Originally Posted by
SomeOtherGuy
I'd be thrilled to get a really good .308 below $2k. The lowest priced one I can recommend without any reservations is a Colt 901, and those are $2100 and up any time I look. For someone who has the budget I would "buy once, cry once" with an LMT MWS ($2700+), or maybe a Daniel Defense ($2800+), or a KAC ($don't ask) if you are just swimming in cash. I have a Colt 901, but with 20/20 hindsight wish I had just spent a little more for the LMT MWS.
But someone who is replacing a low priced, basically discount-chain level bolt-action that is presumably used for either plinking or low risk hunting, does not need to spend $2700+ to meet their realistic requirements. For that person the $1000-1300 options from Windham, "Bushmaster" (Freedom Group generic) or maybe Armalite and S&W would be good options to consider, and likely meet their needs.
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