[4runnerman]

^^^^^^^^^-What he said. The 7MM would be a great one for the job. While I love Savage ( all 9 of them). As far as I know there is no so called Sniper Rifle. The Sniper is the shooter. The savage you mention is a very accurate rifle to say the least. 500 yards is do-able with most rifles other than a 22LR. The 308 is a good 1000 yard rifle. As was told to me by a very good shooter. The 308 is good at everything,but great at nothing. It is just a all around caliber. If you want to get a rifle ,just for this purpose,as some one said 6.5 or a 6br maybe