bluedsteel
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I thought I had made up my mind about this, but the more rifles I look at, the more confused I am...
I planned on purchasing a Remington 700 PSS today in .223 (gotta be a .223 caliber...long story). I looked at a brand new PSS (26" barrel), and it was quite nice, had good balance and feel, but the trigger was around 5-6 lbs, and not all that crisp. The price was $870.
I then saw a new RRA AR15 Varmint rifle with a 24" barrel, with an 6 position stock (felt good, but looked kind of cheap...the stock, that is). The rifle had a stainless bull barrel, a picatinny rail on the flattop, and was free-floated. The trigger was very nice...two stage match...around 3.5 lbs or less. New price $1060.
I will use this rifle mainly at my outdoor range for informal target shooting and plinking at up to 200 yards.
I would like to spend no more than $1600 including optics and sling and bipod. For a scope, I am looking at a Leupold Vari-X 3 in something like a 4-14X40.
I was hoping to find a rifle already "set up" with scope, mounts, etc., but no luck with that.
Anyway, any suggestions on which of these two would be preferable? BTW, I have a Colt Sporter with a carry handle that I don't want to alter, so I don't want an AR15 for the purpose of switching uppers...
Thanks for any advice/experience.
bluedsteel
I planned on purchasing a Remington 700 PSS today in .223 (gotta be a .223 caliber...long story). I looked at a brand new PSS (26" barrel), and it was quite nice, had good balance and feel, but the trigger was around 5-6 lbs, and not all that crisp. The price was $870.
I then saw a new RRA AR15 Varmint rifle with a 24" barrel, with an 6 position stock (felt good, but looked kind of cheap...the stock, that is). The rifle had a stainless bull barrel, a picatinny rail on the flattop, and was free-floated. The trigger was very nice...two stage match...around 3.5 lbs or less. New price $1060.
I will use this rifle mainly at my outdoor range for informal target shooting and plinking at up to 200 yards.
I would like to spend no more than $1600 including optics and sling and bipod. For a scope, I am looking at a Leupold Vari-X 3 in something like a 4-14X40.
I was hoping to find a rifle already "set up" with scope, mounts, etc., but no luck with that.
Anyway, any suggestions on which of these two would be preferable? BTW, I have a Colt Sporter with a carry handle that I don't want to alter, so I don't want an AR15 for the purpose of switching uppers...
Thanks for any advice/experience.
bluedsteel