Real Steel Which Gun Thread...

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dragon64

Discussion Starter · Feb 22, 2011

Seriously, I would like to look into getting a real sniper rifle, and maybe even try my hand at competing at local gun clubs. What would be a good consistant sniper rifle?

Prices get pretty scary when I search around for various platforms, so if you knew of any places I could start researching, that would be great... real steel is a whole new world, I hate being a noobie again.

Here is my favorite forum to frequent:

http://www.snipershide.com/forum/ubbthreads.php?ubb=cfrm

Many a nice thread on this forum... I lurk only.

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woogie

· #21 · Feb 23, 2011

You can get them through the CMP

Look at the Sakos, ... damn can't think of others.

But on the forum that you listed, they have a rimfire side of things. Spend some time reading through there.

The 40x is a nice rifle, but good lucking finding parts for them. Through the CMP you can get a barreled reciever. You need to find the bolt, and a trigger. The trigger is easy as you can use any M700 trigger, but the bolt is a pain in the butt to find.

silentfury214

· #22 · Feb 23, 2011

Look around on targettalk.com for that rifle. It is a competition forum that I use a lot and works well.

dragon64

Discussion Starter · #23 · Feb 24, 2011

woogie said:
You can get them through the CMP

Look at the Sakos, ... damn can't think of others.

But on the forum that you listed, they have a rimfire side of things. Spend some time reading through there.

The 40x is a nice rifle, but good lucking finding parts for them. Through the CMP you can get a barreled reciever. You need to find the bolt, and a trigger. The trigger is easy as you can use any M700 trigger, but the bolt is a pain in the butt to find.

Yeah, I like the CMP, especialy since they are only 2 hours or so from my house. I want to make a road trip to that place one day.

As for the 40X, I would probably come closer to getting a new R700 for the same price.

I will take a look at targettalk.com but I am not ready to drop any cash anyway. I may door shop at a few of the local rifle shops, and put a selected rifle on lay-away.

dragon64

Discussion Starter · #24 · Feb 27, 2011

So I shot my father-n-laws Marlin 80 yesterday, and it is defective...the safety as I have found out, has been filed down...bummer!

Anyways, I am looking into getting a rifle from the CMP, buty they have some serious hoops to jump through i.e. CMP affiliated club members only. The club closest to me requires NRA membership to, so that is $95 in dues before I can even file an application for purchase. It is worth it I suppose, as the CMP provides an excellent service here locally, plus the local CMP affiliated club looks like a great group to shoot with.

Anyways, still looking for a rifle... I am having to liquidate some of my airsoft to afford anything, and my wife says that the Marlin has to go to. She does not like rifles anyways, so one with a defective safety just eats her up.

woogie

· #25 · Mar 1, 2011

DO NOT GET RID OF THE RIFLE YOU GOT FROM YOUR RELATIONS!!!

That will bring you more joy than anything you could ever buy now. Tell your wife it would be like getting rid of, well something that was given to her by her grandmother

Yeah there are a lot of hoops to jump through with the CMP, but again being in the military it isn't that bad. The 40x is going to cost quite a bit in the long run.

You may be able to grab one at a gun show. Next time there is one in your area, get there the first day and take a look around. If you find a few rifles that you like, go home and do some research on them. Go back on the last day and see if they are still there. Most times you can get the seller down to a much lower price, so they don't have to take the rifle back home

dragon64

Discussion Starter · #26 · Mar 1, 2011

We compromised, I told her it was not right getting rid of her dads rifle, so I removed the bolt so it can't be fired :

What ever it takes to keep the piece and the wife happy.

I plan on firing it more and more, but I hate to say it, the trigger mech on this rifle just plain sux!

As for the CMP, I'm not going to try for the piece-mil 40X. Instead I will hunt for an M1 Garand or will try to bring home a Rusty Kimber 82G.

woogie

· #27 · Mar 1, 2011

Keep us updated man.

Depending on how old the rifle is, you may be able to find some parts for her.

Any way we could get some details of the rifle? Model, make, year made, and the exact piece that is missing or broke? With all of the forums on the web someone on here, may be able to find you your part.

dragon64

Discussion Starter · #28 · Mar 2, 2011

woogie said:
Keep us updated man.

Depending on how old the rifle is, you may be able to find some parts for her.

Any way we could get some details of the rifle? Model, make, year made, and the exact piece that is missing or broke? With all of the forums on the web someone on here, may be able to find you your part.

Will do, I'll try to get a video together of the Marlin trigger issue, as it is kind of tough to describe.

