Best .308 Bolt Action

[tacweapon]

I am looking for the best Bolt Action rifle in .308 that I can get for around 400 I would prefer it to have iron sights and be easy to mount a scope.

I would appreciate any suggestions

 

[dak0ta]

Savage 11/111 series or Savage 10/110 packages.

 

[H1500308]

I have a Howa 1500 in .308 with the Hogue stock. It's heavy but very accurate for the price (right at $400). The quality of construction is on par with rifles that cost much more. I chose it over a Remington 700 SPS and feel that I really didn't lose anything in quality by paying a lower price. Don't know if it's available with iron sights. Mine came drilled for scope mounts. I use it for deer hunting and it's certainly accurate enough for that. The Hogue stock is darn near indestructable also.

 

[MOHunter]

I have a Weatherby Vanguard .308, Very solid & accurate rifle at a good price. You might look at Tikka t3 as well. Good rifle for the money and built a little lighter than the Vanguard if weight is an issue.

 

[brooks]

If you can move your price limit up, you can include the CZ 550 American.

 

[pgeleven]

go check out the used rack at your local gunshops (if you have one). there may be a good steal in there, take notes and report back your findings and more guidance should follow... thats your best bet for that price range IMHO.

 

[db_tanker]

If you don't have to have a NEW rifle (Which my suggestion would also be a Savage 10 or 11 series) then go with pgeleven's suggestion and check out a few gunshops OR pawnshops.


Remington 700 or Winchester 70 would be my target...AND you can get it already with a mount and scope on it.

 

[BAT1]

Check out the Stevens 200 .308. [Savage 110]. Got mine for 319.00 and put a nice Shooters Edge scope for 69,00. Total was 401.00 with rings and bases. They are very accurate.

 

[Phil DeGraves]

Winchester M70, but it might be hard to get one for $400 unless it's a push feed model.
The Ruger M77 is a nice rifle also.

 

[Franco2shoot]

Local gunshow had a Remington model 7 im 308 for about that price. I scooped it up and am very satisfied.

KKKKFL

 

[MCgunner]

Wow, cheap for a M7. They MSRP for close to a grand, now. Mine is in .308, a later 20" barreled stainless one. It shoots 3/4 MOA even with the soda straw barrel and is so light and handy in the field, it's just a great little hunting rifle. It's an all around gun, mountain and open terrain accuracy an light rifle, quick to the shoulder for brush. I put a 2x10x40 Weaver on it that's equally all around. I haven't hunt with much else in the last 10 years since I got it except for handgun hunting.

I think for 400 bucks, though, unless you can find a deal on a used something or another, you're in Savage/Stevens exclusive territory. They're good, functional guns. I have one in 7 mag. It'll shoot 1 moa and the trigger is tunable. Mine is the non-accutrigger and I set it to break at 3 crisp pounds. I put another stock on it and sold the birch wood. It's a free floated stock and helps a bit keep the groups tight as the barrel heats up. It ain't as pretty as my Remingtons, but it's a good shooter.

 

[pgeleven]

+1 on pawn shops.

with the way the economy is and gas prices, people in our area are SLAMMING the pawn shops for a little extra cash. our pawn shops dont have enough rack space for the amount of firearms they now have.

 

[04JRB]

I bought my .270 Rem 700 sps for $400 OTD a while back. Its plenty accurate for my hunting rifle. No iron sights though.

I like my savages and my 700's equally, cant go wrong for $400 on either.