Remington 770. I bought a used one and threw on a scope that was laying around. At 100 yards I can cover a three shot group with a quarter. They can be found under $300.
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Remington 770. I bought a used one and threw on a scope that was laying around. At 100 yards I can cover a three shot group with a quarter. They can be found under $300.
I lived right on the border of Bucks County for years, and even remember HUNTING in Bucks County for deer with a rifle. No used .308's in Pennsylvania? Who are you kidding. Now you want to take an unscoped rifle hunting before buying a used .308? You probably never even fired a .308 and have built it up in your mind. Go buy one. Heck, buy two (They are cheap, right?) Then buy the cheapest, on sale ammo you can find.
I have experience with two Mossberg Patriots and one Ruger American. They all shoot great but I do prefer the Ruger American. Very accurate out of the box. It’s so accurate it’s hard to believe it didn’t cost more! No complaints.
T/C Venture has their version of 5R rifling and I can say it’s one accurate rifle. Easy to get the barrel clean without a lot of scrubbing.
Sorry I missed this awesome and helpful post. :rolleyes:
I've only fired about 2,500 rounds of 7.62x51 through my M1A NM.
7.5x55 Swiss has very similar ballistics as .308, so you probably don't like that caliber either.
I was looking at new rifles, as I already replied to your previous helpful post.
No, I did take my K31 and didn't see anything worth shooting. Good thing, because my son used my .30-30 scoped Fudd Marlin. I would have only just wounded one with iron sights and a non-Fudd caliber.
I might just wait for a nice used older Ruger or Rem 700 to cross my path.
Another reason for my wanting a .308 besides its ballistics, is I have a nice stash of quality surplus ammo.
It's a shame that NATO never adopted .270. :p
Right now about tax season you will find many deer calibers including the .308 up for sale.It happens every year people owe taxes and liquidate firearms at very decent prices.
I was going to ask why not the Ruger American, Have seen them for 349ish$
Good trigger, light, I dont have a 308, but have a 450bm and a 243 that are sub 1 moa.