I'm looking for a replacement rifle for a 30-06 710 remington, I was thinking just straight up a 30-06 vanguard (howa) but when I went in this morning I started looking at the 300wsm first in aVanguard then in the Winchester Super Shadow. The vanguards priced at 399 and the super shadow is 499 ( 535 out the door with rings) I'm kind of leaning toward to the super shadow but I'm wondering if I can get a better deal on it else where? I keep seeing people calling them a 400.00 gun so where do you find them for that? Also whats the difference between a winchester from a gun shop or a winchester at walmart? I've heard the finishes are different before but would that be true on a synthetic? anyway any info on the rifle or the caliber would be great.
Mainly I'm hunting whitetales but I'm going out west this fall for elk and mulies and would like to go to alaska next year.