"High End" bolt actions

[atscott]

I have an appreciation for nice rifles but the current trend is pretty stupid and largely fueled by video games and movies. My son unfortunately falls in this category of wanting one of these stupid $$$ rifles. I get it for competition or extreme long range but here about the longest shot we could take is inside 500 yards.

 

[lesgobrandon]

I have an appreciation for nice rifles but the current trend is pretty stupid and largely fueled by video games and movies. My son unfortunately falls in this category of wanting one of these stupid $$$ rifles. I get it for competition or extreme long range but here about the longest shot we could take is inside 500 yards.

That's a good summary of it all.

 

[Plumminfool]

Just as good’r

 

[ReservoirDawg10]

What's the question? Sounds more like a "whoa is me. I'm poor" or a "I can't shoot no guud, salvage is da bestest" thread.

 

[BigMike]

Marketed as high end does not make it high end. Personally, I've never seen anything that was high end marketed as such. I mean, there's no sticker on the donut box reminding us they taste good or signs at the Mercedes dealer saying it's a luxury item. YMMV

 

[Mythical Beast Forge]

Modern machining has really changed the game. The options with today’s rifles are way better than 20yrs ago. Love it or hate it, the 6.5creedmoor has really changed the game. Prior to the 6.5 Creedmoor, a 1,000yrd capable rifle basically had to be a custom build with hand loaded ammo. When it dropped, you could get an off the shelf 6.5 Creedmoor rifle, ammo and scope to shoot targets at that distance.

I have a “customized” Ruger American and CZ 457 that definitely can shoot better than me. They also are my most used rifles and I don’t think they need much more. A full custom rifle would definitely be nice but I don’t think it’s needed.

 

[bigboy851]

I have a Bergara 308 with a Vortex Viper that is dead nuts accurate. More accurate than 90% of the guys shooting $5k+ rigs are capable of.

You got that right!!

 

[Talos]

I just bought a $4k bass guitar. Are my playing skills worth that? Not really, lol. I'm not even in a band. People can like and have nice things just to have them.

 

[GFB]

To play devil’s advocate a little, there can be a lot more to what someone wants out of a rifle beyond accuracy the shooter finds acceptable. He could prefer a stock of a certain shape and/or material. He could prefer a certain barrel length or contour. He could prefer one style of extractor or ejector over another. There are a whole lot of variables a person might consider beyond whether or not a rifle is accurate enough to hit a deer in its vitals. Or whatever.

 

[Asbestos]

I bought a used Accuracy Intl chassis for a song, right here on odt and I got a fantastic 6.5 cm barreled action from a friend. I don’t have “high end” money in it and I’m not sure if anyone would consider it high end.

But it’s accurate to 1,000 and I like it.

Somewhere in that last sentence is where I don’t care about someone else’s opinion anymore.