(NOTE FROM WEB MASTER:This post got misfiled and should have been up several days ago when Eddie, AKA: Special Ed first mentioned his new rifle rig. My apologies!)
Hi everybody,
I have had a lot of my student/trainees and some fellow instructors ask me about rifles lately and about good prices on guns locally.
First let me say that I heard through the “grapevine” that Gun Broker.com and Cheaper than Dirt both had problems recently with their gun sales/auction sights and identity theft and credit card fraud due to hacking for theft which as all know is a major and hard to fight crime right now. I say again that I have no personal knowledge of this but heard of it from some pretty reliable sources. I have warned people against using these places other than as comparators of prices, and personally will not use them to purchase any firearm of any type. Just my personal view. IF I CAN’T SEE AND HANDLE A FIREARM I CERTAINLY WILL ..NOT!..PURCHASE IT.
Rifles are very popular right now in many platforms but with the wars goin on and the flood of T.V. coverage that the M-4 and the various “Sniper” rifles are getting along with things like Military Channel and History Channel’s “SNIPER MONTH” programming and “Battle Rifle” programming there is a surge of interest in these types of firearms. Can you get one cheap? NO!!! A true imitation of the bolt action M24 and M40 bolt action rifles can be had only as a custom rifle as in the “Corps” or the Army they are purpose built by armorers for individual snipers or designated marksman. They can be had by starting with a basic Remington/Winchester/Mauser action and having a custom rifle Gunsmith add a special barrel with specific chamber cut for the particular lot/type of ammo intended to be used. Then you add a custom fit stock, bi-pod, and specific and specialized scope like either the most common Leupolds and Schmidt & Benders and have the head spacing and lapping of the action done by hand. You then have a “sniper system” similar to the military versions. Let’s do an approximation of the math shall we:
1. Actions= $400.00 (hand picked)
2. Barrels= $300.00 (minimum)
3. Stocks= $385.00-$615.00
4. Scopes=$1300.00-$2700.00
5. Triggers=$200.00 (minimum w/no fitting)
6. Bolt&handle=$225.00
7. Bi-pod=$100.00
8. Gunsmithing=$1500.00 (average)
9. Time/wait= three mos.- 1 year or more.
Now folks that is almost $5000.00 and close to a year if you just gotta have a military “sniper system”
If you think any screwdrivin benchsmith can do that type of work you are wrong. It is specialized and the “riflesmiths” that do that type of work are very expensive and have very long waiting lists. Just call and ask.
CAN YOU GET SOMETHING CLOSE FOR LESS MONEY?... YES! AR’s… NO!
Mossberg USA makes a bolt action rifle that retails for $1 under $300.00. I know I got one when they first came out, and I got it at Academy off the rack. Mine is in .308 Winchester a common “sniper” caliber. It carries serial #1. I ordered a Simmons scope from Midway’s monthly flyer for under $130.00, bought a Caldwell bi-pod for $39.00, a box of surplus military ball ammo and a couple boxes of “match ammo”, slapped my BSA $29.00 (Midway) boresighter on it and off to the range I went. The scope has a mil-dot reticle and is a “varmint type scope with finger adjustable turrets for both windage and elevation and a parallex adjustment on the front bell. I set up at 100 yds. Put in three rounds of the surplus military ball ammo (from Carter’s Country “7.62 Ball R1M1” $8.95/box plain cardboard) settled in and sent one downrange. That first round went less than center bullseye about 1/16 inch above actual center. First “cold shot” out of a box stock rifle with surplus ball ammo. I still have that target on my refrigerator door. I also kept the rest of that box of ammo and the other two rounds are all within the bullseye on the same target. I have 15 of those rounds left and will not get rid of them or waste them on the range. Look out Bambi or Porky if I get a shot at you. Anybody who doubts it can stop by any time and look at the target center on the fridge. Total expenditure for a “sniper” grade rifle and ammo…….
Less than $500.00 including ammo and range fee.
Academy right now, has an outstanding clearance sale (unadvertised) on firearms. The Remington Model 700 SPSR in available calibers (.223,.243,.308,etc.) with orange clearance tags on them are retailing for $374.95. This is the same action and basic rifle as Remington’s Police Sniper System Model 700. Minus the heavy barrel. SPSR= Special Purpose Synthetic (stock) Rifle. You can buy that same Mossberg Rifle with black stock ( mine came in camouflage) and a 3x9 scope for $299.00 and sans scope for $279.00 but you’ll have to make sure they have the .308 in stock if that’s the one you gotta have. Call them and ask. If you get the Remington or the Mossberg and add a scope for example the Pentax that Midway has in their current flyer for $89.99, and a $40.00 bi-pod (Academy) you got yourself a “sniper rifle” for about $4500.00 less than a custom built exact replica. You also, still have money for ammo, gas, range fees and lunch etc, etc etc……If you want to add the sidearm (approximation) that military and some police snipers carry; you drop $324. And change on the counter and walk out with the Taurus PT 101 in .40 S&W caliber. Academy has it at $299.00 still and it is a MUST BUY, in my humble opinion. Academy also has the Rossi .38 special revolver with a 3” barrel (great length) for $199.99. It’s in blue only and it is a fantastic revolver and what I consider another MUST BUY if you are looking for a revolver to stick in your pocket. If you want a “hammerless” version take a Dremel tool and cut off the hammer spur. This is one of the oldest and most doable self modifications around. Done for years by savvy gunslingers and cops. Cut the spur and grind or sand it smooth, put on some touch up bluing and you’re good to go for under $200.bucks.
Look I’m only pushing Academy right now because these prices are for real, and they beat everybody including gun shows on these specific firearms. They also have S&W Sigma pistols for incredibly low prices too, and good deals on discontinued scopes/optics. If you are on a budget don’t let these deals slip by. These are top quality “budget sniper rifles” and CHL guns. Check them out.
TECHNICAL TIP:
I HAVE BEEN PUTTING 3M “LADDER TAPE” ON MY HANDGUNS AND IT IS GREAT. You can get it at Home Depot or Lowe’s or Sears for about $11 or $12 bucks a roll. I have put it on the front straps of my carry guns and they won’t move in your hand under recoil or the soon to come sweat producing hot weather here. Ladder tape is better than my old trick of bath tub/pool traction tape because “ladder” tape is not a paper product, which eventually disintegrates. It’s plastic based and virtually lasts forever. Just remove your grips cut a piece to just go under the edge of the grips on either side, and wrap the tape in place. Put the grips back on and you’re all set. You can put a piece on each side panel of the grips if you want or on the back strap, or front of the trigger guard, all for solid hold and traction. Give it a try. If you have any problems, contact me and we’ll hook up and I’ll get it on for you.
THESE ARE MY LATEST CONSUMER ALERTS AND TECH TIPS I HOPE THEY HELP. LOOKIN FORWARD TO HEARIN FROM YOU GUYS.
Your Instructor…………Eddie
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