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<blockquote data-quote="gaseous maximus" data-source="post: 1483539" data-attributes="member: 13886"><p>I agree, the 770/710 system is pretty much, mechanically, not so good.</p><p>Another rifle I would consider ,and I don't own one, but used to sell them is the Marlin b.a. in XL-XS series, I think. They have several very desireable features,(pillar bedded , adj. trigger, replaceable trigger guard), and to me the rifle Just feels right. Academy used to sell the bare rifle, with plastic stock, for around $279 I believe. It seems like they now also have a combo package with 3x9 scope. While the mil. surplus rifles are certainly viable options,if at some point you decide you want/need a scope, to mount one RIGHT ain't cheap. The way I look at scopes is this. Even the cheap ones are pretty good, better than the best of open sights. Note the number of rifles not even equiped with open sights. On a local hunt if a scope messes up you probably haven't lost a whole lot, (hopefully),as opposed to the far away,(hunt of a life time), and you can up grade to a more expensive scope at any time you desire. As to 30/06 vers. 308 win., everyone has an opinion, mine is that they are pretty much equal. 308 can shoot surplus ammo. 30/06 can better handle heavier bullets.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="gaseous maximus, post: 1483539, member: 13886"] I agree, the 770/710 system is pretty much, mechanically, not so good. Another rifle I would consider ,and I don't own one, but used to sell them is the Marlin b.a. in XL-XS series, I think. They have several very desireable features,(pillar bedded , adj. trigger, replaceable trigger guard), and to me the rifle Just feels right. Academy used to sell the bare rifle, with plastic stock, for around $279 I believe. It seems like they now also have a combo package with 3x9 scope. While the mil. surplus rifles are certainly viable options,if at some point you decide you want/need a scope, to mount one RIGHT ain't cheap. The way I look at scopes is this. Even the cheap ones are pretty good, better than the best of open sights. Note the number of rifles not even equiped with open sights. On a local hunt if a scope messes up you probably haven't lost a whole lot, (hopefully),as opposed to the far away,(hunt of a life time), and you can up grade to a more expensive scope at any time you desire. As to 30/06 vers. 308 win., everyone has an opinion, mine is that they are pretty much equal. 308 can shoot surplus ammo. 30/06 can better handle heavier bullets. [/QUOTE]
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