need help! i want a .308 thats a very decent price anyone? - The Firearms Forum

coreyacp · 02-10-2010, 10:26 PM

I want something that is black. I want a bolt action and has sights that come with it. Any ideas? I dont want wood on it btw

ARB · 02-10-2010, 10:58 PM

Are, you even old enough to acquire this firearm? I was under the impression you were like 17.

JohnTheCalifornian · 02-10-2010, 11:08 PM

Check out Mossbergs Model 100 ATR.

I have one almost as you describe except mine has no sights, just a scope. The rifles come with an adjustable trigger system so you can adjust to your liking. I dont remember the exact price I paid for mine, but it is somewhere between 4 and 5 hundred dollars.

The gun performed great out of the box for me. Pretty descent group of around 3/4" shooting it without any support using my reloads. Ill buy that for a dollar!

If thats too much I think Savage makes some descent rifles at great prices too.
This takes you to their line of 100 ATR rifles, just scroll through all of their models. They have one as you describe thats all black with sights.
http://www.mossberg.com/products/default.asp?id=8

coreyacp · 02-10-2010, 11:43 PM

Im turning 18 in march and my dad is wanting to get me a rifle for my birthday so its all up in the air of what i want. I like that one gosh there just so much to choose from for my first lol

Airdale · 02-11-2010, 07:25 AM

Corey,

Check out the Savage 10 FCM Scout. Comes with sights, Accu Trigger, sling, 20" barrel (all the rage), scope mount and detachable box magazine (very cool). Don' be scared by the msrp, I saw this listed for just over $600 at Buds. This is a very accurate rifle out of the box. You won't have to spend a cent more to start shooting 'cept for ammo. This seems to fill all of your requirements to a tee. http://www.savagearms.com/firearms/models/
It's listed under law inforcement series.

I've ordered a Remington 700 SPS and it's going to cost me more than $250 just to convert to a DBM (detachable box magazine). By the time I add a trigger job or new trigger and scope mounts and sling I'll have a lot more invested and no better a rifle than the Savage.

Sandman · 02-11-2010, 08:53 AM

I would go with Savage or Ruger. You can find both or $600 or less if you look around.

dteed4094 · 02-11-2010, 05:43 PM

Stevens 200 for about $300, factory drilled for a scope, made by Savage with out the accutriger but the trigger is adjustable. Very accurate out of the box. I just bought mine about a month ago. I liked it the second I picked it up in the gun shop. Check them out. Savage has a $404 MSRP but I got mine in the box for$300.
http://www.savagearms.com/firearms/m...%20200%20SHORT

coreyacp · 02-11-2010, 08:08 PM

It seems like savage is the way to go for it thanks guys

old semperfi · 02-11-2010, 08:15 PM

YES TO THE SAVAGE.IF IT DOES NOT HAVE AN ADJUSTABLE TRIGGER YOU CAN PURCHASE A CANJAR ADJUSTABLE TRIGGER FOR AROUND 80-100 DOLLARS.MINE ARE ADJUSTABLE FROM SIX OUNCES TO THREE AND ONE HALF POUNDS.I OWN THREE SAVAGE TACTICAL RIFLES AND THE BARRELS ARE THE BEST IN THE INDUSTRY. OLD SEMPERFI

coreyacp · 02-11-2010, 10:16 PM

i really like remingtons but idk the tactical savages seem way cooler

Lee C. · 02-12-2010, 04:46 AM

I would also go with the savage, as if you don't like the 308 cal. you can change the barrel to some other cal. you want to try out. And you can do the change your self it's pretty easy.

VegasTech702 · 02-12-2010, 08:22 AM

I wouldn't buy another Savage rifle. I had a disaster with my Savage .308 and their customer service bites. I had to go 2 months without my new rifle because they couldn't properly test the barrel as it went out. Pay a gunsmith to build you a rifle or get a Remington or Sako. You get what you pay for in the world of firearms.

Sandman · 02-12-2010, 08:33 AM

My dad bought me a Savage Model 110 when I was 10 years old because it was the only left handed bolt gun on the market. I am still shooting it 27 years later. In fact it is my go-to gun, very seldom use anything else. Now I don't know about the lower end rifles they are making. I am a little nervous about any rifle with a scope that you get new for $300. I would fully recommend the upper end Savages, which are still not expensive when compared to most other brands. Rugers are also very affordable and good quality.

