Sniper Rifle Remington

[Legasat]

It's only a sniper rifle if you're a politician.

That is an excellent point. ANY rifle can be a "sniper rifle", IF you are in the act of Sniping. A better term is a Precision Rifle.

[CK_32]

It's only a sniper rifle if you're a politician.

Pure sex!

[bigguy901]

Ok, Precision it is.

[Uriah02]

Like the others have said, if you are going to drop the coin for an M40/M24 setup go ahead with a custom rifle with a 700 action like TacOps.

[Sikhawk]

if you can afford it, I would get one of good ol Chuck Mawhinney's M40's...http://www.chuckmawhinney.com/m40replica.html, only 83 left of the original 103 (103 confirmed kills in vietnam). Probably the most historically correct m40 out there. Im savin for this and will have it by september

[MasterYong]

if you can afford it, I would get one of good ol Chuck Mawhinney's M40's...http://www.chuckmawhinney.com/m40replica.html, only 83 left of the original 103 (103 confirmed kills in vietnam). Probably the most historically correct m40 out there. Im savin for this and will have it by september

The OP should get an overpriced collectors piece to use as a precision rifle? I'd think if those were a good investment at all they'd be best left on the shelf to appreciate.

103 @ $5000 each is over half a million bucks! I'm in the wrong business...

[FLIGHT762]

For a Sniper's Rifle, I suggest you get whatever your LE department or Military unit issues you.

As for Precision Rifles, I'd contact either GAP or R&D Precision and have them build me something.

Hahaha I almost said the same thing.


OP you might want to change the title. "sniper" is for military/Call of Duty kids. We call them precision rifles here. You might get trashed for using the word sniper rifle

I'm not sure there's really any such thing as a "Sniper Rifle."

Maybe a "Sniper's Rifle" if you're a sniper.

Otherwise it's a "Precision Rifle."

My recommendation is the Remington 700 5r. The barrel is essentially the same as the military's "Sniper Rifle" but the rifles is sub-$1200. Mine shoots about .5" groups at 100 yards if I do my part (and use match-grade 168gr ammo), and I'm not that good of a shot so someone else might even squeeze more out of it, especially with handloads.

That is an excellent point. ANY rifle can be a "sniper rifle", IF you are in the act of Sniping. A better term is a Precision Rifle.

I have to agree ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

Ok, Precision it is.

Glad to see you came around.

For a good rifle on a budget, a Remington LTR, PSS or 5-R would be a good choice. Some factory barrels are better than others. Some of the off the shelf Remingtons are tack drivers. If you can find a used Remington that the owner can provide targets showing .5 MOA, BUY IT!

If you want something with a .5 MOA guarantee or better, go with a reputable builder, GA Precision comes to mind. They have a basic rifle for under $3,000.00.

I just made the mistake of using a local builder to re-build a used Remington 700 that didn't shoot too well. I spent a lot of money (about $2,800.00) and It didn't work out well (the rifle is at the barrel maker's shop being evaluated and hopefully, being repaired to shoot). If I had to do it all over, a used gun with targets to show good accuracy or going to a reputable builder who will guarantee the rifle. If you buy a used rifle and have it re-built, you will spend about what I did in parts and labor. Just spend the $3,000.00 for a guaranteed rifle. That is what a Precision rifle will cost.

[63 tango]

my remington m40 looks just like that one without the signature and the heavy price tag. is there any difference between that rifle and remingtons commemerative m40?

[MasterYong]

I just remembered another good candidate that's very affordable: the tikka t3.

I don't own one, but BigBamBoo really speaks very highly of them, and they come in a lot of calibers. Boo really knows his precision rifles it seems and he always has valuable input in that regard so depending on your budget I'd check those out. IIRC they're sub $600 stock.

[bigguy901]

So what about the commemerative Remington M40's? Are they any good? I can pick up a new never shot for under 2K.....

[63 tango]

So what about the commemerative Remington M40's? Are they any good? I can pick up a new never shot for under 2K.....

I think its a good rifle. Its more expensive cause its licensed or approved by the marine scout sniper association, but thats why i got it cause its a repro of the original m40.

[MarcS]

As others have said, the only reason to buy a clone would be to have one as a collection piece or just for the pride of ownership. It's not what you would want to use as your first precision rifle that you will actually shoot and learn with.

You would be well served to buy a nice factory rifle and shoot the hell out of it. Put good glass on it and spend all you can afford on ammo. Once you get it put together it's important to make sure to get out to some matches. You will meet people and learn more than you can imagine right now. Shoot the same rifle, same scope, same load for one full season as often as you can. Then you'll know what you want for upgrades or changes in your equipment. There are so many choices that I wouldn't recommend you buy custom yet because you don't know what you want.

I would advise a Remmy 5R .308 for the following reasons:
-They are very accurate right out of the box.
-Plenty of excellent quality ammo available.
-Remingtons are the most popular so you'll have no trouble finding upgrades later in triggers, stocks and scope bases that fit.
-When you do decide to upgrade, you can sell that H.S. stock for a few bucks to help fund the upgrades.
-If you decide to sell the rifle completely they tend to retain value very well.
-It will make a good base to start gradually upgrading piece by piece later on if you want to spread out the cost.

Hope this helps.

Marc

[bigguy901]

Marc,
Sounds very reasonable.