Budget .308

[Pathfinder45]

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Looking for a cheap .308. Just for range giggles, defense, and a cheap prep.

You could look at the used rifles at gun-shows and pawn shops to save some money. The 308 has more power and recoil than needed for punching holes in paper. But if you want that kind of power, there are a heck of a lot of used 30-'06 rifles to choose from and a lot less used 308's, though you might find some of those also.

 

[lordmorgul]

The TC Compass is really hard to beat for the price you can get them. For your purposes stated in OP it makes a lot of sense to get the basic rifle as cheap as possible, put a mid grade scope on it ($250-350) and shoot it a lot.


Andrew - Lancaster, CA
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[Siggy-06]

You can still find the TC Ventures floating around online, some with the weather shield. They're good solid rifles for the price. Next choice, is another vote for the Ruger American Predator. There are a few different model Savages for under $500, the accutriggers are usually the best stock triggers you can get for the price range.

 

[Don Fischer]

Love these thing's. Get the thread over and the OP hasn't a clue to what the best is! What he hears instead is what everyone favorite is and maybe hasn't heard a thing about another equally inexpensive rifle because no one has one! Then again with those that love one rifle there's a good chance they've never tried another. Then to maybe they have and as luck would have it, got a Friday rifle! You know, slapped together on Friday to quick to get home for the weekend. Should have got a Wednesday rifle, every manufacturer of any product world wide let's something slip by now and then. In the end the OP has to go look at them all and decide for himself which one he like's best!