Looking for an Economic Rifle

Two things I observed which, one or both may be a factor...

I have a Remington take off barrel in 270, compared to the Vanguard it seems to have more leade. Oal much different.

The Vanguard seems to also have a tighter chamber... certain pieces of resized brass that dropped right in the Rem chamber were snug in my Vanguard.

I'm going to Cerrosafe both chambers sometime and compare them.
 
With your last post and the fact your not going to carry it all day hunting , I'd go with a 20" heavy or bull barrel . Short action 308 only because of the cost and amount of ammo available . If not 308 , I'd stay with the short action in 7-08 , or 243 . . Really if your taking hunting/shooting game off the table a nice 223 will get you to 500yds nicely at a nice low cost per shot .

Howa 1500 would get you the above for $500 or less . I think you could find a Rem 700 for close to that as well . Both of those rifles are easy to customize later with lots of after market parts available for both . :)
 
I noticed several of the posts focusing on sub MOA groups. That degree of accuracy is needed for varmit hunting, but not much else. 2.5 MOA in theory with hit a 7.5 inch circle every time at three hundred yards.
 
I thought 2.5 moa at 100yd.s would be 10 inches at 300yd.s.I think it doubles every 100yd.s.

Nope, I'm wrong. Barnetmill was correct with 7.5". Please pardon my brainfart.
 
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you don't intend to hunt with it, look at the 243. Recoil will be much easier to handle, making for longer days at the range.
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By this logic, a .223 would be twice as nice, and .22lr double that.
 
By this logic, a .223 would be twice as nice, and .22lr double that.
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yes I agree that is good logic . Well not the 22lr part because he wants to shoot 500yds with this rifle .

Here is my quote and good logic from above
the fact your not going to carry it all day hunting , I'd go with a 20" heavy or bull barrel . Short action 308 only because of the cost and amount of ammo available . If not 308 , I'd stay with the short action in 7-08 , or 243 . . Really if your taking hunting/shooting game off the table a nice 223 will get you to 500yds nicely at a nice low cost per shot .
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Although not the same advice , it's kinda close
 
You could always get a Moison Nagant rifle in 7.62x54R.

Same ballistics as .30-06 but the shells are MUCH cheaper. Very accurate rifles for under $150.
 
um... no. unless you are buying hornady match ammo($1.50 a round) and have a Finnish rework, odds of having a long range target rifle are several thousand to one.
 
Mosin Nagants are only good for someone who wants to shoot cheap rubbish ammo with OKish accuracy. To make a Mosin into a gun worth considering a nice long range gun you need a new stock or a bedding job, trigger work, scope mounts and address the horrific action.

Then after you have spent that money you have a random calibre that isn't well known in the accuracy game and you have spent $300 or more on a gun that is still not as good as the other options listed here.

To the OP. Of you want a good gun that is under $500 that has what it takes to be good at 500yards out of the box, I'd say look around for a good price on a Tikka in 223, 243, 7mm08 or 308. They have excellent quality barrels, the best quality trigger you will find on a factory gun under $500, super smooth action, and the synthetic stock will be more than sufficient to get you started, much better than the one on most other cheap guns. Look at reviews of different guns online and you won't find a gun with the same amount of praise as the Tikka get's at that price point.
 
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