BAM!

Well, I decided to go with the Remington 700 SPS Tactical AAC-SD after all. Chambered in .308 Win with a 20” Heavy Barrel with 5/8-24 Threaded Muzzle, it's just the thing to make me feel all sexy 'n shit.

But... the barrel and action are really the only good things in this product. Everyone hates the puke green rubber stock. The gun retails for about $650, but I figured I could get it sans stock (and slightly used) for $500. That's an extra $150 toward all the upgrades I'm going to need.

I actually found a pretty good deal for a full system, over at the Sniper's Hide. Barreled action in an AICS 1.5 stock, with 20 MOA base and Burris XTR rings.



I even talked him into giving me the bipod. Poor guy, his wife is having their first kid, and I guess he had to prioritize. Worked out well for both of us, I hope! It's in the mail now, and should be here next week.

This pretty much had everything I needed, except the scope. I wasn't digging the scope he had on there, so I got everything but that.

After doing a bunch of reading, I decided to go with a mil dot Front Focal Plane scope. The reticle in a FFP scope changes as you zoom, always marking out milliradians, regardless of zoom level. Each of those dots has a 1 milliradian spacing from the next dot over.

This is what the snipers at Quantico used, and I figured they know what they're doing. I thought I'd get an illuminated reticle too, it's a good investment toward a low light shot.

I really wanted this Bushnell Elite Tactical 4200 6-24x50 with illuminated reticle.

It was going dirt cheap on a used gear board, but someone snatched it up before I could. /sad panda again

Well, another deal came along, not quite as awesome, but still pretty good. This Weaver Tactical 3-15x50 EMDR got pretty good reviews. The 50mm objective lenses are supposed to be pretty good at pulling in light, and the 3-15 magnification, while not as awesome as 6-24, is probably better for all purpose use, between short range deer/hog hunting and longer range shooting. I should be able to push out to 700 yards (eventually) with this setup. Illuminated reticle and all, so I said 'What the heck!' and went for it.

It's all in the mail right now, and of course next weekend I have school. So in all likelihood, it'll be a few weeks before I get to go to the range and put a few rounds downrange. /sigh

Well, at least then I won't feel bad about taking it all to a gunsmith and having him check the torque on the action and boresight the scope.