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<blockquote data-quote="Engineering101" data-source="post: 800947" data-attributes="member: 63138"><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 10px">Richard</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 10px">The two Savage models you mentioned are NOT the rifle to which I was referring – for one thing they don't have muzzle brakes and come with cheapie premounted scopes. Check Savages firearms list on their website to see the 111 Long Range Hunter. (For a few hundred more, you can get it in 338 Lapua if you want to really go big.) The 300 WSM is also nice if you want to go with a slightly shorter action/rifle.</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 10px">http://www.savagearms.com/firearms/model/11LONGRANGEHUNTER</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 10px">Since you are in Montana, I've assumed that you could end up with some longer shooting opportunities than would typically be found in many other states. So for you, the "decent scope" I was thinking of was more of a 6X24 power, 30 mm tube, tactical type that would be suitable for long range shooting.</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 10px">The scopes that come premounted on the rifles you mentioned would not be of suitable quality or power in my opinion. If on the other hand you just want to jump shoot deer with no dial up for long range shooting, a 3X9 power would be fine. Personally I don't tend to shoot game anymore when they are moving so a 6 power scope on the low end is not a problem for me but it could be too much under certain conditions. A decent scope would be like a Vortex Viper PST, Sightron III, Bushell 6500 Elite (I like their 4.5X to 30X), Leupold Mark IV which can be had for $800 and up. I think you need at least 20 power on the high end. Since you said that you are not made of money (I'm not either), I won't mention the new Nightforce ATACR 5X25 other than to say it is really nice and really expensive. A guy I met at the range the other day had one. He let me play with it a bit. I have to say that yes, I was jealous. </span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Engineering101, post: 800947, member: 63138"] [FONT=Verdana][SIZE=2]Richard[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Verdana][SIZE=2] [/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Verdana][SIZE=2]The two Savage models you mentioned are NOT the rifle to which I was referring – for one thing they don’t have muzzle brakes and come with cheapie premounted scopes. Check Savages firearms list on their website to see the 111 Long Range Hunter. (For a few hundred more, you can get it in 338 Lapua if you want to really go big.) The 300 WSM is also nice if you want to go with a slightly shorter action/rifle.[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Verdana][SIZE=2] [/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Verdana][SIZE=2]http://www.savagearms.com/firearms/model/11LONGRANGEHUNTER[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Verdana][SIZE=2] [/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Verdana][SIZE=2]Since you are in Montana, I’ve assumed that you could end up with some longer shooting opportunities than would typically be found in many other states. So for you, the “decent scope” I was thinking of was more of a 6X24 power, 30 mm tube, tactical type that would be suitable for long range shooting.[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Verdana][SIZE=2] [/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Verdana][SIZE=2]The scopes that come premounted on the rifles you mentioned would not be of suitable quality or power in my opinion. If on the other hand you just want to jump shoot deer with no dial up for long range shooting, a 3X9 power would be fine. Personally I don’t tend to shoot game anymore when they are moving so a 6 power scope on the low end is not a problem for me but it could be too much under certain conditions. A decent scope would be like a Vortex Viper PST, Sightron III, Bushell 6500 Elite (I like their 4.5X to 30X), Leupold Mark IV which can be had for $800 and up. I think you need at least 20 power on the high end. Since you said that you are not made of money (I'm not either), I won’t mention the new Nightforce ATACR 5X25 other than to say it is really nice and really expensive. A guy I met at the range the other day had one. He let me play with it a bit. I have to say that yes, I was jealous. [/SIZE][/FONT] [/QUOTE]
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