I am wanting to buy another bolt action .308 with a nice wood stock to hunt with.

What would you suggest?

I saw a sig sauer fieldshoot rifle the other day , it was a beaut - nice action and heavy with a threaded barrel....

Buy a Ruger American and get a custom stock and good load work up. Save $ vs. an overpriced ‘custom’ rifle w/ questionable accuracy.

What’s the budget?

‘Another’. What do you already have?

Budget?

Tikka T-3 Hunter

Shoots, has a wood stock.

Wood stocked bolt rifles that I like:
Rem 788
Ruger 77
Browning x bolt
Savage anniversary edition. Yes, I said savage.

Kimber 84m classic select
Winchester 70 Featherweight

Man that's sexy.

Remington 600 Mohawk vent rib

Or

Ruger #1-B, not a bolt action, would be a cool hunter


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SAKO

How about a beautiful SAKO 85 Stainless Hunter

but it's in

7mm-08

????????

Well I have a LAW in .308 but it has a synthetic stock if you change your mind. Great shooter.

If budget is solid, Sako. From there down, Win70 Featherweight or Tikka Hunter. If you just want wood and a truck gun, refinish a 788 .308.

If your budget permits it then get a Kimber Mauser copy. Out-of-the-box it will shoot as good as you ever will need it to. If you need to save a little money get a Sendero and take the time to bed the action correctly.

On the strengths of my old pawn shop Sako L579 in .308, I bought a Tikka T3X Hunter (left hand) in .270 Win.
The first group off the bench was using some admittidly old Winchester factory 130 grain ammo...It was.. Meh..not what I
had hoped for...
The next group was factory fresh Federal Blue box (read cheap) 130 grain power point ammo...4 of which went into same ragged hole at 100 yds.
The fifth (actually, the third shot of the group), was maybe 1/2 inch away....So I attribute that to me.
If you can find the wood you want, Tikka would be hard to beat

My Tikka never ceases to impress me.

If it’s within the budget, Sako 85 or Winchester model 70 super grade. The Sako would be my first choice.

Remington 700 BDL (Flame suit on)

Just my .02,
LeonCarr

Thanks for your suggestions below. If I have to I would spend $2500 on a nice rifle. I am looking for a good shooter I can reload for and really nice wood.


Sig Sauer Fieldshoot
Ruger American
Tikka T-3 Hunter
Rem 788
Ruger 77
Browning x bolt
Savage anniversary edition
Kimber 84m classic select
Winchester 70 Featherweight
Remington 600 Mohawk
SAKO 85
Win70 Featherweight
Kimber Mauser copy
Sako L579
Winchester model 70 super grade
Remington 700 BDL

Fantastic list

I would remove the following from your list:
Both Ruger models
All Remington models (though I'm not familiar with 600 Mohawk)
Tikka
Savage (please remove that one first)

If he's looking for nice wood, he does need to remove the Ruger American and the remington 788. Have you seen the savage anniversary edition? It's a pretty rifle.

Sako 85

Cooper if you can find what you want in your price range.