09-08-2010, 11:55 AM
I have been looking for a rifle for the past couple weeks. I wanted to get one for elk hunting out west if I ever go (my Dad and brother go every couple years), deer hunting here on the east coast where I am now, and general purpose long range target shooting. But, I will be honest, a big part of my decision to start looking was a string of emails a couple friends of mine and I have recently sent back and forth hypothesizing/joking about the "upcoming" apocalypse. If shit ever hits the fan I'd like a good "sniper" rifle for defense.
I already have a Remington 1187 and a Savage .22 pump action rifle, so I have those bases covered in my arsenal.
So, with that as my starting point I went out searching.
I will spare you all the agonizing and theorizing I went through to make my final decision, but I narrowed the many choices (caliber, type of action, manufacturer, model, etc) down to a Remington 700 SS .308 24 5R Milspec. This article http://www.snipercountry.com/InReviews/R...ilspec.asp along with other research got me chomping at the bit to get one. They stopped making them and they're rare, but I was able to find a factory new one at a dealer in Kentucky for a decent price.
So, short story long, today I got the ok from the wife (she wasn't happy, but I was steadfast) and went to my local dealer and ordered it. It's on it's way. I'm really excited, and glad to be done with it - I had become pretty obsessed in my search for a rifle over the last couple weeks. Now I can move on and start obsessing over what scope to put on it...
I already have a Remington 1187 and a Savage .22 pump action rifle, so I have those bases covered in my arsenal.
So, with that as my starting point I went out searching.
I will spare you all the agonizing and theorizing I went through to make my final decision, but I narrowed the many choices (caliber, type of action, manufacturer, model, etc) down to a Remington 700 SS .308 24 5R Milspec. This article http://www.snipercountry.com/InReviews/R...ilspec.asp along with other research got me chomping at the bit to get one. They stopped making them and they're rare, but I was able to find a factory new one at a dealer in Kentucky for a decent price.
So, short story long, today I got the ok from the wife (she wasn't happy, but I was steadfast) and went to my local dealer and ordered it. It's on it's way. I'm really excited, and glad to be done with it - I had become pretty obsessed in my search for a rifle over the last couple weeks. Now I can move on and start obsessing over what scope to put on it...