Browning or Remington varmint preference??

[Roboshred]

I'm going to buy a varmint rifle for general shooting/varminting/ and reside in Norcal. I'm leaning to a 22-250 with a .223 as backup. I currently own a 30.06 Abolt and it is a tack driver at 100yds. I've never owned a Remington and am leaning towards a heavy barrel rifle from them. Let me know your thoughts on these two manufacturers rifles in these calibers. I want a bolt action heavy barreled rifle. Thanks, RB

 

[birdbustr]

I have a Remington 700 LVSF (Light Varmit Stainless Fluted). Without scope is 6 3/8 lbs. Mine is chambered 7mm-08, but that is a limited production in that caliber. The LVSF is a great shooter and is light enough for all-day carrying if the need were there. There are many other lighter rifles out there when I was looking for a rifle last year, but anything lighter than this rifle felt like a toy, and I know I wouldn't be able to shoot it with any wind.

I don't have any rifle experience with Brownings, but in my opinion, Browning makes the best shotguns. I'm sure that the Browning rifles are great guns too, but I'm a Remington rifle/Browning shotgun person.

 

[Bendutro]

If I were shopping for a new centerfire varmint rifle I'd be looking at Savage pretty hard, though a decent 700 can be had secondhand.

 

[dakotasin]

Browning or Remington varmint preference??

in my experience, nearly 90% of prairie dogs surveyed preferred being shot w/ a remington.

good luck!

 

[skinewmexico]

I'd have to choose neither.

 

[Triple S]

Remington.......Both are great choices, but I give the nod to the big green in this case. I own both A-Bolts and 700's and like them each for various reasons, but for varmint shooting I like the 700 the best. Varmint hunting is a sport where there are all kinds of accessories and after market goodies that make a "rig" more specialized for it's intended purpose. There are far more available accessories (triggers, bolt handles, stocks, etc) for the 700 than there are for the A-Bolt.

 

[YodaVader]

All five of the heavy barrel 700s I have bought have delivered outstanding accuracy. The two I have now - a 700LTR and 700SPS (installed in a HS Stock) have been excellent shooters. The LTR being the most accurate factory rifle I have ever fired. The SPS is fairly new but the groups have really impressed me. Both are .223s.

 

[don]

Something to consider is that the barrels in current Browning rifles in 22-250 or 223wssm are chrome lined thus offering superior barrel life.