New and need some input.

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New to the forums. Looking to get into benchrest shooting and I’m looking for a good entry level out of the box rifle for right now. Was at a local gun shop yesterday and they suggested the Savage Model 10FP LE .308 . Any input or thoughts would be appreciated.

Tim
 
The Savage is an ok place to start, but I would buy a used one. Then get in touch with Sharp Shooters Supply and get either a 6PPC or 30BR barrel for it. I would also get one of the forend adapters from Sinclair and put it on the stock so that the forend is stabilized on the factory stock. Then, get the best scope you can afford, a set of flags, and practice.

Thereis nothing wrong with the .308. I have 2 and they are very accurate. No reason to burn that much powder and readjusting the whole rest everytime because of the recoil.

I have one in 30BR and it shoots better than I can at the moment. The 6PPC is the standard, and any tools you accumulate now will help if you decide to get a full custom rifle.

I spent alot of money trying to make a factory barrel perform, and it did shoot well on occasion. It is better to get a Match barrel and start there. With a rifle in one of these 2 cartridges you can learn much faster because the barrels and the bullets suitable for them are accurate enough for you to learn meaningful lessons on shooting in the wind.

Factory barrels will have you chasing your tail wondering why a shot went out of the group for no apparent reason and you will have to get them in tune everytime you shoot, which is aggrivating for someone new.

Better yet is to scan the classified's and see if there are any good deals on a 6PPC or 30BR and start there. Believe it or not, you will probably spend the same amount when its all done. Trying to learn to shoot with a factory barrel is a waste of time IMHO. Good Luck, and dont forget the flags!
 
Tim ...

TCampbell said:
Looking to get into benchrest shooting ... Any input or thoughts would be appreciated. Tim
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What kind of benchrest shooting ??? Short-, mid-, or long-range ??? Group or Score [Hunter] ??? :)
 
Just remember that bench rest can be a black, bottemless, money pit. And every stool shooter has some really great used stuff they'd like to move. Until you get a pretty good idea of what you want from the sport, factory matches ain't no bad route to go. Especially from a cost point of view. Both Savage and Remington make factory rifles that can be pretty competitive right from the box without selling the farm for aftermarket gun smithing or parts swopes. In fact, most factory matches don't allow after market triggers, barrels and such. They're still pretty competitive and let you learn a good deal about rifles matches themselves. I mean a 250 is a 250. Factory matches are usually shot as a discipline at the same matches with bench rest so you can watch them and learn a good deal about their way of doing things. And you can then practice the various techniques with your factory shooting. Whether its a bench gun or a factory rifle, flyers are as often as not a product of technique. High priced equipment doesn'tg automatically make a high priced shooter.
Firstly, you are NOT going to be able to be competitive using someone else's cast-off equipment. To put together a competitive bench rig is gonna cost several thousand dollars. And if you go to the bench forum and ask what is the best rifle/stock/barrel/dies/etc/etc, you'll get a shopping list from here to downtown Memphis.
Factory matches let you get your feet wet without breaking the bank. Full grown Bench Rest is like buying a $40K bass boat to see if you like fishing. :D
 
Thanks for the replays guys!

abintx said:
What kind of benchrest shooting ??? Short-, mid-, or long-range ??? Group or Score [Hunter] ??? :)
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I'm thanking short to mid for right now. Would like to try both group and score. No hunting at all so I was thinking the .308 would be a little much but was not sure.:confused:

beemanbeme said:
Until you get a pretty good idea of what you want from the sport, factory matches ain't no bad route to go. Especially from a cost point of view.
Factory matches let you get your feet wet without breaking the bank.
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This was my thinking but wanted to get some input from everybody on the forums.

Once again thanks for every bodies help.
 
This is what I just received Monday:


It was built by Kevin Rayhill at Stockade Gun Stocks. http://www.stockadegunstocks.com/

I had Brux Barrels send a 6mm barrel blank directly to Kevin. At the same time I sent my Coplan hard rifle case with a Savage Target action with the left load port and right eject bolt with the target accu-trigger.

I had Kevin turn the contour, bore the chamber for .271 no neck turn 6mm Norma BR. so I can touch the lands with 107 gr. Berger & smaller to maybe 80 gr(?). He also threaded it and cut it to 26" and crown the end. I asked him not to blueprint the action to save a few nickels. Then he assembled everything into one of his Prairie Dog Special/Tactical stocks that he put a third pillar and glass bedded it for me. I asked him not to finish and paint the stock so I could save some more nickels. I had him add the rail under the forearm so the bipod could be adjustable. I also had the adjustable cheek piece added along with a flush mounted swivel stud added under the butt stock so it would slide on the rear bag better.

When I talked to him yesterday he told me that he shot 7 rounds using Varget and Berger 105 gr. Match VLDs at 100 yards. First two shots to get on the bullseye and then 5 shots for group size. This was never fired Lapua brass. He said I have a "HUMMER". The group measured .084". WOW!! :):):):)

To say the very least I am very excited. :D:D:D

I bought 4 cans of spray paint and will take before, during and after finished pictures of it and post them here for all to see.

"Aim small miss small", :D

gt40

PS: If I had gotten the action from him I would have saved more nickels too.
Total $1443.00 including shipping.
 

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Call Bob White at Shooter's Corner and check the classifieds here. A used Br gun is what you need. What is the upper limit without scope your willing to pay. Must remember...if you buy smart and don't like it...you can usually get your money back.

Hovis
 
Tim,

What is your E-mail address? My E-mail got bounced back to me.

Adrian
avangorder @ aol com
 
After a lot of research, this is about what I did. I actually bought mine from the classifieds here after being pointed to it by someone that knew what they were doing. I've been very happy...and I'm not very easy to make happy.

See: http://6mmbr.websitetoolbox.com/post?id=3473490 . Go down till you see the post with the picture of the rifle and the small group picture.

Greg J.

HovisKM said:
Call Bob White at Shooter's Corner and check the classifieds here. A used Br gun is what you need. What is the upper limit without scope your willing to pay. Must remember...if you buy smart and don't like it...you can usually get your money back.

Hovis
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Thanks for all the input. Lots to thanks about. I'm sure I'll have more question soon.

Tim
 
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