$1500 what to purchase ?

[isu600rr]

So I am getting into this long range shooting and i currently have a rem 700, 300rum with the the cheap plastic stock. and a decent ar10 6.5cm so my question is...

I have 1500 to spend on getting into shooting what do i buy first.

1) Manners T5A = 1000
2) Barrel and blue print action 1250
3) vortex Razor HD 1500
4) defiance action

so where do i start ?> what should be my first purchase , i think the action would determine the stock but is it worth the custom action? scope i can put on anything but it would be mounted to a cheep inconsistent stock.
but then i would need to save up for a better barrel etc..

 

[FearNoWind]

Firwt thing I'd do is find a buyer for the AR10 in 6.5 and put the money together with the $1500.
Manners stocks are beautiful. But I think you can get a McMillan for less money and they're great.
You can buy a used high quality scope and a good quality Remington or Savage action for less money.
I wouldn't recommend making a "first purchase" of any item on your list. Having a funch of parts lying around waiting for other parts so you can assemble a rifle could mean years of waiting.

 

[COBrad]

Fearnowind makes a good point.
I would suggest sell both rifles, add the proceeds to your $1500 and consider buying a Cooper Excalibur rifle in .300. If you watch gunbroker you can get one for $1800-2000. They have a half minute accuracy guarantee, and you should have enough left over for a good scope, even if you have to buy a used one from the classifieds here.
You wouldn't be monkeying around with parts hoping to make a factory rifle shoot, you would have an accurate rig with quality components capable of long range shooting.

 

[Canadian Bushman]

Defiance action

 

[HARPERC]

Fearnowind, and COBrad have it pretty well laid out.

At the very least there are more factors not provided, that I'd like to know before my 2 cents.

1) How happy are you with the current .300 RUM? Sounds like not very?
2) How are you equipped with some of the other long range equipment-range finder etc?
3) You say you are a shooter, are you a hunter as well?
4) In this game we're always saving or waiting, for something, it can be done piecemeal but having an end picture in mind helps, What's yours?

 

[isu600rr]

I bought the stock rem 700 in 300 rum a while back knowing i was going to part it out and as i read more and more i'm tiring to figure out if its worth blue printing or just getting a custom action,

I have a nice 6.5 creed more i built from an 80% w a 26" bull barrel etc.. so i could put the scope on that .


In the long game i would like to have a long range rig that can reach out to 1000- 1200 with a manners t5A stock or something similar. barrel would be a palma style w break.

 

[HARPERC]

Sell the .300 RUM, and put the scope on the 6.5. Put the money from the RUM with your $1500, and save until you can get the action and stock you want.

 

[ultraedge]

Take the Remington 700 action:
Square action and lap bolt lugs $100
Parallel grind recoil lug and pin to action $75
Purchase new Lilja or Bartlein barrel $375
Have barrel chambered $250
Purchase used Sendero type stock $200
Have stock bedded with Devcon $200
Purchase 5 port Musclebrake $90
Have Musclebrake installed $75
Purchase Jewell trigger $215
The total is $1580. Sell the AR and buy a good used scope and rings and maybe a rail through the classifieds on Long Range Hunting, Accurate Shooter or Snipershide. The rifle should shoot as good as any if you choose a competent gunsmith. The Remington 700's and Winchester model 70's shoot as good as the custom actions. The only other things I might use are a M-16 extractor and an extended magazine box, but they can be added later. Gary

 

[wilkup]

Is a tux doing a group buy this year? I know in years past they've had a deal where you send in your action, they clean it up and attach a barrel of your choice. All you'd need is a good stock after that. I don't know if they're offering that deal this gear though...