I'm looking at a new rifle for my son who turns 13 later this month. I'm looking at the following rifles in .270:
Winchester Model 70
Remington 700
Weatherby Vanguard S2 sub moa
Browning x bolt
As a wildcard I found a Browning A-Bolt II in .308 at a nice price.
My goal is to get him a rifle he can use to deer hunt with the rest of his life.
Any thoughts on these rifles is appreciated.
****UPDATE****
After receiving some very good advice here I put aside my desire to achieve surprise and I brought my son down to the store to make his own decision. He's had a pretty good day. He won 2 out of his 3 wrestling matches tonight at practice, then when he got in the truck I told him where we were going. He was excited.
I was there as a sounding board...providing advice but not steering in any direction. He handled all four guns and there was nobody in the store so we had plenty of time. He must have gone through each one at least four times before deciding. In the end he bought the Weatherby Sub MOA. I had them put a Leupold VX2 3-9x40 on top and off we went.
With any luck he'll be in the field with it this weekend. Its supposed to be bad weather though so he might have to wait another week.
Thanks to all for the advice. Your collective input has helped make a great day for a 13 year old kid who really deserves it.
Winchester Model 70
Remington 700
Weatherby Vanguard S2 sub moa
Browning x bolt
As a wildcard I found a Browning A-Bolt II in .308 at a nice price.
My goal is to get him a rifle he can use to deer hunt with the rest of his life.
Any thoughts on these rifles is appreciated.
****UPDATE****
After receiving some very good advice here I put aside my desire to achieve surprise and I brought my son down to the store to make his own decision. He's had a pretty good day. He won 2 out of his 3 wrestling matches tonight at practice, then when he got in the truck I told him where we were going. He was excited.
I was there as a sounding board...providing advice but not steering in any direction. He handled all four guns and there was nobody in the store so we had plenty of time. He must have gone through each one at least four times before deciding. In the end he bought the Weatherby Sub MOA. I had them put a Leupold VX2 3-9x40 on top and off we went.
With any luck he'll be in the field with it this weekend. Its supposed to be bad weather though so he might have to wait another week.
Thanks to all for the advice. Your collective input has helped make a great day for a 13 year old kid who really deserves it.
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