First custom build .223 "sniper" rifle

Well I want to be better then good haha =) thats why I like long range shooting because its more then just the gun and pulling a trigger, having to calculate everything from wind, spin drift, humidity, elevations, wind direction, all the properties of your ammunition, gun, and the human effect breathing heart rate etc

=)
 
I've gotten to a point where I can manage consecutive hits on 10"x10" steel at 600,
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IMO that is fantastic shooting :) a 10 mph wind @600yds will push a 77gr bullet 40" / almost 3.1/2 feet . :eek: The bullet will drop about 80" 6.1/2feet and I don't even know what the spin drift would be .
 
Im not saying its not =)
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Yea sorry if it looked that way . I started to reply to one of the post and had to stop and do something . When I finally got back and finished my reply there was 3 or 4 more replys posted and mine came in out of order I intended it to be in . It made it look I was commenting on someting I was not ,00ps sorry :)
 
I don't think there are many rifles that can do a 2 inch group regardless of shooter at 1000. If i'm doing my math right (very possible that I'm not) that'd be a .2 moa rifle correct?

I had a bushnell 10x mildot mil/mil adjustments mounted on my 308 for a while I really liked it. Bushnell actually fixed it when i had problems with it (which surprised me and I've yet to remount it) but I don't think I've heard of anyone else having the issue I did. I think barrett puts the bushnell 10x on their 50 cal packages so that's an endorsement in itself.

I personally prefer fixed power scopes but there is nothing wrong with a variable.
 
I don't know what the current record is, but I found mention of a 1.174" group at 600 yards, .19 MOA in 2004. He was not shooting an off the shelf rifle.
 
I have a bone stock Savage 10 FP in the Choate stock that will easily shoot 1MOA at 350 yd. Why go the custom route? With the right ammo (handloaded) it is easily a 1/2MOA gun. I have a Super Sniper 10x42 scope on it and it is highly effective. Truth is that I often do not shoot up to the capability of the rifle, but when I do, it is distinctly satisfying.
 
Why go the custom route?
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If he goes with a Stevens action and custom stock he'll still be at or below the cost of the 10 FP, and it will be just as accurate since both are Savage factory barrels. I'll agree with the OP also, as someone who's built a few bolt guns and AR's, there is something satisfying about building your own rifles even if you don't save anything or even spend a little more in the end. Building is a hobby of its own, which may not appeal to everyone, but is something that some of us truly enjoy. Same reason I handload even when in some instances the cost savings are minimal. These are all just different aspects of the shooting sports to be enjoyed. :cool:
 
So what model savage or stevens do I want to look for?

Stevens 200
Savage 11
Savage 10
Savage 12

Any others?

and besides gunbroker.com where else can you find used guns online?

Thank you
 
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