Iron Brigade Armory Chandler rifle.

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After spending some time looking for the best sniper rifle money can buy, I stopped searching when I was able to obtain Chandler rifle. The thing is built on Rem 700 reciever with Hart fluted barren, jewel trigger, one piese Badger base and rings and Mc Milan fully adjustable stock (a3). The optics is Leupold MK4 VXIII 3.5-10x40 with illuminated ranging mildot reticle.

This morninig took it to the range..... 0.25 to 0.40 MOA at 100 meters with Federal Gold Medal 168gr.
 

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Hmm. Best, eh?

Zak, where are those pics of your AWI rifle?

0.25-0.40 MOA at 100 yards? Two words: 700 PSS

Norm and Rocky Chandler build a decent rifle. But a little tip: be careful about hopping onto a gun board and declaring something King of the Hill. ;)
 
"0.25-0.40 MOA at 100 yards? Two words: 700 PSS

Norm and Rocky Chandler build a decent rifle. But a little tip: be careful about hopping onto a gun board and declaring something King of the Hill. "


I own Rem PSS It is not even in the same league. I own Savage too. Its a decent rifle, but not in the same league. Chandler costs near $6000, and they have a LINE of people who want one. Takes a year to get it.

As far as reloads go, Norma and Federal make match .308 ammo, which I have not seen surpassed by handloads. It it pretty cheap too, less the 30 bucks for box of 20. I am used to paying far more for aftican hunting calibers.
 
Nice rifle, but your mount/rings look more like Leupolds standard rings and not the Badger Ordnance offerings.

I have BO's Max-50's on my 700PSS but all of their rings have the same distinct shape to them (leupolds tactical mounts are similar).

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Is is Badger one piece mount. It is a bit dificult to see on the picture, but I will try to make close up. The mount is also serialized to the rifle.
 
I own Rem PSS It is not even in the same league. I own Savage too. Its a decent rifle, but not in the same league. Chandler costs near $6000, and they have a LINE of people who want one. Takes a year to get it.
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Absolultely correct. Those rifle are not in the same class. However, there are a number of riflesmiths who can build rifles in the same league for less money and wait time. Gardner Precision to name just one.

And I would certainly have no qualms about pitting an AI AW or AWP against a Chandler rifle for any duty. Like I said, Chandler builds an awesome rifle, but I wouldn't crown any one as THE BEST, not even Chandler.
 
"Absolultely correct. Those rifle are not in the same class. However, there are a number of riflesmiths who can build rifles in the same league for less money and wait time. Gardner Precision to name just one.

And I would certainly have no qualms about pitting an AI AW or AWP against a Chandler rifle for any duty. Like I said, Chandler builds an awesome rifle, but I wouldn't crown any one as THE BEST, not even Chandler."


Agreed. I was looking for the "best rifle money can buy" figuratevly speaking.
I do not claim that offerings from other similar outfits are not as good.
I would question the price though. The "listed" prices at Chandler include things which are not suplpied with many other guns, such as torque wrenches, cases, etc. This adds another $200-300 to the cost. Also, if you supply your own reciever and scope, prices are much better. Reciever cost me about $100 and the scope about a grand.
 
Then what is the same class?

Really, educate me, please. I have a sub-MOA benchrest gun in 6mm PPC, and I had to wait a long time to get one, people want them. ;)

My 1000-yard F-class 6.5-06 achieves 1/4 MOA quite nicely, on a Krieger barrel and (get this) blueprinted 98 Mauser action. If I can build or tweak a 700PSS or even 700 Varmint to give the sub-MOA grouping below routinely, all the while keeping the price down below a couple thousand clams, why is that not considered worthy or the "right class"? Or is it sour grapes because I didn't give the Chandlers $6000? I have a lot more money left to handload and practice, which ain't a bad thing at all.

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5 shots at 200 meters with factory ammo. It will do it all day long, as long as it is clean (less then 50 rounds through the bore).
 

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I don't mean to burst your bubble Ok, but the rings on the rifle in the first post are not badger ordnance. Badger doesn't make dove tail rings, and all their rings look the same. the angled squared look. those look like leupold duel dovetail rings. positivly not badgers unless someone got them to make a custom set they don't offer to the public.
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This is Badger ordinance/ IBA one piece base and rings. If you go to IBA website, you will find more info on those. They are also in the specs Chandler lists for the gun in the work order. Badger makes them. I think you might be able to even buy those from Badger separatly :)
 

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I'm betting this thread gets closed purty soon... ;)

I really think that is a nice rifle, but really, If a Savage can shoot .25 MOA then it is in the same "class" as this rifle as far as that goes.

Each of us has to decide for ourselves what constitutes "best" and for me, a Savage out of the box fits that bill. For you its this rig.

VERY PRETTY

Enjoy :cool:
 
Because pissing contests about which rifle is better often devolve into verbally abusive posts about other people's mothers...

However, your reply to my response was very polite, so maybe I'm wrong :)
 
I see. Well, if there will be any mutually defaming remarks, I do not intend to participate in the exchange. This is not what I am looking for when I ocasionally post on various boards.
 
Oktagon,

Sorry to say, but that is NOT a pair of Badger Ordnance rings. B.O. does not make a set of rings that look anything like that and that only has one screw on each side of the ring. Nice stick, though. And, Yes, much better than a Savage. ;)

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OK. I am really not going to continue to argue, but this is IBA/Badger one piece mount and rings. The rings are not dovetailed, nor can they be separated from the base. If you want more info on these things, you can order them separatly for couple hundrede bucks from IBA. I reqlly did not care if the rings were BO or not, since it does nothing to the quality of the stick in general, but I double checked, and yes, they are.
IBA USED to use standard Badger slotted base and ringds, but they do not do it anymore, and have Badger make them a special setup.

If you, gentlemen still have doubts...well that will just have to be. :)

Cheers
 
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