you have 1100 for a wood stocked rifle

win featherweight or rem 700cdl either 270 or 280....kinda of a stick in the mud guy. both are traditional made guns. fwiw.

Lots of options here! The CZ600 Lux comes in .30-06 and .300 Winchester Magnum. I kinda want one in .223 and they have that too.

Don't forget to look at used deals. FN Mausers, Husqvarnas, etc.

Tikka T3s are nice and light. I think the current model you'd be looking for is the T3x Hunter. Just don't go too light with a larger caliber unless you don't mind being beat up a bit.

The Winchester 70 Featherweight mentioned above is one of the standards. Also saw the Remington 700 mentioned. Handle a few and see what stock fits you best.

I'd try to find a Winchester 70 Featherweight and you will probably have to find a used one. There isn't a lot out there right now. Just be aware that by today's standards that featherweight is really a little on the heavy side of what is available. 70 years ago it was a featherweight, but no more. With that scope you're looking at about 8 lbs altogether. You can come in closer to 7 lbs scoped with many other modern rifles.

Other options are a walnut/blue Ruger Hawkeye. Once again you'll probably have to look at good used rifles. I wouldn't advise the older Ruger MK-II, or the original version. They made some improvements to the Hawkeye that are worth the effort to find one.

I doubt if you can find one in your budget, but the Kimber is another option.

I can't advise any used Remington and the new ones are an unknown, but promising option right now. But production is limited for now and I don't think they are making anything walnut/blue yet.

X BOLT MEDALLION! Flavor of your choice

I personally would look for a high condition older Rem 700 in whichever flavor you prefer. I like the classic glossy Monte Carlo BDL C/D, but the mountain rifle, CDL and classic with more satin/matte finish are still lookers.

If the budget can stretch a bit, Kimber Super America.

Used 30+ year old 700 BDL

How about a minty 1903 or P17?

Or a Garand?

ETA never mind you said hunting rifle in your actual post

From time to time you can find a converted milsurp. A LGS not too far from me had a beautiful one some time back. It had been very well done. Kinda an odd suggestion, but who knows

At one time I had a Ruger, wood stocked, stainless barrel in .300 WM. Got it for an elk hunt that never happened. Never fired it. Went away.

Well, if you don't need a brand new, current-production rifle, check out some of the sweet Husqvarna Mausers that Simpson has been offering in the past month. You can get a lot of value for about $7-800 after tax and shipping.

https://simpsonltd.com/husqvarna-640-z56490/

If it must be new, I think I would be tempted by a Howa 1500 barrelled action and a Boyds stock, doing the bedding job myself. That should keep you well under $1100.

https://www.legacysports.com/brands/brownells/
https://www.boydsgunstocks.com/product-configurator

BTW, I sure read this all wrong at first -- I thought you meant replacing a wooden stock with one from a Remington 1100 shotgun. I actually did this on my little Fightlite rifle:

Yeah, put a Hastings rifled barrel on an 1100 and you have nice wood stocked rifle. I had one at one point.

Tikka Hunter in .308. Saw one in 30-06 a few months ago.

I paid about 1/2 your budget for this Ruger Hawkeye in 280 Rem. It’s been awhile back but an excellent rifle at any cost.

There are some nice older rifles out there I am sure. My vote would be for an Interarms MK-X,Whitworth in 30-06.
(Mostly cause that's what I have.. )

M70 or see if you can find a wood stocked kimber, Sauer would be on the list but you have one. Not sure what ruger 77s are made right now don't think they have any lighter sporters at the moment, some nice other used rifles to.

Swedish Mauser 6.5mm.

ColtPythonElite said:

Used 30+ year old 700 BDL

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Knowing the problems with their triggers I would avoid the 700, 600 & 660's like the plague unless he plans on putting a real trigger/safety on it.

My grail gun was a Winchester model 70 featherweight, and when I saw one in .308 I snagged it. It is exactly what you describe. I wish it had a 1:10 twist, but I generally shoot 150s so that doesn’t matter much.
So that’s my answer, but I’m not you.

Older 700 CDL, BDL, or Mountain as @MachIVshooter suggested, Not that I have any real issue with the newer ones, but the older stocks were more attractive to me.
You also get really nice bluing and longish barrels to boot. Trigger issues can be remedied with a 30 dollar X-mark pro take off, ITS issues can be remedied with 15mins of tinkering, Or just spend 150 on a Triggertech/Timney etc.
Browning Medalions, Winchester Supergrades, and Remingtons have, in general, had the nicest wood I've seen on mass-production guns.
My Czs have been nice but nothing stunning, the T3x Hunter I looked at was solid but plain, as were the new Savages (tho the old 114s could sometimes be found with really nice wood). Interestingly my Mossberg Patriot has a fairly attractive stock, but its not in the league of the others.

