Need a Bolt gun for S.W.A.T. application

[Palehorse08]

Hey guys I have been tasked with finding the bolt gun for my dept. SWAT team as I am the DM for the team. I am a USMC vet so I am partial to the M40a3 but want to see what others are using in the LEO/competition realm. Any help or suggestions would be appreciated.

[sdw308]

Alot of people have told me that Savage makes a good rifle especially with their Accutrigger. I prefer a Rem 700 action with one of Rock Creeks M24 barrels.

[22_Shooter]

Alot of people have told me that Savage makes a good rifle especially with their Accutrigger. I prefer a Rem 700 action with one of Rock Creeks M24 barrels.

My roommate's and his co-workers use the Rem700 on their SWAT team. They seem to like it.

[BobM]

How much do you want to spend?

I'm issued a Remington PSS/Leupold 3.5x10 and I have a Remington LTR with a similar scope. Both are good but I think I'd rather use the LTR on duty if I was allowed.

[Palehorse08]

yea so far the plan is to build an m40a3 (Rem 700) but wanted to hear other thoughts/ideas. caliber can be anything but 5.56, even though I already have an SPR in that. They want "knock out" capabilities, but any true DM knows the 5.56 round has the capabilities of that.

Budget is undetermined, just have to get the team cmdr.'s blessing

[sdw308]

How much do you want to spend?

I'm issued a Remington PSS/Leupold 3.5x10 and I have a Remington LTR with a similar scope. Both are good but I think I'd rather use the LTR on duty if I was allowed.

I've got $2k in my custom .308

[Heidevolk]

.338 Lapua might be worth considering

For the military, the .338 gives the precision tactical marksman a significant effective range advantage over any .308 caliber rifle, while adding little to the weight burden that every field soldier must contend with. At closer ranges, especially those associated with Military Operations in Urban Terrain (MOUT) that characterize operations in Iraq; and for law enforcement, where engagement distances are almost never more than 100 yards, the .338 offers the precision marksman the capability to defeat targets that would resist any .308 bullet. For law enforcement, the .338 bears examination as an alternative to .50 caliber rifles because most organizations do not require the terminal ballistics of the .50 BMG cartridge, but exceed those of the traditional .308 for positive vehicle stops, defeating hard targets such as brick walls and other situations where the .308 isn’t sufficient, but where use of a .50 BMG rifle might be considered overkill and negatively viewed by civilians or the news media.

http://www.tactical-life.com/online/...srs-338-lapua/

[jpipes]

yea so far the plan is to build an m40a3 (Rem 700) but wanted to hear other thoughts/ideas. caliber can be anything but 5.56, even though I already have an SPR in that. They want "knock out" capabilities, but any true DM knows the 5.56 round has the capabilities of that.

Budget is undetermined, just have to get the team cmdr.'s blessing

Will you be running a can? If I was building a rifle, I would run a Bighorn Arms action, McMillan or Manners stock, Surgeon mag system, a Huber Concepts trigger (for obvious reasons), and a 20" Rock (or similar) 10 or 11.27 twist. I *might* roll Defiance should Bighorn not suit your liking.

While the above rifle sings, all else being equal, you'll not top an AIAE MKII at 20" with an Atlas bipod. Given the opportunity to start all over with I would run an AIAE and not ever look back.

Glass to your liking (and budget) of course, but the it'll be tough to top a Schmidt 4-16x50 mil/mil. P4 Fine reticle, of course. I might could slum a Nightforce F1 too.

[sdw308]

The ammo for a .338 Lapua costs too damn much to justify buying a rifle chambered in that caliber for any law enforcement agency other than FBI, DEA, ATF.

[sdw308]

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Is that a BIG CHUBBY on the end of that barrel??