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Re: Rifle Recommendations [Re: duxlayer] #3552727 12/12/21 05:55 PM 12/12/21 05:55 PM
Joined: Feb 2013 Posts: 6,095 Anniston, AL ikillbux ishootatbux
ikillbux ishootatbux Joined: Feb 2013 Posts: 6,095 Anniston, AL	Originally Posted by duxlayer Tikka t3x would be my recommendation . Shoots tiny groups very accurate for a factory rifle Same. We were on the edge of Eternia, when the power of Greyskull began to take hold.

Re: Rifle Recommendations [Re: coop] #3552734 12/12/21 06:02 PM 12/12/21 06:02 PM
Joined: Jan 2018 Posts: 5,420 Michigan S Sasquatch Lives 12 point
Sasquatch Lives 12 point S Joined: Jan 2018 Posts: 5,420 Michigan	I prefer a heavy bolt action like my Weatherby. Stand hunt exclusively so lightweight doesn't help me and the heavy rifle is very accurate and reliable.

Re: Rifle Recommendations [Re: coop] #3552805 12/12/21 07:36 PM 12/12/21 07:36 PM
Joined: Jul 2011 Posts: 37,670 Boxes Cove 2Dogs Freak of Nature
2Dogs Freak of Nature Joined: Jul 2011 Posts: 37,670 Boxes Cove	I saw my first Sauer 100 ceratech today , mighty fine looking rifle . If I were in the market for a new piece , I'd look hard at the Sauer. "Why do you ask"? Always vote the slowest path to socialism.

Re: Rifle Recommendations [Re: coop] #3552838 12/12/21 08:15 PM 12/12/21 08:15 PM
Joined: Jul 2012 Posts: 5,661 Marion, Fayette, Lamar, piddli... Lonster 12 point
Lonster 12 point Joined: Jul 2012 Posts: 5,661 Marion, Fayette, Lamar, piddli...	X bolt. My bare rifle weighs only 6 lbs. 3 oz. and it’s a tack-driver.

Re: Rifle Recommendations [Re: Jstocks] #3552847 12/12/21 08:21 PM 12/12/21 08:21 PM
Joined: Mar 2018 Posts: 16,939 Banana Republic jb20 Old Mossy Horns
jb20 Old Mossy Horns Joined: Mar 2018 Posts: 16,939 Banana Republic	Originally Posted by Jstocks Originally Posted by UncleHuck Kimber 84M Hunter 3 position safety, detachable flush magazine, very light weight They are light….. I find mine harder to shoot than a heavier rifle. They r tougher to shoot but it'll do the job if u can...i have the older 84m n the trigger helps on that light gun They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety. Ben Franklin

Re: Rifle Recommendations [Re: 2Dogs] #3552854 12/12/21 08:31 PM 12/12/21 08:31 PM
Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 5,403 Heart of Dixie Narrow Gap 12 point
Narrow Gap 12 point Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 5,403 Heart of Dixie	Originally Posted by 2Dogs I saw my first Sauer 100 ceratech today , mighty fine looking rifle . If I were in the market for a new piece , I'd look hard at the Sauer. I have one in 30-06 Springfield and I really like it. The Sauer 100’s are on the lowest end of the Sauer rifle line but they are still about as good of a bolt action production rifle as You can get. Sauer 100’s are a little step above the Tikka T3’s if I had to compare IMO. Duty, Honor, Country Robert E. Lee

Re: Rifle Recommendations [Re: Narrow Gap] #3552907 12/12/21 09:32 PM 12/12/21 09:32 PM
Joined: Jul 2011 Posts: 37,670 Boxes Cove 2Dogs Freak of Nature
2Dogs Freak of Nature Joined: Jul 2011 Posts: 37,670 Boxes Cove	Originally Posted by Narrow Gap Originally Posted by 2Dogs I saw my first Sauer 100 ceratech today , mighty fine looking rifle . If I were in the market for a new piece , I'd look hard at the Sauer. I have one in 30-06 Springfield and I really like it. The Sauer 100’s are on the lowest end of the Sauer rifle line but they are still about as good of a bolt action production rifle as You can get. Sauer 100’s are a little step above the Tikka T3’s if I had to compare IMO. That was my thought as well , especially the stock. "Why do you ask"? Always vote the slowest path to socialism.

Re: Rifle Recommendations [Re: Lonster] #3552948 12/12/21 10:39 PM 12/12/21 10:39 PM
Joined: Aug 2018 Posts: 6,041 Georgia and Missouri Semo 12 point
Semo 12 point Joined: Aug 2018 Posts: 6,041 Georgia and Missouri	Originally Posted by Lonster X bolt. My bare rifle weighs only 6 lbs. 3 oz. and it’s a tack-driver. I'm not a bolt guy. But, if I was the X bolt would be my choice too.

