Short Barrel Bolt Gun with Heavy Barrel

[Neville]

Im looking into my next bolt gun for the range. Currently I have a Tikka Tac A1 which is of course spectacular, but its in 6.5CM and 24″ so the ammo is expensive and heavy at about 15lbs.

I was looking for a shorter barrel(18″ or 20″) in .308.
Some such rifles I’m looking at are the Remington 700 SPS and the Remington 700 XCR compact. Even though I heard of the declining quality of Remingtons I did have a 5R which I was very pleased with.

Another option is Bergara. The HMR has the bigger stock with the detachable magazine which is more than I’m looking for. I prefer the standard stocks (4 shot capacity) like the ridge. Is the Ridge barrel heavy enough for range shooting?

I’ll only be shooting 100-200yrds but running alot of rounds each session.

[greankrayon]

Steyr thb

[polishbikerider]

Anybody know of the Tikka UPR? It also comes in 20″ and .308.

[Erfdriller]

https://ruger.com/products/americanRifleHunter/specSheets/26993.html

[big-wangers]

How short because the pork sword comes to mind

[lswins]

Have you ever considered a trainer rifle? It definitely costs a lot less to run and will help you with reading the wind.

[bogsNbros]

Just gonna leave this here. Kinda what sold me on mine. I’m not a big guy, and didn’t really want a bolt gun solely for bench rest shooting, or to lug around a long barrel only for brush or stand-hunting.

[HollywoodSX]

Realize that the Remington 700 is currently out of production. The Remington firearms factory is back up and running, but I wouldn’t expect to see any 700s on shelves until fall or so, and even then it will likely be hunting models almost exclusively.

Hunting weight barrels will heat up faster than a heavier barrel and can lead to stringing and/or groups opening up.

Honestly, unless you’re dead set on centerfire, I think your situation (range rifle, lots of shooting, max 200y) is one just screaming for a 22LR trainer.

[Josh6x6]

I have a Remington 700 SPS. I find it to be more than enough for my needs (target shooting & groundhog hunting). Easily less than half MOA with the right load.

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>I’ll only be shooting 100-200yrds but running alot of rounds each session.

My groups open up a lot when the barrel starts getting warm though. Not huge, but not sub-MOA anymore. Around 50 rounds in 2 hours is my personal limit for acceptable accuracy. A load that shoots 1/2″ groups (@100 yards) from a cold barrel might be shooting 1-1/2″ groups from a very warm (not what I would call “hot”) barrel, for example. [**EDIT** – they never seem to get larger than that though.] That may still be ‘acceptable accuracy’ for you though.

[Moist-Mode182]

I’m running a ctr and really like it, my buddy has the upr and it’s also sweet

[ScrapmasterFlex]

So I had a Remington 700 AAC-SD .308 20″ – I hated it, I got a total lemon, but that’s besides the point – but they also made an AAC-SD 16″ and it was apparently more popular than the 20″.

I myself didn’t see the point of such a short barrel bolt-action ‘sniper rifle’ type of gun but some others did, apparently.

[polishbikerider]

Any experience with the Savage 10p-SR? They offer one with an 18″ barrel in .308.

Only thing I find a little alarming is how low the price is.

[polishbikerider]

How about a Howa 1500 20″ barrel in an HS Precision stock?

The barrel is available on Brownells.