New 308

19 September 2013, 00:14

Mortarman

New 308

I am looking at a Savage 11 LW or Winchester model 70 LW compact for medium game hunting at medium to close range. Does one of these standout or is there something else in this price point that is worth a look?

Thank CD

19 September 2013, 00:50

Quintus

Have a look at the new Remington mountain rifles. Light, accurate, durable, and reasonably priced.

19 September 2013, 05:48

kjjm4

Cz550 is in that price range, maybe a little less than the winchester.

19 September 2013, 20:42

Nimrod308

I'm a big Remington fan too, but you may want to look at a Tika.

19 September 2013, 21:35

bartsche

You might try a Stevens Mod. 200. Great all around field gun.

roger

Old age is a high price to pay for maturity!!! Some never pay and some pay and never reap the reward. Wisdom comes with age! Sometimes age comes alone..

19 September 2013, 21:48

Rob Haught

I like the Tikka T3 Lite.

19 September 2013, 22:35

ledvm

quote:
Originally posted by Mortarman:
I am looking at a Savage 11 LW or Winchester model 70 LW compact for medium game hunting at medium to close range. Does one of these standout or is there something else in this price point that is worth a look?

Thank CD

The Winchester M 70 LW is an oustanding hunting rifle. The .308 Winchester is a great all cartridege. Get that rig and hunt everything in the world just short of Cape Buffalo.

Can't go wrong with that gun!

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19 September 2013, 22:35

MuskegMan

Win M70 in a heartbeat for a hunting rifle.

23 September 2013, 16:45

MLG

I got a stainless synthetic Ruger Hawkeye and love it. Cannot think of a tougher rifle....

23 September 2013, 23:14

larrys

Either will do the job. I prefer the Winchester.

Larry

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24 September 2013, 04:42

Peter

I second the Tikka T3 Lite!
Peter.

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24 September 2013, 05:51

Biggs300

Nothing wrong with either rifle you are looking at. For whatever reason, I'm partial to the Ruger M77 Hawkeye in a short action rifle. My Ruger M77 358 Win stainless (all weather) is a favorite. It is a rugged little rifle that was accurate out of the box.

24 September 2013, 21:49

AFRICAN LEADWOOD

Nothing wrong with the suggestions, but I like a Model 70.

By the way, I've been shooting .308 a great deal over the past two seasons and it works just great. It's a great rifle out to about 250 yards on most of the plains game short of the really big stuff.

09 November 2013, 01:26

Mortarman

I did get a Winchester model 70, but I selected the Extreme Weather SS. I have around 70 rds through it...it seems to like 180gr Fusion the best so far. Thank you for everyone's input.