Hey what’s going on everyone im bored lol. I am looking to get a new rifle I have 1000 what would you get ? Use case bench rest , competition just all around package . Thanks hope to hear from you guys
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I have 1000 dollars (What should I buy )
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Howa barreled action from Brownells and MDT ORYX Chassis. If you can up the budget a couple hundred dollars then the MDT XRS.
Bravo chassis in nice too but you'd have to feel it. I personally don't care much for the Bravo.
If you want off the shelf rifle, Tikka Varmint or roll the dice on a Bergara B14 HMR.
Bravo chassis in nice too but you'd have to feel it. I personally don't care much for the Bravo.
If you want off the shelf rifle, Tikka Varmint or roll the dice on a Bergara B14 HMR.
I agree. I never liked the feel of the Bravo. They’ve sold so many of the Bravo I decided I must be wrong. Haha.
But the Bravo does anbout everything a guy needs it to do, just without any frills.
Save up more money and get something worth while. (Origin action, nice barrel, stock/chassis of your liking)
Or just buy ammo.
Or just buy ammo.
There we go!! I was wondering when we would get the quintessential SH response to this !
Quality ammo if you have a decent center fire rifle.
CZ 457 threaded Varmint (.22LR) if you want to bench rest shoot all day and not spend a ton on ammo.
You might find a Bagara HMR around the 1k mark if you poke around.
CZ 457 threaded Varmint (.22LR) if you want to bench rest shoot all day and not spend a ton on ammo.
You might find a Bagara HMR around the 1k mark if you poke around.
Save more money. You don’t get much of anything in your price range
For <$1000 tikka T3x lite (wait until they are released with threaded muzzles as announced at shot show), bergara wilderness sierra, or howa heavy barreled action with a krg bravo or mdt field stock.
For super low budget (~$500) you can grab a savage 110 trail hunter or ruger american gen2 (both come with threaded muzzles and cerakoted barrels).
For super low budget (~$500) you can grab a savage 110 trail hunter or ruger american gen2 (both come with threaded muzzles and cerakoted barrels).
In all seriousness, there’s some wisdom in saving up for what you’ve indicated your purpose for the rifle would be ( bench rest shooting, competition). Use the time for some research. Consider the used market, there’s lots of good things out there that may not be brand new but that have lots of life left.
These aren’t bad suggestions at all , although I’m not sure how they would fit , with the exception of the Howa heavy barreled action and KRG, with the OP’s stated goals ( bench and competition).
Yeah good point but good luck doing any solid bench rest/competition shooting with a sub $1K gun. I guess the savage 110 tac would be a better fit for his use case than the trail hunter but I believe the trail hunter does have a beefier barrel than standard 110’s. Probably a bergara b14 HMR instead of the sierra wilderness as well to get a heavier barrel.
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As others have stated save up some more. If you go the used route, look for a low round count 7005r or 700P pre RR serial# or a proven RR serial number. Still save up more and get something modern.
This. Can't go wrong with a Rem 700 sps-aac, ltr, police, 5r or similar. An old school FN tactical model would be cool if you could find a good deal on one.
Watch the classifieds here for a .308 custom rifle.
Many are trading .308 for 6.5 CM, creating some great buys.
Good luck.
Many are trading .308 for 6.5 CM, creating some great buys.
Good luck.
My first 6.5CM was a budget build using the Cabela’s / Bass Pro Savage 12FV.
I put it in a Black Friday MDT LSS-XL chassis and I was in for under $1,000. You can also use the MDT XRS or KRG Bravo chassis. to keep it under the $1,000 mark.
Spend the $30 and get the Savage tactical bolt knob from MidwayUSA.
When you have an extra $100 kicking around you can upgrade the trigger to a Rifle Basix SAV-1.
This was my load development target from New Year’s Eve 2000. It was -20°F that day.
At the time I was loading on a Lee Challenger Breechlock press with Lee dies.
Stick to your budget. Get into reloading and start sending rounds down range. When you can afford to upgrade then do it.