VegasTech702 · 02-12-2010, 01:01 PM

I would say the upper end Savages are decent. The one I got was the $400 sporter with scope and what a piece of garbage. It would not hit a target on paper consistently at 100yds.

In case you didn't know the original owners of Savage sold the company back in the 90s their quality has never been nearly as good since.

carver · 02-12-2010, 01:09 PM

Take a look around for the Savage 110. When it was introduced it was called the 110 because that is what they sold for, $110. It was chambered in several calibers including .308.
http://www.backwoodshome.com/articles2/ayoob080729.html

Sandman · 02-12-2010, 01:50 PM

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Originally Posted by VegasTech702

In case you didn't know the original owners of Savage sold the company back in the 90s their quality has never been nearly as good since.

I didn't know that...

dteed4094 · 02-13-2010, 02:01 AM

I'd be interested in the details of your disaster .

K1D_5150 · 02-13-2010, 04:42 AM

Personally I'd comb the gun stores and look at the rifles before I would make a decision, it just seems like a better way to go. If I don't and I set my sights on one thing before I go look around I find myself kicking myself for not looking when I find something better or a better deal on the same thing, but that's just me. I would go Remington or Winchester on the bolties though, again just my opinion. But hey, get what makes you happy. THAT'S what counts.

coreyacp · 02-13-2010, 11:01 PM

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Originally Posted by K1D_5150

Personally I'd comb the gun stores and look at the rifles before I would make a decision, it just seems like a better way to go. If I don't and I set my sights on one thing before I go look around I find myself kicking myself for not looking when I find something better or a better deal on the same thing, but that's just me. I would go Remington or Winchester on the bolties though, again just my opinion. But hey, get what makes you happy. THAT'S what counts.

I have been doing that but here in socal i have two gun shops an they suck lol.i really like remington im leanin towards a 700 black synthetic stock with stainless barrel an eventually i think i want a nikon scope

K1D_5150 · 02-17-2010, 02:16 AM

Can't beat the good ol' Remmie 7'. There's a reason they've outfitted 'em outta Quantico for so long. They're a good gun, that's a good choice.

Agentwil · 02-19-2010, 09:56 AM

Do you want semi-auto? I just bought a Saiga in 308 new for less than $500. I call it my poor man's M-14. There are many parts available for them and they are a lot of fun to shoot.

redhart · 02-20-2010, 10:59 AM

Thompsen Center,Venture check it out.

bluesea112 · 04-21-2010, 09:59 AM

You can't go wrong with a Remington 700 or the Savage. Both are fine rifles. Personally, I would choose the Remington 700. I would also go with a 30-06 instead of the .308. There are more loads available for the 30-06, and every mom and pop hardware store in the U.S. stocks 30-06 cartridges. You will appreciate that if you ever go on a hunting trip and realize you left your bullets sitting on the dresser at home.
The 30-06 is arguably the most versatile cartridge ever created. You can use lighter grain bullets to get a flat trajectory when varmint hunting, and you can use heavier grain bullets for the largest size game North America has to offer. With a .308, you are pretty much stuck with bullet grains between 150 - 180. Can you find other grain size bullets loaded in .308? Yes. Are they common? No

Idempotent · 04-21-2010, 09:37 PM

I bought a Remington 700 5R recently and I'm very satisfied with it. Granted, it's a bit out of your price range, but if you can swing the 700 SPS, that'd be fine. If you can save up another $30 you might want to look into an SPS Varmint, or another $100 to get you the SPS Tactical. They have thicker barrels, so if your primary use is target shooting, that might make sense for you.

Airdale · 04-22-2010, 04:51 PM

Corey,

I just recieved my Remington 700 sps Tactical package. I don't think I'm going to be disappointed. I think your best option is to talk to your local shops and see (if they won't order what you want at a reasonable price) if they will do the FFL for you on a rifle you order from a place like Buds. Make sure they don't charge sales tax (they shouldn't) I found out that not all shops are equal when it comes to sales tax. I paid $25 when I got my rifle and nothing more. At another shop they charged me $30 and sales tax (it was the first time I had a rifle shipped to me so I thought it was normal). Guess which shop will be getting my business?

