7 Perfect .308 Rifles For Beginners - Ultimate Guide

TC Compass bolt action, 5R rifling, multiple calibers for about $400.

I’m still a Winchester Model 70 fan. I’ve fired just about every one of them other rifles and it’s nearest competitors are the Remington Model 700(M-40 in Marines👍🏻🇺🇸) and the Springfield M1A1. The .308 Winchester (7.62mm NATO) is one accurate rifle round. It’s an excellent choice for large game, long range shooting and home defense, in a pinch. Thanks for sharing the video post and very best of luck 🍀👍🏻. 🇺🇸🦅🌎⚓️🇺🇸🍀

Agreed. Great selection! The M1A might possibly be the greatest 308 rifle ever made. Yeah it’s old shcool and a little “heavy” but with that heft comes durability, longer barrel to reach out and touch it, and endless supply of parts and info. I mean it shoots a 308 and if I can’t have my .30-06 bolt gun than this is the perfect step between AR platform and a bolt. Certainly great as a DMR and for sniping within its limits!

Is 308 / eu 7.62 nato

It don't matter if the 30 ought 6 with made the 1940s ACP was made in 1911 still Reigns Supreme make the 10 mm to 40 caliber but when it comes to it the 45acp reign supreme just lock the 30 ought 6

I've used the M14 in combat and that round is the beat l think. I also have a Remington 700 in .308 .

good info and thanks for sharing. I just can't bring myself to subscribe because the vocal track sounds way too robotic.

You haven’t shot a .308 have you??

I refuse to listen to computer generated voices.

308 isn't the most expensive BUT it ain't cheap either. 556/762x39 = $0.33. 308=$1.00 That aint cheap!

My first .308 or 7.62 x 51 was a M14 in the Marine Corp. Shot platoon high expert with that rifle. Always like that one, and eventually picked up a M1A. Still very accurate with open sights, but reloading for it requires a few extra steps as the action is very quick and stretches the heck out of the brass

I love my AR-10 (308) with my 30 round magazines. Be safe my friends. I'm not crazy about bolt action rifles.

AR-10 are made by Armalite, those that are shown here are DPMS style AR308. There are some hig differences like how the rear of the receivers are cut, DPMS style rifle are rounded while Armalite AR-10 is cut at 45 degrees. As for the list, I think the Savage 10 should be in there instead of the Axis.

Howa 1500 or an ar10

Still like my Winchester model 100 semi- auto carbine

I sold my M1A many years ago and have regretted it ever since. 1600 dollar rifle with about the same in optics and accessories.

The newer model Remingtons are absolute garbage

6.5 Creedmoor

One of my three .308 caliber rifles is a Mossberg Patrol. Comes with box magazines and iron sights. Easy, crisp breaking trigger pull. It accepts standard DPMS profile LR-308/SR-25 magazines as well as M1A/M14 magazines. Great shooting gun for about $600

Beginners’s rifle my M24 SWS

The M1A is the Joe Biden of service rifles; a long service life characterized by ineptitude at best and corruption at worst. It never won anything without cheating, and it takes constant effort to keep it working. If the M14 was a person, it would be such a fuck up it would fall up the stairs and shit itself in front of other world leaders. Like Biden, the M14 is an embarrassment, and its entire service life has been a debacle.

I wouldn’t suggest the/an M1A for the “beginner” honestly. Mainly for the lack of being able to upgrade it FOR OPTICS..as most would want. It’s a bit more complex than JUST adding an optic ‘mount’..

I'd probably place the Ruger American higher than the Savage Axis and the Remington 700.

If i had it to do over,I'd grab a Ruger SFAR with the 20 in bbl. My shooting buddy just got one and i am thoroughly impressed.

The M-1A is perfect. It is accurate to 450 meters with it iron sites. A scope makes it accurate enough to take down game at 1000 meters. It is rugged and dependable. It lacks the scary sexiness of it AR counterparts, but it can be used from extreme arctic temperatures to a tropical jungle. It functions in sandy environments or in a hurricane.

