Long time shooter but I've never been deer hunting! I've shot precision rifles for quite some time as well as combat handguns. I teach/taught CQB with ar15s and build and customize them. Heck I've taken my son hunting, but I've never hunted a deer. At 56 it's time I guess.
I started looking at "budget" rifles and while I cut my teeth on remington 700 pss' with Leopold scopes, I just don't like the direction they've went. And I certainly don't want to hump my ar10a into the woods, it's too heavy. So I began looking at the top contenders and narrowed it down to Ruger American, Savage, Weatherby, and Mossberg.
I started comparing the different stock configurations and possible packages available. I REALLY REALLY like the look of the revere model but just can't justify the extra money for it. I really do like the look of the walnut! Shopping around I could see my budget was going to be in the area of $500 which is doable. Heck I'll sell my G43 package and cover that. The P365 is now my carry gun so no biggie.
Shop shop shop! I ended up buying a .270 locally from Academy and was allowed to take advantage of the veteran/law enforcement desl!
Out the door, taxes and insta check $488!
I'm going to break it down, true the rings, make sure that everything that needs thread locker gets it, and torque the screws correctly. I like the trigger, and will play with it once I get some groups on paper. In middle TN we generally don't get the longer ranges so I'm not sweating sub moa, but I am curious from what I've read.
I'm pretty stoked.
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I started looking at "budget" rifles and while I cut my teeth on remington 700 pss' with Leopold scopes, I just don't like the direction they've went. And I certainly don't want to hump my ar10a into the woods, it's too heavy. So I began looking at the top contenders and narrowed it down to Ruger American, Savage, Weatherby, and Mossberg.
I started comparing the different stock configurations and possible packages available. I REALLY REALLY like the look of the revere model but just can't justify the extra money for it. I really do like the look of the walnut! Shopping around I could see my budget was going to be in the area of $500 which is doable. Heck I'll sell my G43 package and cover that. The P365 is now my carry gun so no biggie.
Shop shop shop! I ended up buying a .270 locally from Academy and was allowed to take advantage of the veteran/law enforcement desl!
Out the door, taxes and insta check $488!
I'm going to break it down, true the rings, make sure that everything that needs thread locker gets it, and torque the screws correctly. I like the trigger, and will play with it once I get some groups on paper. In middle TN we generally don't get the longer ranges so I'm not sweating sub moa, but I am curious from what I've read.
I'm pretty stoked.
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