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Cheaper starter rifle?
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<blockquote data-quote="mfk" data-source="post: 1591306" data-attributes="member: 100571"><p>I would look at savage. buy a new or used one, and see how it shoots with its crappy stock. (if it has an accutrigger, its pretty good trigger that you may like) it may shoot lights out and you are done-- but if not-- a cheap upgrade with a hogue or other stock may make it really shoot and you are done if trying to stay within a budget. most factory rifle models are cheap looking, feel cheap but will shoot. pretty is what pretty does. if you want to upgrade to a better barrel later or different caliber, savage allows for easy barrel swaps. savage's floating bolt head design and accutrigger has been copied by other manufacturers. I have heard great things about the tikka, smoother action, but I like the easy barrel swapping capability of a savage. if you consider buying a savage just find out about the model you are looking at since they have made and renamed the models. look on savage shooters forum, because there is lots of info there. disadvantage to savage is less after market stock, trigger and options vs a Remington footprint... but there are a decent amount of after market options for upgrades.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="mfk, post: 1591306, member: 100571"] I would look at savage. buy a new or used one, and see how it shoots with its crappy stock. (if it has an accutrigger, its pretty good trigger that you may like) it may shoot lights out and you are done-- but if not-- a cheap upgrade with a hogue or other stock may make it really shoot and you are done if trying to stay within a budget. most factory rifle models are cheap looking, feel cheap but will shoot. pretty is what pretty does. if you want to upgrade to a better barrel later or different caliber, savage allows for easy barrel swaps. savage's floating bolt head design and accutrigger has been copied by other manufacturers. I have heard great things about the tikka, smoother action, but I like the easy barrel swapping capability of a savage. if you consider buying a savage just find out about the model you are looking at since they have made and renamed the models. look on savage shooters forum, because there is lots of info there. disadvantage to savage is less after market stock, trigger and options vs a Remington footprint... but there are a decent amount of after market options for upgrades. [/QUOTE]
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