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<blockquote data-quote="J E Custom" data-source="post: 242386" data-attributes="member: 2736"><p>A lot of good advice !!!!!</p><p></p><p>My vote would be to sell the ruger and keep the scope.</p><p></p><p>I hunt with everthing from a 17 HMR to a 416 and my favorite go to</p><p>deer rifle is a heavy barreled 7/08.</p><p></p><p>It seems to be perfict for deer. very accurate ( Best 100yrd group .053 ),</p><p>just the right amount of energy ( The bullet transfers 90% of it's energy to</p><p>the deer insted of blowing through with little or no expansion ),And recoil is</p><p>so mild that most of the time I see the hit through the scope. Plus it is my turkey</p><p>gun when they get to wary to come in close enough for a shot gun and a</p><p>200+ yard head shot is the norm.</p><p></p><p>I have made 500yrd + hits even with my 7/08 pistol and the deer fell where</p><p>they were shot.</p><p></p><p>Look for a 700 varmint (heavy barrel) in 7/08 and you should be very happy</p><p>with the performance of the rifle and if you should later decide to re'barrel</p><p>you already have a good action,trigger and a stock that will take a heavy</p><p>barrel.</p><p></p><p>Also bullet selection is second to none .</p><p></p><p>J E CUSTOM</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="J E Custom, post: 242386, member: 2736"] A lot of good advice !!!!! My vote would be to sell the ruger and keep the scope. I hunt with everthing from a 17 HMR to a 416 and my favorite go to deer rifle is a heavy barreled 7/08. It seems to be perfict for deer. very accurate ( Best 100yrd group .053 ), just the right amount of energy ( The bullet transfers 90% of it's energy to the deer insted of blowing through with little or no expansion ),And recoil is so mild that most of the time I see the hit through the scope. Plus it is my turkey gun when they get to wary to come in close enough for a shot gun and a 200+ yard head shot is the norm. I have made 500yrd + hits even with my 7/08 pistol and the deer fell where they were shot. Look for a 700 varmint (heavy barrel) in 7/08 and you should be very happy with the performance of the rifle and if you should later decide to re'barrel you already have a good action,trigger and a stock that will take a heavy barrel. Also bullet selection is second to none . J E CUSTOM [/QUOTE]
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