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Looking for a short, bolt action .308

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mickalder:
 i also found a Savage 200 Stevens Package 308 Win for around 300 as well, has the short action i am looking for as well.

JackOfAllTrades:
It'll be a bit heavier than the Marlin. Not new? Won't have the adjustable trigger that the Marlin has. Won't have the well engineered recoil system that the Marlin has.  Pillar bedded action like the Marlin? Fluted Bolt like the Marlin?  The marlin uses a standard Win70 scope mount system that comes with it. Not that the Rem version isn't as readily available.  The Marlin and 770 come with sling mounts already installed. Uh.. The 770 is listed from Remington as having a scope mounted with a higher msrp. Dunno what the quality of the scope is but I'd probably replace that with a used Leupold or Nikon.

The Remington 770 is comparable to the Marlin at that price point. The Marlin has a blind box magazine. The 770 has a detatchable clip. Advantage Remington. Clips aren't cheap though. Clips add weight to the design of the action.

The stock on the 770 looks thicker at the action area. An important thing to me is how a rifle carries in the hand in the woods. If you have smaller hands, I would say it's nicer to have a stock, that forward of the pistol grip, is a bit thinner in girth.

There's one thing I can't recall about how the safety works on the Marlin that I'll be happy to check this evening for you. I think there's something I liked about it; why I wanted that rifle for my son.

Those points noted... You're on the right track for a budget minded 'capable' rifle. I would get both in my hands.. See how they point/carry before I ordered one. (dare I say that there is also a Smith & Wesson model at the same price point that you might like)

-Steve

JackOfAllTrades:
But the Savage - Stevens won't have the Accutrigger that the Savage 110 has. It's a nice rifle, but the better trigger is worth either more cash, or looking to something that already has an adjustable trigger.

Advantage of the Savage is that it would be relatively cheap to change the barrel to a different short action cartridge based off the 308win.. Say.. 243win if you wanted to down the road.

 :twocents:

-Steve

http://www.gunblast.com/Stevens-200.htm

mickalder:
all very goo points steve thanks so much looks like im lening backwards the marlin as a good first rifle :chuckle:

Pathfinder101:
Just bought the Marlin XS7 for my son for his birthday in .308 short action (I got him the youth model).  Has a trigger similar to the Savage Accutrigger, that's why I went with it instead of the Stevens.
I just saw one yesterday at the Cabelas in Post Falls ID for $259.00 

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