Remington Limited Edition rifle : .300 Savage or 8 mm Mauser: which is better?

[coyote trapper1928]

Hi:

 Of the 2 Reming Model 700 Limited Edition rifles, which one is better in terms of quality and potential increase in resale value? The .300 Savage or the 8 mm Mauser?

Thanks,

[jvs]

Hi:
Of the 2 Reming Model 700 Limited Edition rifles, which one is better in terms of quality and potential increase in resale value? The .300 Savage or the 8 mm Mauser? Thanks

Probably the caliber that remington sells the least of.

[beemanbeme]

I have one of each but as I never buy a rifle as a speculation, I hadn't thought of it from that point of view.  As a wild A$$ guess, I'd say the Savage because scarcity is often what drives value and there are probably enough 8x57's, beaters and otherwise, around to last forever.  You can still buy milsup 8x57 ammo quite cheap.  Also, I understand the 8x57 is still quite popular in europe. The Savage was surplanted quite a while ago by the .308.
I would say the quality was the same between them.

[Mr. Joe]

Not sure as to which would be worth more, but i find the 8x57 to be about the most usefull cartridge i have ever used.  I load the 150 grainers to just over 3000fps for deer class game.  Im still working on a good 200 grain loada, but i have high hopes!

[jvs]

Which ever one, if any, that ends up being worth more, will be up to the guy who buys it.

In the end, it won't matter if you use them to hunt with or not.  Some desirable rifles are in used condition.   They come from a day and age when people actually bought something to use it.

beemanbeme is correct.  To buy on speculation may not be the best way to go because no one ever knows what the future will call for.  Buy them to use.  If it turns out to be a collectible, so much the better.

Any one who collects a rifle and keeps it NIB doesn't need yours.  They more than likely already have one.  That leaves you with a brand new rifle and looking for the right person to buy it.