RE: What's the best all-weather rifle?
You may want to post this in the Guns Forum, it will probably get more responses.
I agree, go synthetic stainless or laminated stainless. Right now your best deals are on a Tikka T3 Lite or a Savage 16 Series FCSS. Both nice guns, all the bells and whistles and great value.
Good luck, its always a hard choice.
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