Best bolt action rifle?

Show me what you got and tell me a little bit about your rifle?

I am thinking about purchasing a rifle, but I am not sure which one I should get. Who makes a good rifle?

I was talking to one of my buddies who is in the army. He told me that he enjoys shooting long distances. He does more of the sniper rifle thing then the full auto assault rifles. I thought it would be fun to buy a rifle and start shooting it for fun.

 

Remington SPS tactical .308. Buy a scope anywhere above $300 and you'll be good for awhile.

 

The best rifle is completely determined by your budget, so what are you looking to spend?

What are you looking to use it for?

If you are buying factory ammo, how often you shoot will be a large factor as well. If you have access to reloads it will allow you to shoot a less common round at a lower cost.

If you do your homework, and really think on what you want to use it for, you can get one rifle to fill many needs.

Answer the above questions to get better feed back.

 

I was just looking at that rifle... I don't want to spend too much on this rifle. My budget would probably be between $450-$650.

 

Budget between $450-$650

Mostly target practicing and maybe hunting

I may shoot it every other weekend.

 

Wood or synthetic?

 

Tactical has a heavy barrel, not good for hunting (synthetic stock to answer you question).

If you are using for hunting, I would say a Rem 700 CDL....270 is a great round for hunting, otherwise 308 is a wonderful round as well. My long range precision bench rest is 308, but my main hunting rifle (for most north american game) is a CDL 270.

 

I was gonna suggest the 700 as well.

 

700 SPS Varmint is a great starter gun

 

Including the scope? I'd consider a 22 LR. It may sound odd but they're a blast to shoot and are invaluable for things like wind reading, trigger control and position. Stretching a 22 LR to 200 yds takes as much wind reading skill as shooting 308 at 6 or 800 yds. Plus, good match ammo can be had for around $6 for 50 rounds.

Check out the Mark II TR:
http://www.savagearms.com/firearms/model/MARKIITR

Add maybe a Millett TRS scope and you'll get a lot of fun out of that $500.

 

Okay, well I will probably end up going with the 700 SPS in a .308

Do you guys recommend a particular scope for the 700 SPS?

EDIT: Does the SPS have the heavy barrel?

 

Yeah 700 is a good starting rifle.

 

Check out Vortex for some well priced quality optics. Nikon is awesome as well

 

How about this rifle?

http://www.google.com/products/cata...a=X&ei=BShcT5PfC-WQiALa-9SdCw&ved=0CEwQxBUwAA

 

For something a little unique, how about one of the refurbished Russian Mosin Nagant snipers? Southern Ohio Gun sells them for $380 including scope. The scopes are repros made in the same factory and to the specs of the originals. Ammo is cheap and inexpensive. And, they are a blast to shoot. I'm going to pick one up myself.

 

A scope from redfield is a good choice. They and leupold both have eggs in the same basket. You can get a pretty good one for about 180-200 bucks.

To answer your question OP that Savage is a good rifle as well. Ky .22 is a Savage and I really like it.

 

$180-$200? That is a little too much. Ha

 

On that kind of budget I would look into a Nikon Pro-Staff model. I wouldn't go cheaper than that

 

i love my 7mm rem mag. also take a look at leupold scopes

 

russian mosin nagant!!!! easy to shoot, easy to clean, CHEAP and cheap ammo!!