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My brother- in-law and I are trying to decide on what brand of economical rifle/scope combs to purchase for his son and my grandson. Remington,Mossberg,Savage , etc. etc .Any help positive or negative will be appreciated.

I don’t have one but two of my friends bought a savage combo. for their kids, one actually bought 2, 1-243, the other a 7mm-08, he says they shoot great and we’re pretty inexpensive but I don’t know how much they cost (maybe aound $300, I think for rifle and scope?)

My dad bought me a salvage 270 with a taco 3x9-32 scope when I was about 12 for Christmas. He was a bird hunter and never has hunted a deer so I started deer hunting late in life. I wanted to deer hunt so he finally got me a rifle and had to figured the rest out myself. When I killed my first deer with it he came out looked at it and went back inside. My younger brother and I tied it up in the shed and cleaned it. Since then I have killed truckloads of deer, hogs, and a couple bobcats with it and while it is nothing to look at it works.

When my son was 6 I got him a salvage 7-08 with the adjustable accu trigger (set to min), cut the stock down and had a muzzle brake put on it. It shoots sweet and over the 3 years he has had it (even though we don’t deer hunt much) he has killed 7 deer (6 of them bucks ), a hog, and a bobcat with it.
So while I can’t compare a salvage to other brands I can say you can’t go wrong with them.

Ruger American.

Shot a sub 1 Moa the other day with a vortex scope. Good combo.

Savage makes one of the best grouping guns in production. Not pretty but they shoot great.

Fit has been my biggest thing. Find a gun that fits and squeeze the trigger. I’m going Sauer on my next

Man you can’t really go wrong with any of the guns now. They all shoot great. I personally think savage is the best for the money but the ruger American is nice as well. Also you can find basic Remington 700s at a good price. Academy has a good deal on TC compass right now. It’s on sale for $275, you get an Academy $25 gift card and also mail in for a $50 Visa card. Hard to beat that deal.

Thanks for the good info. Whats the recoil difference between a 243 and a 7 08 ???

bigdecoy wrote:Thanks for the good info. Whats the recoil difference between a 243 and a 7 08 ???

243 has less recoil. 708 can get managed recoil loads.

7-08 has a larger selection of heavier bullets

I know a lot of folks will disagree, but I’ve had excellent results wit a .243 with the right bullet

I bought my daughter a Marlin 7mm-08 and it’s been a great gun. Killed a pile of deer with the 7mm-08 so I’m a believer. They aren’t making the marlin any longer as Remoington gobbled them up. I would let him feel the Ruger and Savage and pick the one he likes. I personally like the feel of the Ruger American compact.

bigdecoy wrote:My brother- in-law and I are trying to decide on what brand of economical rifle/scope combs to purchase for his son and my grandson. Remington,Mossberg,Savage , etc. etc .Any help positive or negative will be appreciated.

I prefer Savage bolt guns but Mossberg has a rifle that comes with an adjustable stock (spacer). The gun can grow up with the kid.

Only one experience with a Mossberg rifle... several years ago a non hunting friend bought one for his son and asked me to zero the scope. Shot 3, 3 shot groups and all were under 1 MOA.

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My Savage loaded with barnes 80 grain ttsx reloads is like lighting zapping them durrs

Savage or Tikka youth/compact 7-08. Leupold or Nikon scope. A gun like that will kill any whitetail on earth out to 200 yds.

bigdecoy wrote:Thanks for the good info. Whats the recoil difference between a 243 and a 7 08 ???

IMO the recoil on .243 is 3/4 the recoil of a 7-08 according to Chuck Hawk's rifle recoil table. Which is a great thing to have saved on your phone or computer. Out 3.5" pump guns with turkey loads kicks harder than some major famous dangerous game rifles famous in Africa. I have a 7 year old daughter with a Savage .223. I hate it and can't wait until she can shoot her mama's Ruger 7-08. The gun that snuck up on me when I was trying out rifles and deciding what to buy her was the .260. It wasn't a shove like 7-08 it was an abrupt pop and managed recoil didn't seem much milder. If something major happened and I lost my 2 .30-06s and lever action .35 Rems I'd have a hard time deciding between 7-08 and .308 for where I hunt. I use 180 Accubonds in 06s and 140 grain ABs in wife's 7-08. Exit hole is usually golf ball size and if you hit bone it's usually DRT. Federal Fusion and Federal with Sierra Game Kings in the 7-08 also make deer very ill and shoot good in her rifle.

Thanks again for all the info. What about the 6.5 Creedmoor ???

bigdecoy wrote:Thanks again for all the info. What about the 6.5 Creedmoor ???

Great round. Low recoil, tact driving accuracy, and very good long range. Accompanied with a good bullet and it’s deadly. It’s growing in the long range division for a reason! I’m not in physics but the bullet holds its energy extremely well per what I’ve read.