Hunting bolt gun recommendations

[u/General_bacon21]

Hi everyone, I am looking into getting a 308 bolt action rifle for hunting and some range. I want it to be 20 inches or less and I have narrowed it down to these few:

CVA Cascade SB (Threaded barrel, good price but sort of hard to find)

Tikka T3X Lite Compact (Non threaded barrel, probably the most expensive of all, hard to find and the really expensive mags are a con)

Ruger American Ranch Gen2 (Nice looking rifle, I do have some doubts about a 16 inch barrel and I have heard there might be some issues with the feeding sometimes)

Bergara B14 Ridge SP (Also hard to find and the one I know the least about)

I would like yalls opinion on all of these rifles and if you own them what you guys think of them. Note that I think for this one I would like to buy this gun used and I don't think I would be hunting past 250 meters.

Thank you

[u/Iokua_CDN]

Wanted to toss out the Cz600 alpha

10 round magazines, 18 inches, good adjustable trigger, 800 bucks.

Call it the Almost tikka quality for a lot less.

[u/HappyCan7250 → u/Iokua_CDN]

Cz600 Alpha is a fantastic rifle, I'll second that. 

I've got one in 7.62x39, decided to pass on the trail due better accuracy in the Alpha. 1moa guarantee in the Alpha, only 2moa on the trail.

My 600 Alpha somehow shoots steel cased red box Norinco fantastically well, like 1.5moa with the most garbage, shit, cheap ammo out there. Shoots about 0.75moa with any brass cased I put in it.

Surprisingly light as well for having a medium profile barrel.

Trigger is also fantastic for the price of the rifle, goes down to I think under 1lb, up to about 3 or 4lb if I remember right. They're amazing value for an $800 rifle. I've even seen them on sale as low as high 600s.

[u/Iokua_CDN → u/HappyCan7250]

I remember that sale for high 600s! Would have bought one but they were sold  out. 

You ever think of putting irons or a red dot on your alpha and top loading  it with stripper clips? Very weird questions I know,  but I've thought of it often after seeing they could be top loaded

[u/FD4L → u/Iokua_CDN]

Also, control feed and the ability to lock the magazine in place and top feed it rounds is pretty cool. I want one in x39. I just with they had more aftermarket support, there's almost nothing out there compared to its little bro the 457.

[u/Iokua_CDN → u/FD4L]

I think in enough  time there will  be!

Like the x39 at least has 12 round mags available for it! I think there are Boyd Stocks available too, but at that point, like just buy the Lux or the American if you want a Cz 600 with a wooden stock.

I definitely considered the Alpha in 7.62 x39 for a while. Ended up getting the Trail instead since I don't have much modern looking guns, and since the stock folds to make it like 27 inches for storage. The Alpha likely would have been much more accurate and nicer to shoot but I'm happy with my choice.

I'd be grabbing a 308 if I didn't already have the older 557 in 308 done up how I like