Re: Rifle Recommendations [Re: joshm28] #3553080 12/13/21 10:26 AM 12/13/21 10:26 AM
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Hog Smoker Unregistered H	Originally Posted by joshm28 Depends on use. Woods, plots or cutovers? This. A rifle is a tool that should be matched to the job at hand whenever possible.

Re: Rifle Recommendations [Re: coop] #3553087 12/13/21 10:37 AM 12/13/21 10:37 AM
Joined: Nov 2016 Posts: 904 Lower AL C Cynical 6 point
Cynical 6 point C Joined: Nov 2016 Posts: 904 Lower AL	Originally Posted by coop I have several rifles already, but I’d like a .308. What do guys recommend for a great .308 bolt action? Thanks! You said "great." I'm super talented at spending unlimited amounts of cash on guns, so just call up Joe Walls at Exodus Rifles in Jacksonville, FL, tell him you want an Impact 737R action with a Bartlein Carbon Fiber wrapped Rem Var profile, put into a Manners Long Range Hunter stock with Hawkins Precision hunter-style M5 bottom metal with two magazines, a tiggertech diamond trigger, and either an Insite Heathen brake or an Area 419 Hellfire Match brake. Thank me later. And when you get tired of 308 and you're ready to step into the modern era of rifle cartridges, you can just buy a new pre-fit barrel in a fancy caliber and torque it on your action at home.

Re: Rifle Recommendations [Re: coop] #3553140 12/13/21 12:00 PM 12/13/21 12:00 PM
Joined: Jul 2020 Posts: 8,855 Chelsea L Lockjaw 14 point
Lockjaw 14 point L Joined: Jul 2020 Posts: 8,855 Chelsea	Ruger M77 Compact. It's a 5.75 pound gun. Once you use one, you will hate a full length rifle. Doesn't kick to bad either, unless you shoot 180 grain partitions off a bench... LOL! I took a full length rifle into a shooting house saturday, and realized why I never carry one in the woods anymore. It's just to long. You are talking about dropping about 7 to 8 inches of overall gun length.

Re: Rifle Recommendations [Re: Cynical] #3553198 12/13/21 01:21 PM 12/13/21 01:21 PM
Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 3,458 Autuaga County nomercy 10 point
nomercy 10 point Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 3,458 Autuaga County	Originally Posted by Cynical Originally Posted by coop I have several rifles already, but I’d like a .308. What do guys recommend for a great .308 bolt action? Thanks! You said "great." I'm super talented at spending unlimited amounts of cash on guns, so just call up Joe Walls at Exodus Rifles in Jacksonville, FL, tell him you want an Impact 737R action with a Bartlein Carbon Fiber wrapped Rem Var profile, put into a Manners Long Range Hunter stock with Hawkins Precision hunter-style M5 bottom metal with two magazines, a tiggertech diamond trigger, and either an Insite Heathen brake or an Area 419 Hellfire Match brake. Thank me later. And when you get tired of 308 and you're ready to step into the modern era of rifle cartridges, you can just buy a new pre-fit barrel in a fancy caliber and torque it on your action at home. Whew. That’s a mouthful. Are you the kid from Christmas Story? 😝 Don't blame me for your bad decision-

Re: Rifle Recommendations [Re: coop] #3553309 12/13/21 03:29 PM 12/13/21 03:29 PM
Joined: Feb 2009 Posts: 3,986 Huntsville, Al Bronco 74 10 point
Bronco 74 10 point Joined: Feb 2009 Posts: 3,986 Huntsville, Al	Like my NEF 30.06. Single shot. Drives tacks at 125 yards. Got them all .243 to 54 cal (muzzle loader). "We have an opponent in this state that we work every day, 365 days a year, to dominate."

Re: Rifle Recommendations [Re: nomercy] #3553405 12/13/21 05:59 PM 12/13/21 05:59 PM
Joined: Jul 2011 Posts: 37,670 Boxes Cove 2Dogs Freak of Nature
2Dogs Freak of Nature Joined: Jul 2011 Posts: 37,670 Boxes Cove	Originally Posted by nomercy Originally Posted by Cynical Originally Posted by coop I have several rifles already, but I’d like a .308. What do guys recommend for a great .308 bolt action? Thanks! You said "great." I'm super talented at spending unlimited amounts of cash on guns, so just call up Joe Walls at Exodus Rifles in Jacksonville, FL, tell him you want an Impact 737R action with a Bartlein Carbon Fiber wrapped Rem Var profile, put into a Manners Long Range Hunter stock with Hawkins Precision hunter-style M5 bottom metal with two magazines, a tiggertech diamond trigger, and either an Insite Heathen brake or an Area 419 Hellfire Match brake. Thank me later. And when you get tired of 308 and you're ready to step into the modern era of rifle cartridges, you can just buy a new pre-fit barrel in a fancy caliber and torque it on your action at home. Whew. That’s a mouthful. Are you the kid from Christmas Story? 😝 HO HO HO , you'll shoot your eye out kid ! "Why do you ask"? Always vote the slowest path to socialism.

