Hi All,
I am trying to decide on a deer rifle for next season and would like some opinions/suggestions. I already have an 1895GS in .45-70, a remington .300wby mag with a VXII 4-12AO, and a .30-30win pre 64 1894 with a 4x sidemount scope. I want another bolt action rifle in a better caliber for deer as the .300wby is overkill and the other calibers are not really suiting for an open feild hunt. I am limiting myself to a cartridge than can take a deer out to 400 effectively (Yeah I know the .300 wby can but I do not have access to a range locally that will let me shoot it as the one I go to only allows 3500ft lbs of muzzle energy). I went to the gun shop yesterday and looked at a couple different rifles. I handled a CZ 550FS Manlicher in 6.5x55SE and a few tactical savages in .308 just to get a feel for the action,etc. I really liked the way the CZ felt and also liked the action but I would not get the manlicher stock. I also liked the savage action but they didn't feel as nice (probably due to the synthetic stock and heavy barrel). I have narrowed my choices down to 2 rifles but I have not narrowed down to what caliber I would prefer. I do not handload yet but I will start once I get the funds this summer and finally get a rockchucker. I am going to use a bushneel elite 4200 2.5-10x 40mm scope on the rifle I choose. The 2 rifles I have narrowed down to are:
CZ 550 American in either 6.5x55SE, .270Win, or .308Win
Savage 14 Classic in 7mm-08 or .308Win.
Any experiences or opinions that would help me decide will be appreciated. Such as accuracy, maintenance, action advantages, trigger advantages, fit and finish (the CZ looked nice but I have not seen the new savage 14 classic's finish in person). I also would like some advice on caliber chooce. Again this will be an under 400 yard whitetail deer rifle.
Thanks in advance,
Matt
I am trying to decide on a deer rifle for next season and would like some opinions/suggestions. I already have an 1895GS in .45-70, a remington .300wby mag with a VXII 4-12AO, and a .30-30win pre 64 1894 with a 4x sidemount scope. I want another bolt action rifle in a better caliber for deer as the .300wby is overkill and the other calibers are not really suiting for an open feild hunt. I am limiting myself to a cartridge than can take a deer out to 400 effectively (Yeah I know the .300 wby can but I do not have access to a range locally that will let me shoot it as the one I go to only allows 3500ft lbs of muzzle energy). I went to the gun shop yesterday and looked at a couple different rifles. I handled a CZ 550FS Manlicher in 6.5x55SE and a few tactical savages in .308 just to get a feel for the action,etc. I really liked the way the CZ felt and also liked the action but I would not get the manlicher stock. I also liked the savage action but they didn't feel as nice (probably due to the synthetic stock and heavy barrel). I have narrowed my choices down to 2 rifles but I have not narrowed down to what caliber I would prefer. I do not handload yet but I will start once I get the funds this summer and finally get a rockchucker. I am going to use a bushneel elite 4200 2.5-10x 40mm scope on the rifle I choose. The 2 rifles I have narrowed down to are:
CZ 550 American in either 6.5x55SE, .270Win, or .308Win
Savage 14 Classic in 7mm-08 or .308Win.
Any experiences or opinions that would help me decide will be appreciated. Such as accuracy, maintenance, action advantages, trigger advantages, fit and finish (the CZ looked nice but I have not seen the new savage 14 classic's finish in person). I also would like some advice on caliber chooce. Again this will be an under 400 yard whitetail deer rifle.
Thanks in advance,
Matt