Now you did it! Got my salivating and thinking back to the numbers I just crunched the other day for my 1,000 yard shooter! Goes a little something like this, to the tune of .308 Winchester in 168 grain Federal Gold Match boat tails!

- A Stiller Precision TAC 30 action (amped up Remington 700 action with some tweaks that make it oh so sweet!)
- McMillan A5 adjustable stock
- A Lilja barrel with 1:12 rifling, cut to 20" total length with a recessed crown, stainless steel in a heavy "bull" configuration
- Jewell trigger
- Either a NightForce 4.5-14x50mm variable power with illuminated recticle mil-dots OR a Leupold Mark 4 LR/T 4.5-14x50mm variable, again with the illuminated mil-dots recticle.

I hear ya', Pit, on the red tape and Uncle Sam taking care of all the wrong things! I'd LOVE to get into gunsmithing but in the meantime I'm going to buy the pieces and have it built. Then, away I'll go, ghillie suit and WAR FACE! at the ready, lmao!

Excellent choice in make/model, Darkice and a fine platform on which to build. A good friend of mine is an observer/sniper, both by military training as well as being a cop on our local Special Response Team. He shoots a Remington 700 that's pretty much factory and has consistently made 1,000 yard shots, for any naysayers that doubt that rifle's abilities.