OK so im looking for my first rifle and i have narrowed it down to the 700 or the Seven (heavily leaning towards the 700) but I really want to shoot one or both prior to purchase. (again prefering to shoot the 700). I really would like the option to shoot in different cals. I am looking at the 308, 3006 and 300 (leaning towards the 308). I live in brea, so it would great if someone could point me to somewhere close that i could get my hands on those rems and give em a shot.
want to try a Rem 700 and/or a Rem Seven in 308, 3006 and/or 300 win
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It is hard to compare anything to a Tikka in the same price range. World class guns in an affordable price range.
+1 for Tikka. My brother has a T3 Lite Stainless in .308. I like it so much, that I borrow it whenever I'm going hunting and he's not coming with.
The only mods he has made to it are a thicker butt pad (the rifle is light, which equals more felt recoil), and an aluminum bolt shroud (instead of the stock plastic one).
Another brother bought the .223 version of the same. Fantastic accuracy, but again, after initial sight-in, he hasn't shot it off the bench. But nailing a clay pigeon on the first shot out of a cold barrel at 200 yards, using only the back of a folding picnic chair for a rest is pretty cool.
Downsides: expensive magazines, as I recall.
The only mods he has made to it are a thicker butt pad (the rifle is light, which equals more felt recoil), and an aluminum bolt shroud (instead of the stock plastic one).
Another brother bought the .223 version of the same. Fantastic accuracy, but again, after initial sight-in, he hasn't shot it off the bench. But nailing a clay pigeon on the first shot out of a cold barrel at 200 yards, using only the back of a folding picnic chair for a rest is pretty cool.
Downsides: expensive magazines, as I recall.
El Matavenados said:
They come with a magazine. If you can't hit what you're shooting at with the three extra rounds out of a tikka, you can't hit it.