If you order from a place like Bud's you can order any rifle you choose and have little waiting time.

http://www.budsgunshop.com/catalog/index.php/cPath/36

02-10-2010, 10:26 PM	#1
coreyacp Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Portland Oregon, USA Posts: 787	need help! i want a .308 thats a very decent price anyone? I want something that is black. I want a bolt action and has sights that come with it. Any ideas? I dont want wood on it btw -->

02-10-2010, 10:58 PM	#2
ARB Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Mid Missouri Posts: 1,184	Re: need help! i want a .308 thats a very decent price anyone? Are, you even old enough to acquire this firearm? I was under the impression you were like 17.

02-10-2010, 11:08 PM	#3
JohnTheCalifornian V.I.P. Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Bakersfield Posts: 439	Re: need help! i want a .308 thats a very decent price anyone? Check out Mossbergs Model 100 ATR. I have one almost as you describe except mine has no sights, just a scope. The rifles come with an adjustable trigger system so you can adjust to your liking. I dont remember the exact price I paid for mine, but it is somewhere between 4 and 5 hundred dollars. The gun performed great out of the box for me. Pretty descent group of around 3/4" shooting it without any support using my reloads. Ill buy that for a dollar! If thats too much I think Savage makes some descent rifles at great prices too. This takes you to their line of 100 ATR rifles, just scroll through all of their models. They have one as you describe thats all black with sights. http://www.mossberg.com/products/default.asp?id=8 __________________ Im not a complete idiot.... parts are missing

02-10-2010, 11:43 PM	#4
coreyacp Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Portland Oregon, USA Posts: 787	Re: need help! i want a .308 thats a very decent price anyone? Im turning 18 in march and my dad is wanting to get me a rifle for my birthday so its all up in the air of what i want. I like that one gosh there just so much to choose from for my first lol

02-11-2010, 07:25 AM	#5
Airdale Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: N.W. Arkansas Contributor Posts: 761	Re: need help! i want a .308 thats a very decent price anyone? Corey, Check out the Savage 10 FCM Scout. Comes with sights, Accu Trigger, sling, 20" barrel (all the rage), scope mount and detachable box magazine (very cool). Don' be scared by the msrp, I saw this listed for just over $600 at Buds. This is a very accurate rifle out of the box. You won't have to spend a cent more to start shooting 'cept for ammo. This seems to fill all of your requirements to a tee. http://www.savagearms.com/firearms/models/ It's listed under law inforcement series. I've ordered a Remington 700 SPS and it's going to cost me more than $250 just to convert to a DBM (detachable box magazine). By the time I add a trigger job or new trigger and scope mounts and sling I'll have a lot more invested and no better a rifle than the Savage. __________________ "The Utopian schemes of leveling [redistribution of the wealth] and a community of goods [central ownership of the means of production and distribution], are as visionary and impractical as those which vest all property in the crown.[These ideas] are arbitrary, despotic, and, in our government, unconstitutional." Samuel Adams

02-11-2010, 08:53 AM	#6
Sandman Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Louisiana Posts: 556	Re: need help! i want a .308 thats a very decent price anyone? I would go with Savage or Ruger. You can find both or $600 or less if you look around.

02-11-2010, 05:43 PM	#7
dteed4094 Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Erie Pa. Posts: 41	Re: need help! i want a .308 thats a very decent price anyone? Stevens 200 for about $300, factory drilled for a scope, made by Savage with out the accutriger but the trigger is adjustable. Very accurate out of the box. I just bought mine about a month ago. I liked it the second I picked it up in the gun shop. Check them out. Savage has a $404 MSRP but I got mine in the box for$300. http://www.savagearms.com/firearms/m...%20200%20SHORT __________________ "War is an ugly thing, but not the ugliest of things. The decayed and degraded state of moral and patriotic feeling, which thinks nothing is worth war, is worse. A man who has nothing which he cares more about than his own personal safety is a miserable creature, and has no chance of being free unless he is made free and kept so by the exertions of better men than himself" John Stuart Mill

02-11-2010, 08:08 PM	#8
coreyacp Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Portland Oregon, USA Posts: 787	Re: need help! i want a .308 thats a very decent price anyone? It seems like savage is the way to go for it thanks guys

