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<blockquote data-quote="Kevin Cram" data-source="post: 241813" data-attributes="member: 2215"><p>I would reccomend keeping the scope and selling the rifle without it. I wouldn't hesitate to shoot a deer at 500-600 yards with a .308 Win. and 168g bullets. As BuffaloBob stated about 800 yards is the max effective range for a .308 Win. for deer. Any of the 7mm you suggested are fine choices also. $1300 is going to be the tough part. If you get a Remington action, a new barrel and stock and have the work performed to put it all together you'll be around the $2,000 price range. If you keep the Leupold that's a cost you won't have to figure in and whatever you get from the Ruger 22-250 you could subtract from the $2000 figure. </p><p> The other option would be to again keep the scope, sell the Ruger, and get into a Remington Sendero. Have some small accuracy work done like bedding, re-crown, lugs lapped and trigger work and you'd be at about the price you'd like. Down the road as you learn you can get a custom barrel installed, have the action blueprinted and maybe a different stock if you don't like the HS precision one.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Kevin Cram, post: 241813, member: 2215"] I would reccomend keeping the scope and selling the rifle without it. I wouldn't hesitate to shoot a deer at 500-600 yards with a .308 Win. and 168g bullets. As BuffaloBob stated about 800 yards is the max effective range for a .308 Win. for deer. Any of the 7mm you suggested are fine choices also. $1300 is going to be the tough part. If you get a Remington action, a new barrel and stock and have the work performed to put it all together you'll be around the $2,000 price range. If you keep the Leupold that's a cost you won't have to figure in and whatever you get from the Ruger 22-250 you could subtract from the $2000 figure. The other option would be to again keep the scope, sell the Ruger, and get into a Remington Sendero. Have some small accuracy work done like bedding, re-crown, lugs lapped and trigger work and you'd be at about the price you'd like. Down the road as you learn you can get a custom barrel installed, have the action blueprinted and maybe a different stock if you don't like the HS precision one. [/QUOTE]
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