Beginners build for 308 bolt

[Daniel_187]

I have a savage 10fp, love it but it was very$$$$$ to convert it to a box mag.

[Pike10]

In the spirit of friendly debate. While I understand the OP might not be looking to get into the competition game at this point or even ever. There can be a lot learned by watching what is used by guys who compete. The below link outlines a break out of the actions, and a whole lot of other gear, used by the guys at the PRS Finale last year. This break down is by no means a complete list of the best LR shooters or necessarily the best gear - it is just a survey of what was used by the guys who were qualified or invited.

For the knock out blow....not one Savage! http://precisionrifleblog.com/2013/1...-rifle-action/

[Jamnanc]

Entry level doesn't seem to include a 5k gun. Just sayin

[Pike10]

You couldn't be more right!

[Hoser]

I would go with a Remington 700.

Or, get the best of both worlds with a Bighorn Arms 700 clone.

[Delfuego]

Let me add that if your a tinkerer, buy a Remington. If you don't wanna, get a Savage. Remington 700's are as bad as AR's with all their Barbie outfits and toys!

For what its worth (not much I know), I shot my Savage for a season; then instead of upgrading the stock/barrel/trigger, I sold it and bought a true'd R700 .260 that already had a Barbie make-over. My next rifle will be a Bighorn (hopefully)!

[SouthPaw]

I appreciate all the feed back guys. I am leaning towards the R700. This model specifically:

http://www.remington.com/products/fi...armint-lh.aspx

I can have the barrel cut down and threaded. I haven't looked at rifles lately but looks like savage has lightened the load on lefty rifles. Any thoughts on a mossy MVP in 308?

[Tim K]

Don't cut the barrel down. The .308 sucks enough you'll want all the velocity you can get.

The mossburg will suffer from the same lack of aftermarket support as the Savage except it will be even worse.

Buy the Remington and be done with it.

[XC700116]

If you Have any plans to upgrade, or even thoughts of doing it in the future stay away from the mossberg. There's little to no aftermarket there for them.

That Remington that you've selected should do very well for your purposes, and you've got all the options you could ever ask for in the future.

I'm not a 308 guy myself but it does the job and its easy to load for, with more resources and options than you can shake a stick at. It's a whole different conversation if you're really looking to play at 1k and beyond, or if you're looking to shoot competition and be competitive. It's a whole different discussion and you don't get there 99% of the time with a box factory rifle from Savage or Remington etc. If that's where you're looking to go it's Build it with a competent smith, or buy from AI, Surgeon, GAP ect and add another zero behind the $600 ish price of entry.

[Grant H.]

I have a savage 10fp, love it but it was very$$$$$ to convert it to a box mag.

Why?

$210 for CDI bottom metal and $60 for the inletting from CDI directly.