Need help deciding which rifle

[wow6599]

I am looking to get a new rifle, as my last few purchases have been handguns.....need to get balance back. I'm not a big hunter; Missouri deer, hogs, squirrels, etc.

I have a nicely equipped Stag SA2 (about 20 mags, 3000k ammo), a 10/22 Take-Down, a Savage 11/111 in .243, Savage MKII .22lr and a Tikka T3 Lite in .30-'06.

Here are my own "choices":

Ruger Scout in .308
S&W M&P10
Armalite M-15 A4 (T)

I am really torn between all 3, but can only afford one right now. I like the idea of owning an AR-10, but I can probably count on tripling the cost of the rifle by getting in to this platform, i.e. optics, furniture, a whole new caliber, etc.

The Scout rifle has always intrigued me, but I kind of see it as a novelty. Can it really do a lot more than a standard, bolt hunting gun? Maybe I'm overlooking something that draws me towards it?

And finally, The Armalite. I already have plenty of mags and ammo, parts for the platform - but it bores me.....kinda. I'm looking at this because it is a target model, but that brings me back to the AR-10.....500 yard shots would be much more enjoyable than trying to get a 69 gr bullet to hit at 200. I do understand the saying that two is one, and one is none, but dropping 1K on another 5.56......I don't know.

And no M1 Garand for this discussion.


Any words of advise??

 

[sappyg]

I'm guessing the rifle is intended as a range toy since OP has a fair selection of hunting rifles.

I'm going to arbitrarily choose the M&P 10 for mor range and power than the Stag and can easily back up the Tikka for hunting.

I am discounting the Ruger Scout. Its heavier than it needs to be and mags are expensive= proprietary.

Kinda mixed on the Armalite but a second AR is always a good thing IMO.

Need to know more about intended use. OP, what are you trying to accomplish with the new rifle?

 

[G.barnes]

Go with the m&p. It's not much more than the ruger scout, and if you want extra mags they're 20 dollars each instead of 40-50 dollars each. You could always go with something like 6.8 or 6.5 grendal and then you only have to build an upper.

 

[wow6599]

Need to know more about intended use. OP, what are you trying to accomplish with the new rifle?

Something to reach out with.....hopefully just for target shooting, but I do have a small tinfoil hat that I wear on occasion