Need a .308 Carbine - Savage Sierra/Scout and Rem Model 7 accuracy?

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DerGlockenpooper

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I am looking for a 20" .308 carbine that is compact and lightweight while reasonably priced. I like having open sights on the gun and I will be scoping it as well. I will be using this rifle for very rough terrain hunting so light weight is very imnportant.

I am just wondering about the acuracy of these guns out of the box, as well as cycle reliabiliy.

I don't need any "1 MOA gun", but it needs to be reasonably accurate because I will be hunting out to a few hundred yards with it.

How is the accuracy and precision of these rifles out of the box?

They appear to be close in price, so maybe they are comparable in performance?

Does anyone know the price I will pay for either of these in the store? I have only seen full retail prices on the internet.
 
browning BLR lightning

i have one in 308 that is a verified deer slayer. 13 years and it has never done me wrong.
 
I can't speak to the Savage. I have a Rem Model 7, wood stocked, with a Leupold VX-II 2-7X compact scope. It has been plenty accurate for the type of hunting you describe. I don't do a lot of "group" shooting with it, but last I checked it was about 2" with factory Remington 150gr core-lokt soft points, a bit better with Federal 168gr match ammo. Not MOA, but certainly "minute of kill zone."
 
The Model 7 is a fine choice especially with the synthetic stock. Accuracy should be more than sufficient. After proper barrel breakin mine is a consistent 1MOA rifle with 140 Noslers in front of W760 powder.
 
RobCon, did you read "The wisdom of Gale McMillan", about barrel break-in and its origin?

I began shooting an '06 in 1950. I never heard of barrel break-in until I saw it discussed here at TFL. It didn't strike me as anything worthwhile. Then, with Gale's comments about it being nothing more than a way to sell new barrels, I feel just plumb vindicated. :)

FWIW, Art
 
Art, the first time I heard about bbl breakin was from a former USMC Team shooter many moons ago. Jack Krieger wrote a good piece on it in Precision Shooting, I think and Robbie Barkkman at Robar recommends it as well. Robbie built me an honest one hole rifle and you can bet I broke it in EXACTLY as he specified. A shooting buddy of mine works for Hart and he does it as well. Understand that I live up here in the woods of PA with the 1000 yard and benchrest crowd and we are all a little peculiar. I have shot a Steyr SSG69 for 15 years and it did not shoot small groups until it had 250 rounds through it. Maybe the hard chrome in the bore took that long to smooth up. Best, Rob
 
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