What would you buy with $2,000?

[mizuno24jad]

Considering buying a new hunting rifle and new scope, rifle is used mostly for deer and realistically will shoot 200 yards at the most. I’m leaning towards .308 caliber because I’ve never had one yet. With $2,000 what rifle and scope combo would you get?

 

[transfixer]

Lot of variables , having owned a variety of different rifles and calibers over the years , there is one I've always wanted but never really tried to hunt one down, a Remington 700 mountain rifle from the 90's, in either .308 or 7mm08,

But I've always been a 700 fan, my Dad was a fan of Browning bolt actions, but I never cared for them, and most 700's from the 80's and 90's would shoot sub moa with good ammo

The scope ? upper tier Leupold, or comparable, Burris makes some nice upper tier scopes, and there are a couple others I'd probably give consideration to also

 

[menhadenman]

Tikka T3X stainless lite or Browning X Bolt, either with a Trijicon Credo. 308 is a fine caliber to own. Good luck!

 

[Nicodemus]

Down payment on a Shiloh Sharps, in 45 70.

Or a Chiappa Sharps in 22 Magnum.

Coin toss between the two. Leaning towards the 22 Mag.

 

[Boondocks]

I would buy that Winchester Featherweight 243 in the classifieds.

 

[RamblinWreck88]

Either build a Howa 1500 pretty close to how I'd like it (bonus is that I love a good project) & spend the rest on an optic, or a Model 70 extreme weather SS & spend the rest on an optic. (I like 3-position safeties)
For optics, I'd really have to look around for what fits the bill and what I can find a deal on, but I'd start with non-budget Leupolds, Vortex, and Burris.

For 200 yards range, I'm looking at medium-bores, but deer ain't hard to kill, and everyone has their own reasons for picking a cartridge.

 

[mizuno24jad]

Tikka T3X stainless lite or Browning X Bolt, either with a Trijicon Credo. 308 is a fine caliber to own. Good luck!

I really like the look of the tikka laminated stainless, I have been eyeballing it for a while

 

[FlipKing]

For a nicer rifle, I'd go benelli lupo or a browning hells canyon and a vx5 leupold if you can swing it.

Personally I run a Waypoint but that's gonna eat your whole budget.

 

[menhadenman]

I really like the look of the tikka laminated stainless, I have been eyeballing it for a while

I never understood the Tikka fanboys. Then I got one and it all makes sense. Very accurate and not picky at all.

 

[Dub]

$800 rifle
$1,200 scope

 

[Raylander]

I really like the look of the tikka laminated stainless, I have been eyeballing it for a while

They are fantastic rifles. I have one in 300 wsm. It’s a shooter

 

[mizuno24jad]

For a nicer rifle, I'd go benelli lupo or a browning hells canyon and a vx5 leupold if you can swing it.

Personally I run a Waypoint but that's gonna eat your whole budget.

I’ll probably stick with a vx3, I’ve had a vx5 before and couldn’t tell a difference in it and the vx3 for the price

 

[transfixer]

Down payment on a Shiloh Sharps, in 45 70.

Or a Chiappa Sharps in 22 Magnum.

Coin toss between the two. Leaning towards the 22 Mag.

If he had not said scope I was going to say a Shiloh Sharps,,, that is the one rifle if I had disposable money to spend that I would buy, I just couldn't bring myself to put a scope on one of those though!

 

[Nicodemus]

If he had not said scope I was going to say a Shiloh Sharps,,, that is the one rifle if I had disposable money to spend that I would buy, I just couldn't bring myself to put a scope on one of those though!

Me neither!

 

[Pig Predator]

Browning hells canyon with a zeiss V4 6×24×50

 

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[Nicodemus]

I`ll take a falling block rifle, every time.

 

[FlipKing]

I’ll probably stick with a vx3, I’ve had a vx5 before and couldn’t tell a difference in it and the vx3 for the price

I just like the extra magnification in it honestly. I think the 5 has better glass than the 3 as well but not by much.

 

[Robert28]

Pre-64 Winchester Model 70 in 270 and Leupold vx 3-9x40 scope

 

[mizuno24jad]

Pre-64 Winchester Model 70 in 270 and Leupold vx 3-9x40 scope

I’ve always heard the older Winchesters are excellent rifles, are the newer ones not as good?