Hello everyone, I am new to this board. I have been reading a lot, but this is my first post. I am new to rifles, and have wanted a long range rifle for quite some time. I have been shooting pistols for many years, but this is my first venture into rifles. I am looking into target shooting out to 500-800 yards (if I get good).
Having said that, I am looking for a reliable, accurate, medium/long range rifle that I can grow with. I have access to a 1,000 yard range not to far from my house. I have chosen the .308 cartridge after looking at multiple cartridges. I have also narrowed the rifles down to the following: POF .308 20 inch, the REPR .308 20 inch, and the LMRT (my friend recommended the LMRT - he shoots rifles quite a bit). I am looking to spend about $2,500-3,500 on the rifle alone. After I put a few hundred rounds through it, I will be buying some optics, but first I would like to "get to know" my rifle.
I spoke with a dealer and they said that they have not had any problems with current generation POF rifles, and for an extra $1k, the REPR costs about a third more, with little extra benefit. I have read many posts on this site from mid/late last year (2009) about reliability issues with the POF - ie. extraction, feeding from certain magazines, etc. It seems that these issues have been resolved in recent posts. Recent posts seem to show that people who own this rifle have had very good results with it, have had excellent accuracy, and that the newer rifles have not had the previous mentioned issues. Also, customer service seems excellent.
I would appreciate any input on these rifles, both positive and negative, as well as any problems that POF was plagued with last year, and if they have been resolved. Any input from Scott (the customer service rep from POF) as to the problems that this rifle platform was having last year and how they have been handled/resolved, would also be greatly appreciated. I am leaning towards the POF, but am open on hearing about other rifles if there are other recommendations as well.
Thank you.
Having said that, I am looking for a reliable, accurate, medium/long range rifle that I can grow with. I have access to a 1,000 yard range not to far from my house. I have chosen the .308 cartridge after looking at multiple cartridges. I have also narrowed the rifles down to the following: POF .308 20 inch, the REPR .308 20 inch, and the LMRT (my friend recommended the LMRT - he shoots rifles quite a bit). I am looking to spend about $2,500-3,500 on the rifle alone. After I put a few hundred rounds through it, I will be buying some optics, but first I would like to "get to know" my rifle.
I spoke with a dealer and they said that they have not had any problems with current generation POF rifles, and for an extra $1k, the REPR costs about a third more, with little extra benefit. I have read many posts on this site from mid/late last year (2009) about reliability issues with the POF - ie. extraction, feeding from certain magazines, etc. It seems that these issues have been resolved in recent posts. Recent posts seem to show that people who own this rifle have had very good results with it, have had excellent accuracy, and that the newer rifles have not had the previous mentioned issues. Also, customer service seems excellent.
I would appreciate any input on these rifles, both positive and negative, as well as any problems that POF was plagued with last year, and if they have been resolved. Any input from Scott (the customer service rep from POF) as to the problems that this rifle platform was having last year and how they have been handled/resolved, would also be greatly appreciated. I am leaning towards the POF, but am open on hearing about other rifles if there are other recommendations as well.
Thank you.
