308 recommendations. Sub 800 bucks

[Mr.Matt]

Thanks guys for the responses.

[CombatDOC]

Ruger American .308, just picked up one last month and its a great rifle.

[xjdesertfox]

Ruger american + nicer glass.

Or if you want to modify/tweak, an R700 variant.

[scidx]

My vote would be for a controlled-feed action.

If buying new:
Winchester 70 Featherweight Classic
Ruger 77 Hawkeye

Edit: I didn't see the left-hand comment. I guess the Winchester's out.

[monk]

I've heard savage is dead accurate out of the box. Haven't shot one and I bought a Remington 700 so...

[Divernhunter]

Out of the box the savage will outshoot most other common brands. They have to shoot 1.5" or better to leave the factory. I have one and it is excellent as have the others I have shot.
Tikka is garr to shoot 1" or better. The 2 I have do much better than that.
T/C bolt action rifles are garr to shoot 1" or better and the 2 that I have shot dis so.
Weatherby Vanguard (& MK-V) are garr to shoot 1.5" or better and the one I own does as well as a friends.
No garr on win/ruger/rem/browning.
Some Rem 700 are great shooter and some are not QC is spotty at times. I have a friend with several and his shoot very well another friend sold his as no matter what it would not shoot at all good. The Rem I own all shoot well except my 223 Varmit rifle which I have shot out the barrel after 43 years.
The Rugers I own(6+) all shoot well except the 257Roberts. It shoots very well now that I had it rebarreled with a Douglas air-gage SS barrel.
Have shot win70 and it shot well. Same with Browning and Mossberg.
Have not shot a Stevens yet.

Most rifles today will outshoot most shooters unless you get a bad rifle which can happen.

[Mr.Matt]

Thanks for the responses.
Will b doing some research!

[sjb269]

I'm a lefty as well. Whatever you do, don't let anybody try to tell you to just buy a right hand bolt gun and "adapt".
Might have to extend your budget by a hundred or so. if you go NIB
Savage, for hunting, I would look at the 16 FLHSS.
Or a lightly used Remington 700 BDL... classic blued steel and wood in left hand. they show up here from time to time.

[mabilis_matulis]

Remington 700..

[blkside]

Howa 1500 all day with bull barrel and hogue overmold stock...

[ar15barrels]

Opinions please...
Will be a hunting rifle.

Tikka T3 Lite.

[myk]

Are we talking about specific Savage rifles being good, accurate shooters out of the box, or is it most/all of them?

[toby]

Mosin. 7.62x54R is about the same as .308. It's under $800 and can take any game in NA. ^^

He wants a Hunting rifle, not a piece of pipe connected to a 2x4......

[Mr.Matt]

I've been hearing the Ruger American a lot.

Really appreciate the responses..this is a very important purchase for me. Will rechecking out all recommendations.

Thanks again fellas...


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[Steve_In_29]

Are we talking about specific Savage rifles being good, accurate shooters out of the box, or is it most/all of them?

You would want to get a Savage with at least the Accu-Trigger and the Accu-Stock as well if you can.

The Savage without either of those is called the Axis and you don't want that one unless it is all you can afford.


As I stated previously Turner's has a nice Savage with a Nikon 3x9 scope on sale for less then $600 right now.