Choosing an inexpensive rifle

[farmerj]

Howa 1500 and the Weatherby Vanguard are essentially the same rifle. Just relabelled to Weatherby.

Stevens 200 is a renamed Marlin rifle.

I have become less and less impressed with the Remington actions outside of the 700. Even so, no new Remington would really get condsidered for me.

IF I were to spend the money on a good rifle, I would look at a Montana barrelled Action and bed it yourself.

Outside that, find a good used Old Rem 700 or 788, Winchester Model 70. Any Savage with the new accu-trigger is more than worth it's weight in gld.

[mitchx3]

Stevens 200 is actually a pre-Accutrigge Savage.
http://www.savagearms.com/st_200long.htm

[farmerj]

Stevens 200 is actually a pre-Accutrigge Savage.
http://www.savagearms.com/st_200long.htm

You would be right. I haven't looked at the Stevens since 2004. Just a bad memory.

[BRIT_in_the_weeds]

Milsurp

1908 Springfield 30.06

SMLE No 4 Mk 1 or 2..........NOT .308........Brit .303......... with a plastic stock, scope base, scope, rings 200 rounds ammo under $400.

More deer in Canada are taken with Brit .303 than any other calibre.

Same can be said for big game on the dark continent.

[goalie]

I don't know what you ever got, but my Mossberg ATR-100 in .270 has taken some deer over the last few years. It shoots 1-1.5" groups consistently (edit: that is at 100 yards from the bench in the real world. That would roughly equate to 1/4" 100 yard "internet" groups...... ) with factory ammo (a little better with handloads) and the first shot goes where the next few do, which I like in a utilitarian hunting rifle.



The best part is, it comes with bases, and it cost me $220 bucks at Wal-Mart. I don't mind dragging it up into my deer stand behind me, but this guy did:



Of course, the scope on it is a Leupold Vari-X III 3.5-10 that cost a lot more than the rifle, but, IMO, the scope should almost ALWAYS cost more than the rifle.