My bucket list rifle is a Cooper Wester Classic......I might actually start saving, or selling stuff to buy that one here soon.

351 WINCHESTER said:

Knowing the problems with their triggers I would avoid the 700, 600 & 660's like the plague unless he plans on putting a real trigger/safety on it.

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There's nothing wrong with the Walker trigger. There is something wrong with people who tinker with them without the know-how to properly adjust for sufficient sear engagement. There's also a problem with folks who leave their hunting rifle in a closet 11.5 months out of the year, then take it out, fire a few shots and proceed to toss the weapon in the back seat and drag it through the woods in wet, muddy or dusty environments, then put it back in the closet when they come home, never bothering to clean beyond maybe the bore and a bolt wipe down.

Any firearm can malfunction with dirt & debris, corrosion or sticky, dried out lubricants in mechanical assemblies. There's just a lot of Remingtons out there, nearly 8 million with the Walker trigger, so more of them that suffered fudd neglect and hack trigger adjustment than other sporters.

I have quite a few Remingtons with Walker triggers, never an issue. But I have had other firearms bought used that dropped hammer/striker/firing pin without pulling the trigger because they were dirty, had worn or broken parts, or because someone who shouldn't have screwed with them. I don't blame the gun design, and observing the 4 basic safety rules prevented any injury or damage from resulting.

Get a cheaper ruger or savage and put more money on a scope. I'm think like a $600 rifle with a $1,000 scope.
Maybe tell us more, what are you going to hunt, where, and how far.
Say if you were going to hunt sheep in new Mexico, I would say just bring a spotting scope leave the rifle at home.

KsSkaEnthusiast said:

I have been consolidating my collection of firearms for space as i move for dental school and am moving into 2 wood stocked hunting rifles to keep long term. I currently have a sauer 100 in 6.5creed with a razor lht 3-15x42 and want to pair it up with something most likely in 30-06 or something of that power range. Budget of $1100 for the rifle itself what do you get any why?

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What will you be hunting?

MachIVshooter said:

There's nothing wrong with the Walker trigger. There is something wrong with people who tinker with them without the know-how to properly adjust for sufficient sear engagement. There's also a problem with folks who leave their hunting rifle in a closet 11.5 months out of the year, then take it out, fire a few shots and proceed to toss the weapon in the back seat and drag it through the woods in wet, muddy or dusty environments, then put it back in the closet when they come home, never bothering to clean beyond maybe the bore and a bolt wipe down.

Any firearm can malfunction with dirt & debris, corrosion or sticky, dried out lubricants in mechanical assemblies. There's just a lot of Remingtons out there, nearly 8 million with the Walker trigger, so more of them that suffered fudd neglect and hack trigger adjustment than other sporters.

I have quite a few Remingtons with Walker triggers, never an issue. But I have had other firearms bought used that dropped hammer/striker/firing pin without pulling the trigger because they were dirty, had worn or broken parts, or because someone who shouldn't have screwed with them. I don't blame the gun design, and observing the 4 basic safety rules prevented any injury or damage from resulting.

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For the record I do not trust any safety regardless of who made it. If everyone followed the basic safety rules most a/d's or n/d's could be avoided. Most hunters don't expect a gun to discharge when they take the gun off safe, but this is exactly what enough Remingtons did. Mike Walker designed a product that he knew was not right and he told Remington it was not a safe design. I believe he called it a trigger snuffer in his letter to the brass at Remington. That is a well documentated fact. Remington should have listened to Walker and designed and produced a trigger with a real safety that actually blocks the firing pin keeping it from striking the primer until it is disengaged and the trigger pulled, but they chose to be cheap and it caused death and destruction of individuals and famlies for decades and continues to do so. When you bought a new Remington 600, 660 or 700 there were no instructions as to how to maintain the trigger/safety. Winchester, Mauser and others knew how to make relaible safeties as did others. I do agree that most gun people have no business adjusting a trigger or safety. I know of no gunsmith living who will touch a Remington trigger/safety. Remington paid the ultimate price for their neglect and rightfully so. I know this matter has been beaten to death and I hope whomever reads this will consider having their Remington's upgraded. Remington knew they had a problem with their triggers as they issued a recall on all of their 700's and 600's as well as their 660's and most likely their xp-101's. I believe the recall was in 1979. If you ever purchase a used Remington you can tell if they fixed their defective trigger/safety as they stamped the letter V on the left side of the trigger.