savage model 12 precision target rifle comes in 308 cal .30 " barrel ,benchrest stock ,dual port &target trigger . quickest way to get set up and shooting . if you are going to shoot 600 or 1000yd bench rest this would be a good choice .
My problem with this answer comes from including the words *bench rest*.
I've shot 1,000 yard benchrest for about 13 years now. Occasionally, someone shows up at a match with a .308, because it is what they have. They don't win. Not even in the just-for-fun Factory classes.
Shooting a .308 Winchester in a 1,000 yard match makes sense if you already have one, you are going to a match to see what it is all about, and you figure you might as well shoot.
It does not make sense to go and buy a .308 for the purpose of shooting in a 1,000 yard match.
It may -- or may not -- make sense for other shooting disciplines that shoot at 1,000 yards. Since I only compete in benchrest, I'll reserve my remarks to that sport.
One of the problems we have on BR Central is that people who know little about benchrest answer questions. Sometimes this happens because people interested in the sport ask "newbie" questions. Nothing wrong with that, but quite often, they are the same questions, over & over. The people with experience sometimes stop replying to the same old question, and people with little knowledge fill in the gap.
Back to the original question (& the other post asking about how to augment a Savage .308).
Number one. Go to a match in the discipline you are interested in, be that Benchrest, F-Class, Highpower prone, Tactical, whatever. Talk to people at the match. See what they are doing, get their opinions.
Number two. Do this before making choices and esp. before laying out money.
