First Bolt action???

[Byaah_19]

Here within the next couple weeks I will be purchasing my first bolt action rifle. My purpose is to have fun at the range at long distances and possibly decrease the cyote population at my dads farm every once in a while. I am pretty set on caliber (30-06 or .308). I want something I can go out 100 yards then go out 500 yards. I will probably be going used to save some money. Definitley want to mount optics. My price range is around $400. Any suggestions would be appreciated.

 

[Nutro]

I'm also interested in this.

 

[texasislandboy]

400$ is gonna be hard for a nice bolt gun if you just want a ok gun try the howa brand or even savage has some cheaper models but your gonna want to put a nicer scope on it around 300 bucks or so

 

[Angered_Kabar]

If you save up a couple hundred more, a lot more options are in your price range.

 

[texasislandboy]

yea i would save around 700 and get a model 700 sps or even a adl in 308

 

[randy_rcr]

Have u looked at a Mosin Nagant or a Mauser both are great bolt rifles and inexpensive especially the Mosin that was my first bolt gun.

 

[Mikewood]

At $400 I would look at a weatherby vanguard at academy. They shoot 1- 1-5MOA. Look at one in 25-06 or 308.
You will need a scope and I would spend as much on the scope as you do on the rifle.

 

[Rum Runner]

Food for thought:

Marlin XS7 308 Win Black 22" Blued w/base - NIB : Bolt Action at GunBroker.com
or
Savage Edge 308 NIB! #1563 : Bolt Action at GunBroker.com

Add:
Tasco 6-24x42 Target / Varmint Riflescope

 

[texasislandboy]

i had the marlin when they first came out... the trigger was nice but the barrel sucked... three scopes and it still shot all over hell

 

[Rum Runner]

i had the marlin when they first came out... the trigger was nice but the barrel sucked... three scopes and it still shot all over hell

Seen a lot of reviews of both rifles, but never see anyone say they aren't good shooters for the price. Did you send it back to Marlin to be fixed?

 

[weiss27md]

I would recommend .308 and a Nikon scope. Nikon scopes are reasonably priced and I think they're great. I'm always comparing scopes and Nikon always takes the cake, good priced and well made. .308 is good easily to 500 yards. Most people would say .30-06 but .308 will perform just as good at a lower price and more availability. .308 is good easily to 500 yards because in the military we all shoot 500 yards 5.56 open sights.

 

[Wolfwood]

Have u looked at a Mosin Nagant or a Mauser both are great bolt rifles and inexpensive especially the Mosin that was my first bolt gun.

yep.

a nice mauser in 308 / 3006 can be had for under 200 bucks if you dont mind some "character" marks on the stock and such

 

[Byaah_19]

Is it easy to mount a scope on a mosin?

 

[Byaah_19]

I just looked on academy's website and it shows remington 700 30-06 ADL for $379. Looks pretty good to me. I alreadt have a redfield revolution scope that I love. I had it mounted on my AK for a while.

 

[majormadmax]

Food for thought:

Savage Edge 308 NIB! #1563 : Bolt Action at GunBroker.com

I'll second the Savage Edge XP (a.k.a. Axis), Bud's has them for $314 delivered with a scope! I've got one of them when they first came out, and it's a great rifle at a equally great price!

And while I love my Mosins and my Mauser, I wouldn't want to be humping them around all day!

Cheers! M2

 

[texasislandboy]

Seen a lot of reviews of both rifles, but never see anyone say they aren't good shooters for the price. Did you send it back to Marlin to be fixed?

i did not i sold it for really cheap with 2 scopes and ammo told the guy it had never been able to sight in too

 

[CanTex]

Check out surplus rifles, most can be scope mounted via scout scope fairly easily. There are a number of scope mounting options dependent upon the rifle chosen. Mausers are excellent actions and you can usually find them well within your price range. My first bolt was a Swedish Mauser (25 years ago) Currently have a number of bolt actions, only one is scoped which is an 8mm Turk that I did a lot of work on.

 

[juwaba98]

I have a Weatherby Vanguard in 25-06 and 30-06 both with Nikons on top. I absolutely love them and would recommend them in a heartbeat. They are both sub MOA guns if I do my job.

 

[chubbyzook]

I use a mossberg 100 it's cheap and will get you in the door on bolt guns why spend 500 on a gun and another 500 on a scope just to kill coyotes with

 

[The_Hunter]

I have a savage 10FP that I would be willing to unload for around what you are looking to spend. I may even have a base and some rings we could make a deal on as well.

Shoot me a PM