Platform of choice for distance in .308

[jmg8550]

Southpaw right eye dominant? Or do you find optics mounting on the M1A's are just too damn high too? I have my M3 mounted about as low as I can and its up a bit too high for me.

That was the setup a few years ago. When I had the scope on it I switched the stock to a USGI fiberglass and put a Desert Warrior Products cheekrest on it. I couldn't bring myself to drill holes in the beautiful wood stock. It is now my competition service rifle. Working on accumulating parts for another one in the scout configuration. That one will have a scope on it.

[TriggerHappy]

Here is my Remington 700 LTR


I'm partial to the 700 action since it has defiantly been proven to me several times over in the 'ghan. I just put the AICS on it which I personally prefer over the McMillan. The McMillan is a great stock but after a Brit sniper let me get behind his L118A1 I fell in love.

It has right now:
-SS 10x
-Badger rings and base
-AICS 2.0 FDE
-stock trigger
-stock 20" barrel
-Harris bipod

Some improvements I want are:
-U.S. Optics or NF
-Jewell trigger
-18" Rock creek barrel with Badger FTE
-Atlas V8 bipod with spigot mount
-Cerakote

Maybe one day I'll win big at Cripple Creek!

I think I would sleep with her, super jealous. Nice weapon!

[<MADDOG>]

No pic, but I have a Winchester Stealth II, IE:FN SPR. Love the rifle. I shoot my lightly modified PSS in 7RM much more though, as I was really lucky with .5 MOA out of the box.

I also agree with the conversation on Savages, I have never had one that required more than a trigger job, but yet snobes look down on them till they see them shoot.

[SA Friday]

700 PSS in 308. I had AZ Precision put a new knob on it, mounted a Sightron SIII 3.5-10 on it, adjusted the trigger, and commenced to shooting. Built a reload for it and shot it some more. Figured out the drop and wind for 100-600 yds and shot some more. I think I do ok with it.

I have an AR set up for longer distances, a DPMS 24"bull barred competition upper on a RRA lower with match trigger. It does ok too. Have a Winchester Laredo in 300 and a sendero in 270, but they're not set up with the right glass yet. They shoot pretty well also.

My experience is as long as the gun will shoot half MOA consistently, it's mostly the shooter and the glass after that. I'm not as good as a some of the shooters on this site, but there's a lot to be said about burning out a few barrels to get you there.

[BPTactical]

My experience is as long as the gun will shoot half MOA consistently, it's mostly the shooter and the glass after that.

^x10
You can't stress this enough. Face it, with modern CNC machining very rarely is the rifle to blame.
I used to get a chuckle when I worked in the shop and a shooter new to the distance game would come in and talk about buying a Surgeon, McMillan or buying a Remington 700 and dropping 1K having the barrel replaced and the action trued etc.
If you do you are just throwing away your money.
You are far better off spending that extra money on ammo and range time, then tweak your rifle as you improve and discover what improvements are actually needed/beneficial for your situation.
I used to liken it to wanting to drag race. You are not going to go out and buy a Top Fuel rail and learn with it and be competitive. You are going to start with a bracket car and work your way up.

[Hoser]

^x10
I used to get a chuckle when I worked in the shop and a shooter new to the distance game would come in and talk about buying a Surgeon, McMillan or buying a Remington 700 and dropping 1K having the barrel replaced and the action trued etc.
If you do you are just throwing away your money.

To a point.

If your rifle wont shoot, how do you know if you need to work on your ammo, position, wind reading, ect.

Buy the best you can possibly afford and have someone that knows the game teach you.

[Tim K]

To a point.

If your rifle wont shoot, how do you know if you need to work on your ammo, position, wind reading, ect.

Buy the best you can possibly afford and have someone that knows the game teach you.

This is right on. I've been teaching myself the long range game, and for a good year I wasn't able to determine what was me and what was the rifle/load. If I could have afforded it, I'd have bought the most accurate rifle money can buy, and when there were problems I'd have known they were me and not the gun. After more than a year of shooting at least every week, I'm just now getting to the point where I can differentiate between shooter error and an equipment problem.

[SA Friday]

Don't get me wrong, I'm all for having the best money can buy and I can afford when it comes to the rifle and the ammo. But, the modern day produced rifle out-of-the-box is typically pretty damn good. I will invest in a custom rifle or two in the (not near) future, because I want to eventually get to a point where I can and do shoot more rifle sports. But, like everything shooting, if you are not putting pills down range, you simply have a very expensive custom status symbol.

Reliabily shoot approximately 1/2 MOA and built to do the job is my minimum for shooting long distance. From there, cost per quality is exponential. Practice can overcome a lot as long as the minimum quality requirements are filled, but if you settle on the minimum your whole life, you will never reach your true potential in shooting.

[cms81586]

Here's my stick. Sako TRG-22 with factory bipod and muzzle brake. The Leupold Vari-X III LR M3 sits in Badger Rings on a Near MFG 25MOA base. It's topped off with a Turner AWS sling. I've had this rifle for a few years now and it's a solid sub 1/2 moa shooter with handloads. This rifle has the best trigger of any rifle I've ever touched. Very crisp. These pictures are from groundhog hunting back in Pennsylvania. Enjoy!

[cms81586]

I've been wanting to get into a nice .308 long distance bolt rifle for some time, but two things stand in my way.

First, is the money. Yup, I'm poor and the wife doesn't want me buying any more guns (I'm getting sneaky though and starting to buy stripped lowers that I can slowly build up).

Secondly, as a lefty shooter it's damned difficult to find a left-handed bolt; particularly in .308. When I do find something, I don't have the funds to acquire it.

I love the rifles you guys have posted pics to.

GCrookston - all I can say it WOW. You made me drool! I'm envious.

I can help you get something set up that shouldn't cost too much...PM me if you'd like to discuss what's out there.

CMS