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There are several differences between these 2 rifles, so lets take a look.
Open sights:
Weatherby - No
Savage - Yes
Price:
Weatherby - $399
Savage - $499
Synthetic Stock:
Weatherby - Yes
Savage - Yes
Weight:
And this is were the problem is. The Savage rifle I held was rather light. The weatherby is on the heavy side. The lighter the rifle, the more it kicks. This is the problem I am running into now.
My current deer rifle is a Remington Model 700 BDL mountain rifle in 280 / 7mm express. Remington shaved a few pounds off the mountain rifle to make it easier to carry, but it kicks rather badly. Since the 308 has a smaller case then the 280, I dont know how bad its going to kick from the Savage. I know for sure the Weatherby is not going to kick at all. 2 years ago I took a nice 8 point whitetail deer with a weatherby vanguard in 270. That is one nice shooting rifle.
I like the open sights on the Savage because my current remington does not have open sights. So that is a big bonus. I need a rifle I can take the scope off of and use for up close work on hogs and deer.
Right now the Savage has the lead just because of the open sights, but I do not need a lot of recoil either - that is one thing I am trying to get away from.
Any suggestions, opinions or ideas???
Open sights:
Weatherby - No
Savage - Yes
Price:
Weatherby - $399
Savage - $499
Synthetic Stock:
Weatherby - Yes
Savage - Yes
Weight:
And this is were the problem is. The Savage rifle I held was rather light. The weatherby is on the heavy side. The lighter the rifle, the more it kicks. This is the problem I am running into now.
My current deer rifle is a Remington Model 700 BDL mountain rifle in 280 / 7mm express. Remington shaved a few pounds off the mountain rifle to make it easier to carry, but it kicks rather badly. Since the 308 has a smaller case then the 280, I dont know how bad its going to kick from the Savage. I know for sure the Weatherby is not going to kick at all. 2 years ago I took a nice 8 point whitetail deer with a weatherby vanguard in 270. That is one nice shooting rifle.
I like the open sights on the Savage because my current remington does not have open sights. So that is a big bonus. I need a rifle I can take the scope off of and use for up close work on hogs and deer.
Right now the Savage has the lead just because of the open sights, but I do not need a lot of recoil either - that is one thing I am trying to get away from.
Any suggestions, opinions or ideas???