I keep bouncing around between different platforms, but I keep coming back to a model that I have not mentioned yet; earlier I had said that I wanted to look at 223 cal prospects, and the starter sniper rifle that I would like to invest in is a Remington Model 700 SPS Tactical in 223. If I can, I may try 308, but for now I am looking at 223 options. As for glass... dang! that opens a whole new can of research. Glass choice will cone down to the final caliber I guess.

woogie

· #29 · Mar 2, 2011

I hear ya man. Glass options are about as hard as picking a rifle.

Do as much research as you can. And before you go with a .223 rifle, I would really strongly look at getting a .22 lr and starting there. I would hate to see you try and do some uber long range shooting with your .223, only to find out that it is harder than you think.

Atleast with a .22lr the rounds are cheaper, and you don't have to find an 800 yard range. Try and take a .22lr out to 200-300 yards

That is really fun. Pick up some of those plastic army men and only shoot at the one color. I find that at the 200 yard mark, it can be fairly hard to hit them, espically with the wind.

That and the .22lr is a great round to get your kids into shooting with. Don't want something to big where they are scared of it, or that is to loud for them.

Can you tell I love .22's

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dragon64

Discussion Starter · #30 · Mar 2, 2011

+1

Good points, I had not really considered my kids in all of this, although my son, while looking over my shoulder while I was at the computer, said that if I get an M1 Garand, he wants the M1 carbine... I said; "you and all of the other collectors out there..."

I believe my daughter would shoot, and not even blink at the recoil...

dragon64

Discussion Starter · #31 · Mar 12, 2011

Update:

I have a line on a Remington 40XHB (based on the 700 action), at one of the best prices I have seen for a hard to find rifle...$850 I went to a local shooting match today, and the guy parked next to me had it with him, and wanted to sell it... So it will be mine as soon as I can fund it. It is a heavy rifle, but a sexy one too!!

woogie

· #32 · Mar 12, 2011

That is a great price for a working 40X!

Did you get to shoot it and what not? They are great rifles and a blast to shoot.

dragon64

Discussion Starter · #33 · Mar 12, 2011

He pulled from a rifle case, the cases that let the rifle sit verticle, and handed it to me...my goodness that rifle is a lead bar. I shot a borrowed Kimber 82G, and I thought it was a heavy rifle - not compared the 40X.

Anyway, it does not have the match sites on it, but he said if I get it, I could pick through some that he had available that would work. I may opt for a scope. I would love to fit the M24 stock to it for matches... but that is an additional $500 I won't have to spare.

Did I get to shoot it? No, but I will before I get it. He is selling it to pay for a new Anshutz for his match shooting, but said that I need to shoot it to enjoy it.

woogie

· #34 · Mar 13, 2011

You can actually get them to fit into a tanaka M700 stock

I would go with a scope, unless you plan on shooting competitions with it. Scope it and get everything you can out of it.

woogie

· #35 · Mar 15, 2011

CONGRATS MAN!!!!

Get some pics up of the rifle man! And if you ever decide to sell her I call first dibs!

dragon64

Discussion Starter · #36 · Mar 15, 2011

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Since I can't get the rifle till April 9th, the seller is going to try and get some candid shots of the rifle and send them to me Tuesday night or on Wednesday for sure.

Here are some shots of me shooting the Kimber at Saturday's NRA prone match.

The Kimber is another very nice find at the CMP... I wish it was mine.

My daughter made for an excellent spotter; she corrected some of my shots, that had me finishing the match in fine form...for a noob!

She was a trooper though, she never let me know that she got bored at times... she let daddy play anyways.

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silentfury214

· #37 · Mar 15, 2011

You need to get your hand on that hand rest and under the sling, or it really isn't doing that much for you.

dragon64

Discussion Starter · #38 · Mar 15, 2011

silentfury214 said:
You need to get your hand on that hand rest and under the sling, or it really isn't doing that much for you.

Yeah, I had a lot of help from the shooters; by the end of the match I had that rifle under some form of control... I started off real sloppy, as seen in the pics, but I left the match with numb elbows (which are still sore) and a slight bruise on my shoulder.

I'm hooked!

silentfury214

· #39 · Mar 15, 2011

I don't know how you couldn't be hooked on a sport like this. I currently just shoot 3p air rifle, but am saving up for a Walther KK300 for my 3p and prone smallbore. All I need now is $3000.

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woogie

· #40 · Mar 15, 2011

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LOL.....

Heck when I re-enlist here in a few days I may have to pick up another rifle.... thinking I need and annie now

And man look at that weather! Nice, sunny, WARM ...... I will trade ya man

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