifles for my dad when he had his FFL, I watched Remington's quality go down the drain, the las factory Remington I shot was a Model 7 with a jacked up chamber from the factory. Splitting cases on the second round through the rifle jacked up(I didn't notice it on the first round). It was a pain in the ass to get the rifle sent back. You can get a R700 action and fix it's problems or by a tikka and have an action with good features to begin with, and to be fair my most accurate rifle is a built R700. |
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Half of that on the scope and mounts, the rest on ammo ... wait ...
Anyone spending $3000-$4000 on a rifle better know better. |
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Put that money down on a custom right now and by the time it's finished, you'll have the pay off saved.
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I always have had a soft spot for the FN SPR (A1 specifically, but whatever floats your boat).
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FN SPR
Ive had quite a few of R 700s. Not a fan anymore . Q and a on the newer ones sucks. |
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For 2k budget you could get into a semi-custom Remington 700 (trued action, nice barrel in your choice of length and contour, a decent stock, etc). That would be my choice hands down. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
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700 is gonna get you the most custom builders For 2k budget you could get into a semi-custom Remington 700 (trued action, nice barrel in your choice of length and contour, a decent stock, etc). That would be my choice hands down. I'm not calling you out or saying this is not possible but I would be interested in seeing a Remington 700p purchased new ($900) sent off to accurize (true, lap) receiver, chamber and crown barrel blank (Schneider) to your OAL of cartridge, precision lugs, stock incluiding bedding to fit action and contour of barrel for $2,000. This may be possible if you have a tight throat and good barrel from the factory. This was not the case on my Rem700 I have a thread on in precision rifles. |
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Savage, unless you want to take it to a smith every time you want to add / replace something.
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Thread lacks parameters. There is no limit you can spend on accuracy. But at what point can you say.
That's good enough. |
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I'm not calling you out or saying this is not possible but I would be interested in seeing a Remington 700p purchased new ($900) sent off to accurize (true, lap) receiver, chamber and crown barrel blank (Schneider) to your OAL of cartridge, precision lugs, stock incluiding bedding to fit action and contour of barrel for $2,000. This may be possible if you have a tight throat and good barrel from the factory. This was not the case on my Rem700 I have a thread on in precision rifles. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
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700 is gonna get you the most custom builders For 2k budget you could get into a semi-custom Remington 700 (trued action, nice barrel in your choice of length and contour, a decent stock, etc). That would be my choice hands down. I'm not calling you out or saying this is not possible but I would be interested in seeing a Remington 700p purchased new ($900) sent off to accurize (true, lap) receiver, chamber and crown barrel blank (Schneider) to your OAL of cartridge, precision lugs, stock incluiding bedding to fit action and contour of barrel for $2,000. This may be possible if you have a tight throat and good barrel from the factory. This was not the case on my Rem700 I have a thread on in precision rifles. As a matter of fact it is done every day of the week. It really helps the budget when the person commissioning the build is smart enough not to waste $900 on shit they don't need. When doing a build there is no need to buy a complete new rifle (free hint; you are not going to use the stock, barrel, trigger or the recoil lug anyway). You can buy a new action for 500 bucks, or better yet a used rifle for 300-400. |
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As a matter of fact it is done every day of the week. It really helps the budget when the person commissioning the build is smart enough not to waste $900 on shit they don't need. When doing a build there is no need to buy a complete new rifle (free hint; you are not going to use the stock, barrel, trigger or the recoil lug anyway). You can buy a new action for 500 bucks, or better yet a used rifle for 300-400. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
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700 is gonna get you the most custom builders For 2k budget you could get into a semi-custom Remington 700 (trued action, nice barrel in your choice of length and contour, a decent stock, etc). That would be my choice hands down. I'm not calling you out or saying this is not possible but I would be interested in seeing a Remington 700p purchased new ($900) sent off to accurize (true, lap) receiver, chamber and crown barrel blank (Schneider) to your OAL of cartridge, precision lugs, stock incluiding bedding to fit action and contour of barrel for $2,000. This may be possible if you have a tight throat and good barrel from the factory. This was not the case on my Rem700 I have a thread on in precision rifles. As a matter of fact it is done every day of the week. It really helps the budget when the person commissioning the build is smart enough not to waste $900 on shit they don't need. When doing a build there is no need to buy a complete new rifle (free hint; you are not going to use the stock, barrel, trigger or the recoil lug anyway). You can buy a new action for 500 bucks, or better yet a used rifle for 300-400. Yeah no reason to buy a rifle for $900 if all you need is the action if I was going to drop $900 on an action I would go with a Surgeon or Badger action. |
