Help choose .308 bolt action rifle

born2die · March 22nd, 2008, 08:16 AM

Basically I want a .308 rifle. It will be mainly used as a range gun, but I also plan on trying out hunting with it. While i would love a semi, I simply can't afford one, so I'm going with bolt action. My price range is no more than $600, obviously not including the scope. I've narrowed it down to two choices, but other suggestions are more than welcome.
Choice one: Tikka T3 Lite, which i can get for just about $500. Or Choice two: Remington 700 SPS, which I can get for just under $600.
I know very little about either rifle, so I would appreciate any advice you have to offer.
Thanks

Ram Rod · March 22nd, 2008, 09:33 AM

Savage Model 10/110 Whitetail Hunter - Center Fire Rifles by Big Sky Guns LLC
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swiftyjuan · March 22nd, 2008, 09:37 AM

Both guns you list are great guns, but I go with Ram Rod. Savage is hard to beat.

BlackPR · March 22nd, 2008, 09:45 AM

I'm a Remington 700 owner, as was my father before me! Money no object, I'd get the Steyr Elite: STEYR ARMS INC.: Steyr Elite

Fast Cloud · March 22nd, 2008, 10:13 AM

+1 on the Savage...they're very accurate right out of the box.

dcsmith · March 22nd, 2008, 02:00 PM

Agree with Savage. Spend what you save on a good scope.

cdwolf · March 22nd, 2008, 02:06 PM

I would find a Slightly used Browning A-bolt. If you could find one with a boss system it would be even better!!
You can find them for your price range with a little shopping the web.

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ghost tracker · March 22nd, 2008, 02:09 PM

Savage once was seen as a mid-level rifle. Now the other top manufacturers are trying to find out how Savage produces such a top-performing product...and STILL beats them on price. Here's another +1 for Savage.

blueyedevil · March 22nd, 2008, 02:24 PM

Out of the 2 you listed I'd go with the Tikka, I think they are just as good as the savages as far as accuracy, and they have a much smoother action and better finish. They do cost slightly more however.

samh · March 22nd, 2008, 03:26 PM

I play with lots of bolt rifles, I got a Tikka T3 in 25/06 last year and my SIL has one in .270, they are both the slickest actioned and most accurate rifles, right out of the box, I've ever owned. For the money I don't think they can be beat.

March 22nd, 2008, 08:16 AM	#1
born2die Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Michigan Posts: 72	Help choose .308 bolt action rifle Basically I want a .308 rifle. It will be mainly used as a range gun, but I also plan on trying out hunting with it. While i would love a semi, I simply can't afford one, so I'm going with bolt action. My price range is no more than $600, obviously not including the scope. I've narrowed it down to two choices, but other suggestions are more than welcome. Choice one: Tikka T3 Lite, which i can get for just about $500. Or Choice two: Remington 700 SPS, which I can get for just under $600. I know very little about either rifle, so I would appreciate any advice you have to offer. Thanks __________________ The Campaign for Liberty

March 22nd, 2008, 09:33 AM	#2
Ram Rod VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: crawford county, arkansas Posts: 3,338	Savage Model 10/110 Whitetail Hunter - Center Fire Rifles by Big Sky Guns LLC GunsAmerica - Search __________________ RamRod-----sans remords

March 22nd, 2008, 09:37 AM	#3
swiftyjuan Distinguished Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Madera, CA Posts: 1,934	Both guns you list are great guns, but I go with Ram Rod. Savage is hard to beat. __________________ John Assault is a behavior, not a device. I sorta wish Hillary had married OJ... "Don't never take no shortcuts." Patty Reed, Donner Party

March 22nd, 2008, 09:45 AM	#4
BlackPR Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Lakewood Colorado Posts: 535	I'm a Remington 700 owner, as was my father before me! Money no object, I'd get the Steyr Elite: STEYR ARMS INC.: Steyr Elite __________________ Truth and falsehood are both whatever and simultaneously not so, rather than not. Colorado Gun Law FAQ's: http://rmgo.org/faq/ KD0EMF

March 22nd, 2008, 10:13 AM	#5
Fast Cloud Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: the sky Posts: 410	+1 on the Savage...they're very accurate right out of the box. __________________ "The handgun would not be my choice of weapon if I knew I was going to a fight. I'd choose a rifle, a shotgun, a RPG or an atomic bomb instead"---Clint Smith NRA member

March 22nd, 2008, 02:00 PM	#6
dcsmith Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Western Kansas Posts: 30	Agree with Savage. Spend what you save on a good scope.

March 22nd, 2008, 02:06 PM	#7
cdwolf Distinguished Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: MS Posts: 1,581	I would find a Slightly used Browning A-bolt. If you could find one with a boss system it would be even better!! You can find them for your price range with a little shopping the web. A-Bolt Rifles __________________ GUN CONTROL= I WANT TO BE THE ONE IN CONTROL OF THE GUN A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.

March 22nd, 2008, 02:09 PM	#8
ghost tracker Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Ky Backwoods Posts: 615	Savage once was seen as a mid-level rifle. Now the other top manufacturers are trying to find out how Savage produces such a top-performing product...and STILL beats them on price. Here's another +1 for Savage. __________________ There are only *TWO* kinds of people in this world; those that describe the world as filled with two kinds of people...and those who don't.

March 22nd, 2008, 02:24 PM	#9
blueyedevil Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Colorado Posts: 615	Out of the 2 you listed I'd go with the Tikka, I think they are just as good as the savages as far as accuracy, and they have a much smoother action and better finish. They do cost slightly more however.

March 22nd, 2008, 03:26 PM	#10
samh Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Damascus, Arkansas Posts: 52	I play with lots of bolt rifles, I got a Tikka T3 in 25/06 last year and my SIL has one in .270, they are both the slickest actioned and most accurate rifles, right out of the box, I've ever owned. For the money I don't think they can be beat. __________________ Life Member NRA

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