BC, get on "the Hide" if you're not already. All the above has been hashed out and more.
My $.02
1) Based on your budget constraints, I'd get the long 26" Rem700....once you settle down on your mat, you'll be glad for the added fps. Sounds like you may be eligible for LE discount, so $540 in your hands is hard to beat (assumes you have an FFL friend for free xfer).
Bud's Rem700 .308
Rem $50 varmint rebate
2) Look for a good deal on a used Vortex....lifetime warranty and customer service is great
- FFP would be nice, but hard to get at your budget (you'll prob be running full mag at 1000 yds anyway so FFP not critical)
- Their PST line is solid
- do mildot reticle and mil adj turrets to keep it simple
3) Hopefully you already have a bipod (atlas great but spendy, harris is good too)
Follow on equipment items:
- get a new stock, that SPS stock is not good
-- Manners, McMillan, H-S, all good but spendy. If nothing else, pickup a Hogue with the pillars on eBay for $50 (in fact, if you're ever in San Antonio, I've got one for you)
- put a Vortex bubble level on it...the cant makes a big difference at range (and as previously mentioned, the photo of it mounted behind the parallax turret was correct)
- Strelok is good for Android, iSnipe for iPhone
- true & bed action (or might instead spend the $$ on a different rifle when the time comes)
- new trigger if you can't get happy with the factory one
- Chronograph (I like the magnetospeed, but use it to gain confidence in a particular new load batch...I don't leave it on when shooting for groups)
- LRF
- Mat
- Wind meter
Other notes:
- milsurp/NATO 7.62 NATO sucks for distance. it has less case capacity...308 is hotter.
- If you handload, I like Winchester brass the best for 308 (well I really like Lapua...but save that for "special occasions")
- lots of bullet options, you get what you pay for
- In addition to less case capacity, a lot of the once-fired NATO 7.62 brass available has been through an M60 which can really mangle/stretch it (ask me how I know...x1000)
My $.02
1) Based on your budget constraints, I'd get the long 26" Rem700....once you settle down on your mat, you'll be glad for the added fps. Sounds like you may be eligible for LE discount, so $540 in your hands is hard to beat (assumes you have an FFL friend for free xfer).
Bud's Rem700 .308
Rem $50 varmint rebate
2) Look for a good deal on a used Vortex....lifetime warranty and customer service is great
- FFP would be nice, but hard to get at your budget (you'll prob be running full mag at 1000 yds anyway so FFP not critical)
- Their PST line is solid
- do mildot reticle and mil adj turrets to keep it simple
3) Hopefully you already have a bipod (atlas great but spendy, harris is good too)
Follow on equipment items:
- get a new stock, that SPS stock is not good
-- Manners, McMillan, H-S, all good but spendy. If nothing else, pickup a Hogue with the pillars on eBay for $50 (in fact, if you're ever in San Antonio, I've got one for you)
- put a Vortex bubble level on it...the cant makes a big difference at range (and as previously mentioned, the photo of it mounted behind the parallax turret was correct)
- Strelok is good for Android, iSnipe for iPhone
- true & bed action (or might instead spend the $$ on a different rifle when the time comes)
- new trigger if you can't get happy with the factory one
- Chronograph (I like the magnetospeed, but use it to gain confidence in a particular new load batch...I don't leave it on when shooting for groups)
- LRF
- Mat
- Wind meter
Other notes:
- milsurp/NATO 7.62 NATO sucks for distance. it has less case capacity...308 is hotter.
- If you handload, I like Winchester brass the best for 308 (well I really like Lapua...but save that for "special occasions")
- lots of bullet options, you get what you pay for
- In addition to less case capacity, a lot of the once-fired NATO 7.62 brass available has been through an M60 which can really mangle/stretch it (ask me how I know...x1000)
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