Long Range Rifle

[giggitygiggity]

Hi, I am looking to build a long range, heavy caliber rifle in the near future. I'd like it to be in .300WINMAG or .338LAPUA as I already have plenty of rifles in the .308WIN/.30-06SPRG power range. I want something super accurate and powerful. I'd like to keep the price of the rifle below $2000 before adding optics and bipod. The purpose of this rifle will be to have a tack driver "sniper rifle." Thanks.

 

[Float Pilot]

I had a Remington 700 extreme tactical in 300 win mag that was a very good shooter. It was a 1/2 to 3/4 MOA gun after some load development and a good barrel break-in. I also had to go through a couple scopes to find one that worked on that rifle.

 

[ZGunner]

I don't usually comment of thing I don't have experience with but I'll share my opinion here. If anything it's a free bump.

In your situation I'd be leaning towards the 300 win mag. Loading components are cheaper, rifles are more plentiful and cheaper, and I'm sure you already have a plethora of .308 bullets. It can do a lot of things that most people can't.

For rifle selection under $2K you have the Savage 111 Long Range Hunter at an MSRP of $1340 and the Savage 110 FCP HS Precision for $1677. Next up is the Savage BA for $2561. Street price on these may be lower, of course. Anywhere above that are the Armalite AR-30 and Remington MSR, $3-4K.

This is mostly based on components availability and price. If you want to shoot past what a 300 win mag is capable of, maybe some sort of small bore artillery.

 

[hardluk1]

What he said ^

 

[SnowBlaZeR2]

I'm a huge Remington fan. Borderline fan boy. With that said, my best friend and shooting partner has a Savage 110BA in .338 Lapua. With what you're asking for, I think this rifle would be about perfect. I have a few hundred rounds through it, and if I didn't already have a .338 rifle, this would be it. You should be able to pick one up for about $1800 or so.

 

[dubbleA]

Your budget of $2000 might be a bit low for a build depending on what you use.
Having some some donor parts will help.

Action $450-$1200
Barrel $350-$500
Stock $250-$1200
Trigger $125-$300
Labor charges/other parts $300-$1000

If going to a factory rifle do what I did and get a Sako TRG. Both cartridges you mention are available in the 42. It's a fine platform.

Here's my 338LM.

 

[Cee Zee]

Your budget of $2000 might be a bit low for a build depending on what you use.

That's why people buy Savage rifles. They come built to do the job described and it costs a lot less to do it that way. It's the old economy of scale thing. They build a lot of them so they can build them cheaper. The trick is to use really good parts in a factory rifle. My .223 LRPV has their target AccuTrigger action which is almost $600 on it's own. It has an H-S Precision stock which isn't a McMillan but it's probably the second best stock you can get. And Savage makes very good barrels in house. The going rate for that rifle is about $1300 these days. That's a whole lot of rifle for that much money and it holds it's own with a lot more expensive rifles at the local gun range where they shoot 600 yard competitions. The range master told me that those rifles dominated the competition there. It's the same action and barrel that Savage Shooters have used to win F/TR competitions against custom built rifles at distances of 1000 yards. They use them in .308 though. It's not often you see any production rifle win anything against custom rifles but Savage rifles have done it.

You can still tweak their rifles with things like a Sharp Shooter Supply trigger and maybe an even better barrel. But off the rack they will do quite well and even with a better trigger ($200) and barrel ($450) you can still come in under $2000 or very close to it.

 

[Geno]

Have you looked at the Remington M700 Police? While I do not like the extractor on the M700, the qualities incorporated into this particular model off-set any concerns I have.

Specifically, I most appreciate that the Police model is parkerized over 100% of its steel exterior surfaces and interior surfaces, including the barrel's chamber and bore. These rifles average 0.50" at 100 yards from the factory. There is a company that reworks these rifles for LEO and military service, recutting the chamber and guarantee then 0.25" accuracy at 100 yards.

At an approximate $1,200.00 for this rifle, you will be hard-pressed to find a better rifle for your stated purposes. And don't bother scrubbing the bore to try to achieve that silver shine...the bore is charcoal color when clean, due to being parkerized. Very good quality rifle...I had one in .308 Win, and accuracy was fantastic. They were manufactured in .223 Rem, .308 Win, .300 Win Mag and I read somewhere that Remington had added the .338 Lapua.

Good luck, and let us know what you purchase.

Geno

 

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