02-11-2010, 08:15 PM	#9
old semperfi Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: i live in southern indiana,old country boy at heart Posts: 1,506	Re: need help! i want a .308 thats a very decent price anyone? YES TO THE SAVAGE.IF IT DOES NOT HAVE AN ADJUSTABLE TRIGGER YOU CAN PURCHASE A CANJAR ADJUSTABLE TRIGGER FOR AROUND 80-100 DOLLARS.MINE ARE ADJUSTABLE FROM SIX OUNCES TO THREE AND ONE HALF POUNDS.I OWN THREE SAVAGE TACTICAL RIFLES AND THE BARRELS ARE THE BEST IN THE INDUSTRY. OLD SEMPERFI

02-11-2010, 10:16 PM	#10
coreyacp Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Portland Oregon, USA Posts: 787	Re: need help! i want a .308 thats a very decent price anyone? i really like remingtons but idk the tactical savages seem way cooler

02-12-2010, 04:46 AM	#11
Lee C. V.I.P. Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Antigo Wi. Posts: 255	Re: need help! i want a .308 thats a very decent price anyone? I would also go with the savage, as if you don't like the 308 cal. you can change the barrel to some other cal. you want to try out. And you can do the change your self it's pretty easy.

02-12-2010, 08:22 AM	#12
VegasTech702 V.I.P. Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Las Vegas, NV Posts: 360	Re: need help! i want a .308 thats a very decent price anyone? I wouldn't buy another Savage rifle. I had a disaster with my Savage .308 and their customer service bites. I had to go 2 months without my new rifle because they couldn't properly test the barrel as it went out. Pay a gunsmith to build you a rifle or get a Remington or Sako. You get what you pay for in the world of firearms. __________________ I am looking for a new, creative thing to say in my signature.

02-12-2010, 08:33 AM	#13
Sandman Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Louisiana Posts: 556	Re: need help! i want a .308 thats a very decent price anyone? My dad bought me a Savage Model 110 when I was 10 years old because it was the only left handed bolt gun on the market. I am still shooting it 27 years later. In fact it is my go-to gun, very seldom use anything else. Now I don't know about the lower end rifles they are making. I am a little nervous about any rifle with a scope that you get new for $300. I would fully recommend the upper end Savages, which are still not expensive when compared to most other brands. Rugers are also very affordable and good quality.

02-12-2010, 01:01 PM	#14
VegasTech702 V.I.P. Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Las Vegas, NV Posts: 360	Re: need help! i want a .308 thats a very decent price anyone? I would say the upper end Savages are decent. The one I got was the $400 sporter with scope and what a piece of garbage. It would not hit a target on paper consistently at 100yds. In case you didn't know the original owners of Savage sold the company back in the 90s their quality has never been nearly as good since. __________________ I am looking for a new, creative thing to say in my signature.

02-12-2010, 01:09 PM	#15
carver TFF Moderator/Host Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: DAV, Deep in the Pineywoods of East Texas, just west of Shreveport, LA Contributor Posts: 11,538	Re: need help! i want a .308 thats a very decent price anyone? Take a look around for the Savage 110. When it was introduced it was called the 110 because that is what they sold for, $110. It was chambered in several calibers including .308. http://www.backwoodshome.com/articles2/ayoob080729.html __________________ Y'all be safe now, ya hear! Lamentations Chapter 5: 1. Remember, O LORD, what is come upon us: consider, and behold our reproach. 2. Our inheritance is turned to strangers, our houses to aliens. 3. We are orphans and fatherless, our mothers [are] as widows. 5. Our necks [are] under persecution: we labour, [and] have no rest. 16. The crown is fallen [from] our head: woe unto us, that we have sinned! 21. Turn thou us unto thee, O LORD, and we shall be turned; renew our days as of old. Last edited by carver; 02-12-2010 at 01:53 PM..

