Wanna help me choose?

[chad1043]

Looking for a new hunter... .308... I've been narrowing it down some... Here are the choices so far...

Tikka T3 Hunter

The Savages

Savage 11BTH (this is the one I am leaning towards)

Savage 10 PRECISION

Savage 14 American Classic (I've heard some bad things about the cartridge)

I like the Remington M700 SPS, but a lot of people are blowing bad smoke about Remington these days....

Let me hear what you have to say... Please no arguments about ammo, I'm set on .308... Thanks

 

[Abel]

Have you considered a Ruger?

 

[chad1043]

Do you mean the American or another model?

 

[Abel]

I mean the M77 Hawkeye. I would only recommend the American to someone who was looking for a budget rifle.

 

[Robert]

I'd get a Winchester M70 if it were me.

 

[rduchateau2954]

I love my T3. Don't have any experience with the others.

 

[badinov]

Well iam lookin at a lefty ruger gunsite 308 scout rifle or savage hog hunter. Probably go with the one my wife dont like. Good luck brother

 

[nastynatesfish]

To me the winchesters have been upsetting. I just got rid of a heavy varmint and the receiver was drilled off. I had to run windage bases on it. I really like savages, remingtons are nice too if you get the right one. I'd stay away from the precision carbines cause they are short barrels but that's me. I don't own a 308 anymore but either rifle will suit you. In savages keep an eye on the centerfeed actions, I really don't like them due to stocks being a little harder to find and the sps watch out for j locks and the flimsy stock. If you can find one with a Houge it would be good

 

[Revoliver]

Another vote for a Ruger M77 Hawkeye.

 

[jogar80]

I'd go for the Remington 700. I keep hearing all the bad stuff too.... and yet I keep getting super accurate problem-free brand new 700's

 

[Jasper1573]

Savage, Remington, Tikka, Ruger all make good dependable rifles for hunting and target shooting. Best bang for the $$ is probably the Savage, though Ruger is a good and rugged hunting rifle. Tikka has a good rep, but having never owned one myself, can't speak to it.

I have a couple of Rem 700s, and both came out of the box sub-MOA and got better with time. I have a friend who shoots nothing but Savage, and all three of his rifles are excellent performers.

On my daughter's Rem 700 SPS Varmint, I did replace the factory stock with an HS Precision stock...rifle now shoots .25 inch groups at 100 yards with handloaded ammo.

I am partial to Remington, but Savage would be my second choice with Ruger following closely behind both of them.

 

[mastiffhound]

Just did a thread and Poll for a .308 rifle here is the link

http://www.thehighroad.org/showthread.php?t=680713

 

[chad1043]

Thanks for the replies everyone. One request. I'm buying new. If you have bought a Remington AFTER the merger, please comment on the quality, assembly and shooting. I have "heard" a lot of bad things and I would like the truth from the owners.

 

[Hokkmike]

T-3 for me.

 

[BSnyder]

Another vote for the T3. I have a Lite in .308 and I love it. My only suggestions would be to get a new recoil pad and possibly new rings/mount. The hard rubber stock recoil pad is pretty worthless. Not sure about the Hunter model but the Lite will whomp you even in .308. I picked up a Limbsaver and never looked back. As for the factory rings, I've heard some people have had problems with them and some haven't. I hadn't until this year and then my scope started moving in them no matter what I did. I've heard it's just the screws and if you replace them then you're fine, but I'm going to pick up a DNZ one piece mount here shortly.

Other than those two things, I couldn't recommend a Tikka more.

 

[chad1043]

So I have decided to go with a Remington 700 SPS Tactical in .223 with the Hogue stock.

AND a Savage 11BTH in .308...

Best of both worlds. I'll use the .308 for deer and the .223 for yotes and messing around...

 

[jogar80]

Great choices