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Metal god · March 25, 2013, 03:29 PM

+1 tahunua001 and it is by no means a knock on you or your ability's deckard.

If your talking about putting down $2500 to $3000 on a first rifle I would suggest maybe slowing down and shooting some other rifles before you jump in head first . You can get a pretty nice set up for 1k no problem . Remington 700 , winchester model 70 and lets not forget about Savage . All the before mentioned are bolt action rifles and that is what I suggest if your really wanting to shoot 1000yds .

There are many factors that come in to play when choosing a rifle . If for hunting , what type ? Will you be caring the rifle all day hiking over all kinds of terrain or just sitting in a blind waiting all day . If you plan to carry the rifle all day you most likely don't want to lug a 15lb rifle around . If your target shoot at long distances 15lbs some might say is a light rifle .

I could go on-n-on about this kind of stuff . If it were me I would not spend that kind of money on my first rifle .

Here is a review I did on my new Savage model 10 FCP-K . this set up (as is)right now cost about $1,300 .
http://thefiringline.com/forums/showthread.php?t=517846
It is sweet and capible of shooting 1k no problem . I say "It is " cus I'm not yet but hope to soon

March 25, 2013, 03:29 PM	#9
Metal god Senior Member Join Date: April 10, 2012 Location: San Diego CA Posts: 6,875	+1 tahunua001 and it is by no means a knock on you or your ability's deckard. If your talking about putting down $2500 to $3000 on a first rifle I would suggest maybe slowing down and shooting some other rifles before you jump in head first . You can get a pretty nice set up for 1k no problem . Remington 700 , winchester model 70 and lets not forget about Savage . All the before mentioned are bolt action rifles and that is what I suggest if your really wanting to shoot 1000yds . There are many factors that come in to play when choosing a rifle . If for hunting , what type ? Will you be caring the rifle all day hiking over all kinds of terrain or just sitting in a blind waiting all day . If you plan to carry the rifle all day you most likely don't want to lug a 15lb rifle around . If your target shoot at long distances 15lbs some might say is a light rifle . I could go on-n-on about this kind of stuff . If it were me I would not spend that kind of money on my first rifle . Here is a review I did on my new Savage model 10 FCP-K . this set up (as is)right now cost about $1,300 . http://thefiringline.com/forums/showthread.php?t=517846 It is sweet and capible of shooting 1k no problem . I say "It is " cus I'm not yet but hope to soon __________________ If Jesus had a gun , he'd probably still be alive ! I almost always write my posts regardless of content in a jovial manor and intent . If that's not how you took it , please try again .