Hello everyone, long time reader but new member and first time poster here!
I'm getting into the precision rifle scene as of quite recently. I have hunted all of my life, mainly for Whitetail Deer in Northern MN. My rifle of choice has always been my Savage 110 in .270 Win. However, I shot my dad's Ruger Hawkeye .308 for the first time recently, and immediately wanted a .308 of my own. I'm not going to be hunting with this rifle (at least not in the semi-thick woods that I usually hunt it), so I'm looking for advice on how to go about building a bolt action rifle specifically for long range bench/rest shooting as well as hoping you all will share some of your rifles as well.
I just picked up my project rifle last week, and man is she sweet. I ended up pulling the trigger on a new to me Remington 700 Varmint SF (Stainless Fluted barrel) .308 Winchester with a 26" barrel, and mounted my Millett TRS-1 4-16x50 on top. The scope had some sort of generic cantilever P.E.P.R. style mount attached to it when I purchased it, which was a disaster for my cheek weld on the factory Remington stock. So I just bought some Burris XTR low mounts (rifle has a 20 MOA picatinny rail), and they look great. Nice low clearance, but plenty for the flip-up lens covers to clear the barrel without any issues.
Now I just need Magpul to release the new Hunter 700 chassis and I'll be happy (until one of you posts a picture with the next gadget i HAVE to have ). Perhaps a bipod, but I'm not overly fond of them for bench shooting.
Let's see what you all have, I need ideas for this rifle! Glad to finally be a part of the boards.
I'm getting into the precision rifle scene as of quite recently. I have hunted all of my life, mainly for Whitetail Deer in Northern MN. My rifle of choice has always been my Savage 110 in .270 Win. However, I shot my dad's Ruger Hawkeye .308 for the first time recently, and immediately wanted a .308 of my own. I'm not going to be hunting with this rifle (at least not in the semi-thick woods that I usually hunt it), so I'm looking for advice on how to go about building a bolt action rifle specifically for long range bench/rest shooting as well as hoping you all will share some of your rifles as well.
I just picked up my project rifle last week, and man is she sweet. I ended up pulling the trigger on a new to me Remington 700 Varmint SF (Stainless Fluted barrel) .308 Winchester with a 26" barrel, and mounted my Millett TRS-1 4-16x50 on top. The scope had some sort of generic cantilever P.E.P.R. style mount attached to it when I purchased it, which was a disaster for my cheek weld on the factory Remington stock. So I just bought some Burris XTR low mounts (rifle has a 20 MOA picatinny rail), and they look great. Nice low clearance, but plenty for the flip-up lens covers to clear the barrel without any issues.
Now I just need Magpul to release the new Hunter 700 chassis and I'll be happy (until one of you posts a picture with the next gadget i HAVE to have ). Perhaps a bipod, but I'm not overly fond of them for bench shooting.
Let's see what you all have, I need ideas for this rifle! Glad to finally be a part of the boards.