Best 308 ?
 

Gentlemen, what would consider to be the best 308 on the market today?

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Best? I have a Remington Model Seven I' ll never get rid of...:D

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That would probably depend on how much you wanted to spend. I have a Tikka in .308 Win that I really like. It shoots well and looks nice. I paid about $500 for it.

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I have a Remington 7600 in 308 that I love.

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I' d have to say for me it would be the Savage model 10. Cheap to buy, unbelievably accurate, and you can put some of the money you saved on the rifle into buying a super scope for it. It now comes with the best factory trigger on the market called the Accutrigger. Check it out, you may be very glad you did.

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ANother vote for Savage. I would have to go with the Savage model 12BVSS or the 10FP-LE2B. Very reasonably priced and amazingly accurate.

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One other factor enters into this choice. What do you plan to use it for? A lot of .308' s are sniper or long range target rifles, so the requirements here are much different from those of a hunting rifle!!:)

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Had a savage 10FM mountain rifle that was sweet to carry at 6# but needed a cooldown between every 3 or 4 shots.My favorite is a model 99 308 with a Vari X lll on it,perfect balance and handling.

woods

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carpie, so many choices. Hard to pick from Browning, Rem 700 BDL, Win. Mod 70, Tikka, Sako, Savage and so on. It really boils down what fits you personally, both in gun and price. I have had nothing but good things with a 308 Rem 700BDL and my buddy loves his Abolt by browning also in a 308. Haven' t heard anything but Tikka' s are shooters and now all I hear about on here is Savage( " Maybe by ugly but are shooters as well" ). So I guess the long and short is almost every way you turn you' ll probably end up a happy camper...go with your heart and what feels so sweat you can' t put it back on the rack. You' ll be happy, I' m sure.

Something to keep in mind if you have a budget is the scope, don' t buy a SAKO and then drop a piece of junk glass on the top. Much better to go cheaper, reliable gun with a great piece of glass on top, JIMHO. If the vault is open than all I can say is have fun and disregard this last statement;)

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Roger that Skeeter, helpful again.[8D]

I think I have managed to narrow down my choices so far. I would be mainly hunting through bush, sometimes open and sometimes thick. Talking with some of the lads in my area, the rifle of choice seems to be the 30-06. Very rarely do they see a .270, but have seen the .308' s on occaision.

I' ve yet to go out on a rifle hunt, but have been with a bow both as an observer and participant. I liked the bow hunt so much I went and bought a crossbow. And if I add a rifle to my gear I can hunt from mid Sept. straight through to the end of Dec.

I agree with you about the feel of a rifle, and will most definitely have to try a few first. We get some real cold weather over here, sometimes over night, during the full deer season so I' ll need to find something to withstanding the cold as well.

To make an informed decision I' ve had to answer these questions;

What game do I wish to hunt? Deer, Moose, Bear
Where will I be hunting that game? Thick Bush, open wet areas
What caliber will do the job? 308 or 30-06
What are the typical weather conditions during that game' s hunting season? warm and wet to very cold with snow

Which rifle manufacturer best suits that " sweet feel" , costs and reliabilty? still searching

I don' t mind paying a bit more for quality, I can save up. For an decent rifle, up here, it costs anywhere from $1000.00 (Can.) and up.:eek:

I' m interested in the Savage Model 110GXP3 Long Action rifle at the moment with a 9x40mm scope, mounted and bored sighted. Locating one to hold, feel it out and try it is a chore I am looking forward to, but a chore just the same. Then I can eliminate Savage off my list if it doesn' t work out the way I am hoping.[X(]

And so on and so on...:D So many choices for sure....

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i would have to say..


savage model 10 FCM " scout " rifle. comes with williams peep sights out of the factory. loves the 150gr. bullets and getting under 1" at 100yds with it.

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depends on how much money you want to spend.
Savage, Tikka are 2 of the better out of the box rifles that wont break the bank

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The Savage Weather Warrior models are in my estimation beautiful guns, light weight, stainless steel and ACCURATE! In .308 my favorite would be the 16FSS, it' s the short action. Has 22in. barrel and weighs 6.5lbs. Around $400 for a new one and you could put some nice glass on it.

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Great feedback Otis, thank you kindly.

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Savage308, I understand your choice, was just looking at the weather warrior series, great rifles, good prices. Thanks. It boils down to the question of availability now.

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Well onthe market is the clincher. Not a current production gun but I ended up with a darn good .308 for a nice price. Found a surplus FR-8 for $200 and had a used Bell&Carlson synthetic stock for a ' 98 action just gathering dust. So after buying the rifle, bedding it into that stock and doing a trigger job on it; I now have one fine little brush gun in .308. Fits me perfect and it' s darned accurate with the peep sights that it was issued with.

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I just read a bit in " DEER HUNTERS YEARBOOK" 11th edition (outdoorlife books). The title is " The Long-Range And Short-Range Performance of Deer Rifles" . The author talks about hunting deer in the bush where shots are most often very close and a fast handling gun that will get him on a buck quickly is so important.(more important than the fine accuracy of a long heavy tack-driver). He also says that every once in a while he gets an opportunity at something in the 250 or 300 yards range. He used to use a Malin lever action 30/30 then a ruger semi-auto in .44 mag. But they were not up to the occasional longer shot possibilities. Now he uses a Ruger Model 77RLS (carbine) in .308 with a 3x to 9x Swarovski scope. He shoots 150 grain spire-point boat tail Interlocks from Hornady (factory ammo).

I have always liked the looks of the long ago discontinued winchester model 100 semi-auto. In .308 or .284 with a 1.5x to 6x or a 2x to 8x scope, I always figured this might be a great tool for this type of hunting.

Robin

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If I were on a tight budget, I' d buy a Savage. For a little more money I' d go for a Tikka. My Tikka .308 is extremely accurate with a wide range of bullet weights, excellent trigger and fantastic workmanship. For even more money, take a look at a Sako. They are superbly crafted rifles.

Those are some of my favorites, but there really aren' t any bad bolt action rifles on the market now. Everybody will list their personal favorite as " the best" .

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no longer made but the 788 remington

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One of the best brush guns I' ve ever used is the Ruger M77 RSI in .308 Win. It has the full-length, Mannlicher-style stock and is very quick handling. It also is capable of longer shots and should be perfect for what you describe. I have taken deer and elk with one using 150gr and 165gr bullets, respectively.

A leupold Vari-X II 2-7 scope on top would make a very nice rig, indeed.

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Although not in production now, the Remington model 742 Woodsmaster is a very nice gun in a .308. I actually have three in my collection and all have killed many deer.

By the way, its a clip-fed semi automatic.

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You could always go with the T/C Encore in .308 and if you want something bigger/different you can just buy a different barrel![:-]
What could be easier?:eek: