Help Me Pick One of These Four Rifles
03-03-2014, 04:25 AM
#11
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Oct 2013
Posts: 9,230
As others have noted, the .270 is a great deer round but it is not a great elk/moose round. If you want one rifle to hunt North America with and you think you'll hunt elk/moose etc... I'd suggest the 30-06 over the .270. With a 150 gr bullet it will be nearly as fast as the .270 and you can get bullets up to 220 grs and a heavier bullet works better on the bigger game.
03-03-2014, 05:45 AM
#12
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: ****ifornia
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1) Bolt Action
2) .270 Win. caliber
3) Synthetic Stock
4) Stainless Barrel
These are the four rifles I'm trying to decide on:
1) Weatherby Vanguard 2 ~$625
2) Remington 700 SPS ~$660
3) Winchester 70 Ultimate Shadow SS ~$770
4) Remington 700 Mountain SS ~$885
(* All prices are taken from CheaperThanDirt.com so they would also include a fee for FFL transfer and shipping.)
Thanks,
John
700 SPS is a great rifle, take that plastic stock off and pick up a BC, HS, McMillan or Manners and you'll be set for a life time, also will need a trigger tune too.
Model 70's are also fine guns, take a look at the Extreme Weather, a bit more money but won't need any upgrades out of the box.
700 Mountain, basically an SPS with a better stock. After a trigger job they are hard to beat.
You should take a long look at a Browning A-Bolt/X-bolt too...
03-03-2014, 05:58 AM
#13
Spike
Join Date: Dec 2009
Posts: 8
I'm looking to buy my first hunting rifle. At first I had decided on what I considered to be the Lexus of rifles, a Weatherby Mark V Deluxe. But then I kept on reading and decided that a Toyota would be just as good as a Lexus (and beside, as so many others have said, the deer won't know the difference). So, instead of a $1,800+ rifle I decided to go cheaper but still get quality. I've already decided on some of the features I want the riffle to have
These are the four rifles I'm trying to decide on:
1) Weatherby Vanguard 2 ~$625
2) Remington 700 SPS ~$660
3) Winchester 70 Ultimate Shadow SS ~$770
4) Remington 700 Mountain SS ~$885
(* All prices are taken from CheaperThanDirt.com so they would also include a fee for FFL transfer and shipping.)
Thanks,
John
These are the four rifles I'm trying to decide on:
1) Weatherby Vanguard 2 ~$625
2) Remington 700 SPS ~$660
3) Winchester 70 Ultimate Shadow SS ~$770
4) Remington 700 Mountain SS ~$885
(* All prices are taken from CheaperThanDirt.com so they would also include a fee for FFL transfer and shipping.)
Thanks,
John
I'm thinking that the 700 mountain S/S would require the least monkeying with to be a happy making choice for the longest time, with the Model 70 a close second.
IIRC the Weatherby is built on a Howa action, though this info may be outdated by now.
03-03-2014, 11:07 AM
#15
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Kansas
Posts: 3,905
I'd personally pick the Mountain rifle out of the 4. Not motivated to get the Vanguard for any reason, nor the SPS. The Winchester, well, I guess I've just lost faith in Winchester 70's after everything that happened in 2006. Asked this question 10yrs ago, I'd probably recommend the Winchester over the 700 for a hunter, 700 over 70 for a target shooter.
My "this should have been on your list" 2cents would be a Savage model. I'm honestly favoring the Savages over the low end 700's these days.
My "this should have been on your list" 2cents would be a Savage model. I'm honestly favoring the Savages over the low end 700's these days.
03-03-2014, 12:19 PM
#16
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: ****ifornia
Posts: 5,052
I just got a Vanguard 2 in and it definitely doesn't have the same trigger as my Howa. It's almost like a two stage, where my Howa is just a nice crisp trigger. The action itself isn't as smooth either.
03-03-2014, 01:03 PM
#18
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: ****ifornia
Posts: 5,052
I guess the new Series 2 is a 2-Stage...
Yes the originals are the same as a Howa, which is a fantastic rifle for the price.
