Building Confidence

[Caleb]

Congratulations. It’s your rifle so you can trick it out however you want. But, I see no need to swap out the stock as the one it comes with will do everything you want it to do. The pistol grip is ok but I prefer a more vertical style for precision shooting. Bolt knob is a “want”, not needed to be swapped out. The factory trigger is ok but the Timney will be 10 times better. Look at Athlon scopes... really good bang for your buck. I have a Vortex $900 scope on the 308 and an Athlon $400 on the 6.5cm. Honestly, the Athlon out performs the Vortex in my opinion.


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[BlackKnight]

Originally Posted by Caleb

Congratulations. It’s your rifle so you can trick it out however you want. But, I see no need to swap out the stock as the one it comes with will do everything you want it to do. The pistol grip is ok but I prefer a more vertical style for precision shooting. Bolt knob is a “want”, not needed to be swapped out. The factory trigger is ok but the Timney will be 10 times better. Look at Athlon scopes... really good bang for your buck. I have a Vortex $900 scope on the 308 and an Athlon $400 on the 6.5cm. Honestly, the Athlon out performs the Vortex in my opinion.


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I agree. I would leave the stock as is.
I have a Timmney single stage trigger I installed it on my Remy 700. It’s set at about 3lbs. Love it.
I also lean towards Leupold, but that’s because all my training including sniper school was on a Leupold. There are good as or better out there. I’m just not experienced enough with them. So I go with what I’m comfortable.

Now, you blokes got me thinking about adding a 6.5 to my collection. Sigh! More money!


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[Caleb]

Originally Posted by BlackKnight

I agree. I would leave the stock as is.
I have a Timmney single stage trigger I installed it on my Remy 700. It’s set at about 3lbs. Love it.
I also lean towards Leupold, but that’s because all my training including sniper school was on a Leupold. There are good as or better out there. I’m just not experienced enough with them. So I go with what I’m comfortable.

Now, you blokes got me thinking about adding a 6.5 to my collection. Sigh! More money!


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Meh, it’s just a 223 that can hit MOA (with the right equipment on and off the gun) at 1200yds. Who wants that in their arsenal?


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[BlackKnight]

Originally Posted by Caleb

Meh, it’s just a 223 that can hit MOA (with the right equipment on and off the gun) at 1200yds. Who wants that in their arsenal?


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Well, it’s either that or a .338 Lapua. Always liked that round. But the 6.5 would be cheaper.


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[Caleb]

Originally Posted by BlackKnight

Well, it’s either that or a .338 Lapua. Always liked that round. But the 6.5 would be cheaper.


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A whole lot cheaper!!!!!


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[FfNJGTFO]

Originally Posted by Caleb

Congratulations. It’s your rifle so you can trick it out however you want. But, I see no need to swap out the stock as the one it comes with will do everything you want it to do. The pistol grip is ok but I prefer a more vertical style for precision shooting. Bolt knob is a “want”, not needed to be swapped out. The factory trigger is ok but the Timney will be 10 times better. Look at Athlon scopes... really good bang for your buck. I have a Vortex $900 scope on the 308 and an Athlon $400 on the 6.5cm. Honestly, the Athlon out performs the Vortex in my opinion.


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I've decided to go with the Ruger Precision Rifle in .308. That way, my next upgrade could be to .338 Lapua Magnum. But first things first. Gotta get the RPR out to 1000yds on .308 175 grain. We'll see.


Hopefully, I should have it ordered within 1 week.

[Caleb]

Originally Posted by FfNJGTFO

I've decided to go with the Ruger Precision Rifle in .308. That way, my next upgrade could be to .338 Lapua Magnum. But first things first. Gotta get the RPR out to 1000yds on .308 175 grain. We'll see.


Hopefully, I should have it ordered within 1 week.

Awesome and good luck hitting at 1000. The furthest I could somewhat consistently hit with my 308 was 900yds with a crosswind of 10mph average. Not saying it can’t be done, just that I couldn’t with my rig.


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[Semper Paratus]

Even so 900 is still a long way. Been working a couple of years to generate a 200 yard range. Using the lay of the land but still alot of cutting and slashing down where I can't get my tractor.