My Dad recently got into long range competition 300-1000yds, and is shooting a fancy custom savage in 6.5-285 Norma
I would like to join him in this hobby, but am severely limited in budget,
I have two requirements for the rifle
It MUST have iron sights, i will not own a rifle without them. God forbid the rifle is out hunting and gets dropped from a tree stand or onto a rock, scopes can and do break. The rifle absolutely has to have iron sights. I know that very few bolt rifles these days have them.
Requirement number two is that the rifle must be under $700. I have seen older remington 700s on gunbroker for about $500-$600, so if those are recommended that may be the route i take.
I will reload for the rifle. My dad reloads for his 6.5 so i would just have to acquire components and dies and a shellholder. And loading data of course.
I believe any rifle is capable of great accuracy, especially when you can tailor a handload to it.
So far i am leaning toward a older Remington 700 with irons, these are usually only available in 7mm mag and 30-06, that i have seen thus far, although i am sure there are other calibers like .270, etc to be found.
I was first looking toward accurate milsurps, but i dont think they are capable of the the type of accuracy i would need at 500+ yards.
Any input and opinions are appreciated. I would like to achieve about 1/3MOA with handloads, which i think is out of the realm of reality for milsurps. With my two requirements my choices are very limited. I set a budget of $700 on the rifle because i would like to keep thr total package at $1000, spending $300-$400 on the scope
I would like to join him in this hobby, but am severely limited in budget,
I have two requirements for the rifle
It MUST have iron sights, i will not own a rifle without them. God forbid the rifle is out hunting and gets dropped from a tree stand or onto a rock, scopes can and do break. The rifle absolutely has to have iron sights. I know that very few bolt rifles these days have them.
Requirement number two is that the rifle must be under $700. I have seen older remington 700s on gunbroker for about $500-$600, so if those are recommended that may be the route i take.
I will reload for the rifle. My dad reloads for his 6.5 so i would just have to acquire components and dies and a shellholder. And loading data of course.
I believe any rifle is capable of great accuracy, especially when you can tailor a handload to it.
So far i am leaning toward a older Remington 700 with irons, these are usually only available in 7mm mag and 30-06, that i have seen thus far, although i am sure there are other calibers like .270, etc to be found.
I was first looking toward accurate milsurps, but i dont think they are capable of the the type of accuracy i would need at 500+ yards.
Any input and opinions are appreciated. I would like to achieve about 1/3MOA with handloads, which i think is out of the realm of reality for milsurps. With my two requirements my choices are very limited. I set a budget of $700 on the rifle because i would like to keep thr total package at $1000, spending $300-$400 on the scope