Help Choosing .308 Rifle

[jronwood]

I paid $600 for it which included a picatinny on top for a scope mount ($100+ value), and got a case and some other used stuff thrown in. The tag said "crack in stock" which we could NOT find until I mounted the bipod and it pulled out the second front sling mount out. The previous owner did a half A$$ job trying to fix it, I got it done with some highend epoxy I have here. I love this gun. I looked at the new ones while my buddy bore sighted it, I did not like the feel of the new civilian/hunting 700's glad I found this one. I would look for the older firearms as the quality of newer ones seems to be not as good (as with every other consumer items "race to the bottom")

Ironwood

[guero311]

Originally Posted by jronwood

I paid $600 for it which included a picatinny on top for a scope mount ($100+ value), and got a case and some other used stuff thrown in. The tag said "crack in stock" which we could NOT find until I mounted the bipod and it pulled out the second front sling mount out. The previous owner did a half A$$ job trying to fix it, I got it done with some highend epoxy I have here. I love this gun. I looked at the new ones while my buddy bore sighted it, I did not like the feel of the new civilian/hunting 700's glad I found this one. I would look for the older firearms as the quality of newer ones seems to be not as good (as with every other consumer items "race to the bottom")

Ironwood

damn now that's a nice deal. i'll look and see if i can find a used model. any idea around what year the manufacturing took a downfall?