04-23-2017, 11:07 PM
mateba Wrote:Klem,
Yes, this build has a budget. And no, I'm not offended. Thank you for your time. I will probably buy a nicer trigger and a few other parts later on. I am willing to double my allotment for glass as more than a few of y'all noted $300 is just not enough. And I agree. I would really like to be able to buy products from the brands you listed one day. A gieselle trigger might be doable sooner than later, I know their stuff is awesome. And I'd like a nice safe trigger for hunting.
My budget started at $875 from a rifle and ammo sale. Maybe I should have put an amount on everything and said that was a consideration. I'll update my original post. The parts list is approaching $830 w/o scope and mount. From the onset, I knew the rifle would cost close to that in parts alone. The mount and scope I chose will be another $625. I'll need to figure something out for that. The low mass stuff didn't cost too much more up front. I certainly could have saved $70 by buy cheap normal DI parts.
I agree with Klem. You're going to get more return on investment by spending that extra $300 on the barrel than than on the optics. By return on investment, I mean satisfaction with your groups, or just "giggle factor". I've got a couple of $200 scopes on my rifles that shoot right back to point of aim every season. Granted, I can't dial them for 500 to 1000 yard target practice, but they put the bullets where they need to be within normal hunting ranges.