i'm looking to buy a heavy barrel 308 for range use. nothing more than 300 yds . being more a hunting rifle type of guy the choices are confusing. it seems there are an abundance of resonably priced savages like the fp's with an assortment of stock choice , rem sps tactical or police. was also looking at tikka varmint all in 308. what would be the pick new or used for arround a $1000 rifle only. i have never owned savage but have had lots of rems and tikkas. any opinions and maybe suggestions on something i haven't thought of.
opinions on new 308
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The only real difference I can see is the availability of parts and accessories. The Rem and Savage are pretty even in those fields. The Tikka is a tougher animal to work with. I'm not a big "tuner" as far as bolt guns go so I can't really say. I do love my Savage 10fp in .223(and have a 10fp in 308 for sale too 
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i own and have owned many rems. i like that there easily tuned if there not shooting as good as you want. is there any difference between the offering or is a matter of personal prefernce. i see tactical rifles offered with 20, 24 and 26 inch barrels. there offered with h&s and mac stocks. the combinations are boggling. its like going to subway!
You can get basically all the 700 Police features minus the "Tacticool" markup with the 700 VSF. Slap on a Mark 4, quality 2-piece base & rings and you're set. Check this thread out: http://www.canadiangunnutz.com/forum/showthread.php?t=337633
Commercial hunting rifles are all pretty much the same. Have a look at the Savage 12 FVSS though. Heavy barreled SS. MSRP is $815US. Hard to beat a Savage for out of the box accuracy. Good ammo is essential.
Epp's is listing a Savage 10 FCP "HS Precision Law Enforcement" at $1138.28. You do pay extra for the 'Law Enforcement' though.
Epp's is listing a Savage 10 FCP "HS Precision Law Enforcement" at $1138.28. You do pay extra for the 'Law Enforcement' though.
Just bought an Australian International Arms Mk4 #4 Model 10 Lee Enfield lookalike in 7.62 Nato. from Marstar. Have a look at their website. I have only fired it with iron sights, but it is a beauty. Just mounted a scope and hope to have an opportunity to sight it in soon.
