Ideas and opinions needed

[ray1970]

Thanks for all of the advice and opinions.

Perhaps I'll just build it how I want. Pretty sure I had the rifle parts priced out about $1,300 including a good barrel, nice handguard, billet upper and lower receiver, and Geissele trigger. I'll have to look everything up again to make sure I didn't miss something. If the optics and mount put me a little over my target budget then so be it.

Of course,,a brand new Remington 700 Tactical heavy barrel would probably set me back about $600 and I could drop it in an XLR Element chassis for about another $700.

Darn it. Still too much to think about.

[nisils14]

1,300 sounds decent for a precision build. I think your choice in handguards, receivers, and barrel will vary quite a bit in price. everything else is, more or less, cut and dry. The only thing that bothered me about most .223 bolts, they come in 9 twist barrel, most say it's too slow for anything heavier than 69gr's, which is nice for extended distances out of a .223/5.56.

[XC700116]

Of course,,a brand new Remington 700 Tactical heavy barrel would probably set me back about $600 and I could drop it in an XLR Element chassis for about another $700.

Darn it. Still too much to think about.

I happen to know where there's one on the shelf $599

[ray1970]

I happen to know where there's one on the shelf $599

In 223?

[XC700116]

In 223?

sorry, 308