Recent content by gaboy7

Tank, Most people have been telling me to go with the savage, but what's with the stevens rifles. I'm having a hard time piecing together what people are talking about. Are they a model made by savage or do they just have similar parts? Are they easy to build a custom gun from?

Thanks for all the input. Maybe I should have mentioned that the deer where I live are 170lbs max, so I was shying away from the magnum rounds. Price is also always a consideration. liltank, I actually have a 7mm-08 in a remington model seven. It's a great gun and i've had it for years, but...

sorry pasted the wrong link its remington 700 SPS Tactical

I am new to the long range world and have been trying to make up my mind on a new gun. Now, I'm not really looking to get into the real long range target stuff. I am more interested in being able to hunt confidently out to about 500 yards. I'll be hunting mainly whitetails and hogs. The link...

Thanks for the links By long range I mean out to 500 yards. I guess thats not long range compared to most on the forum, but I would like to be able to hunt effectively out to 500. What Rifle/Caliber do you use for hunting? I've found a lot of conflicting opinions but I'm thinking about...

I see quite a few of these threads so I apologize in advance for being repetitive. Im new to the forum and long range shooting. I have been reading alot, but still do not understand a few things. Any help or suggested readings would be much appreciated. Im hooked on this stuff #1 Action...