Savage Model 10 for a Browning A-Bolt Stainless Stalker?

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Skarekrow88

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I currently own a Browning A-Bolt Stainless Stalker in .260 Remington with a Leupold VARI-X III scope. I grew up with this rifle and nabbed several deer with it over the years :cool:. I love my A-bolt but I recently saw a Savage Model 10 in .308 at my local gun store with a picatinny scope rail, and a threaded bull barrel for a suppressor or compensator and I'm seriously considering trading my A-Bolt for this rifle. I do a lot more target shooting than hunting and I would be able to practice and shoot a lot more with the Model 10 than I would with my A-Bolt due to .260 ammo being more expensive and harder to find than .308. Also a friend of mine recently got into doing long range competition shooting and I would like to be able to get into it as well and I think that a bull barreled .308 would be better suited for that than my light barreled .260. I would also be able to hunt with the Model 10 whenever I get the chance of course. I don't really know what an older Stainless Browning A-bolt would go for nowadays and the Model 10 is listed at $599 and never been fired. Would a straight up trade be fair (not including scope) or am I way off? :confused: Is this something I should even consider doing? Any advice would be greatly appreciated
 
Since you love the A-Bolt, keep it. Buy a .308 when you can. Big help I am, right? But that is my advice.
 
Since I've never been a big fan of the A or X bolt but am a fan of the Savage 10, I'd trade it in a heartbeat if it was a recent model.
 
I'd do the trade, but then again I love Savage and the only Browning rifles that has ever really captures my heart are their lever actions.
 
I like Browning and I like Savage - but I would never trade a perfectly good Browning FOR a Savage.

Might as well trade a Porsche for a Volkswagen.
 
Thanks for all the input everyone. Based on what I've read here and further research/thought I think I'll just keep the A-Bolt and put some money aside and get the Savage or a similar .308 later. Might be able to put the Savage on layaway soon, if its not gone by then, without financially breaking me. Thanks again
 
A few years ago, I invested in a competent but not fancy reloading setup and that turned out to be a great shooting investment. Now I can shoot more often and have more fun while I'm at it.

If you have more time than money, the "Lee Loader" system costs very little and produces accurate, quality ammunition. - It's a great way to get started on reloading your own ammunition.

When I could afford it, I bought a reloading press and stocked up on components. As a result, the recent price and availability fluctuations on factory ammo have had little if any effect upon me. - I still shoot just as much as I always have.
 
Took a look at those Lee Loader kits. They look awesome. Unfortunately they dont make a kit for .260 Remington. Could definitely use the 30.06 kit to make my own ammunition for my M1 Garand though.
 
The Savage has more upgrades available to it, easier to true up than the Browning...

All in all the Savage can be turned into a full custom with some dollars and time.

The 260 is a flatter caliber than the 308, it will handle the wind better than the 308, and if you make a mistake in your range or a wind call the 260 will not punish you as much. The 308 is very unforgiving. If you are off in the smallest fraction of your wind or range call, the 308 will punish you for it.

The down side to the 260 is that if you shoot it hard you'll have to chase the tune on it about every 5-600 shots due to throat erosion.

Basically, no free lunch!
 
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