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Urbane Guerrilla · 09-09-2008, 01:22 AM

Oh, Bruce, really!

Okay, so Bullitt likes Eugene Stoner's direct gas action. Within about 350-400 meters seems to be the 5.56mm round's strength for fine target shooting. Its military effective range is considered to be 450.

And he's scoping the critter. Conventional wisdom is lower-magnification scopes would be the optical sight for tactical if you're scoping. Otherwise, an electro-optical thing like an Aimpoint, for tactical shooting.

Getting upper and lower halves becomes an exercise in gunsmithing and trying to do gunsmithing pretty much better than anybody else, if you're going to actually achieve a contest-winning target rifle. This is a whole 'nother skillset from picking the thing up and shooting straight. Well, if you've got that kind of shop, you know better than I do how you'd go about it.

If I had that kind of gunsmithing shop and skill and was looking to step up thataway, I'd get the whole rifle first, shoot with that a good lot, and then get the upper and lower receiver, impressively accurate barrel and desirable bolt and trigger groups, and whatever whizbang buffer is being touted -- the second rifle, assembled per my personal tweaks. More money, but more guns too.

09-09-2008, 01:22 AM	#5
Urbane Guerrilla Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Southern California Posts: 6,674	Oh, Bruce, really! Okay, so Bullitt likes Eugene Stoner's direct gas action. Within about 350-400 meters seems to be the 5.56mm round's strength for fine target shooting. Its military effective range is considered to be 450. And he's scoping the critter. Conventional wisdom is lower-magnification scopes would be the optical sight for tactical if you're scoping. Otherwise, an electro-optical thing like an Aimpoint, for tactical shooting. Getting upper and lower halves becomes an exercise in gunsmithing and trying to do gunsmithing pretty much better than anybody else, if you're going to actually achieve a contest-winning target rifle. This is a whole 'nother skillset from picking the thing up and shooting straight. Well, if you've got that kind of shop, you know better than I do how you'd go about it. If I had that kind of gunsmithing shop and skill and was looking to step up thataway, I'd get the whole rifle first, shoot with that a good lot, and then get the upper and lower receiver, impressively accurate barrel and desirable bolt and trigger groups, and whatever whizbang buffer is being touted -- the second rifle, assembled per my personal tweaks. More money, but more guns too. __________________ Wanna stop school shootings? End Gun-Free Zones, of course.