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<blockquote data-quote="aestus" data-source="post: 2001410" data-attributes="member: 2989">For purely for hunting purposes, going with a bolt gun can start out cheaper and get expensive pretty quick, depending on how custom you make your bolt gun.&nbsp; A standard bolt gun from Savage will run about $400 and go up from there. If you know how to shop around online and wait for the best deals, you can build a new .223 or 300 blk upper for about the same price. My 300 blk upper costs me $417 to build.&nbsp; Would actually be cheaper if I had gone with a 16&quot; stainless steel barrel, but companies like to charge more for shorter barrels... &gt;.&lt;&nbsp;&nbsp; Typically I think bolt gun are better for game hunting and would lean in that direction.&nbsp; For predator / varmint hunting I like semi-auto.&nbsp; Unless you already have AR upper parts lying around, it would probably be better to get a bolt gun in .308.&nbsp; That would give you 2 different guns (if you already have an AR) capable of a wide gamut of uses in between.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="aestus, post: 2001410, member: 2989"] For purely for hunting purposes, going with a bolt gun can start out cheaper and get expensive pretty quick, depending on how custom you make your bolt gun. A standard bolt gun from Savage will run about $400 and go up from there. If you know how to shop around online and wait for the best deals, you can build a new .223 or 300 blk upper for about the same price. My 300 blk upper costs me $417 to build. Would actually be cheaper if I had gone with a 16" stainless steel barrel, but companies like to charge more for shorter barrels... >.< Typically I think bolt gun are better for game hunting and would lean in that direction. For predator / varmint hunting I like semi-auto. Unless you already have AR upper parts lying around, it would probably be better to get a bolt gun in .308. That would give you 2 different guns (if you already have an AR) capable of a wide gamut of uses in between. [/QUOTE]

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