Why not buy a bolt action?
Remington 7400 series .30-06
So, almost two or three months ago I was at Gold 'N Guns on Hwy 51 and handled a rifle I knew nothing about. It was a semi auto .30-06 with a decent scope on it. And was priced at below $200. It was in pretty good condition, clean action, clean bore, action seemed to cycle well. I just didn't know what it was..... so I started thinking to myself and did some google searches, only to find out how awesome that rifle can be (and how horrible too)!
Well, two days ago, I was in another shop and saw what I believe to be the exact same rifle, priced at $310.
I'd like to buy a hunting rifle, and I've thought long and hard about buying a Garand this summer from CMP. I just don't know much about the remington, and honestly don't know too many specifics on garands (like what a nearly dead action looks like compared to a pristine action, and so on). Should I make a deposit on the remington, or save up and purchase a field or service grade Garand?
I'd like to be able to shoot the rifle (either one) on a regular basis and not be plagued with worry over whether or not something will break after a hundred rounds (there's much conversation over the remington rifles and some issues similar to that).
Thoughts?
Well, two days ago, I was in another shop and saw what I believe to be the exact same rifle, priced at $310.
I'd like to buy a hunting rifle, and I've thought long and hard about buying a Garand this summer from CMP. I just don't know much about the remington, and honestly don't know too many specifics on garands (like what a nearly dead action looks like compared to a pristine action, and so on). Should I make a deposit on the remington, or save up and purchase a field or service grade Garand?
I'd like to be able to shoot the rifle (either one) on a regular basis and not be plagued with worry over whether or not something will break after a hundred rounds (there's much conversation over the remington rifles and some issues similar to that).
Thoughts?
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that's a good idea an ar would fit the bill as a range/hunting rifle.PWB said:I had a Remington 7400 in .270 and it was a piece of crap...I learned why they are called "jam-o-matic"...however, there are a lot of hunters that swear by them and have not had any problems...it's a roll of the dice as to whether or not you buy one that will functions as advertised or will turn out to be a lemon...if I were looking for a semi-auto that would serve as a combination hunting/target rifle I would probably look in the direction of an AR style of rifle chambered in .308 Winchester...most are about the same price as a good quality Garand.
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