Ideas and opinions needed

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Originally Posted by ray1970

So, now I'm leaning toward a bolt gun.

Every time I see this one it gives me a warm fuzzy feeling. Anyone want to help me guess what the barrel length is on this one?

http://www.xlrindustries.com/publish...~element38.jpg

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That thing is sweet! No guesses on barrel length tho.

I just put a 6.5 Creedmoor in an XLR chassis today. Looks like 26" to me. Don't ask my wife though...

That barrel has to be at least 45".

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Originally Posted by Zach O

I just put a 6.5 Creedmoor in an XLR chassis today. Looks like 26" to me. Don't ask my wife though...

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Originally Posted by Irving

That barrel has to be at least 45".

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You guys are funny. [Coffee]

I'm thinking it is probably 20". Maybe 22" or 24". I'd be surprised if it were any longer than that.

I have that same brand (xlr) chassis and I have a 24" barrel for comparison so if say that's a 22" maybe. I don't know how you would do it under 2k with optics though...

https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5610/...d967ec_b_d.jpg

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Originally Posted by ray1970

You guys are funny. [Coffee]

I'm thinking it is probably 20". Maybe 22" or 24". I'd be surprised if it were any longer than that.

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True story man! I'd agree on 24"-26" at least. Don't think any less.

If your ever in the area, stop by and shot mine. Hell, we'll shoot it together cause I ain't even shot it yet!

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Originally Posted by Spdu4ia

I have that same brand (xlr) chassis and I have a 24" barrel for comparison so if say that's a 22" maybe. I don't know how you would do it under 2k with optics though...

https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5610/...d967ec_b_d.jpg

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Awesome! Looks great man!

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Originally Posted by Spdu4ia

I don't know how you would do it under 2k with optics though...

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Brand new Remington from Bud's is $557. We'll just say $600 with the transfer for a round number.

The XLR Element chassis like the one in the picture is $595 so let's just call that $600 too.

So, I'm into the rifle for roughly $1200.

A Badger scope mount is $150 and a decent enough set of rings about $50.

So, I'm into it for about $1400 and just need a scope. And since I'm not taking this thing to battle or shooting a thousand yards with it, I bet I can find something suitable for now. Maybe one of the Vortex Viper PST scopes. I'm pretty sure they offer a 4-16x44 for under $600 brand new.

So, I think it's doable.

I can always upgrade stuff down the road if I want to.

Forgot to include a couple of magazines in my pricing. Pretty sure the XLR chassis uses AI type mags. Those aren't cheap, are they?

Oh, and I'll probably just run a Harris bi-pod I have laying around for now but maybe some day down the road upgrade to an Atlas.

Just checked. The AI mags for the 223 are $39 for ten rounders. That's not as bad as I thought.