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<blockquote data-quote="BIG HAIRY GORILLA" data-source="post: 585582" data-attributes="member: 29181"><p>hey guys! been a while since i chimed in here. first of all, let me thank everyone for the advice. probably saved me a lot of money. i ended up going with a howa 1500 in .308 topped with an ebay bought bushnell elite 4200 4-16x40. worked well but the longest range i could find was around 400 yards.. and as all of you said, i wanted more <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" />. i never did kill a deer with it tho =/. here in florida i found the 30-30 worked fine. any how, rifle and scope all together cost a little less than 1k. i never replaced the stock or anything like i wanted and only used the rings and mounts shipped with the scope. either way i was happy with the results at that point. my thirst for more has led me to sell the combo(for almost what i paid) and i plan to use that money for my next action. either 7mm rem mag or .300 win mag. should i just go ultra mag? i have invested in some reloading gear and have gotten familiar with it(not an expert by any means) on the good ol' .308. i found a range within driving distance that will let me go a lot further than 400 yards and i want a caliber that will get me to 1k with enough authority for white tail. although there is a 99.9999999% that i will never have that shot on anything breathing. </p><p> </p><p>so i guess my questions are: 1) 7mm mag/UM or 300. 2) anything better than those 2 for what i want to do? 3) suggestions on actions 4) do actions by themselves have to be shipped to an ffl? </p><p> </p><p>and last but certainly not least, thanks again everyone for all of your help <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BIG HAIRY GORILLA, post: 585582, member: 29181"] hey guys! been a while since i chimed in here. first of all, let me thank everyone for the advice. probably saved me a lot of money. i ended up going with a howa 1500 in .308 topped with an ebay bought bushnell elite 4200 4-16x40. worked well but the longest range i could find was around 400 yards.. and as all of you said, i wanted more :D. i never did kill a deer with it tho =/. here in florida i found the 30-30 worked fine. any how, rifle and scope all together cost a little less than 1k. i never replaced the stock or anything like i wanted and only used the rings and mounts shipped with the scope. either way i was happy with the results at that point. my thirst for more has led me to sell the combo(for almost what i paid) and i plan to use that money for my next action. either 7mm rem mag or .300 win mag. should i just go ultra mag? i have invested in some reloading gear and have gotten familiar with it(not an expert by any means) on the good ol' .308. i found a range within driving distance that will let me go a lot further than 400 yards and i want a caliber that will get me to 1k with enough authority for white tail. although there is a 99.9999999% that i will never have that shot on anything breathing. so i guess my questions are: 1) 7mm mag/UM or 300. 2) anything better than those 2 for what i want to do? 3) suggestions on actions 4) do actions by themselves have to be shipped to an ffl? and last but certainly not least, thanks again everyone for all of your help :D [/QUOTE]
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