Best budget long range sniper rifle?

[cantcme]

Checkout the tikka tac

[John Browning]

Ok, so I don't have a Remington 700. This thread has caused me to buy a 5r Milspec just to see how much you can do on a budget. What would be the best value scope/rings/mount to put on it?

[NorCalFocus]

SWFA 10x40 target scope $300
EGW 20 MOA base $20
Burris Tactical Rings $50

[RobG]

"Best value" is subjective. Need a budget to give real recommendations.

[John Browning]

SWFA 10x40 target scope $300
EGW 20 MOA base $20
Burris Tactical Rings $50

That is what I was thinking, too.

[Hank15]

Get a Savage, shoot a few hundred rounds through it (depending on how quickly you learn), then send it over to Tim at: http://www.connorcustomguns.com/

Him and his wife are both 1000 yard shooters. He knows the ins and outs of accuracy.

He doesn't advertise a guarantee (just because some people aren't honest with their own shooting abilities and blames it on his work), but nothing leaves his shop until he himself confirms 1/4 MOA or less with 5 shot groups (3 shots with magnum calibers).

[ar15barrels]

Ok, so I don't have a Remington 700. This thread has caused me to buy a 5r Milspec just to see how much you can do on a budget. What would be the best value scope/rings/mount to put on it?

Tps steel 20moa base.
Tps steel rings.
Scope depends on budget.

[RobG]

^^^^ Agree. The TPS are nice rings for the price. I have used the Burris tac rings, they are crap.

[NorCalFocus]

^^^^ Agree. The TPS are nice rings for the price. I have used the Burris tac rings, they are crap.

Care to tell us what makes them crap? I have em and they have held up prefectly well on my .308.

I do agree the things I've read on the TPS rings are all good.

[ar15barrels]

Care to tell us what makes them crap? I have em and they have held up prefectly well on my .308.

I do agree the things I've read on the TPS rings are all good.

They are soft and not machined well.
They fit their target "price sensetive" market perfectly, but should not be confused with other much higher quality rings.

[jetman624]

Tps steel 20moa base.
Tps steel rings.
Scope depends on budget.

Do you always prefer steel rings and bases, or just in this particular brand and price point?

[Cypriss32]

They are soft and not machined well.
They fit their target "price sensetive" market perfectly, but should not be confused with other much higher quality rings.

I have had more sets of TPS then the price is...... Not 1 has had any issues. Not 1 has left any marks on a scope......... I have used them.

[TMB 1]

Care to tell us what makes them crap? I have em and they have held up prefectly well on my .308.

I do agree the things I've read on the TPS rings are all good.

They are soft and not machined well.
They fit their target "price sensetive" market perfectly, but should not be confused with other much higher quality rings.

So I guess it all depends on how big your budget is?

[ar15barrels]

Do you always prefer steel rings and bases?

Yes

or just in this particular brand and price point?

I think that TPS rings are as well made as Badger, Nighforce or Seekins.
I recommend them because you don't get any more quality by spending more money on rings and bases.
You do get less quality by spending less money though.
For the small difference in price between the aluminum ones and the steel ones, I always go with the steel ones.

[winxp_man]

I found that most of the remington rifles I have owned all shot .5 MOA with match ammo and the shooter to do his part. I would say this place once of the biggest parts in shooting with accuracy and precision.

I have owned models from 68' down to this year 2013'. The newst rifle I bought is a Remington 700 SPS Varmint 26" HB in .308 Win. I bought a choate stock while waiting for the rifle to come out of jail and a trigger off the top. I already had a SWFA 5-20x50 SS and TPS base and TPS low rings. I got the rifle and only had the stock didn't get the trigger by the time I went to the range.

I bought 1 box of Federal Blue Box 150gr SP ammo and a box of Federal Gold Medal Match 168gr. So I shot the first 20 with the Federal 150 SP. It was not to good compared to my Remington SPS Tac that loves this ammo and puts groups .700's all the time. Then after cleaning after the first 20 rounds I started shooting the FGMM 168 stuff. The first group of 5 shots was in the .400's. The next 5 shot gourp was also in the .400's. So now I shot the final 5 shot group and it was two holes next to each other measured .200's. I then took the rifle and shot a group of 5 at 200 yards. It measured in at 1.2". The triggers that come with most Remingtons rifles is garbage if not tweaked to go down to 2.5 lbs pull. Even then I dont like it like the timney or shilen tirggers or jewell. But even with a trigger that I got to go down to about 3.2 lbs I was still able to get the rifle to shoot some pretty tiny goups.

All of my 700's I have owned have shot some pretty tiny gourps and can not complain at all. Hell even wood stock with a 6x scope at 100 yards gave me a .700's group this was a 81' model 700. I would say its a lot that plays on the shooter and how he takes care of his rifle. One thing that comes to mind is over cleaning. Only thing I ever really clean out of my rifles is copper. Other then that its shoot shoot and shoot

But a Remington 700 5R is not a bad option that like AR15 said you only need to add is a good brake, tigger, and if there are people like me TPS 20 MOA base, and 30 MM TPS low or medium rings. And all mine are also steel never messed up a scope at all. Sold a scope that I had mounted in this system and could not even tell it was mounted after 200 rounds of 300 Win Mag abuse.

Next would be reloading.