Long range target rifle?

[RichardR]

I am not a Mosin fan, out of all of the surplus WWII bolt action rifles it's probably the absolute last on the list, that I would spend money on acquiring.

But then again some of the rifles in that category are simply outstanding, like Springfield's, Lee-Enfield's & Mauser's, are the ones that I would look at acquiring first, then maybe Carcano's, Arisaka's & Mosin's in that order, after wards.

 

[sgreen3]

Ive been looking at a buddies mauser, but I dont know if it would fit the bill as far as a long range target shooter

 

[42769vette]

Ive been looking at a buddies mauser, but I dont know if it would fit the bill as far as a long range target shooter

im not looking for a pissing contest here but in my opinion there are better options out there than the mauser.

 

[Cherryspringer]

Snipers have long used the .308 round for a reason. It's widely available & deadly. Savage is making some great weapons at an affordable price. Accutrigger is cool.

 

[sgreen3]

I have looked at the savage stuff and like alot of there rifles. The accutrigger is a very cool part of the gun, and they are very reasonable on price. Ill probably get something made by them

 

[tenring]

http://homepage.ntlworld.com/paul.tvg/BuildingaTacticalRem700.pdf

 

[nickl16]

I just recently picked up a Savage Model 10 .308 it has the 20" barrel and is quite accurate at 50-100 yds but I don't have any ranges by me to try it out at 500. The recoil is not bad at all and I am all of 5' 7" and 130 lbs. The accutrigger and removable mag. is nice.

 

[sgreen3]

I just recently picked up a Savage Model 10 .308 it has the 20" barrel and is quite accurate at 50-100 yds but I don't have any ranges by me to try it out at 500. The recoil is not bad at all and I am all of 5' 7" and 130 lbs. The accutrigger and removable mag. is nice.

Cool thanks for the reply. What did the rifle cost? Any way you could post a pic?

 

[nickl16]

It was a Christmas present from my dad, I believe it was $699 before the bipod and scope. I can't really recommend a good scope for you as I only have a 4-12X40 Cabela brand out of their clearance section but for now it will work. I do plan on a much better scope in the future but money is kinda tight right now.

 

[nickl16]

It is part of their Law Enforcement series, on Savages website it is the Model 10 precision carbine and is also available in .223. I looked at the remington 700's but the reviews had seemed a bit spotty lately and I couldn't find any bad reviews on this. Match ammo is not particularly cheap but I have shot a bit of surplus ammo I picked up and it shoots fine.

 

[sgreen3]

Very nice gun! Thats pretty much what im looking to get. Although im more of a black stock kind of guy. Im goin to stop by the gun shop one day this week an check out a few guns an see if i can find anything I can afford.