Which is the best deer rifle......
08-26-2010, 09:12 PM
#11
Boone & Crockett
Join Date: Feb 2003
Posts: 10,679
Weatherby vanguard synthetic or Howa 1500 with the Hogue stock can both be had for $500 or less and are superior to the mossberg, Marlin, Savage and Remington. This isn't to say that some of these aren't good ro great rifles but the Howa 1500 is just better action.
I'd opt for the Howa 1500 with the Hogue stock over the vanguard with the Weatherby synthetic stock.
I'd opt for the Howa 1500 with the Hogue stock over the vanguard with the Weatherby synthetic stock.
08-26-2010, 11:20 PM
#12
Fork Horn
Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: orygun
Posts: 379
08-27-2010, 02:20 AM
#14
Fork Horn
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: Dixie County FL
Posts: 161
I bought a Marlin XL7 30.06 & put a Nikon Prostaff 3x9 for just under $500 TOTAL. Mine is all black. Best deal out there right now IMHO. It can shoot a golf ball every time at 100 yards with Remington coreloc 180's. I adjusted the trigger nice & light, just where I wanted it.
08-27-2010, 06:21 AM
#15
Fork Horn
Join Date: Jul 2010
Posts: 131
While I won't bash the older Remington 700's because they are a heck of a rifle, if it comes down to new rifles I would not even consider a Remington unless I wanted to experience their many quality issues they seem to be having. I'd not hesitate to pick a Savage over the Remington if both were new.
That being said the older 700's were great rifles, however, I think I'd still prefer to have the Model 10.
That being said the older 700's were great rifles, however, I think I'd still prefer to have the Model 10.
I wanna know about the bad ones that are out there. Ill buy every one of them. If they are that bad then the owners of these guns shouldnt mind selling them for less than what they paid just to get rid of them right?
Im sorry if I sound like an @$$ I dont mean to be. But this statement to me is like the one where partitions failed because they didnt kill an elk not hit in the vitals. You are right in one respect older remingtons are great but so are the new ones. My opinion... Id never choose a savage over a remington. But I also wouldnt take 90% of the different brands of rifles over a remington either.
08-27-2010, 06:28 AM
#16
Fork Horn
Join Date: Jul 2010
Posts: 179
out to 3 or 4 hundred yards there is little to no differance between 30-06 and 7 mag..so why shoot a 7 mag..if you wanna be a long distance killer hey go to it,,,ill stick with my 30-06 thank you and ill have just as much or more meat in my freezer.
08-27-2010, 07:30 AM
#18
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: May 2006
Location: Huntin' In Colorado
Posts: 2,910
While I won't bash the older Remington 700's because they are a heck of a rifle, if it comes down to new rifles I would not even consider a Remington unless I wanted to experience their many quality issues they seem to be having. I'd not hesitate to pick a Savage over the Remington if both were new.
That being said the older 700's were great rifles, however, I think I'd still prefer to have the Model 10.
That being said the older 700's were great rifles, however, I think I'd still prefer to have the Model 10.
08-27-2010, 09:05 AM
#19
Fork Horn
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: US South
Posts: 444
And better than the mossberg ATR I has.
08-27-2010, 09:41 AM
#20
Boone & Crockett
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: The Republic of Texas
Posts: 12,040
Have you shot a newer remington model 700? Or just going by what youve heard? Im looking at 4 remington model 700s sitting in my safe that were bought within the last couple years. Two sps's an xcr and a sendero. Ill guarantee they will outshoot the shooter. I always have and always will love remingtons. Ive never owned one that didnt do exactly what I expected it to.
I wanna know about the bad ones that are out there. Ill buy every one of them. If they are that bad then the owners of these guns shouldnt mind selling them for less than what they paid just to get rid of them right?
Im sorry if I sound like an @$$ I dont mean to be. But this statement to me is like the one where partitions failed because they didnt kill an elk not hit in the vitals. You are right in one respect older remingtons are great but so are the new ones. My opinion... Id never choose a savage over a remington. But I also wouldnt take 90% of the different brands of rifles over a remington either.
I wanna know about the bad ones that are out there. Ill buy every one of them. If they are that bad then the owners of these guns shouldnt mind selling them for less than what they paid just to get rid of them right?
Im sorry if I sound like an @$$ I dont mean to be. But this statement to me is like the one where partitions failed because they didnt kill an elk not hit in the vitals. You are right in one respect older remingtons are great but so are the new ones. My opinion... Id never choose a savage over a remington. But I also wouldnt take 90% of the different brands of rifles over a remington either.