Non AR semi auto

[VandelayIndustries]

Looking for options on a non AR semi for hunting. Prefer something factory or something that won’t need much modification. Primary use is mid range hunting and mid to long range steel. $1500 or less.

 

[mikeshaw2]

Mini14 comes to mind first if you're trying to stay 223/556

M1 Garand et al if you want bigger rounds

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[bigjake83]

Why not an AR??? Do you live in a communist state?

Browning BAR


Springfield M1A

 

[Eli17L]

BAR

 

[sboone]

308 galil ace, or evocatus Galilmoor

 

[Millennium200]

Rem 742 or 7400

 

[sparky702]

M1A will get it done

 

[MK20]

Hard to beat a good PTR as well.

 

[GUNNER10]

Honestly its really hard to beat the original big 3 battle rifles if you are ruling out a 308 AR. You can find FAL's G3's and M1A's in that price range. Personally I would lean towards a 16 inch Para FAL, or maybe a standard 18 inch M1A, While their day has come and gone, I can appreciate the engineering that went into these guns in the 1950's. Very cool guns

 

[RUTGERS95]

Garand in 06 or in 308 is a perfect hunting rifle; change my mind

 

[GTOJOSH]

Depends on what you're hunting.
Or, if the answer is "everything" Move that decimal 1 position and go M107A1.

 

[softcock]

Benelli R1. in 30-06 or 300 WM . I Found that the 300 wm was real accurate with box ammo, also recoil was 'real tame' . plus it lightweight easy packing .
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[308pirate]

Looking for options on a non AR semi for hunting. Prefer something factory or something that won’t need much modification. Primary use is mid range hunting and mid to long range steel. $1500 or less.

Remington 7400

 

[VandelayIndustries]

I’m not a fan of 7400/742’s. Wondering if you’d get a good cheek weld with the M1A if you put a pic rail and optic on top? I did run across the SCR lower but they seem to be discontinued unfortunately

 

[adubeau]

I’m not a fan of 7400/742’s. Wondering if you’d get a good cheek weld with the M1A if you put a pic rail and optic on top? I did run across the SCR lower but they seem to be discontinued unfortunately

You will need to raise the check weld as the optic will sit up higher, to solve this I moved my M1A from original stock to a ProMag Archangel.. Or see the solution used in post #7.

 

[Dough300]

Ruger Mini-14