Hi guys, been lurking for a while and decided to create an account and jump in. It appears that there is a wealth of great knowledge here and I plan to fully take advantage of some of it. I have a very modest collection of firearms including a Rock River AR, a MAADI AK, a police style Mossberg 835, a PARA 1911, among some others. I've never had a bolt action and I just recently decided I needed to have one.
I decided on the Remington 700 SPS Tactical AAC SD .308. I just bought a Vortex Strike Eagle MRAD because I got a nice discount on it and figure it will be more than I need anyway. Through research here, I understand the OEM Hogue stock is less than desirable so I had planned on getting the B&C M40 style stock, which is sort of a bummer because I love the looks of the hogue, but that M40 doesn't look too bad either. I figure I'll give the rifle a camo paint job once it's done anyway. I'd like to keep the rifle as military looking as possible. Is this rifle BDL? I plan to add a Harris 6-9" bipod and I need a base and rings for my scope which I'm unsure of. I had seen there is a method to measure for ring height but I have not found the thread yet. Should I plan on a 20 MOA base? I don't mind spending a little more for quality so what is the preferred equipment as far as bases and rings go?
I'll get some pics up soon, but obviously this isn't some groundbreaking build. Its purpose will be mainly fun plinking and seeing just how accurate I can be at distance, possibly a little whitetail hunting in the winter.
I look forward to learning as much as possible here. This site has already been very helpful. Let me know if anything I have planned is way off. Thanks!
I decided on the Remington 700 SPS Tactical AAC SD .308. I just bought a Vortex Strike Eagle MRAD because I got a nice discount on it and figure it will be more than I need anyway. Through research here, I understand the OEM Hogue stock is less than desirable so I had planned on getting the B&C M40 style stock, which is sort of a bummer because I love the looks of the hogue, but that M40 doesn't look too bad either. I figure I'll give the rifle a camo paint job once it's done anyway. I'd like to keep the rifle as military looking as possible. Is this rifle BDL? I plan to add a Harris 6-9" bipod and I need a base and rings for my scope which I'm unsure of. I had seen there is a method to measure for ring height but I have not found the thread yet. Should I plan on a 20 MOA base? I don't mind spending a little more for quality so what is the preferred equipment as far as bases and rings go?
I'll get some pics up soon, but obviously this isn't some groundbreaking build. Its purpose will be mainly fun plinking and seeing just how accurate I can be at distance, possibly a little whitetail hunting in the winter.
I look forward to learning as much as possible here. This site has already been very helpful. Let me know if anything I have planned is way off. Thanks!
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