Given these choices?
A buddy of mine wants a new gun, he' s pretty set on another bolt/mauser action to " back up" or be an alternative to his 98 mauser 6.5x55Swede.
His options:
8mm mauser
M-44 in 7.62x54R
.308mausr
or a .30-30leveraction
He' s also considering getting another SKS, but in a YUGO!!!!! this time, which I advised against.
He' s not really as in love with the .30-30 idea as he is the others, but he' d still like one, and I was pushing it because it would be a different action type than that which he already has/has had.
Which would you pick if you had the 6.5x55 already to make a good counterment? Plus, he' s wanting it under $200, which I' ve found some of these for less than that by far (he kind of wants it to be a back up for now, then maybe YEARS from now build a custom on the action, but will probably sell it long before then).