Thread: $1600 what rifle would you buy?

Originally Posted by GravelBen

Start with a Savage Lightweight Hunter then, chuck a DPT can on and it will still weigh less than a bare T3 as well as being more interesting. Similar rep for accuracy too.

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I've got one in 223. Can't fault it really. The slots in the forend don't matter. Maybe they let a bit of crap in, but then they also let it out. Mine cost under $1,300 new.
Great trigger, and very accurate. To Savages credit its not rusting like a lot of American stuff does.
Maybe the detachable mag is a drawback 'cos I worry about losing it, but its not a major. I can't work out why people pay all that money for a "bush pig" (stupid damn name) conversion when they could just grab one of these off the shelf. One of these in one of the 308 case calibres would do most things the ordinary hunter requires. They are a real case of "know me before you judge me".