Originally Posted by bsa1917hunter
Originally Posted by Ghostman
I've got the Predator model in 22-250. It shoots ok however the trigger adjustment sucks and wont lighten up enough for me. My other gripe is the bolt is real stiff lifting it up to eject a shell. I doubt I'd buy another TC.


My friends trigger wouldn't adjust below 5 pounds. He sent it in for them to fix it and when it came back, it could be adjusted to 3 pounds. He's alright with that, but if it were mine I'd be shooting for a good solid 2.5 pound trigger pull. In all, his rifles function great now and shoot very well. For the budget shopper, I think it's still a great rifle for the money. Maybe we should start a thread about the budget rifles and see which one gets the most votes. Here's how my list would look:

Stevens 200
Savage axis
TC venture
Marlin XL7
Ruger American
Remington 783
I bought a Stevens 200 in 223 as a general purpose utilty rifle 3 years ago. I put a Rifle Basix trigger in, bedded it into a Boyd's prarie hunter nutmeg laminate stock and stuck an old 3-9 Bausch and Lomb Elite 3000 scope I had laying around on top. I now have a total of 525.00 invested in the rig, scope, stock, trigger and all and it's one of the most accurate rifles I've ever owned. The damned thing absolutely bugholes 65 gr Sierra's seated over 25 gr's of 335 at 100 yds.. I've now owned about a dozen Savage/Stevens 110 derivatives over the past 30 odd years and I've not been disappointed yet. All were more than acceptably accurate and dependable for what they cost. The Venture looks like a great buy for what it is but it'll have to prove itself over time before I'd choose it over Savage as an economy rifle.