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<blockquote data-quote="B Gordon" data-source="post: 2284363" data-attributes="member: 29719"><p>It sounds like you know nothing about accurate rifles and are asking;</p><p></p><p>A. What precision rifle would be "best" for me to buy?</p><p>&</p><p>B. How much would it cost to buy a good accurate rifle to do the job?</p><p></p><p>I need to mention that, as pointed about in other replies, a "sniper" rifle is a rifle specifically utilized by a "sniper" to kill people. Since I don't shoot at people and never will unless it is an issue of saving the life of one of my loved one's, I much prefer to call them precision or tactical rifles. Not trying to bust your chops, just clearing up your terminology.</p><p></p><p>The first thing you need to decide is budget because a $1500 budget will end up with a completely different product than a $5000 budget.</p><p></p><p>The second thing you need to decide on is caliber because the rifle you purchase is actually determined around caliber.</p><p>Because they are available for both semi-auto and bolt rifles the two good choices are 5.56/.223 and 308 Winchester.</p><p>A really bad choice for a beginner is just about any cartridge ending in magnum.</p><p></p><p>The third thing you need to decide is bolt rifle or semi-auto.</p><p>Bolt rifles are generally more reliable and accurate while semi-auto's have more of the "gee whiz" factor that gets the blood pumping when you are thinking about spending a big wad of money.</p><p>As a rifle coach I can assure you that the bolt rifle is a much easier platform to learn to utilize accurately.</p><p>Unless somebody tells me "I am going to use a semi-auto 100% of the time" I normally try to get them to start out with a bolt rifle.</p><p></p><p>Once you make the decisions I mentioned above, the rest often falls into place pretty quickly.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="B Gordon, post: 2284363, member: 29719"] It sounds like you know nothing about accurate rifles and are asking; A. What precision rifle would be "best" for me to buy? & B. How much would it cost to buy a good accurate rifle to do the job? I need to mention that, as pointed about in other replies, a "sniper" rifle is a rifle specifically utilized by a "sniper" to kill people. Since I don't shoot at people and never will unless it is an issue of saving the life of one of my loved one's, I much prefer to call them precision or tactical rifles. Not trying to bust your chops, just clearing up your terminology. The first thing you need to decide is budget because a $1500 budget will end up with a completely different product than a $5000 budget. The second thing you need to decide on is caliber because the rifle you purchase is actually determined around caliber. Because they are available for both semi-auto and bolt rifles the two good choices are 5.56/.223 and 308 Winchester. A really bad choice for a beginner is just about any cartridge ending in magnum. The third thing you need to decide is bolt rifle or semi-auto. Bolt rifles are generally more reliable and accurate while semi-auto's have more of the "gee whiz" factor that gets the blood pumping when you are thinking about spending a big wad of money. As a rifle coach I can assure you that the bolt rifle is a much easier platform to learn to utilize accurately. Unless somebody tells me "I am going to use a semi-auto 100% of the time" I normally try to get them to start out with a bolt rifle. Once you make the decisions I mentioned above, the rest often falls into place pretty quickly. [/QUOTE]
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