"High End" bolt actions

[Ken Ford]

Man, you are mean. Stealing candy from a baby mean.

I know, but it was soooo easy. LOL

JK

 

[ReservoirDawg10]

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.

Yup, for me, and many others that I shoot with, the mindset is to control variables. There are so many inputs that go into a long range shot that it can be easy to get lost in the weeds. Seen it many, many, many times. At the end of the day, it's all physics. It's simple in nature, but complicated in practice. If I am missing, I need to know why and how to correct - on the fly.

Start by putting together a solid rifle. Put good ammo through it. Put good, accurate glass on top of it in a good mount. Then verify.

Start with a solid base, so everything else is the indian/the shooter/ME. If I am missing, I know that it is me. Position, trigger pull, wind call, inputs into the ballistic calculator. Etc. I can fix me on the fly. It's much more difficult to fix the rifle, scope or ammo when you are on the line. Generally speaking, the harder i plan to use a rifle (or handgun, or knife, or car, or bicycle, etc), the more money I put into. It needs to work. Through the elements, through adverse conditions, through drops and bangs, for more rounds and with higher pressure loads.

And that consistency, quality and durability generally cost money.

Another note on the whole argument is that "expensive" or "gucci" or whatever someone wants to call it to feel better about themselves is a sliding scale and there is no real number. And personal finances play a further role into the "definition."

Poors are gonna poor. It's what they do. It's simply envy, no matter how poor tries to mask their feelings.

 

[basstracker89]

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.

The ODT elders will take a vote and get back to ya..........🤣

 

[Bushwick100]

I have a Daniel Defense, its the best out of my AR's got it in a trade. My one other good rifle is a CZ-523,in 7.62x39. Paid $375 in a Pawn Shop it wss 100% new ,never fired came with box and Scope Rings. Every time, I go to that Pawn Shop the owner asks me do I still have it.

 

[basstracker89]

I really don't care what it is. I just like shooting one hole groups out as far as I can.

 

[BIKER13]

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.

should have got a mans caliber

 

[Winterborne]

A $8k+ set up can make you a better shooter....if it gives you the mental boost you need.
~ then they guy next to you shooting a Ruger, Bergara or what ever clears the stage with a perfect score and you get the yips...lol.

Back before PRS and F-class stuff got going you had to be alot more picky about your rig if you were shooting 1000 plus yards or bench resting trying to hit the same hole.

Today you can pay $1500 and get a decent rig...20 years ago that was custom build territory and the rifles would shoot almost everything great...into to very tiny caliber size holes.
Now days the high dollar rifles performance isn't that much greater than some of the top factory offerings but it is there.
Factory ammo is way better as well.

Inflation, especially since the COVID-19 epidemic has run rampant on everything while the value of the dollar has tanked but some guns offer a huge performance value due to better machinery and tighter tolerances.

I have no problem paying top dollar if I want an item but lets say I want to shoot extreme long range.
(A mile +)
I better have deep pockets.

 

[BigMike]

A $8k+ set up can make you a better shooter....if it gives you the mental boost you need.
~ then they guy next to you shooting a Ruger, Bergara or what ever clears the stage with a perfect score and you get the yips...lol.

Back before PRS and F-class stuff got going you had to be alot more picky about your rig if you were shooting 1000 plus yards or bench resting trying to hit the same hole.

Today you can pay $1500 and get a decent rig...20 years ago that was custom build territory and the rifles would shoot almost everything great...into to very tiny caliber size holes.
Now days the high dollar rifles performance isn't that much greater than some of the top factory offerings but it is there.
Factory ammo is way better as well.

Inflation, especially since the COVID-19 epidemic has run rampant on everything while the value of the dollar has tanked but some guns offer a huge performance value due to better machinery and tighter tolerances.

I have no problem paying top dollar if I want an item but lets say I want to shoot extreme long range.
(A mile +)
I better have deep pockets.

You know you are in deep when folks show up with custom pelican cases with air conditioners in them to keep their hand loaded ammunition at a constant temperature. I saw a guy shooting either a .416 Barrett or a .408 Cheytac that I am certain had more money in his ammo case and ammo than I had in my whole rig. Like all things in life, you have to pay to play.

 

[Asbestos]

should have got a mans caliber

I wanted a caliber that went with my shoes

 

[ReservoirDawg10]

A $8k+ set up can make you a better shooter....if it gives you the mental boost you need.
~ then they guy next to you shooting a Ruger, Bergara or what ever clears the stage with a perfect score and you get the yips...lol.

Back before PRS and F-class stuff got going you had to be alot more picky about your rig if you were shooting 1000 plus yards or bench resting trying to hit the same hole.

Today you can pay $1500 and get a decent rig...20 years ago that was custom build territory and the rifles would shoot almost everything great...into to very tiny caliber size holes.
Now days the high dollar rifles performance isn't that much greater than some of the top factory offerings but it is there.
Factory ammo is way better as well.

Inflation, especially since the COVID-19 epidemic has run rampant on everything while the value of the dollar has tanked but some guns offer a huge performance value due to better machinery and tighter tolerances.

I have no problem paying top dollar if I want an item but lets say I want to shoot extreme long range.
(A mile +)
I better have deep pockets.

There are a lot of good options out there now. Even custom options have dropped in price with how tight the tolerances are on many of the new custom actions. You are not left with having to fork over $5k plus to GAP or AO to get a solid rifle.