budget gun??? mossberg???

[savmako]

I'm looking into buying a budget gun to play around with. Am considering anew 4x4 mossberg with the new lba trigger, 25-06.
any opinions, I-bolt maybe? .243, 25-06?I plan to hunt deer with it but the jest of it will be fun at the range.

 

[cliffe]

look at a savage/stevens they're cheap, shoot good and there is alot of parts available to make them more accurate. cliffe

 

[280man]

+1 on the Stevens

 

[fat_46]

Do a little searching locally. I recently picked up a Savage 110 pre-accutrigger in 30-06 for $200. Found an unused Shilen 22-250AI barrel on a message board for $75. Picked up a Boyd's blem varmint thumbhole for $95. Then found a Weaver T-36 for $275

I'm in less than $700, and just started fireforming brass last night. This gun just plain shoots!


It took me a few months to gather the components, and I still need a SSS trigger,$100), and I want to flute the bolt,$75).

 

[280man]

The Stevens is basically the pre-accutrigger Savage and they can be bought NIB for $300