I have been hearing some really goods things about the Howa M-1500 varmint heavy barrel. Someone on another thread said you could get it with a 24" heavy barrel for $399 at CDNN. Does that sound right and where is CDNN.Absolutely. The Remington 700 SPS will run you $500-$550 unless you can find one used, and not many people will sell one once they've got it. Mine will put 3 rounds into less than 2 1/2 inches regularly of a sandbag rest at 400 yards!!! The only things I added were a good set of rings, a Nikon scope, and a magazine extension that lets me load 7 rounds. The trigger, out of the box, is absolutely the sweetest thing ever created that doesn't have boobs.
John
I have seen a Marlin X7 varmint 24" heavy barrel for $332 at thegunsource.com. I now have so many choices if all these are good deals I just need to look for the best rifle for the money.Jake, another one to maybe consider would be a Marlin XL7 or XS7 series. I picked up a 30-06 for 275 since I already had a .270 in a Ruger The store had both 30-06 and .270 that they were closing out because Marlin will be focusing their sales at gun stores, rather than big box stores. The one I found was in southern Minnesota. Nice groupings and a great trigger, I'm hoping the good reviews hold true to this model. My local gun shop is selling XS for 319 for the 308, 7mm-o8, and 243 in the blued barrel and black synthetic stock, I would suspect the XL in the 30-06, .270, and 25-06 would be the same. I ended up putting on a Nikon ProStaff BDC 3-9x40 scope for 169. The 270 is a very flat shooting rifle, but cartridge selection is limited. The 308 and 30-06 have a good variety of cartridges, although once you sight in and are satisfied with one manufacturer and weight, you'll probably stick to it, so cartridge variety may not be as big of an issue.
How can you tell if it is a quality barrel from the online description? Thanks for all the info.A quality barrel is more important than a heavy barrel.
That sounds good. I was kind of leaning towards the Howa HWR93202+ 1500 varmint with 24" heavy barrel that I saw online. A nice 6-24X50 scope from ebay would go nicely. I got a 6-24X40 Tasco for my 30-30 and it works good.I have the Howa 1500 tactical, with the 20" barrel and a lower end 6-24x50 scope, and this rifle will, with the right trigger puller, shoot with anything other than the customs, and this is with factory ammo.
That would be great if I could get it all together, money wise, but where can I get a Savage 110 for $325. I have checked online and they seem to go for around $550.2x on the Savage 110 with Accu Trigger. I have mine outfitted with Leaupold rings and base and a simmons 6.5x20x50 scope and can make hits at 500 yards all day long.
The Savage 110 is a GREAT gun for the $$$$..$325 for gun,$75 for rings and base and $100 for scope from Midway USA. All told Just a Tad over $500 for a Great shooting rifle I don't mind beating up.
Dave