madsam
Senior Member
BLR 308 with a vortex crossfire scope - 3-9x40.....be under 2k and a
nice set up to pass down ......
nice set up to pass down ......
I actually just picked up a 1997 marlin 30-30 this past Monday in excellent shapeYes and no. Are the post-64 ones accurate? Absolutely. And you used to be able to pick them up for a song because no one wanted them. Same with the 30-30’s but that’s all changed because the cat is out of the bag now. They aren’t controlled fed like the current production and pre-64 but they’re still shooters.
Buy a $500 rifle and a $1500 scope. About all rifles shoot better than the man behind the trigger. If you can’t see it, you can’t hit it tho.
While I agree there was certainly a time this was the case, I've always heard to be willing to spend twice on the glass than you've spent on the gun. I've never done that and I have done just fine. I get it, who cares how nice the gun is if you can't see when you need to. There are just too many nice scopes in the 300-600 range these days that will more than get the job done in legal shooting hours...especially for the set it and forget guys.$800 rifle
$1,200 scope
Make that a 708BLR 308 with a vortex crossfire scope - 3-9x40.....be under 2k and a
nice set up to pass down ......
I love a mountain rifle, the sweet spot between a model 7 and the regular 700. Got one in 270, 280, and 308. Would love to have one of the old stainless laminated ones in 708.Lot of variables , having owned a variety of different rifles and calibers over the years , there is one I've always wanted but never really tried to hunt one down, a Remington 700 mountain rifle from the 90's, in either .308 or 7mm08,
But I've always been a 700 fan, my Dad was a fan of Browning bolt actions, but I never cared for them, and most 700's from the 80's and 90's would shoot sub moa with good ammo
The scope ? upper tier Leupold, or comparable, Burris makes some nice upper tier scopes, and there are a couple others I'd probably give consideration to also
Well got one on the way
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