I got a Sig 716i tread. A little heavy with a scope, but I like it. At or just over 1 moa at 100 yards with the right ammo. Works for me.😊
Somewhere down the line, I might get a bolt action.

Absolutely great choices! Performance and affordability will make the shooter enthusiastic about the sport.

Why do you show so many shotgun video clips if we are supposed to be discussing.308 rifles?

I've got a Ruger American in 308 and I'm very happy with this gun using 180 gr. Winchester power points. It's a single jagged hole at 100 yards.
My other 308 is a Howa bull barrel 24 in. Cerakote camouflage. It will do the same thing with the 178 gr. Hornady ELDX bullets. These newer guns have better barrels and tighter chambers besides floated barrels.
The triggers aren't the best and trigger control seems to be the biggest hurdle. The only thing I would change would have to be is a better trigger. I'm currently considering getting some new Timneys for these two. I'm used to my Remington 700s clean, crisp break with no creep set at 3 pounds.
Can't say this old 700 bdl in 30/06 will poke em all through the same ragged hole with factory ammunition. I have a load working just as well as the 308s, but I'll never shoot anything else, cause I found the magic recipe for that old gun.
Semper Fi.

Disingenuous review when any 308 review ignores the budget precision Howa 1500 action. Nothing compares in price for quality budget entry 308 ELR shooters.

Beginners get .177 break barrel air rifle with 2 pellets and dont get anything else until they come back with a rat or something. Then they can progress. Lol thats how i was taught.

Where you getting a .308 oracle for under $1000? You might pull off a DPMS oracle in 5.56 for 600 but you ain't getting a .308 oracle for under 800.

SOCOM 16 is my next buy for my 308 battle rifle

My first 308 was the FNAR

great price for a 5 - 10 hundred dollar rifle pew pew

What is wrong with your voice is closed competitors is irritating as hell with your Winchester computer generated voice

Honestly Savage rifles used to get a lot of shit for no reason, but really myself and friends of mine have found that they’re very likely the most accurate straight out of the box.

:52 seconds in states closest competitors are 30-06 Springfield , 270 Winchester, and 7mm Remington (HAS PICTURE OF 7MM Remington MAGNUM !? ) NOWHERE CLOSE.
Try 6.5 creedmoor , 7mm-08 Remington , 260 Remington , 243 Winchester, and 338 Federal with a shout out to 358 Winchester. I appreciate your attempt to educate ; but please do not mis educate those that may want to try this sport.

The P-P zone is a toilet or my back porch

Have fired and know friends that used the Ruger and the M10, Both are very reliable and accurate, However spend some money on the right Scope and Mounts.
Both got what they were told were good setups, accuracy fell off within 5 to 10 rounds as the mounts and scopes they had been recommended were unable to handle the recoil without losing zero. One of them got jostled around by moving to hunting grounds on a semi rough trail and couldn`t hit anything, it was in a hard shell case.

The perfect .308 is a rifle chambered in 30 06.

Ruger SFAR is an under $1k winner !

Why not buy a chassis rifle. With it the rifle can be made to fit the shooter and thus realization of a muscularly relaxed position is assured and that relaxation means more consistent recoil resistance for smaller groupings.

Where’s the fn fal.

I am the proud owner of the M1A marine corps super match Rifle Springfield Armory. The Rifle is no longer made by Springfield Armory why?

What about the mossberg patrol rifle?

Why show a clip of a M249 with a blank adapter? It’s a full auto weapon chambered in 5.56

Number 1 is the DSA SA58 FAL

308 303 what is the difference?

love my 308 Rifles, my favorite is the model 64 Winchester Semiauto 4 shot she is deadly, and my military sniper rifle has it sitted in at 1000 yards I know there are newer ones that may be better but I love my old school god bless all