so here is what i am thinking!!

Get the Savage. With the money you save over the Remmy you can afford better glass. It should be a toss up as to which would be more accurate. The stock on the Winchester is nowhere near the same ballpark as the other two.

That's just my $.02

What will you be doing with the rifle? I assume some type of benchrest. F-class?
 
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The Savage has the better stock using the McMillan, McMillan stocks just have better fitment overall than the B&C stocks and they're a little lighter by not using a full length bedding block.

As far as the best deal it's the Winchester, it uses a Bell & Carlson stock just like the Remington only shaped different.

The adjustable comb on the Remington will give you more optics and ring options than either of the Winchester or Savage.

If you're going to do most of your shooting prone off a bi-pod then the Savage or Remington will be the most comfortable, with the more vertical pistol grip and the higher comb. If most of you're shooting will be from a bench then stock shape doesn't matter as much and the Winchester would be my first choice if you wanted to save a little extra money for optics.
 
what i will be doing with it?

well mostly want it just to have and to shoot at longer distance. maybe a little f class shooting. mostly range and ground hogs maybe a couple deer hunts from the blind.

thats the great thing about the 308 win. show me anything that can not be done or made dead with it.

for optics i am probably going to put a bushnell elite 6500 4.5-30 x 50.


i love the 308 and for some reason have always had an affliction with it. although i am also considering building one. if i went that route i would buy a savage axis replace the trigger and barrel and put it in a mcmillan stock.

those axis rifles are ugly but sure do shoot. i think they would be a good action to build on but i can get a 308 already built about the way i want it for a little over 1000.

the savage really caught my eye but the remmy sure is sexy. any way the savage i think does make more sense just for the fact that i can buy the savage and the bushnell scope i want for about 400 more than the remington bare rifle
 
and if i bought the winchester i could buy the scope and all for around the same price as the remmy.

the winchester was thrown in there just because i love the model 70. really leaning toward the savage because when it comes time to replace the barrel i can do it at home. the win would be a pain and i would have to hire someone to do it for me.

This rifle will also double as my shtf rifle. i have a 5.56 rifle a 9mm pistol and soon to be another 7.62 rifle. the way things are going in todays world i feel it will be a bit easier to protect my interests when myself and my family all shoot the same calibers as our potential future enemy!
 
i love the 308 and for some reason have always had an affliction with it. although i am also considering building one. if i went that route i would buy a savage axis replace the trigger and barrel and put it in a mcmillan stock.
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those axis rifles are ugly but sure do shoot.
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I agree. I have one in .223 that shoots groups in the .2's @ 100 yards

If you take a peek at www.savageshooters.com, they have an Axis forum that shows off some Axis builds that turned out VERY well.

I'm in the process of building my first .308 for hunting. I started with an early 70's Remington 700 BDL in .243. Bought a new take-off stainless .308 barrel and a Boyds featherweight thumbhole laminate stock. I'm taking it to the gunsmith next week to have the barrel fitted, chopped to 16.5", threaded, and the barreled action Cerakoted black.

Keep in mind that the Savage or Remmy will be kinda heavy for hunting purposes. Not sure what the Winchester weighs. But if you don't have to walk far or aim unsupported thats a non-issue
 
Are you willing to buy used, or new only? Check the auctions and boards for used deals. Gunbroker, gunsamerica, gunauction, armslist among others.

Definitely get the one with the stock that appeals to you, since you're stuck with it (unless you have another budget for a new stock). Since those have very different stocks, which one appeals to you? The stock on the Winchester, though a good one (not a plain plastic one), is a bit plain jane of course.

It's a good problem to have, since this is one area with a myriad of good choices out there.

All things being equal, I like the safety, aesthetics, and overall quality and feel of the Win 70 best (which is also the FN I believe).

As good as Savages are, any more I just can't get past the poor aesthetics (though YMMV since that's an eye of beholder thing).

But bottom line, ALL those choices look very good. I don't think you can go wrong.


Oh, and as always, if possible, get a better chambering than the eminently-mediocre one of .308 win. ;)
 
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of the three i think the remingtons stock looks cooler and is fully adjustable. but the savage will come stock with a better trigger than the remington, and still have a very good stock. the savage has a 24 inch barrel and the remington a 26. this may mean the savage will handle a little better but maybe not. the barrel on the savage is a good bit heavier profiled than the remington yet the remington weighs nearly 2 pounds more than the savage.


i wish i had the money i would buy both!!! it will take me a while to save the money for it anyway cause i have spent a good bit of money on guns lately.
 
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i may consider buying used but hate to sight unseen. to buy used online there would have to be a wealth of good quality pics
 
Of your three choices, I would go with the Savage, with the Rem 700 being my second choice.

Admittedly, I am a Savage fan boy when it comes to bolt action rifles. I just have never been let down with the out-of-the-box accuracy of them. Since the aftermarket support is tremendous for both of them, I would take the Savage and use the extra $400 you would save on the glass.
 
Isn't it rather amazing that Savage can use a more expenisive rifling method (button-cut), and offer them at a lower price point than rhe others who use a cheaper method of rifling (hammer-forged barrel)? Kudos to them. If they weren't so ugly, I'd have a couple- few.
 
i did not realize that button rifling was any more expensive than any other method.

also i know that savage advertises hand straightened barrels. never seen another manufacturer advertise such things. but also with the barrel nut headspace can be very precise and fast.

i think even if i buy one of these i will build one as well. probably buy a savage axis just for the action buy a stock and barrel. and trigger and then compare price and effectiveness and accuracy
 
Looking around a bit on the Mod 70 Stealth, and find it is no longer in production. Rats! May be available tho from some dealers if still in inventory. Hmmm. That might be a good find. Things to ponder.
 
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