Budget rifle suggestions

deerbandit · Nov 20, 2010

I dont know what your budget is but I bought a 300 win. mag from Cabelas. The brand is a Weatherby Vanguard. I have no complaints except it does kick like a mule. Even saying that my groups are no more than 1 1/2 inches consistantly. As far as the scope goes I had one at the house so there was no expense there. If you want to shoot cheap you cant go wrong with .308. Easy to shoot and relatively inexpensive ammo, and the Vanguard comes in several different calibers. Good luck with what ever you choose.

peabody · Nov 20, 2010

Hummm... i'll throw in my .0000001 cents worth,

i built a ''lightweight'' AR15, its very accurate, and fun to shoot.

i started with a complete ''plum crazy'' lower, stock n' all. 139 bucks shipped.
a surplus A1 pencil 20'' barrel in the white, 125 dollars, i painted it green with wally world rattle can fusion paint.
midway usa 34 dollar free floating aluminum handguard.
single rail gas block 30 bucks.
BCM BCG, [bolt carrier group] 130 bucks.
cutt down rear sight , and a clamp on front sight. 60 bucks or so.
i had an extra magazine , and extra A1 stock.
cheap , accurate and fun.

peabody

Ballistic · Nov 26, 2010

I own 3 Mosin 91/30. One shoots under 2 MOA if i do my part, one shoots about 4 MOA, and one can't hit paper. Not surprisingly, the one with a mirror bore shoots best; it cost $100.

If you want an almost guarantee of getting an MOA quality gun, consider a Finnish M39. This is a Mosin captured by the Finns and modified into an outstanding rifle. My M39 shoots under 2 MOA with the right surplus ammo. This is not unusual; they're all like that! Mine cost $275.

Get them here: <broken link removed>

LCspeedsteel · Nov 26, 2010

pick this up from walmart in .338 lapua mag, with ammo for pennies on the dollar

gehrheart · Nov 27, 2010

Savage Edge going for about $350 with a scope.

Get it in .223 or .308 and run surplus ammo.

$400 bucks you'll have gun, scope, big box of ammo and taxes paid.