02-13-2010, 02:01 AM	#17
dteed4094 Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Erie Pa. Posts: 41	Re: need help! i want a .308 thats a very decent price anyone? I'd be interested in the details of your disaster . __________________ "War is an ugly thing, but not the ugliest of things. The decayed and degraded state of moral and patriotic feeling, which thinks nothing is worth war, is worse. A man who has nothing which he cares more about than his own personal safety is a miserable creature, and has no chance of being free unless he is made free and kept so by the exertions of better men than himself" John Stuart Mill

02-13-2010, 04:42 AM	#18
K1D_5150 V.I.P. Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Hutchinson, KS Posts: 101	Re: need help! i want a .308 thats a very decent price anyone? Personally I'd comb the gun stores and look at the rifles before I would make a decision, it just seems like a better way to go. If I don't and I set my sights on one thing before I go look around I find myself kicking myself for not looking when I find something better or a better deal on the same thing, but that's just me. I would go Remington or Winchester on the bolties though, again just my opinion. But hey, get what makes you happy. THAT'S what counts. __________________ Long live the Red, White, and Blue; let her not fade to just red, lest we be the USSA. So long, Comrades.

02-17-2010, 02:16 AM	#20
K1D_5150 V.I.P. Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Hutchinson, KS Posts: 101	Re: need help! i want a .308 thats a very decent price anyone? Can't beat the good ol' Remmie 7'. There's a reason they've outfitted 'em outta Quantico for so long. They're a good gun, that's a good choice. __________________ Long live the Red, White, and Blue; let her not fade to just red, lest we be the USSA. So long, Comrades.

02-19-2010, 09:56 AM	#21
Agentwil V.I.P. Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 264	Re: need help! i want a .308 thats a very decent price anyone? Do you want semi-auto? I just bought a Saiga in 308 new for less than $500. I call it my poor man's M-14. There are many parts available for them and they are a lot of fun to shoot.

02-20-2010, 10:59 AM	#22
redhart V.I.P. Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: east coast Posts: 83	Re: need help! i want a .308 thats a very decent price anyone? Thompsen Center,Venture check it out.

04-21-2010, 09:59 AM	#23
bluesea112 Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: West, TX Contributor Posts: 1,262	Re: need help! i want a .308 thats a very decent price anyone? You can't go wrong with a Remington 700 or the Savage. Both are fine rifles. Personally, I would choose the Remington 700. I would also go with a 30-06 instead of the .308. There are more loads available for the 30-06, and every mom and pop hardware store in the U.S. stocks 30-06 cartridges. You will appreciate that if you ever go on a hunting trip and realize you left your bullets sitting on the dresser at home. The 30-06 is arguably the most versatile cartridge ever created. You can use lighter grain bullets to get a flat trajectory when varmint hunting, and you can use heavier grain bullets for the largest size game North America has to offer. With a .308, you are pretty much stuck with bullet grains between 150 - 180. Can you find other grain size bullets loaded in .308? Yes. Are they common? No

04-21-2010, 09:37 PM	#24
Idempotent V.I.P. Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Maryland Posts: 51	Re: need help! i want a .308 thats a very decent price anyone? I bought a Remington 700 5R recently and I'm very satisfied with it. Granted, it's a bit out of your price range, but if you can swing the 700 SPS, that'd be fine. If you can save up another $30 you might want to look into an SPS Varmint, or another $100 to get you the SPS Tactical. They have thicker barrels, so if your primary use is target shooting, that might make sense for you.

04-22-2010, 04:51 PM	#25
Airdale Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: N.W. Arkansas Contributor Posts: 761	Re: need help! i want a .308 thats a very decent price anyone? Corey, I just recieved my Remington 700 sps Tactical package. I don't think I'm going to be disappointed. I think your best option is to talk to your local shops and see (if they won't order what you want at a reasonable price) if they will do the FFL for you on a rifle you order from a place like Buds. Make sure they don't charge sales tax (they shouldn't) I found out that not all shops are equal when it comes to sales tax. I paid $25 when I got my rifle and nothing more. At another shop they charged me $30 and sales tax (it was the first time I had a rifle shipped to me so I thought it was normal). Guess which shop will be getting my business? If you order from a place like Bud's you can order any rifle you choose and have little waiting time. http://www.budsgunshop.com/catalog/index.php/cPath/36 __________________ "The Utopian schemes of leveling [redistribution of the wealth] and a community of goods [central ownership of the means of production and distribution], are as visionary and impractical as those which vest all property in the crown.[These ideas] are arbitrary, despotic, and, in our government, unconstitutional." Samuel Adams Last edited by Airdale; 04-22-2010 at 04:53 PM..