Another REM 700 question

[JMBD2112]

i agree with c ward about the 5r or the pss. they are both tight, great rifles. i'm still a newb and have only been shooting longe range for about 6 months. i went with the 5r in .308. i just put a manners t5a mini chassis on it, i'm running a badger fte and a vortex viper pst 4-16x50 with seekins rings and 30 moa base. i havent had any trouble hitting 1000yds with the right ammo. (175 smk's or 175 noslers) its a very addicting hobby. whatever you decide on you'll more than likely love the hell out of it, i know i'm addicted.

[Delfuego]

Don't forget Savage rifles either. A lot of Remy guys will bag on them, but the are inexpensive and accurate out of the box. No gunsmithing required (true/blueprinting). That's what I started with 2 years ago and it got me into the game.

[TheBelly]

Don't forget Savage rifles either. A lot of Remy guys will bag on them, but the are inexpensive and accurate out of the box. No gunsmithing required (true/blueprinting). That's what I started with 2 years ago and it got me into the game.

As others have stated, you can buy a ready-made purpose-built precision quality action for roughly the same amount of money that it would take to "fix" a factory made action.

[Auger]

All excellent info! Thanks again!

I'm starting to rethink my plan now. It might be better for me to find something that is G2G right out of the box, like the 5R, PSS or maybe even the Savage 12 LRP. I'd like to keep this at around $2K (including optics, new stock and maybe a new trigger if need be). Maybe 2k is laughable and isn't enough to compete with, I don't know. We'll see, I'd still like to talk to some folks out at the matches...

[ColoWyo]

The 5R will do you well for a very long time as long as you want to stick with the .308. I know a guy who got 7th at the steel safari shooting a stock 5R thrown in a McMillan A-4.

[Delfuego]

I think that 2k is reasonable to get you into the game. You may catch the bug; you may tire of long range and your are not out a s**t ton of cash.

The Savage LRP are nice, but often are single feed or top feed w/o magazines. 10's and 12's are just about as good but with better features and after market parts.