New Rifle...help!

[bocefus78]

If you don't want to mess with building a lower, psa has a 129$ assembled lower on sale this weekend. Add in a 20$ transfer, the upper of your choice, and you should be under $500 very easily.

You will need a magazine as well...psa does not include mags.

For the price, you can't beat their stuff. The premium barrels are built by fn.

 

[cwillour]

So I do have it down to either an AR or bolt action 223. Looking to shoot no further than 250 yards. Im not big into customization as I am accuracy and longevity.

For accuracy, I would go bolt over budget AR any day. I have only had a few PSA rifles and none were bad, but neither did they offer accuracy on par with my RRA or BCM. Generally speaking, they were in the 1.5-2moa range (perfectly acceptable for a defensive or plinking rifle, but not what I would want for a 200+yd predator or varmint rifle.) My Ruger American & Savage bolt rifles, OTOH, have been more in the 0.5-1.25moa range. If you upgrade a bit and go with a free-float handguard, you may gain some of that difference back, but my sense is that the PSA barrels are not quite as accurate as the older Colt or BCM barrels. My BCM SOCOM upper (medium contour) can hang right around the 1moa mark w/ Fiocchi ammo and the upper I put together with one of their 18" rifle-length barrels (SAM-R chamber) was notably better.

It may be just my limited experience, but the ARs I have handled that shoot with even the $400 budget bolt guns (RAR, Savage HH, etc.) were more in the $900+ range than the "budget AR" $5-700 range. I suspect many of the changes could be added later as money is available, but most have had upgraded triggers, improved stocks, & free-floated handguards.

With PSA, I suggest going with Premium or CHF barrel. The standard barrel may not be bad, but I think they loose some with their Freedom line & below. Also, the receiver extension (buffer tube) in their standard kit is 6061 instead of 7075. This may not make a difference, but their Premium lower-build kit does include a 7075 extension.

 

[vwfred69]

wrong thread

 

[deviljunkie]

Savage trophy hunter xp. Nice rifle with decent scope.

 

[sheepdog697]

do not forget to looks at tikka rifles. they have a 3 shot 1moa guarantee, and i can verify it is almost always better than that if you do your part, and have the right ammo. there are people online shooting the tikka in 223 with a heavy grain bullet out to 1000yds. Very good rifles.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KqOxwTG6JW4 .390 moa factory rifle

http://www.tikka.fi/rifles/tikka-t3 tikkas website with various models.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=20Fp239bERs 1000yd cold bore hit.