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As a matter of fact it is done every day of the week. It really helps the budget when the person commissioning the build is smart enough not to waste $900 on shit they don't need. When doing a build there is no need to buy a complete new rifle (free hint; you are not going to use the stock, barrel, trigger or the recoil lug anyway). You can buy a new action for 500 bucks, or better yet a used rifle for 300-400. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
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700 is gonna get you the most custom builders For 2k budget you could get into a semi-custom Remington 700 (trued action, nice barrel in your choice of length and contour, a decent stock, etc). That would be my choice hands down. I'm not calling you out or saying this is not possible but I would be interested in seeing a Remington 700p purchased new ($900) sent off to accurize (true, lap) receiver, chamber and crown barrel blank (Schneider) to your OAL of cartridge, precision lugs, stock incluiding bedding to fit action and contour of barrel for $2,000. This may be possible if you have a tight throat and good barrel from the factory. This was not the case on my Rem700 I have a thread on in precision rifles. As a matter of fact it is done every day of the week. It really helps the budget when the person commissioning the build is smart enough not to waste $900 on shit they don't need. When doing a build there is no need to buy a complete new rifle (free hint; you are not going to use the stock, barrel, trigger or the recoil lug anyway). You can buy a new action for 500 bucks, or better yet a used rifle for 300-400. Just depends on your luck of the draw if you buy a new Remington 700 or you want to peice one together with new/used parts. Please post your builds and educate me since you are so generous with free hints. I will be one of the few here that admit I don't know everything. |
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View Quote I have been thinking of just getting that 20 inch 5R and calling it good. Spend the other thousand on optics. |
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Just depends on your luck of the draw if you buy a new Remington 700 or you want to peice one together with new/used parts. Please post your builds and educate me since you are so generous with free hints. I will be one of the few here that admit I don't know everything. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
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700 is gonna get you the most custom builders For 2k budget you could get into a semi-custom Remington 700 (trued action, nice barrel in your choice of length and contour, a decent stock, etc). That would be my choice hands down. I'm not calling you out or saying this is not possible but I would be interested in seeing a Remington 700p purchased new ($900) sent off to accurize (true, lap) receiver, chamber and crown barrel blank (Schneider) to your OAL of cartridge, precision lugs, stock incluiding bedding to fit action and contour of barrel for $2,000. This may be possible if you have a tight throat and good barrel from the factory. This was not the case on my Rem700 I have a thread on in precision rifles. As a matter of fact it is done every day of the week. It really helps the budget when the person commissioning the build is smart enough not to waste $900 on shit they don't need. When doing a build there is no need to buy a complete new rifle (free hint; you are not going to use the stock, barrel, trigger or the recoil lug anyway). You can buy a new action for 500 bucks, or better yet a used rifle for 300-400. Just depends on your luck of the draw if you buy a new Remington 700 or you want to peice one together with new/used parts. Please post your builds and educate me since you are so generous with free hints. I will be one of the few here that admit I don't know everything. Luck of the draw on what? I will tell you as a matter of fact that there is no guarantee you are getting a better rifle by buying a new one. (this goes for any factory rifle). Either way luck of the draw has nothing to do with it. You either have a gunsmith that can build a rifle or you don't. As far as the action is concerned, there is no difference in the work done to a new action vs a used one, as far as truing and fitting. I use Gre-tan firing pin assemblies and a Holland recoil lug, again new or used action. There is simply little to no benefit using a new action when "building" a rifle. You can also save a lot of money on your stock by shopping around on sites like Snipers Hide, Accurate shooter, Long Range Hunter .com, Predator Masters and so on. As far as a triggers go (assuming you build a Remington) Jewell is hard to beat.(around the $200 dollar range) I also use Shilen and Rifle Basic (around $120ish range). Barrels. This is really important as this is where 90% of your accuracy comes from. Everyone has their favorite, whatever, I use what wins matches. Krieger, Bartlein, Brux, and Shilen are my favorites (yes there are many other quality barrel manufactures out there, these are just my preference). And at the end of it there are three factors in accurate shooting; a quality rifle, a quality load, and a quality shooter. It takes all three. I Don't know everything either and I learn something just about every time I go shooting (I am fortunate to be around a bunch of quality shooters and a few quality rifle builders). Hope this helps, sorry if I came off as being snarky in my previous post. |
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Savage 10/11. They are the most accurate out of the box rifles I have shot. Remington does have more aftermarket support.
