Forums
New posts
Search forums
What's new
Articles
Latest reviews
Author list
Classifieds
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles and first posts only
Search titles only
By:
New posts
Search forums
Menu
Log in
Register
Install the app
Install
Forums
Rifles, Reloading, Optics, Equipment
Rifles, Bullets, Barrels & Ballistics
Best factory rifle accuracy under $1400US
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Message
<blockquote data-quote="Aussie" data-source="post: 34640" data-attributes="member: 2447"><p>APB ,</p><p>All this talk about buying used and building a semi custom rifle is great but see how you go doing it for about $2000 Australian .</p><p>Here's how my Remington VSSF went</p><p>Used rifle $1400</p><p>Tobler rebarrel , true action etc. $ 950</p><p>Rifle Basix LV 1 trigger $ 300</p><p>Skim bed stock $ 60</p><p>Repair HS stock cracks $ 180</p><p> Total $2890</p><p>You won't buy a heavy barrelled Steyr here for much under $3000 .</p><p>I've owned a Sako , Remington 700 VSSF , Winchester model 70 Classic Featherweight and recently had a play with new Rugers and Savages bought by friends . Frankly , whilst sometimes the U.S. made rifles shoot well from the factory none of those discussed above are finished anything like a Sako eg. </p><p>- I had to rebarrel my Remington after 400 shots because the original barrel wouldn't shoot acceptably . The HS stock was cracked from new and had to be repaired .</p><p>- My Winchester model 70 7mm WSM bolt shroud was rusty when bought new . Rust coming from a casting flaw .The recoil pad was fitted at an angle and protruded about 3mm on one side of the stock .</p><p>- The Savage is apparently accurate but about to be restocked as the original plastic stock was flexible rubbish .Will never win any beauty pageants .</p><p>- The Ruger looks nice but trigger is heavy and not adjustable . Not much to choose from in the way of replacements . The action was rough as guts when cycled .</p><p>The best thing about Sakos (compared to other makes discussed here) is that Sako does their quality control at the factory instead of relying on the customer to fix or replace their stuff ups. They're built to a standard , not just a price . Their resale value reflects that . All steel trigger guard / floorplate too vs cast alloy rubbish .</p><p>A Sako laminated varmint will set you back about $2000 . You can have the single set trigger as an option for a little more .A good pillar / glass bedding job will cost you about $150 .</p><p>Talk to a few Sako owners and see how many you can find that have been disappointed .</p><p></p><p>[ 07-19-2004: Message edited by: Aussie ]</p><p></p><p>[ 07-19-2004: Message edited by: Aussie ]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Aussie, post: 34640, member: 2447"] APB , All this talk about buying used and building a semi custom rifle is great but see how you go doing it for about $2000 Australian . Here's how my Remington VSSF went Used rifle $1400 Tobler rebarrel , true action etc. $ 950 Rifle Basix LV 1 trigger $ 300 Skim bed stock $ 60 Repair HS stock cracks $ 180 Total $2890 You won't buy a heavy barrelled Steyr here for much under $3000 . I've owned a Sako , Remington 700 VSSF , Winchester model 70 Classic Featherweight and recently had a play with new Rugers and Savages bought by friends . Frankly , whilst sometimes the U.S. made rifles shoot well from the factory none of those discussed above are finished anything like a Sako eg. - I had to rebarrel my Remington after 400 shots because the original barrel wouldn't shoot acceptably . The HS stock was cracked from new and had to be repaired . - My Winchester model 70 7mm WSM bolt shroud was rusty when bought new . Rust coming from a casting flaw .The recoil pad was fitted at an angle and protruded about 3mm on one side of the stock . - The Savage is apparently accurate but about to be restocked as the original plastic stock was flexible rubbish .Will never win any beauty pageants . - The Ruger looks nice but trigger is heavy and not adjustable . Not much to choose from in the way of replacements . The action was rough as guts when cycled . The best thing about Sakos (compared to other makes discussed here) is that Sako does their quality control at the factory instead of relying on the customer to fix or replace their stuff ups. They're built to a standard , not just a price . Their resale value reflects that . All steel trigger guard / floorplate too vs cast alloy rubbish . A Sako laminated varmint will set you back about $2000 . You can have the single set trigger as an option for a little more .A good pillar / glass bedding job will cost you about $150 . Talk to a few Sako owners and see how many you can find that have been disappointed . [ 07-19-2004: Message edited by: Aussie ] [ 07-19-2004: Message edited by: Aussie ] [/QUOTE]
Insert quotes…
Verification
Post reply
Forums
Rifles, Reloading, Optics, Equipment
Rifles, Bullets, Barrels & Ballistics
Best factory rifle accuracy under $1400US
Top