Cost Efficient Build of a Benchrest Rifle?

[Varminterror]

Sure they do. I could spend $5k on a completion rifle but I'm not going to do that. And never did I ever mention formally competing. I just enjoy shooting the tiniest groups against my buddies and for self satisfaction. The only reason I mentioned 22-250 is I reload for it. I sold a 22-250 Encore barrel and now I have nothing in that caliber but I think I'd like to replace it with a heavy bull barreled bolt-action. I am open to a heavy 7mm-08 rifle as I reload for it also and only have a 15" Encore handgun in that caliber.

No formal competition - buy a factory rifle like a Savage 12 or 10 or Rem Sendero II/VSSF, be happy with your 22-250 cartridge choice, block and bed it, upgrade the trigger, maybe upgrade the stock. Be happy shooting occasional 1/4MOA groups and averaging just under an inch.

 

[pert near]

Many bench rest shooters fire their rifles with "free-recoil". That means no part of the body actually touches the rifle except the trigger finger-pad. The butt floats slightly forward of the shoulder. Then a ultra-light (2 oz) trigger is a must. This only works if the cartridge has little or no recoil & the rifle is quite heavy.

 

[1stmarine]

The Savage 10 predator hunter with the accustock will give great satisfaction to the weekend bench target shooter
and I think it is available in 22-250. Very good rifle for the money. Otherwise you have to step up to a Savage 10
precision carbine that is also awesome and well priced.
No need for upgrades, just some decent base job and nice glass and go shooting.

 

[gsbuickman]

IMO, you can't find a better bang for the buck then when you buy a nice Swiss k-31 or k-11 and run gp11 ammo through it. there's no sense on building a custom bench top rifle when it doesn't get much better than a nice Swiss rifle unless you have money to waste or you're doing it just to have something to brag about. I think it would be far more fun to buy a Swiss k-31 or k-11 and put decent Optics on it. then take it out to some of the long range matches and shoot circles around the high-dollar custom-built jobs, because if you do your part the rifle will certainly do its part just as good or better than the custom jobs.

 

[redneck2]

Most tend to view the selection process thru our own prism. When I hear "custom" I think of a Stolle action, Kreiger barrel, bench rest type stock. Nightforce scope. A rifle that's gets the barrel swapped out when groups exceed .2's

In reality, I guess you could classify "custom" as a 1962 J.C. Higgins single shot with your name carved into the stock.

Due to vastly improved manufacturing processes, and particularly improved bullets, we achieve accuracy only dreamed about a few decades ago.