1000 yards for $1000

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Found this for $750, scope not included. Savage Model 10 "Tactical Rifle".

 

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Savage 10 FCP HS for $800

finding some live ones on Texas Gun Trader

 

[1slow01Z71]

Looks like an fcpk
Savage 4 + 1 308 Win. Law Enforcement/24" Heavy Fluted Barre $767.00 SHIPS FREE
Word is savage has discontinued them so if you want one new now is the time to buy.

 

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Seems like the fixed up Remington 700s I'm finding are around $1000-$1200 for just the gun.

 

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Looks like an fcpk
Savage 4 + 1 308 Win. Law Enforcement/24" Heavy Fluted Barre $767.00 SHIPS FREE
Word is savage has discontinued them so if you want one new now is the time to buy.

I appreciate the link. I think the theme of all of my non-government and non-pistol threads is I don't know what the hell I want!

 

[TundraWookiee]

Scope not included but what about base, rings or bipod? Those prices aren't outstanding but if they come with a few accessories you might still come out ahead.

 

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Scope not included but what about base, rings or bipod? Those prices aren't outstanding but if they come with a few accessories you might still come out ahead.

Right, I need to not underestimate or ignore these costs.

 

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Remington Tactical for $1000 and it's local. Have a Remington 700 Tactical 308 20'' bull barrel with a Harris slm bipod a Bell-Carson Tactical Medalist stock style 5 also a Wyatt's outdoors Tactical detachable magazine 5 rds conversion $1000.00

See, on something like this I could bump up the budget a little. Looks like that would be expensive to build right? More than $1000? Not sure if it's threaded though.

I know it'd be a shame to put a $250 scope and basic rings/mounts on it, but it would serve me until I could get a better scope.

 

[T-FAST]

Looks like an fcpk
Savage 4 + 1 308 Win. Law Enforcement/24" Heavy Fluted Barre $767.00 SHIPS FREE
Word is savage has discontinued them so if you want one new now is the time to buy.

That is correct... Bit disappointed they discontinued the Stevens 200, IMO that model was the best bang for your buck. Just rebarrel it and put a new trigger on it and it can shoot 1/2 MOA.

 

[Younggun]

Found this for $750, scope not included. Savage Model 10 "Tactical Rifle".

That rifle is the "precision carbine". Same rifle I have.

The mag on that one costs about $100. They are modified from the original savage mags, least the only ones I've seen are.

 

[TundraWookiee]

Remington Tactical for $1000 and it's local. Have a Remington 700 Tactical 308 20'' bull barrel with a Harris slm bipod a Bell-Carson Tactical Medalist stock style 5 also a Wyatt's outdoors Tactical detachable magazine 5 rds conversion $1000.00

See, on something like this I could bump up the budget a little. Looks like that would be expensive to build right? More than $1000? Not sure if it's threaded though.

I know it'd be a shame to put a $250 scope and basic rings/mounts on it, but it would serve me until I could get a better scope.

Thats not bad overall. The rifle runs around $600-700, Bell and Carlson stock should be around $250-300, another $300 for bottom metal, plus $100 for the bipod. Hard to tell from the picture but I'm sure its just the SPS Tactical, not the AAC-SD model.

The biggest decision is choosing an action you think you want. You can always change or upgrade scopes later on. Hell, I have a 12x SWFA on my $2000 rifle until I make a decision on something else. Since I'm still learning myself I feel like it will serve the purpose while I work at 100 yards. Whatever you do, weigh out your options and make sure you feel like you'll be happy with your choice. Don't settle just because its the only thing you've found in you budget at that point in time. Evaluate your goals and what you like about different models as well as where you think you might want to go down the road.

 

[Younggun]

BC, do you (or do you plan to) reload?


It makes a huge difference in what you can get these rifles to do and options available.

Plus, match ammo gets expensive.

 

[1slow01Z71]

Matt has plenty of money for match ammo, he just likes to act like hes a penny pincher on the forum. You should see his sweet ass blurple phone

 

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BC, do you (or do you plan to) reload?


It makes a huge difference in what you can get these rifles to do and options available.

Plus, match ammo gets expensive.

Good questions.

Reload? No.

Again I know that limits me. My main interest is defensive handgun shooting. I want to get a decent long range setup much as I want to get a shotgun. I want to have that capability. I do have Best of the West in my back yard and thats a great opportunity to shoot at a 1000 yard range that I dont want to squander.

Once I get it zeroed, learn how to adjust my scope for distance and wind and find my limits and the limits of my gun and scope and do whatever it is I can do consistently, ill probably just shoot once or twice a year unless I really get into it and find that id appreciate a nicer gun and glass then perhaps id reload.

It seems even used, the Savage solution comes in around $1000 and the Remington comes in around $1200 (both on the cheap end).

Craziest part of all of this is in college about 10 years ago I had a Savage 10 FP 308 with a Leopold tactical scope! But I didn't really know what I was doing and my range was less than 200 yards so I didn't keep it long.

Appreciate the info here and the positive encouragement to not be penny wise and pound foolish.

 

[dee]

Sound's like a good plan but you won't learn the wind at all only shooting a couple times a year. The wind is a bitch I'm running a round with much less wind drift than you are and it still kicks my ass at times. Also I would advise you not to dial for wind but use the reticle and hold.

 

[Younggun]

Sound's like a good plan but you won't learn the wind at all only shooting a couple times a year. The wind is a bitch I'm running a round with much less wind drift than you are and it still kicks my ass at times. Also I would advise you not to dial for wind but use the reticle and hold.

I'm not really heavy in to calling the wind yet but it seems I've heard it both ways.

Some saying to hold off with the scope, others saying to adjust the scope to the lulls in wind speed and fire during that point.

Why do you recommend using the reticle?

 

[codygjohnson]

I'm not really heavy in to calling the wind yet but it seems I've heard it both ways.

Some saying to hold off with the scope, others saying to adjust the scope to the lulls in wind speed and fire during that point.

Why do you recommend using the reticle?

I estimate wind (and range) everyday. Sitting in my office, driving by some trees on the highway, having a picnic with the kiddos, I use every opportunity to hone skills. I'll often have my rangefinder and kestrel meter handy to check my accuracy, especially if I've got a big shoot coming up. I grew up sailing, so wind has always been a simple science to me, but it's something you need to practice often.

Always hold for wind when possible. It's really the only dynamic factor in the long range equation...


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So how do you know how much to hold for wind? Have a chart showing wind distance and hold?

 

[Younggun]

Different depending on bullet and velocity.

 

[dee]

I'm not really heavy in to calling the wind yet but it seems I've heard it both ways.

Some saying to hold off with the scope, others saying to adjust the scope to the lulls in wind speed and fire during that point.

Why do you recommend using the reticle?

You could wait forever if you try and wait for the lull in wind at least here in North Texas it's that way. Holding allows you to change the amount with minimal movement. You can watch through the scope and adjust with variation as needed. A good reticle allows holding at ease. The simple mil dot reticle makes it a little more difficult as it's subtensions are a good bit apart. I run a moa reticle with 2 moa subtensions it makes it fairly easy to hold with. This is the view at one of the 1000 yard targets I shoot at its got a 4x4.5 foot chunk of steel at 22x everything is correct and 90% of the time my wind holds are around 2 moa or more.