Tough bush gun in .308 ... M305 vs Ruger Gunsite Scout vs T3 Battue?

[labrador76]

My 7600 gets me 4" groups or less at 300yds with 165gn hotcores, can do better with different ammo but I like them. Fast on target and follow up shots if needed, will reach out well enough. I haven't read all the posts but for hunting it's hard to beat. Not a bench gun for sure but will fill freezers. I own plenty of bolts in all flavors and a couple of semi's but when I head to the bush looking for deer...it's the 7600, .308. I put that $hit on everything!

I agree. Quicker shooting than a bolt and dead reliable.

I'm with these two^^^

Cant think of a better freezer filling bush gun than a 760/7600 with a rear peep.

 

[saskcop]

I believe there is a new dog in this hunt ... CZ Ranger. Gotta get me one!

 

[BigUglyMan]

I believe there is a new dog in this hunt ... CZ Ranger. Gotta get me one!

I'm disappointed in you...it's just a M700 with an accent!

 

[Bushbum40]

If considering the Ruger, maybe read this first

THAT was an AMMO problem, not a RIFLE problem!! It's impressive that the gun stood up as well as it did!

 

[saskcop]

I'm disappointed in you...it's just a M700 with an accent!

Yes BUM, you are right ... But at least there is quality control at CZ! Why they didn't make it CRF remains a mystery.

 

[Ar180shooter]

I'm with these two^^^

Cant think of a better freezer filling bush gun than a 760/7600 with a rear peep.

Glad I'm not the only one! Remington 760/7600 carbine (the older the better) in .308 with aperture sights. Lightweight, tough, reliable and you can definitely reach out to 300 with good aperture sights.

 

[vpsalin]

save your money till you can a new tikka t3 ctr

 

[Tikka223]

save your money till you can a new tikka t3 ctr

Well I just happened to stumble upon a CTR at a local shop. It was the first time I've ever seen one in person. I was worried that the "semi-heavy" profile barrel would make the rifle nose heavy but I'm happy to report that the barrel is pretty much midway between a heavy contour and a normal T3 Lite contour.

Haven had a Ruger GSR in the past, I'd say it's got a few nice features, including a very nice stock and nice iron sights. As for the action, it was always a big "meh" for me. I've always preferred Tikka actions and for all those who preach the "controlled feed" Mauser style action on the GSR, I think the Tikka push-feed will do just fine ... and it turns out the Canadian Rangers appear to agree with me on that.

All that to say, I bought the CTR.

Now I just need to find some time behind the reloading bench then it'll be off to the range!

Anyone have any suggestions for iron sights on the CTR? I see Sako has some irons for the TRG ($$$) and I wonder if they would work on the CTR. In a perfect world, whatever irons they put on the Canadian Ranger rifle would be available for me to buy.