Quote Originally Posted by Anonny View Post
I'm pretty much a new gun owner.
Target shooting and shooting at hogs.
I see. maybe I'll stick to 308.
I would stick with .308 unless you are determined to start reloading.

As a new shooter, you have plenty of other variables to learn to deal with just to get the round to land in the right place. Starting to relaod complicates things significantly.

There are a ton of good choices in .308 ammo, from hunting, to target shooting, to long range shooting, you can easily get decent factory ammo for whatever you want to do.

I've been shooting competitive pistol and reloading pistol for years, but when I started shooting rifle, I didn't want to get into reloading just yet.

There is plenty to learn without adding the complexity of load development.

EDIT: Per your original post - I would skip the Boyds stock and look for something better. I have a Boyds stock on one if my rifles, and it isn't all that. I like my HS Precision stock on my Model 10, but there are other solid choices as well.

A thread I started after I purchased my first Savage bolt rifle in .308. Very basic, but has done well out to 1000 yards -
https://www.savageshooters.com/showt...st-impressions