Thread: Advice needed for purchasing new 308 rifle

Originally Posted by Bully117

Hey all.

I'm after a 308 rifle that's basically a do it all kind of gun.

I mostly do range shooting and once in a blue moon go outdoors to try get some deer. Failing that, bombing up goats.

I am a bit of a scout rifle nut so I might be a little biased but check this out.

https://www.nzhuntingandshooting.co....e-scout-77011/

I have the synthetic stock version with the 16in barrel, Ive used it on deer, goats and in several IPSC rifle matches. I think it'll work well for what you are planning.
You can remove the rail and mount a conventional scope if you dont fancy a scout scope.

Heres some info on the concept.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scout_rifle