Thread: What 308 to buy

Hypothetically speaking, if a young guy were to sell his 30-06, 223, and 7mm rem mag, and replace them all with one 16" 308, what should he buy? Tikka, howa super lite, or something else?
Light and handy is key, and no more than approx. $2k for the rifle is also key. And preferably new - im tired of buying 2nd hand guns that have hidden issues. I do love a nice wooden stock, but I want something light.
And it must be a short 308. I always wanted one, and I'm not going to be persuaded to buy something else this time

I've been looking at getting custom guns in invercargill to set up a howa super lite with a GPO centuri 6X 3-18X44i. If someone thinks this isn't a good idea please let me know.

This would be primarily under 200m hunting, i don't have time to drive 3hrs and get into big open central otago tops hunting usually. But it would be fun to shoot gongs at 500m if I ever got the chance, hence the dialing scope.