Re: .308 Remington 5R vs .308 Customs
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: mgd45</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: trevor300wsm</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: oneshot onekill</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Onemoretime</div><div class="ubbcode-body">From what I understand the differences show themselves at longer range, past 500 yards. </div></div>
Really not sure where you get that... If the rifle shoots Sub-MOA, it shoots Sub-MOA... at any distance. Groups spreading out past MOA is a result of environmental conditions or the shooter... NOT the rifle. </div></div>
THANK YOU!!! I'm glad I'm not the only one who realized this makes no sense. Once the pill leaves the barrel the gun is out of the picture. Whatever it was able to do to the pill while it's in the barrel is all it can do. One it's out of the barrel it don't matter if the gun cost $300 or $3000 it's all enviromental conditions and ballistics.
If I'm wrong and someone would like to correct me please do so, but also provide some proof and explain it to me so that I will actually learn something from it. </div></div>
So.....what your saying is that my $1000 factory Rem 700PSS which can shoot groups around .400" at 100 yards....will also be capable of shooting 4 inch groups at 1000 yards....? So why don't the professional benchrest/F-class shooters simply shoot with these basic rifles instead of the $3000 plus custom rifles? After all, I think the 1000 yard world record with a .30 caliber rifle is around 4 inches or less.....I bet that guy would be pissed to know he could've done it with an off-the-shelf rifle!! LOL!
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Answer to question 1- I dont know can you..how good of a shooter are you.
Answer to question 2- Some of the $3000 is for show and hey look at me I spent $3000 grand on rifle knowing the new Savage Palma out of the box could have got him the same results. And yes that guy maybe pissed knowing about the Savage.
I guess if I was a benchrest shooter I would be a benchrestcentral but instead Im a tactical shooter who in turn actually works on marksmenship skills as apposed to seating at a bench with rifle strapped down to some sort ridiculous contraption knowing all I have to do is pull the trigger. Not saying it doesnt take a little more to get to a grand but a true marksmen doesnt rely on this type of setup.
To the OP who hasnt even answered his own post (prolley cause we scared the piss out of him). Do what you want in regards to your rifle purchase. To really help you we need to know some answers to the questions asked above pertaining to what you will be doing with the rifle. If its benchrest this isnt the place for ya although we do have some fine shooters on here that use to do benchrest and still do.