I realized today that I will have some cash to work with come next gunshow, and I was thinking of a long range gun (500-600 yards minute of torso, say 10"x10").
I can't really afford a savage .308 and scope, so I'm thinking of mil-surps.
I have already scoped my No.4Mk.1* Lee Enfield, but I have yet to see how well it shoots. However, I really love the looks and handling of it.
So, are there any mil-surp rifles out there worth "sniper-izing", or will they simply not be worth the scope that's mounted on them? Also, how difficult will it be to mount a scope?
I'm thinking or a yugo mauser at the moment, but I have no idea how accurate those are. I am not interested in the K-31 at this point because of the lack of cheap ammo. I will handload for whatever rifle I get, but I still want to be able to shoot cheaply at shorter ranges.
EDIT: I already have a mosin nagant, and am un-impressed with it's accuraccy, so I'd rather not scope it.
Thanks in advance,
-rugerdude
I can't really afford a savage .308 and scope, so I'm thinking of mil-surps.
I have already scoped my No.4Mk.1* Lee Enfield, but I have yet to see how well it shoots. However, I really love the looks and handling of it.
So, are there any mil-surp rifles out there worth "sniper-izing", or will they simply not be worth the scope that's mounted on them? Also, how difficult will it be to mount a scope?
I'm thinking or a yugo mauser at the moment, but I have no idea how accurate those are. I am not interested in the K-31 at this point because of the lack of cheap ammo. I will handload for whatever rifle I get, but I still want to be able to shoot cheaply at shorter ranges.
EDIT: I already have a mosin nagant, and am un-impressed with it's accuraccy, so I'd rather not scope it.
Thanks in advance,
-rugerdude