RevDisk
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Most of my firearms experience happens to be in the scary looking weapons people think the AWB regulates, but unfortunately have always been regulated. Mk19 auto grenade launcher, SAW, M240's, M2 .50 cal, the lovely M16/M4 family, etc. I've fired almost every major 'assault rifle' in the world. In my mind, happiness is belt fed.
'Normal' stuff I know very very little about. Bolt action rifles, normal shotguns, and such. But hey, I'm of course very willing to learn.
On my last deployment, I had a lot of time to ponder what weapons to pick up when I got back. I wanted one weapon of every type. A handgun, a shotgun, a 'happy gun' (assault rifle, battle rifle, whatever) and a precision rifle. I decided on a Colt M1911, a Mossberg 500 and an AK47. Based on my experiences, I prefer AK47's over the M16. Mostly because of 7.62 vs 5.56. Still, I was at odds on what precision rifle to pick up. My only real experience has been with the M82A1 Berrett .50 and the Finnish rifle that is very loosely based off the Mosin Nagent. I fired a couple rounds through other rifles, but not enough to be completely used to them.
I talked to a grizzled old SF guy and asked for his advice. He kinda just chuckled and told me to go for a Savage 10, don't skimp whatsoever on the scope. .308 or .300 WSM
I got back, bought my Colt, my Mossberg and my AK. Still was looking for a decent precision rifle. Everything was either too expensive or not what I was looking for. Until I looked up the Savage 10 and it seemed like everything I was looking for. Gee, maybe I should have just listened to my buddy. (Duh)
Does anyone have a better suggestion for a quality but not overly expensive rifle? If not, what is AccuTrigger and is it worth the extra cash? Also, suggestions on a rather good scope? For the scope, I'd prefer to pay a max of $300-500 that could still do elevation and windage adjustments fairly quickly. Overall I prefer to spend a max of $1500. If need be, I can buy more expensive components down the line.
Basically, I'd like a minimum of 2 inch groupings at 300m. Anything better than that is gravy. I know with practice my shot groups will pull tigher and I intend to spend a decent amount of time practicing.
Again, I'm rather new to the bolt action world so I appreciate all thoughts on the subjects.
'Normal' stuff I know very very little about. Bolt action rifles, normal shotguns, and such. But hey, I'm of course very willing to learn.
On my last deployment, I had a lot of time to ponder what weapons to pick up when I got back. I wanted one weapon of every type. A handgun, a shotgun, a 'happy gun' (assault rifle, battle rifle, whatever) and a precision rifle. I decided on a Colt M1911, a Mossberg 500 and an AK47. Based on my experiences, I prefer AK47's over the M16. Mostly because of 7.62 vs 5.56. Still, I was at odds on what precision rifle to pick up. My only real experience has been with the M82A1 Berrett .50 and the Finnish rifle that is very loosely based off the Mosin Nagent. I fired a couple rounds through other rifles, but not enough to be completely used to them.
I talked to a grizzled old SF guy and asked for his advice. He kinda just chuckled and told me to go for a Savage 10, don't skimp whatsoever on the scope. .308 or .300 WSM
I got back, bought my Colt, my Mossberg and my AK. Still was looking for a decent precision rifle. Everything was either too expensive or not what I was looking for. Until I looked up the Savage 10 and it seemed like everything I was looking for. Gee, maybe I should have just listened to my buddy. (Duh)
Does anyone have a better suggestion for a quality but not overly expensive rifle? If not, what is AccuTrigger and is it worth the extra cash? Also, suggestions on a rather good scope? For the scope, I'd prefer to pay a max of $300-500 that could still do elevation and windage adjustments fairly quickly. Overall I prefer to spend a max of $1500. If need be, I can buy more expensive components down the line.
Basically, I'd like a minimum of 2 inch groupings at 300m. Anything better than that is gravy. I know with practice my shot groups will pull tigher and I intend to spend a decent amount of time practicing.
Again, I'm rather new to the bolt action world so I appreciate all thoughts on the subjects.