308 Question
 

Wich rifle shoots best in 308 cal?

Bolt.

Lever.

Semiauto.

Single Shot Break.

And what brand shoots best?

Like Browning or Winchester or Remington Etc.

And what ammunition to.

And not cost an arm & leg.

Thank You.

RE: 308 Question
 

No person could possibly answer your question with any certainty.I will however inform you that tikka rifles are reasonably priced and must shoot 1" groups before being sold.I don't know of any other rifle that sells for a similar price that must meet that standard.However that certainlydoesn't mean that other rifles won't shoot better than that.

RE: 308 Question
 

My preference is the bolt action, but the 308 is an inherently accurate caliber. Shop around with different manufacturers rifles. Each will have a distinctive feel with stock configuration, weight and balance. A rifle that fits you well will make you a better shooter. I prefer a barrel heavy, shorter stock rifle for accuracy.

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for years i've heard guys say that the best shooting gun had to be a bolt action. well the new AR's sure proved that wrong. but i still like the remington 700 models. i have a 700 in a .308 caliber on a composite stock that shoots great. it seems to shoot the federal 150 or 180 grains the best. about the only shells it did not like were remingtons. figure that one out. i think thebest guns fora good pricewould besavages or the remingtons. i believe they still can be had for around $400.00. you could spend much more for a rifle. but why i"ll never know.:)

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Really.So which action wins the most benchrest shoots?Which one holds the most benchrestrecords?Yes it is possible to make a very accurate AR,but it is also very possible to make an even more accurate bolt action rifle.

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Impossible to answer those questions!
No doubt, the bolt guns are more accurate than other type actions! Sincethere are no moving action parts in a singleshot, they can be great too!
For brands of guns, that can be mostly a personal preference.
And here's where it really gets sticky; different guns, like different ammo! What shoots good in one, may not be worth a shet in others!
My M-70 .308 shoots the good old Core-Loct's better than all the other brands costing twice as much!

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The NEF handi rifle in .308 is a good shooter or at least the ones I've seen. I don't own one, but my Brother in law and a buddy do. I'm unsure of the price on them, as both were "traded" for. As far as which shoots the best, the way I've always heard it, the less moving parts in the action, the more uniform the shots fired.....that would the single shot.

In reality, most guns made today are pretty good guns. I used to hear guys say that Wal Mart guns, of anymake,were lower grade. The fact is, gun manufacturers can't afford to sell inferior guns anywhere. If Wal mart sells more guns than any other retailer and you were the gunmaker...would you make second class guns for them to sell to the public?


GH

RE: 308 Question
 

man.. ya know the minute i typed that in about the AR's i knew it was going to wake up some old schoolers. do ya think that the vass numbers and years of use have something to do with the records. what's more accurate a one hole group with a bolt or a one hole group with a semi. years ago the semi was behind but not anymore. believe it or not it's not just the gun. you need a shooter behind it to make it shoot well.

RE: 308 Question
 

Look at the link that I posted below.

http://www.mcbrosrifles.com/tubb_2000.htm


Are these the types of AR that you refer to?Look very closely and you will see that they are really bolt action rifles built on the AR chassis.Why do you suppose that anyone would convert an AR to a bolt action if the AR was just as accurate as a semi auto?

RE: 308 Question
 

Or, to look at it another way, why would you use an AR as a platform for a competition grade bolt gun if conventional bolt guns are so great. :)

BTW - I rebarreled one of these Tubb 2000 rifles this summer. What an amazing piece of engineering.

RE: 308 Question
 

Reguardless of the platform,the end result is a bolt action is it not?:D

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Of all the actions listed, The bolt ON AVERAGE is going to shoot the best. No Doubt. Having said that, out of a 100-150 rifles that I have owned, the single most accurate was a 7600 Remington pump in 270. Second was an over/under Savage with a 30-30 top barrel and lower shotgun barrel. Both guns would shoot the 130 and 150 gr Ballistic tips into 1/2 inch at 200 yards. All the rest were bolt guns with a 6.5x55 Swedish Mauser at the top of the list. The three guns listed were out of the box and the Swede was a stock military model. It did however have an aftermarket trigger. These were three shot groups.

RE: 308 Question
 

I prefer the remington 760 Gamemaster ADL, mines a .308. I can get off three shots all with me getting back on the target within a matter of seconds, if i need them. All are pretty accurate. This deer season i was using 165 grain federal premium pointed soft point. It took down the deer with no problem. As for accuracy i think all guns with almost all ammunition pretty accurate. But for my 760 at 100 yds i put one right through the heart of a big doe.

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Rem pumps seems to very accurate if your looking for something other than a bolt. My 7600 - 7mm-08 shoots about 1.25" My Browning A-bolt 7mm-08 is a 1" shooter.

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myself and 2 friends all own a Bushmaster AR15 rifle. All 3 of these guns will shoot 1/2 MOA with factory ammo and 1/4 MOA with our handloads. These guns are stock, out of the box with NO changes other than the scopes.

Edited to add- This is my rifle-

http://www.bushmaster.com/shopping/w...pcwvms20ah.asp

Kev

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you cant go wrong with a remington 700 or a rem. model 7 both bolt action in .308 i have the700 and my dad has the model 7 and both guns are real accurate and reliable. cant go wrong with a bolt action

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I think this question was posted just to rile us all up. So many variables are involved when we are talking accuracy and we all know it. From the actions, loads, barrels, shooter's ability and on and on.
I have a friend that will cluster his bullets into a tiny group with two of his Rem 760s in 30-06. I've had bolt actions that couldn't shoot as good as these, but I also had bull barreled bolt actions and single shots that would put five bullets into a ragged hole at 100 yds.
And some have their own accuracy standards. Some shooters are content with 2" 100 yard groups while others will get rid of a rifle or have it worked on if it won't shoot under 1".
Off the bench or for varmints, you will be hard pressed to beat a heavy barrel bolt action but I wouldn't want to carry one of these up and down mountains for several days. (but it would still be a bolt action).
Ok, you guys can beat on me a while....:)

RE: 308 Question
 

My favorite caliber, the .308. I have to say, Tikka T3 all the way. I own the Tikka T3 varminter in stainless steel. I have shot other named brand rifles in the .308 caliber, and Tikka was the one rifle that I had no problems with.Well balanced, superb craftmanship, accurate as hell, and a great varminter, hunting, or long distance shooter. I take it to competitions as well as all my big game hunts.

RE: 308 Question
 

I was just wanting to know what would be the best one to get.

Thats all