Which brand for a new gun
 

I am looking to buy a new rifle at the end of this season. I am currently shooting an old 30-06 which belongs to my uncle, but he wants it back after this year. Based on a lot of information I have read on this and other sites, I have decided I want somehting chambered in 7mm-08. I am having trouble deciding which brand to go with. Remington, Browning, Savage..... So many choices. I want the best combination of accuracy, reliability, and price I can get. I think I will be able to afford something in $500-$650 range. Any suggestions or ideas about the direction I should go in????

Thanks

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Savage model 110 in 7mm-08 will be around $350 and another $100-150 for a decent scope, and you will have one of the most accurate guns that is mass produced on the market. Granted Savages arent the prettiest, but I doubt that you are trying to impress anyone, you want a great shooter right?

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That is correct. If I am going to impress someone, I want it to be with the way my gun shoots, not how it looks. Also, to clarify, the amount I said I could spend is for just the gun, I already have a good scope to put on it.

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I would go with either a Browning or a Tikka. Both are great guns for their price.

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It's at the upper limit of your price range, but take a look at the Remington 700 LSS Mountain Rifle - stainless steel barrel/action with laminated stock. It is available in
7mm-08, as well as 260Remington, 270Win., and 30-06. I've got one in 270Win.
This rifle is relatively lightweight, very accurate, and I've had no problems with it of any kind. A good gun.
Another consideration is a compact rifle, 20" barrel, by Winchester, or the Remington Model 7 which also has a 20" barrel, and in laminated stock.
Here's some links:

http://www.remington.com/firearms/ce...e/700mtnls.htm

http://www.remington.com/firearms/centerfire/M7_LS.htm

http://www.winchesterguns.com/prodin...d=017&cat=001C


Note: disregard MSRP's, both can be had within your limits.

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If i were looking for a 7MM-08 i'd take a hard look at the Remington CDL. If they would chamber one in 6mm or 260 rem i'd own one myself. I'm a big Remington fan so my response may be just a tad bit bias.:D

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the savage 110 is probably $150-200 cheaper than all of the guns mentioned above and will shoot with or better than all of them.

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Look to the Savage with a synthetic stock. Make sure it is the new model with the accu-trigger. The stock is pillar bedded and will not require bedding the action. This type of rifle can be had for around $350 with the tax. Take the rest of the money you have and invest in the best scope you can afford. I have seen a Savage package gun at Wal Mart for $339 with a scope. The scopes are junk but can get you by for a year or two until you can afford a quality piece of glass. I would do this before buying one without a scope and putting a $60 cheapie on it. Buy the package gun if you can find one and save until you can afford a Nikon, Leupold, Burris, Zeiss, etc. You will be much happier if you can buy a quality scope.

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I lean to the Win Model 70. Three position safety and a crisp, easily adjusted trigger that is second to none.

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I have shot the Mountain Rifle in the Laminated/Stainless and they are not bad guns.If I were to buy a new 7-08 it would be in the Tikka Laminated Stainless.
I curently own one in the standared Mountain Rifle Brown/Blued
BBJ

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I bought a Howa at Wal-Mart and am very happy with it.

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I've got rifles made by Remington, Winchester, CZ, and just got rid of a Ruger M77 MkII. All but my Ruger are/were very accurate. I loved the Ruger but I just couldn't get it to group consistently so I traded it away; probably just got a bad one because most Ruger owners seem not to have had the accuracy problems I had. I've heard nothing but good about Savage, and may get one someday.

Any one of these rifle makes would probably satisfy you. CZ doesn't make one in 7mm-08 unfortunately, but the American makers all do. Go touch and feel, see which one fits you best, and go for it.

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Thanks everyone for all of the input. I went and looked at a Savage, and really liked the way it felt. I think I am leaning in that direction. But you never know. I have been real interested in the tikka, but I can't find anyone around me that sells them. I will have to do some more looking.

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Tikka is on national backorder, or at least I have been told that by 6 different shops in my area.
I was between the Weatherby Vanguard Stainless (made by Howa) and the Tikka T3 Lite Stainless. After holding each and feeling the action, seeing how smooth the bolt operated, the Tikka has far superior quality. It's serviced by Beretta USA if anything were to go wrong, but being that it's made by Sako the likelihood of that seems to be very slim. There was a thread on here a while ago stating that their barrels had a recall, but I was not able to confirm that. Mind you though, the Tikka will set you back a bit more, probably around $100 more from what I have seen. The only thing that worries me is that I'm between a .270 and a 7mm Rem Mag. and the Tikka's are very light, and I don't know how well suited it would be to use with a high recoil caliber like the 7mm Mag. Hope this helps.

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I like the tikkas also, but they have recall some of their stainless guns (sako's also). Nothing posted on their site, but several threads on this and other forums. I just learned of it this evening. I tried to buy one for my wife this fall, couldn't find one anywhere. I assumed it was because they were a steal, I now think it was because they've been blowing up! Several reports of injuries, here and abroad (sweden, australia). Some are saying that they got a bad batch of steel, but nothing on berreta or sako's website. They are a smooth action and supposed to be guarenteed, but I don't know?...

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Just to let y'all know, my parents gave me a new gun for Christmas. They bought me a Browning A Bolt II Stainless Stalker .270WSM with a Leupold VX-III 3.5-10X50 mounted on top. It is a sweet gun. Shoots great!!!!! :D:D:D Thanks for all the input

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wow!!!! great x-mas gift you musta really been good this year;)

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Not really, but I guess I did something right