But yeah I think i might go with a bolt gun and occasionally upgrade it. I'm not exactly made of money, but i want something serviceable that will fit my purpose

If you already have a fighting rifle, that seems like a reasonable decision

Oh wait I know you do

Yeah I've got my 11.5 ultra tough doorkicker and 16" lightweight recce build

I think tikkas are nicer than Remington’s out of the box, but the aftermarket and gunsmithing support is something to consider

What’s your budget

Definitely considering upgrades down the road. Going out and dropping several thousand isn't in the budget, but grabbing a high quality barrel or other component every month or two is doable

On a budget I’ve heard the RUGER precision rifles are decent .

Probably more spread out than that due to gunsmithing

Gotcha. I would probably get a Remington 700 5R or AAC-SD in a regular stock and upgrade from there

I've heard three rpr is good but there's not as much room for upgrading

RPRs and savage 110 tacs are nice

Howa precision is also super nice

@TacticalBeard man I want to love the RPR but I handled one and it was...underwhelming

Was it

If you want a budget bolt you can upgrade the ruger Americans have a good after market

And definitely a ton lighter than the RPR

And the new ones take AICS mags

Yeah, I mean I’ve read that they hold okay groups, but nothing particularly impressive. The bolt would bind if there was any lateral pressure

Ah kk

My american is sub moa with shitty Malaysian brass

I need to do a true accuracy test with good ammo and see if I can get it closer

I borrowed an American from my uncle for a hunting trip once, seemed like a pretty nice rifle

For 300 bucks idk if you can beat it

Savages axis IIs are nice but they don’t feel as good to me

And ruger stepped up with after market, you can get upgraded handles, bolt groups, add a different trigger if you want, barrels and stocks

Magpul and Boyd’s both make stocks for the older ones to take AICS mags and the new ones come factory with them

Mine will hit plates all day long at 600, and there are guys taking the 308 stock rugers out to 1000

I wouldn't trust those rifles for 1k shots reliably, hahaha. But 600 and less, I think they hold up.

I have an axis, I think its gen 1, price of shit has trouble ejecting

The gen 1s suck

The IIs with accutrigger are a ton nicer

And yeah especially my ruger being 16” I’m honestly surprised it does so well at 600 no issues

My only complaint are the rotary mags

Mine Hs never jammed like others but it’s flimsy and cheap feeling

The 5r sounds good to start with. Apparently the stock on the aac sd can flex and contact the barrel

Interesting

Oh, is the 5r magazine fed?

Yeah, the 5R barrel is one of the most accurate production barrels I’ve shot. Yeah I think so. They can all be magazine fed fairly easily

I don't know much about precision rifles, other than I have a decent one.

Hey, whoever isnt at work right now, lets go running. 10k