I am getting a rifle for some target shooting. I want a bolt action in .30-06 because I want to have the recoil to add to the fun of shooting. For sure I'm getting it in .30-06. I looked at remington, ruger, tika, and new model 70 that they just came out, but savage was recommended by many people. But there are so many of them! Which of these would you recommend?
114 Classic
http://www.savagearms.com/114Classic.htm
114 American Classic
http://www.savagearms.com/114AmerClassic...
114 Euro Classic
http://www.savagearms.com/114EuroClassic...
111BTH
http://www.savagearms.com/11model_BTHlongaction.htm
111G
http://www.savagearms.com/111g.htm
110GXP3
http://www.savagearms.com/110gxp3.htm
Which one would u get and why? Looks wise I like the first 3 just because of that black tip at the front of the stock. Any recommendations? Also if there are other brands besides savage in the same price range, feel free to suggest those, as you can tell I want a wood stock with checkering, long bolt action in 30-06. The new winchester looks really good, and the video on the winchester website made it appealing but I'm not sure if it's worth the extra 300ish dollars.
Also how is the scope that comes in the package series with savage? I have a centerpoint scope 4-16 x 40 already, how does that one compare? And is it sighted in already out of the box?
Also if you have general opinions about what the best bolt action rifle in .30-06 is do tell! I'm not talking about anything too fancy like Cooper. Just around 1000ish is upper limit, but the lower the better of course. Seems like savages are all around 600ish.
Also this will be my first firearm, but I don't want a .22, i already had several air rifles that were more powerful than .22s (.50 caliber dragon slayer, .22 superstreak, webley patriot, etc). I'm 22 years old, and I figured if I'm spending so much on air guns I might as well get a centerfire rifle. Also the rifle will not be used for hunting, and because of this a lot of people told me that a .30-06 is over doing it for my purposes, however I want a .30-06 for it's recoil, and of course to feel cool about having such a powerful rifle
Thanks for any input!!