Recent content by jdc

Thanks again so much for all the advice. I think I am going to search out a Savage 16 Trophy Hunter XP in .243. Used might be preferable but the package deal on Savage's site looks pretty hard to beat. Kind of scared to buy something used (especially off the net). I know the price would be...

Thanks for the input. I have been researching for a while now but still can't decide. Living in the rather gun UN-friendly state of Illinois it isn't easy to find anything "on the shelf". It seems that a heavier gun will help absorb the recoil. So something with some weight in .308...

Hello everyone. Let me start off by saying if this is not the right place to ask maybe the admin's can place it where it belongs. I am very new to guns in general. I have fired some different guns but not enough kinds or times to know much of anything about anything. I am looking at...

I'm up just north of Dixon. Not quite up to Mount Morris. I'm still trying to decide if this the right place for me to start or not. What do you all call long range? 600yds+? I guess what I mean is, with as little experience I have, would I be better off starting at 100-300yds and working...

Hello everyone, This is a new venture for me and I am here looking for all the advice and information I can get. You will probably see me strolling through the forums and asking silly questions. I'll try and use the search function and FAQ's first but sometimes when your question comes out...