your choice... .308, bolt action, heavy barrel, wood stock ???

[Magnum Wheel Man]

I've got a spot for one more bolt action rifle... I have an M1-A .308, but thinking I could use a .308 bolt action... this will be used primarily for informal target use, I think I'd prefer a heavier barrel, & wood stock ( laminated would be fine )

not looking to spend any more than I have to ( since the price of good mounts & glass adds up pretty fast )... I thought a vintage Remmy 700 BDL would be nice, however I expect they are rare to find in good used, so thinking Savage, Ruger, Winchester, or Remington, new... or ???

[FiveInADime]

Model 12 Palma. Why not?

[Magnum Wheel Man]

... As I look around... I kinda like the medium weight Ruger Gunsite, except for a couple things... the scout scope concept is lost on me, if the rifle is not set up to run stripper clips... I'm assuming the receiver is still drilled & tapped for a regular scope mount... also seems like there is not a lot of info on the Ruger site... is the magazine proprietary to Ruger, or is it an M1 mag ??? & are there shorter mags ??? my casual shooting is most often off sandbags, & I prefer as close to flush fitting as possible...

Mossburg's MVP Patrol ( a similar rifle ) I think only comes with composite ??? but I did find a couple older 800 A's that look pretty nice... any idea how these shot, in general, by comparison to some of the newer rifles ???

I have a tendency to prefer vintage iron to some of the modern offerings

[ndking1126]

I would say Remington 700 VLS if you were looking for something a little nicer. I would recommend the Howa Classic Laminate Varminter if you were looking to go a little cheaper. I have never owned a Howa, but I have shot one in 223 and it was nice and accurate. They consistently get good reviews, too.

[ndking1126]

Looking around Howa's website, I just found this, the Hogue Zeiss Package. Looks pretty nice and is a little cheaper than the Remington, depending on which configuration you go with.

[Magnum Wheel Man]

thanks for the reply's... it'll be a little while ( spring or early summer ) before I'd be able to "pull the trigger" on the .308... so that gives me a little while to look...

I'm currently funding a pair of good scopes for my JOC model 70, & a 100th anniversary of the 30-06 Remmy 700, so unless I do better than normal at selling at the next gun show, it may be tax return time, before I can find funds for a bolt .308

I have been looking at several older Mossberg 800 A's on Gun Broker, & I like the looks of them, may be a good cheap starting point, even if I did need to re-barrel with a fresh barrel

[Magnum Wheel Man]

Oooooo.... I like those Howa Classic Laminate Varminter's ... very nice looking rifle

[emcon5]

IDF K98. Not a heavy barrel, but .308 with a wood stock.

[Magnum Wheel Man]

EMCON... I do like that, but it would be fighting for the last space on my Milsurp rack, & right now an 03 / 03-A3 would be getting the 1st crack at that spot

[Blade37db]

I'm shopping for a .308 bolt myself. One of my criteria is that it has iron sights on it too. The Ruger GSR is in the running. So are these (wood stock):

http://www.cz-usa.com/products/view/CZ557Carbine/

http://www.cz-usa.com/products/view/cz-550-fs/

[Magnum Wheel Man]

Ohhh... you had to go & complicate things didn't ya... FIL was a CZ collector, & we have his collection, as well as mine ( I continued to build on his CZ collection )... I'd have to put one of those in the CZ section... & I don't have any room... otherwise that carbine would be tops of the list... I've been wanting a 7.62 X 39 Carbine, as well, but the rack is full...

maybe I should part with an odd ball I bought several years ago, a CZ straight pull bolt in 22... I have to admit, it's finicky, & doesn't seem to be of the quality you usually get with CZ... if I let that one go, perhaps I could replace it with a X39 Carbine ??? BTW... still have an old school CZ 22 bolt action, with engraved mounts, rings, & scope, that was the FIL's, so I wouldn't miss the odd ball straight pull bolt 22 anyway... I don't think the CZ .308 would be a reality for me... anyway... though I think it would make an awesome rifle for someone else

[jehu]

The best choice, IMO, would be a Sako 85 Varmint Stainless in 308! It only cost alittle more to go 1rst class!

[Magnum Wheel Man]

found a nice Weatherby Vangaurd wood stocked rifle in .308 that looks pretty nice, & is reasonably priced

Sako's are nice... but I can't do $1,800 ( retail ) for the rifle

[Mystro]

Its a toss up between a Winchestet M70 Super Grade or a Kimber 84m Classic Select. Both are top shelf classy rifles. I have owned a Sako 75 and I wouldn't buy another one at their current price point hence my two suggestions if I were buying what you are looking for.


http://www.kimberamerica.com/rifles/model-84m

http://www.winchesterguns.com/produc...01C&mid=535203

[Magnum Wheel Man]

now I'm drooling... but I honestly can't afford for "all" my rifles to be as high classed as some...

[Mystro]

You can find a beautiful new M70 Feather Weight for around $800.00

http://www.winchesterguns.com/produc...01C&mid=535200

[Magnum Wheel Man]

well I do only have one Winchester model 70... so far

[Brian Pfleuger]

If I were you, I'd think it was the perfect opportunity to build my own Savage Target Action rifle.

The action runs $550, barrel will run you $3-400, stock of your choice (EABCo has one nearly identical to Boyd's except with pillars for $169).

You're in it about $1,200, plus optics.

[Wyosmith]

CZ 550 Varmint

[taylorce1]

That Sako is nice but I'd rather buy the Kimber 84M Longmaster Classic for $1200 plus optics.



Personally though, if I had a machinist buddy like you have I'd just rebarrel a M700 into what I wanted.

[Pond, James Pond]

CZ 550 Varmint

Seconded.

Admittedly it is pretty much the only rifle I've ever shot, but I like it and the CZ rifle line seems to be well respected.

There is also a laminated version.

[Mystro]

well I do only have one Winchester model 70... so far

I was thinking of that with the two guns I recommended. Both Kimber and Winchester has wing safties and similar trigger adjustments. You could switch between all your guns effortlessly.

[Beentown71]

Barreled action Howa Custom Varmint then you can add whatever wood you would like. Something like a Boyd's laminate is inexpensive in comes in a large variety. $300 for barreled action plus $100 for the Boyd's....plenty of room left for a Deadnutz one piece mount and a scope.

[Magnum Wheel Man]

that's also a good suggestion... appreciate all so far...

BTW... went back through this just now, & there are some pretty incredible looking rifles post & in links post in this thread...

MAN... I love a nice bolt rifle

[TheNatureBoy]

Remington Model 700 5R .308.