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<blockquote data-quote="Jud96" data-source="post: 973263" data-attributes="member: 69478"><p>Well we got my two older cousins (19 and 21) into long range shooting this past year , so they went out and bought their rifles for the job. Neither spent a lot because they were just starting out at long range shooting and they do a lot of other shooting and hunting. The oldest found a smoking deal on a .308 WIN Remington 700 ADL Stainless with a 24" barrel and synthetic stock for under $400 new! Though it's a light barreled rifle it works great, he topped it with the budget Vortex Crossfire II 6-18x scope and it shoots repeatable 3/8" groups at 100yds with our handloads driving a 168gr Hornady BTHP at 2700fps. We never shot it before we surface and pillar bedded it with Devcon so can't attest to out of the box, untouched accuracy, but tuned up, it's amazing for what he has in it. Even out to 700yds it shoots under 1/2 MOA! </p><p></p><p>The youngest recently got one of the Marlin X7VHs also chambered in .308 WIN. He payed around $365 for it new and I believe it was an awesome deal. It combines great features such as a trigger like the Savage Accu-Trigger, round action like both Remington and Savage, a heavy contour barrel with 1-12 twist, and a smooth bolt with a very nice bolt shroud similar to a Weatherby or Sako. He topped it with a Redfield 6-18x44 with a fine duplex reticle that is very precise and doesn't obscure targets at farther ranges. Before shooting it, we also fully pillar bedded and surface glassed the stock and the only complaint is the junk plastic trigger guard that came with it. Bullets are back in stock around here, so we decided to shoot the higher BC 168gr A-MAX at 2700fps. It too shoots excellent and matches the Remington's accuracy shot for shot. So far, they each have racked up kills with them taking out groundhogs and crows from 100-550yds. I knew the Remington would be a winner because I have two ADLs, but the Marlin I never worked with but it really impressed me. So I would take a good look at the new bolt guns from Marlin, they are a real big bang for your buck.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jud96, post: 973263, member: 69478"] Well we got my two older cousins (19 and 21) into long range shooting this past year , so they went out and bought their rifles for the job. Neither spent a lot because they were just starting out at long range shooting and they do a lot of other shooting and hunting. The oldest found a smoking deal on a .308 WIN Remington 700 ADL Stainless with a 24" barrel and synthetic stock for under $400 new! Though it's a light barreled rifle it works great, he topped it with the budget Vortex Crossfire II 6-18x scope and it shoots repeatable 3/8" groups at 100yds with our handloads driving a 168gr Hornady BTHP at 2700fps. We never shot it before we surface and pillar bedded it with Devcon so can't attest to out of the box, untouched accuracy, but tuned up, it's amazing for what he has in it. Even out to 700yds it shoots under 1/2 MOA! The youngest recently got one of the Marlin X7VHs also chambered in .308 WIN. He payed around $365 for it new and I believe it was an awesome deal. It combines great features such as a trigger like the Savage Accu-Trigger, round action like both Remington and Savage, a heavy contour barrel with 1-12 twist, and a smooth bolt with a very nice bolt shroud similar to a Weatherby or Sako. He topped it with a Redfield 6-18x44 with a fine duplex reticle that is very precise and doesn't obscure targets at farther ranges. Before shooting it, we also fully pillar bedded and surface glassed the stock and the only complaint is the junk plastic trigger guard that came with it. Bullets are back in stock around here, so we decided to shoot the higher BC 168gr A-MAX at 2700fps. It too shoots excellent and matches the Remington's accuracy shot for shot. So far, they each have racked up kills with them taking out groundhogs and crows from 100-550yds. I knew the Remington would be a winner because I have two ADLs, but the Marlin I never worked with but it really impressed me. So I would take a good look at the new bolt guns from Marlin, they are a real big bang for your buck. [/QUOTE]
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