I owned a Mossberg 100 ATR in .270. Loved the caliber, much kick for me, as I'm not used to anything bigger... but I shot my friend's 30.06 Winchester 70, and it was nothing compared to that ATR. Needless to say I sold the ATR, but stumbled upon a Rem 700 SPS in .223 w/ HBAR (heavy barrel). That thing is sweet. I hear that the SPS with HBAR is similar to the old 700 Remingtons with wood stocks in terms of recoil... .270 will take a hog, as will a well placed .223. Deer are no issue with either one, but my next rifle will be a .30-06 as well. If you're looking at spending less than $600, Savage and Rem make good quality economy models that are in both .308 and .30-06. In fact, Marlin has the new XL7 chambered in .270 and .30-06 for less than 500$tboesche wrote:Guys,
Thanks for all of the replies. It hink I may just keep putting money away until I can find a decent 700 used somewhere.
Thanks.
Oh yeah, Its gonna be a .308 or 30.06
Talk with Evan from OnPointFirearms (http://www.onpointfirearms.com" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;) - he's out of Florida. if you pay him his VIP fee, he can get you an XL7 for less than 400 shipped and out the door at your nearest FFL. Tell him Brandon Sneed sent ya.
Brandon