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<blockquote data-quote="quigley257" data-source="post: 2830778" data-attributes="member: 84442"><p>The rifle that springs to mind for me was a first generation Remington 700 Sendero in 25-06. I topped it with a Bausch & Lomb Elite 4000 6-24x40AO scope. I used it for deer hunting as well as long range varmint shooting. It shot extremely well with 115gr Ballistic Tips over a charge of Reloder 22. I remember shooting at a public range in Minnesota where a fellow a few spots down from me was watching my target through his spotting scope, unbeknownst to me. When I finished my 10 shot group, he came down and asked all sorts of questions about my setup. When we got back from retrieving targets, he dug a nickel out of his pocket and covered my group completely. That was the beginning of my journey down the road of long range shooting. I used that rifle to make my first 1000 yard Prairie Dog kill in the early 90's and subsequently burned out the barrel by over-zealous PD shooting. It lives on as a 280 Ackley Improved which shoots okay, but nothing like the 25-06 did. Another one is a $200 Cabela's special Savage 12FV in 223 that I have shot more groups under a quarter inch than probably any other rifle, with many being in the 0.1" range. To look in the bore with a scope, you'd never believe it's an accurate rifle. You just never know. Some times you get a good one right out of the box.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="quigley257, post: 2830778, member: 84442"] The rifle that springs to mind for me was a first generation Remington 700 Sendero in 25-06. I topped it with a Bausch & Lomb Elite 4000 6-24x40AO scope. I used it for deer hunting as well as long range varmint shooting. It shot extremely well with 115gr Ballistic Tips over a charge of Reloder 22. I remember shooting at a public range in Minnesota where a fellow a few spots down from me was watching my target through his spotting scope, unbeknownst to me. When I finished my 10 shot group, he came down and asked all sorts of questions about my setup. When we got back from retrieving targets, he dug a nickel out of his pocket and covered my group completely. That was the beginning of my journey down the road of long range shooting. I used that rifle to make my first 1000 yard Prairie Dog kill in the early 90's and subsequently burned out the barrel by over-zealous PD shooting. It lives on as a 280 Ackley Improved which shoots okay, but nothing like the 25-06 did. Another one is a $200 Cabela's special Savage 12FV in 223 that I have shot more groups under a quarter inch than probably any other rifle, with many being in the 0.1" range. To look in the bore with a scope, you'd never believe it's an accurate rifle. You just never know. Some times you get a good one right out of the box. [/QUOTE]
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