Hi there, I started a thread a few weeks ago looking for help deciding on a 20” .308 starter precision shooter (suppressed). Here’s how that thread started, “Howdy, typical gun guy here. Most of my shooting is with rifles at 50-250 yds. I hunt hogs/yotes and other critters with night vision and thermal scopes. Decided to begin testing the waters with medium-long range shooting (300-700 yds). Looking for a .308 with a 20” barrel. I don’t reload.”
Well after several replies and the fact that I had $600 in Cabela’s gift cards from a safety initiative at work when I came across a deal for the Ashbury Precision Ordnance Saber® M700™ Precision Bolt-Action Rifle on sale for $899, I jumped on it.
Now I need a 20 MOA rail (suggestions welcome here), some good rings and a scope for it.
To reiterate, it will be used on a 20”, bolt action, .308. It will also be suppressed with a QD suppressor
Local gun range goes out to 600 yards, but I’d like to learn to shoot sub MOA out to 800 eventually with this gun.
I might also want to hunt with this gun, generally from a static position, but could be as close in as 50-75 yds. I generally will shoot during daylight, but may hunt with it at dusk and dawn. (If shooting with it at night thermal scopes will be used).
As far as optics go, I’m open to suggestions, but I think I’d like an FFP scope and something in the 3-18 power ish. And something with a 50mm objective lens and a 34mm tube or a 56mm objective lens and a 30mm tube. Again I’m open to suggestions.
Finally, I’d like to stay under $1500 but could possibly go over if convinced why it’s a better deal.
Been considering the following scopes so far-
Vortex Razor HD GenII 3-18x50
Schmidt Bender Precision Hunter 4-16x50
Zeus’s Conquest V6 3-18x50
Swarovski Z6 2.5-15x56
Steiner T5XI 3-15x50
Leupold VX6 3-18x50
Swarovski Z6 3-18x50
Sorry for the long post and once again I could also use help selecting a good 20 MOA rail and rings/scope mount to go with the optic. Any and all input is appreciated and thanks in advance!
Well after several replies and the fact that I had $600 in Cabela’s gift cards from a safety initiative at work when I came across a deal for the Ashbury Precision Ordnance Saber® M700™ Precision Bolt-Action Rifle on sale for $899, I jumped on it.
Now I need a 20 MOA rail (suggestions welcome here), some good rings and a scope for it.
To reiterate, it will be used on a 20”, bolt action, .308. It will also be suppressed with a QD suppressor
Local gun range goes out to 600 yards, but I’d like to learn to shoot sub MOA out to 800 eventually with this gun.
I might also want to hunt with this gun, generally from a static position, but could be as close in as 50-75 yds. I generally will shoot during daylight, but may hunt with it at dusk and dawn. (If shooting with it at night thermal scopes will be used).
As far as optics go, I’m open to suggestions, but I think I’d like an FFP scope and something in the 3-18 power ish. And something with a 50mm objective lens and a 34mm tube or a 56mm objective lens and a 30mm tube. Again I’m open to suggestions.
Finally, I’d like to stay under $1500 but could possibly go over if convinced why it’s a better deal.
Been considering the following scopes so far-
Vortex Razor HD GenII 3-18x50
Schmidt Bender Precision Hunter 4-16x50
Zeus’s Conquest V6 3-18x50
Swarovski Z6 2.5-15x56
Steiner T5XI 3-15x50
Leupold VX6 3-18x50
Swarovski Z6 3-18x50
Sorry for the long post and once again I could also use help selecting a good 20 MOA rail and rings/scope mount to go with the optic. Any and all input is appreciated and thanks in advance!