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Anyone have a smith & wesson rifle??

270 Deer Slayer270 Deer Slayer Member Posts: 1,633 ✭✭✭✭✭
edited August 2003 in General Discussion
I was at a gun shop tonight, they have a smith & wesson .270 with a 3x9x40 simmons scope for $300. The stock on the gun is very nice wood with a great looking shine to it. Anyone have a s&w rifle, are they accurate and are they worth the price?

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  • dheffleydheffley Member Posts: 25,000
    edited November -1
    Yep, I've got a S&W 1500 in 30.06. It was made by Howa and is one of the most accurate guns I own.

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  • 270 Deer Slayer270 Deer Slayer Member Posts: 1,633 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Thats what the guy said, its a 1500 and it look really nice, is $300 with a simmons scope on it a good deal?


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  • 270 Deer Slayer270 Deer Slayer Member Posts: 1,633 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Also, what other kind of gun would you compare the accuracy too?

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  • BlackieBoogerBlackieBooger Member Posts: 2,175 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by dheffley
    Yep, I've got a S&W 1500 in 30.06. It was made by Howa and is one of the most accurate guns I own.



    dheffley, best to check out this web site to see if your model 1500 falls into the category for a safety upgrade.

    http://www.regcen.com/howa/

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  • dheffleydheffley Member Posts: 25,000
    edited November -1
    270,

    Sounds like a good price to me. My Howa and my Savage were the two best "out of the box" guns I have ever had. I would expect it to shoot very well, and if it didn't, I would expect the dealer to stand behind it.

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  • whiteclouderwhiteclouder Member Posts: 10,574 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I've got a S&W Model C .243, made by Huaqvarna.

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  • Spring CreekSpring Creek Member Posts: 1,260
    edited November -1
    gotta be real quiet on this!
    some have a S&W rifle, but "most" won't admit it!
    In all reality, even though the S&W rifles weren't looked upon very
    favorably, we sold a "ton" of them in the shop I used to work and
    never had any complaints or problems.
    And I'm comparing that to Rem 700's and Win 70's.
    And believe it or not, another rifle-the Ithaca Tikka LSA 55 & 65 that was on the market about the same time was another "sleeper".
    It's all what we get "used" to.
    S&W makes handguns-Winchester makes rifles
    or something like that.
    I'd not be scared of it for that price-including scope!
  • He DogHe Dog Member Posts: 51,593 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I bought a Howa 1500 action new for about $175. A nice stock would put it at $275-$300. That means the scope is free which is about what it is worth (sorry, I just don't like Simmons[}:)]), so I would say it is a decent deal and should be a fine rifle. Mine is a moa shooter in .308, I just wish I were as good.

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