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Here is what I mean when I say luck of the draw and it takes you back to the factory where these rifles are made. The cutter blades dull during the process and machines work themselves a few thou out of whack. Very interesting process, check it out. Most people never can notice a difference and they all shoot within Remington's tolerance before they leave. I started my build wanting to buy a virgin rifle, bed the action into the very nice stock it already came with (done myself) and put glass on it. That's it. From here I was going to shoot this rifle until it needed a new barrel and have the action done at the same time. After match prepping ammo this rifle shoots a 1.5" moa at 85 yards. It's within Remingtons tolerances and would make an ok deer rifle but she wouldn't make a good precision rifle. My shooting partner has the same setup and easily gets 1/2". Luck of the draw. So now my rifle was sent off for work and a new barrel. In hindsight of course I would have built this differently. Not to derail the Ops thread but if you have built a Remington 700 from the ground up as stated with a custom action or a used one that was trued, matchgrade barrel, good stock, all for 2K, post it in precision rifles so I can see that. |
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Out of the box the savage will be a better shooter, and they do have quite a few more options now then they did five years ago. But if $2k is your rifle budget, no glass, you could get a nice worked on 700 and that would have way more options down the road for you.
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Tikka T3
Remington 700 5R Hell, for 2k, go and find an older model Win model 70! |
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View Quote I like this one too.... probably shoots better than most shooters.... IM me if you go this route for a very accurate load. |
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I have a Remington 700 in 260 Remington being built by Snipercentral right now. I couldn't have built it myself for the price I'm paying.
Remington 700 26" heavy barrel Bell and Carlson adjustable stock Timney trigger Harris swivel bipod Nightforce base and rings SWFA 12X mil/mil scope Hardshell case About $2400 |
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There's an outfit on the EE thats selling FN SPR's for a pretty good price.
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Chamber it in 260 Rem instead of .308 ( or one of the other 6.5 calibers )
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I have a Remington 700 in 260 Remington being built by Snipercentral right now. I couldn't have built it myself for the price I'm paying. Remington 700 26" heavy barrel Bell and Carlson adjustable stock Timney trigger Harris swivel bipod Nightforce base and rings SWFA 12X mil/mil scope Hardshell case About $2400 View Quote Never heard of them but that's a great price for what they are offering for the basic Rem700 package. |
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RC03 Here is what I mean when I say luck of the draw and it takes you back to the factory where these rifles are made. The cutter blades dull during the process and machines work themselves a few thou out of whack. Very interesting process, check it out. Most people never can notice a difference and they all shoot within Remington's tolerance before they leave. I started my build wanting to buy a virgin rifle, bed the action into the very nice stock it already came with (done myself) and put glass on it. That's it. From here I was going to shoot this rifle until it needed a new barrel and have the action done at the same time. After match prepping ammo this rifle shoots a 1.5" moa at 85 yards. It's within Remingtons tolerances and would make an ok deer rifle but she wouldn't make a good precision rifle. My shooting partner has the same setup and easily gets 1/2". Luck of the draw. So now my rifle was sent off for work and a new barrel. In hindsight of course I would have built this differently. Not to derail the Ops thread but if you have built a Remington 700 from the ground up as stated with a custom action or a used one that was trued, matchgrade barrel, good stock, all for 2K, post it in precision rifles so I can see that. View Quote That's why I don't have any interest in factory rifles anymore. I have seen much worse than you have described such as, warped barrels, head space WAY out of specs, recoil lug canted off, and faulty triggers. A friend of mine had a savage that would fire upon closing the bolt (strait out of the box). This year I have completed four "factory" rifle builds, and all of them were done at or below 2k. Are you wanting me to start a new thread in the precision rifle sub forum? When my wife gets back from town I can post pics and provide details. |
