r/canadaguns • u/CurlyWurly61 • Apr 24 '26

Milsurps / Prohib I learn something new everyday

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I never knew there was another Semi-Auto other than;

BAR

SKS

Citadel

M1 Garand

I wish I had the $$ to drop on this sexy rifle

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u/Flat-Dark-Earth Big Bore Specialist Apr 24 '26

Valmets are cool.

Just FYI there are a couple dozen semi auto rifles in 308, 30.06 or similar.

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u/CurlyWurly61 Apr 24 '26

Thats... shocking to me. I am going to assume they are priced above $3000?

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u/Opening_Pizza Apr 24 '26

Intersurplus has some ones I've never heard of. Sauer 303, Benelli Argo, well under $3000.

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u/Flat-Dark-Earth Big Bore Specialist Apr 24 '26

Yeah. Mine was.

Plenty of European options for semi-auto 308s, 8mm, 7mm etc.

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u/Flashy_Inspector115 Apr 25 '26

Just because yours was doesn't mean everything. Your giving op the wrong idea.

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u/Flat-Dark-Earth Big Bore Specialist Apr 25 '26 edited Apr 25 '26

I was thinking Sauer 303, Merkel SR1, FN49, HK’s etc.

The Browning BARs, Benelli R1s, Winchester SXR2 are around $2000.

The Turkish rifles and Remington 742 will be $1000 or under.

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u/Q-Ball7 In the end, it's taxes all the way down Apr 24 '26

The most common ones that are actually good are under $2000.

The most common one is the Remington 740 series, which are under $1000, but they have some drawbacks.

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u/mwmwmwmwmmdw Apr 25 '26

thinks like the remington 742 are still 600-800 bucks. but thats also because they are sorta terrible and the action beats itself to death.

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u/Flat-Dark-Earth Big Bore Specialist Apr 25 '26

First rifle I ever had, likely the worst I’ve ever owned.

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u/Disastrous-Chard-502 Apr 25 '26

Winchester 100 goes for 600-800. Semi 308

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u/NIBLZ_HAMSTR Apr 26 '26

Fully semi?

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u/Supermoves3000 Apr 25 '26 edited Apr 25 '26

I have an old Remington 742 semi automatic in .308. Just don't tell Natalie Provost they're out there or they'll be added to the list.

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u/Carsidious32 Apr 26 '26

I was debating on a browning BAR before gen 3 came out, and I realized a gen 1 is basically impossible to fully disassemble without a machine shop...