Re: Rifle Recommendations [Re: coop] #3553458 12/13/21 07:40 PM 12/13/21 07:40 PM
Joined: Jul 2012 Posts: 5,661 Marion, Fayette, Lamar, piddli... Lonster 12 point
Lonster 12 point Joined: Jul 2012 Posts: 5,661 Marion, Fayette, Lamar, piddli...	Originally Posted by coop I have several rifles already, but I’d like a .308. What do guys recommend for a great .308 bolt action? Thanks! Browning X Bolt .308 WIN

Re: Rifle Recommendations [Re: Lonster] #3553511 12/13/21 08:51 PM 12/13/21 08:51 PM
Joined: Jul 2020 Posts: 2,728 West Tennessee Y YellaLineHunter 10 point
YellaLineHunter 10 point Y Joined: Jul 2020 Posts: 2,728 West Tennessee	Originally Posted by Lonster Originally Posted by coop I have several rifles already, but I’d like a .308. What do guys recommend for a great .308 bolt action? Thanks! Browning X Bolt .308 WIN I like that rifle!

Re: Rifle Recommendations [Re: Cynical] #3553597 12/13/21 10:19 PM 12/13/21 10:19 PM
Joined: Nov 2020 Posts: 1,381 North Alabama H Hammertime7v2 8 point
Hammertime7v2 8 point H Joined: Nov 2020 Posts: 1,381 North Alabama	Originally Posted by Cynical Originally Posted by coop I have several rifles already, but I’d like a .308. What do guys recommend for a great .308 bolt action? Thanks! You said "great." I'm super talented at spending unlimited amounts of cash on guns, so just call up Joe Walls at Exodus Rifles in Jacksonville, FL, tell him you want an Impact 737R action with a Bartlein Carbon Fiber wrapped Rem Var profile, put into a Manners Long Range Hunter stock with Hawkins Precision hunter-style M5 bottom metal with two magazines, a tiggertech diamond trigger, and either an Insite Heathen brake or an Area 419 Hellfire Match brake. Thank me later. And when you get tired of 308 and you're ready to step into the modern era of rifle cartridges, you can just buy a new pre-fit barrel in a fancy caliber and torque it on your action at home. Is that with or without the flux capacitor? Professional Smart Alec

Re: Rifle Recommendations [Re: coop] #3553604 12/13/21 10:33 PM 12/13/21 10:33 PM
Joined: Jun 2020 Posts: 13,324 Earth TDog93 Booner
TDog93 Booner Joined: Jun 2020 Posts: 13,324 Earth	Beautiful rifle Lonster - always hv liked black and stainless - what my 2506 and muzzleloader are. Hav wanted a browning rifle for years and wanted a 308 for years - that may be the combination Hunt the wind - leave it better than you found it - love your neighbor as you love your self We need prayer for our country now more than ever

Re: Rifle Recommendations [Re: coop] #3553605 12/13/21 10:36 PM 12/13/21 10:36 PM
Joined: Jan 2012 Posts: 224 Pelham M MarkCollin 4 point
MarkCollin 4 point M Joined: Jan 2012 Posts: 224 Pelham	I’m no expert and don’t know much about the others listed, but I have a steyr in a .308 and I love it. And I shoot both short and long range with it.

Re: Rifle Recommendations [Re: coop] #3554259 12/14/21 08:22 PM 12/14/21 08:22 PM
Joined: Feb 2015 Posts: 2,504 cullman,al deerfeeder89 10 point
deerfeeder89 10 point Joined: Feb 2015 Posts: 2,504 cullman,al	Foreshore I hunt a prefer a short barrel rifle for hunting out of a climber which is why I have a guide gun. But bought a 308 several years ago to have a longer range then I was comfortable shooting a 45-70 at. So I bought a savage hog hunter and it fit the bill I would have bought the savage scout rifle but they didn't come out till after I bought my hog hunter. I prefer blind magazines to floor plates and detachable mags. The savage has a 20" barrel blind mag. Shoots small groups with 150gr. Superperformance sst. It's pretty light and the triggers fine. It's topped with a 2.5x10x40. Price wise for gun and optics It's not bad for the performance you get what works for me might not work for you

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