Ideas and opinions needed

[hurley842002]

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?

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

[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...

[Irving]

That barrel has to be at least 45".

[ray1970]

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".

You guys are funny.

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

[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...

[Zach O]

You guys are funny.

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

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!

[Zach O]

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...

Awesome! Looks great man!

[ray1970]

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

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.

[ray1970]

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.

[ray1970]

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