I am planning on buying a bolt action .308 rifle, mainly for informal long range target shooting.
I was thinking of a Remington 700 PSS; my rationale being that if Remingtons are good enough for military and law enforcement snipers, then they are more than good enough for someone like me. My local gun dealer/friend (he is a former Recon Marine)caters mainly to law-enforcement, so I'm somewhat familiar with LE and military type weapons, but woefully ignorant about hunting rifles (and bolt-action rifles in general).
A few days ago, I came across a very good deal on a Browning A-Bolt stainless stalker w/BOSS. It's a used, but very clean, gun.
Has anybody heard any good or bad things, or have had any good or bad experiences, with Browning rifles?
I'm sure I can't shoot as well as either rifle is capable of and -- barring Red Dawn/New World Order/Unintended Consequences/Lucifer's Hammer/Los Angeles riots/etc. type scenarios -- will never subject the rifle to any type of field condtions, nor depend on the rifle for survival (I have enough military-style semi-autos for that).
Does anyone know if the Browning is as accurate and/or rugged as the Remington?
If so, I'm curious why it's not employed as a sniper rifle by more agencies.
Any feedback is greatly appreciated.
Thank you very much in advance.
I was thinking of a Remington 700 PSS; my rationale being that if Remingtons are good enough for military and law enforcement snipers, then they are more than good enough for someone like me. My local gun dealer/friend (he is a former Recon Marine)caters mainly to law-enforcement, so I'm somewhat familiar with LE and military type weapons, but woefully ignorant about hunting rifles (and bolt-action rifles in general).
A few days ago, I came across a very good deal on a Browning A-Bolt stainless stalker w/BOSS. It's a used, but very clean, gun.
Has anybody heard any good or bad things, or have had any good or bad experiences, with Browning rifles?
I'm sure I can't shoot as well as either rifle is capable of and -- barring Red Dawn/New World Order/Unintended Consequences/Lucifer's Hammer/Los Angeles riots/etc. type scenarios -- will never subject the rifle to any type of field condtions, nor depend on the rifle for survival (I have enough military-style semi-autos for that).
Does anyone know if the Browning is as accurate and/or rugged as the Remington?
If so, I'm curious why it's not employed as a sniper rifle by more agencies.
Any feedback is greatly appreciated.
Thank you very much in advance.