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Never heard of them but that's a great price for what they are offering for the basic Rem700 package. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
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I have a Remington 700 in 260 Remington being built by Snipercentral right now. I couldn't have built it myself for the price I'm paying. Remington 700 26" heavy barrel Bell and Carlson adjustable stock Timney trigger Harris swivel bipod Nightforce base and rings SWFA 12X mil/mil scope Hardshell case About $2400 Never heard of them but that's a great price for what they are offering for the basic Rem700 package. Link to snipercentral.com Remington package...http://www.snipercentral.com/scriflepackagedetails.phtml?packageid=2 |
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I would haunt the local pawn shops/gunshows and find an older,beater 700. As long as there was an action, pretty much all else tossed or parted out and sold wherever.
Get a really good smith to add a custom barrel, good trigger and stock. Caliber dependant on your intended usage. |
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Quoted: I would haunt the local pawn shops/gunshows and find an older,beater 700. As long as there was an action, pretty much all else tossed or parted out and sold wherever. Get a really good smith to add a custom barrel, good trigger and stock. Caliber dependant on your intended usage. View Quote You can use the jeweling on the bolt to give you an idea about the round count on old 700's |
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That's why I don't have any interest in factory rifles anymore. I have seen much worse than you have described such as, warped barrels, head space WAY out of specs, recoil lug canted off, and faulty triggers. A friend of mine had a savage that would fire upon closing the bolt (strait out of the box). This year I have completed four "factory" rifle builds, and all of them were done at or below 2k. Are you wanting me to start a new thread in the precision rifle sub forum? When my wife gets back from town I can post pics and provide details. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
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RC03 Here is what I mean when I say luck of the draw and it takes you back to the factory where these rifles are made. The cutter blades dull during the process and machines work themselves a few thou out of whack. Very interesting process, check it out. Most people never can notice a difference and they all shoot within Remington's tolerance before they leave. I started my build wanting to buy a virgin rifle, bed the action into the very nice stock it already came with (done myself) and put glass on it. That's it. From here I was going to shoot this rifle until it needed a new barrel and have the action done at the same time. After match prepping ammo this rifle shoots a 1.5" moa at 85 yards. It's within Remingtons tolerances and would make an ok deer rifle but she wouldn't make a good precision rifle. My shooting partner has the same setup and easily gets 1/2". Luck of the draw. So now my rifle was sent off for work and a new barrel. In hindsight of course I would have built this differently. Not to derail the Ops thread but if you have built a Remington 700 from the ground up as stated with a custom action or a used one that was trued, matchgrade barrel, good stock, all for 2K, post it in precision rifles so I can see that. That's why I don't have any interest in factory rifles anymore. I have seen much worse than you have described such as, warped barrels, head space WAY out of specs, recoil lug canted off, and faulty triggers. A friend of mine had a savage that would fire upon closing the bolt (strait out of the box). This year I have completed four "factory" rifle builds, and all of them were done at or below 2k. Are you wanting me to start a new thread in the precision rifle sub forum? When my wife gets back from town I can post pics and provide details. Yeah I would be interested in genuinely reading about what others have built for under 2k. This was my first build and I agree that it's not economical to start with a factory rifle with how crappy they come. Are you a gunsmith with the equipment to do this? |
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Can we still buy brand new, bare , Savage target and Remington 700 actions |
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