LOOKING FOR A NEW RIFLE (BOLT ACTION). I HUNT MAINE & NEW HAMPSHIRE.I WILL PROBABLY GET A .308 CAL. I AM UNDECIDED BETWEEN A TIKKA &BROWING A OR X BOLT. IN THE BROWING I,M LOOKING AT THE MICROHUNTRER WITH A BARREL @ 20".THEY ARE PRICED ALMOST THE SAME. LOOKING FOR ADVICE. THANKS JOHN

I'd look at the Browning A- BOLT as a first choice. Good luck.

I have a Browning A-bolt Microhunter in 7mm/08.The gun is light,fast handling,balances great and shoulders perfectly.I couldn't ask for a better rifle.Topped with a Nikon 2x7,it's the best hunting rifle I've ever owned.It also has an outstanding trigger!

Id go with the Browning even though all I own is Remington except 2 of my shotguns.

Tikka.. Big Bore hunter..

I have the Tikka in 243 and Abolt in 270.Both are great shooter(less than 1"@100 yards).Fit and finnish goes to Abolt.Price goes to Tikka.Tikka has great tigger out of the box,I had to get a gunsmith on the Abolt but now tigger is great.This is first year with the Tikka and killed two dear,one at 120 yards,DRT,and one at 475 yards that went about 75 yards(bad bullet placement).I have never missed with the abolt making kills from six yards to 275 yards all one shot kills.The Tikka is about a pound lighter.I would and do hunt with both the only reason I would pickup the Browning sooner is because of the 270 vs 243 altough both will kill if shot placement is correct.Shot placement has more to do with killing than caliber or bullet.Get a gun that feels gun to you and practice.

Remington... Buy American.

I think I'd go with an unissuedYugo made M48 (Mauser). Cool history, cool gun. Great price too for a good shooter.

Good link to the mauser M48. Prices & history.

http://mauser.org/rifles/hist_m48/index.htm

Browning a-bolt all the way. These guns are the most accurate and rugged i have ever seen!!!