This is not the perfect rifle but a great budget precision rifle that will get you started putting rounds down range.
Shortly you will get the guys coming on here saying that Savage rifles are unreliable or junk or you’re throwing your money away and will never recoup your investment.
If you listen to those people you will spend $5,000 to $10,000 before you fire your first round.
I put it in a Black Friday MDT LSS-XL chassis and I was in for under $1,000. You can also use the MDT XRS or KRG Bravo chassis. to keep it under the $1,000 mark.
Spend the $30 and get the Savage tactical bolt knob from MidwayUSA.
When you have an extra $100 kicking around you can upgrade the trigger to a Rifle Basix SAV-1.
This was my load development target from New Year’s Eve 2000. It was -20°F that day.
At the time I was loading on a Lee Challenger Breechlock press with Lee dies.
Stick to your budget. Get into reloading and start sending rounds down range. When you can afford to upgrade then do it.
This is not the perfect rifle but a great budget precision rifle that will get you started putting rounds down range.
Shortly you will get the guys coming on here saying that Savage rifles are unreliable or junk or you’re throwing your money away and will never recoup your investment.
If you listen to those people you will spend $5,000 to $10,000 before you fire your first round.
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Buy an Origin and then grab a prefit from either Outlier or Urbanrifleman. Then go shoot the shit out of it and save money for a higher quality prefit to replace it. You'll most likely end up with an Origin anyway. If you're MIL/LEO or First responder, reach out to Paul at Evolved Ballistics for a discount on the Origin. I'm not affiliated, just a happy customer.
And how exactly does this fit into his $1,000 budget for a rifle?
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Ruger American rimfire. Spend the other $500 on ammo and shoot the hell out of it.
Good info here on SH…….but no truer words. Questions are definitely graded and responded to accordingly, often in a degrading fashion. I do definitely get the feeling, though, that it’s not as prevalent as in the past.
PX for a customized older rifle - 700 or Savage or Howa with stock/trigger. Or a Tikka or even a Ruger Predator and have money left over.
What, you mean they actually make rifles that cost less than $10,000.00????? Darn, tell me where so I can go and see these wonders.
So, Nice looking rig. it if shoots, its good.
For the OP, I know this is a Centerfire forum, but for a grand, you can shop around and get a Bergara B14r. Get a lot of shooting and practice in with that rifle. Afterall, the idea is shooting, not status, and anything nice in centerfire (excepting some base model hunting rifles) is going to start above your $1000 limit.
Lots of us here have been in the OPs shoes and realized after spending thousands of dollars that a sub 1k rifle won't meet objectives, especially given his proposed use. Myself included. I was simply throwing out another alternative that will be more cost effective in the long run. If you don't like it, you don't need to respond. At least my post had some relevant info for the OP to consider, while yours, was lacking in that regard.
The discount from EB is what you're not accounting for. Outlier barrels can be had for almost 200.
This ^^^. There are a bunch of discount codes for outlier, one is texasplinking which is 25% off at the moment (subject to change I think).
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For $1000? Lower your expectations or raise your budget... It sounds like snobbery but it's true. You can purchase one of the listed rifles for under 1k but you're going to end up dumping a bunch of money into it later - which isn't a problem if you go into it with that plan. For between $1,500-$2,000 you can get into something very nice and not have to be constantly upgrading it.
Most of us on here have probably gone through the same quandary and have arrived at the conclusion that if we had spent a little more up front we would have saved $$$ in the long run.
Most of us on here have probably gone through the same quandary and have arrived at the conclusion that if we had spent a little more up front we would have saved $$$ in the long run.
Your rifle as set up kind of counters your own argument with a $5,000 optic sitting on top of it. Most on here with agree that you can make a Savage rifle shoot but the gritty action and feeding issues make it problematic for the novice to use in competition. It is true you could never sell a Savage for the price of what all of the upgrades cost because by the time you are at $1,200 or more there are nicer options out of the box.
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