older remington 700 with a timney or a good trigger job in .308 with a 22" barrel or an older ruger m77 zytel stock in .308 that thing can be in the rain for a month and not rust

For poaching ?

Model 7 LSS 20" barrel in 308. Topped with a 2.5-8 x 36 Zeiss Diavari C.

That's what I shootz. In 7-08

This guy gets it. Except mine is an 85 and the scope choice is a tad different! Wish I had the 75 instead though there is very little difference in the short action calibers.

H&R Handi in .280
Sightron SIII 1.5-6x50 4a

Might call me crazy,but I know what works for me

Have the handi in 280 Remington. Love it. Favorite is 7mm-08 have a couple and never lost a deer I properly hit.

CVA makes an inexpensive single at academy for around $200 in 7mm-08 and 308. great little cheap starter rifle.

I'm a fan of the Handi.Some won't shoot,some will,and some will drive tacks.There nothing much to look at,but fun to hunt and tinker with...

Agreed. I learned a hard lesson a while back. My brother-in-law wanted to get into hunting and bought the cheapest savage with a scope available. It shot circles around my rifle, all the bullet holes touched with the cheapest ammo he could find. What was disheartening was that it cost less than the wood on my gun. I still have a nice featherweight, but have enjoyed hunting/playing with much less expensive rifles and have found that I have killed more deer with those than the more expensive ones

i got a 243 , 357mag ,30-30 and a 35 whelen . they all shoot great . the little 357mag after the trigger job really surprised me .

as for hunting out of a pop up imo they are the best

You guys are probably correct about the 4-14 being too much scope for that 308, but I still like it! Keep in mind, this is coming from a guy who uses a 44 mag lever gun with NO GLASS on 90% of my hunts. I am still a fan of a good ole 30-30 with a 3-9x50 on it for a good all around rifle. With the newer bullets you can get good accuracy at distance with one.


Jason

Not saying that scope is too much for a 308, just too much for a lightweight sporter rifle designed for carrying. I have a heavy barrel 308 with a fat fore end stock that I have a 6x24x50 scope mounted on top and weighs over 10 lbs. Good for its purpose which is long range target shooting and sitting in a shooting house, but it's not an "all around rifle". Not a gun I'm going to carry in the woods or tote up a tree in a climbing stand.

Johnny loco will disagree weight doesn't matter lol

Reread, I said THAT 308. I understand what your saying tho, its a lot of scope for THAT rifle. I still like it tho! Lol.

Jason

308,270,6.5 Creedmoor,300 win mag,260,280,25-06 take your pick. If lower recoil is desired by all means look at the Creedmoor

Ruger Super Redhawk 454 casual with Adco red dot.

223

You don't need a cannon
17 Hornet and a Texas Heart shot

For me and my style of Alabama hunting, Caliber doesn't matter too much. I would say 243 to 300 win. My rifle choice limits caliber more. I want something light enough to drag up and down hills and hollers. It needs to be fast handling with a good woods scope and capable of accuracy out to about 200 yards. That's all I need in Alabama. I've killed a lot more deer moving at 50-75 yards than standing at over 100.