Re: help wanted please! brands of rifles
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Pritch</div><div class="ubbcode-body">you can pick up an sportco omark target rifle pretty cheap but they are mostly in .308 and have a heavier barrel generally u can get one for the 400 dollar mark (note they do not have a magazine generally its a single shot)
there is the odd .223 getting around but will maybe cost more and is smaller than u want in cal
then all u need to do is get some work done to get a base for a scope. This can be very cheap if u have a friend who has a milling machine and has done this work before. (to get mine done it cost the amount for a rail blank and a case of beer (speaks a million languages)
the next step is to get a scope, buy once cry once, a vortex viper pst 6-24 power X 50 mm FFP (can be gotten from vision australia i think)
this will set u back 1100 smackers and has everything u will ever need in a scope as far as i can see with a lifetime warranty this is important if the scope doesn't track correctly or has issues because of recoil.
the other route is to go remington or ticca t3 both are good rifles but they do cost more.
every ticca i have come across shoots they are made in the netherlands and the tolerances are alot tighter than remington
you will find as time goes by everything has its trade offs the decision is ultimately up to you
i hope this helps and welcome to as far as im concerned the best sport and past time in the world.
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An omark would be a good start for you and you can pick one up really cheap most are .308 some are .223 all are single shot unless they were butchered. They shoot like poison aswell. Tse own the tooling for them now and they sell a conversion for .223 if you want to go that way they also have a conversion to rebarrel them conventionally as the original omarks the locking lugs lock into the barrel. As for mounting a scope a weaver no.54 base (you'll need 2) are what is used for them and ull need to bed the rear mount as there's a cutout but there's already 1 hole in the rear so line up easily just use 8-40 screws as the rear hole can be flogged out a little mounts are about $5 each if you want a synthetic stock wilddog make one as for a scope 6-24 vortex pst ffp is an awesome scope the whole setup if you go the omark and it has a good barrel and you don't want to change the stock it will run you about $1500 all up and omarks are 1000 yd full bore rifles so will do all you want also check out usedguns.com.au for used guns in aust. Going the other route Howa and Remington are both really good too but if your wanting to go a cheap budget get the omark
