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<blockquote data-quote="Hoppsing55" data-source="post: 1705045" data-attributes="member: 91210"><p>OK Cool. Good goals. There are some very good production rifles out there, for under $1000. The Savage long range hunter might be worth looking into. Good place to start. Remington makes some decent rifles, in the same price range, but you might (likely) have to replace the trigger. I own 4 Remington's and have replaced all triggers. So add $125.00+ to the Remington price. Another good feature of the Savage line is, a "handy person" can replace the barrel themselves, at home. This gives you some additional freedom to pick a caliber that "burns" barrels. The 6.5's 243 win, 270 win, 7mm mag's, etc. With the 7mm Rem mag, getting you to 1000yds and well beyond, as you build your skill set. And if you are not doing your own reloading, 7mm "quality" ammunition is readily available.</p><p></p><p>Scopes: a fixed power SWFA can be bought for less than $300. The Athlon ARES BTR for $600-850. Athlon ARES ETR = $1200, and is my preferred scope. Nightforce will start at $1500+. Leupold makes some high quality scopes for every budget. Vortex has and requires a good warranty.</p><p></p><p>You can learn a lot putting a package together yourself vs buying a ready made package. </p><p></p><p>Good luck. Keep us informed as you evolve.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Hoppsing55, post: 1705045, member: 91210"] OK Cool. Good goals. There are some very good production rifles out there, for under $1000. The Savage long range hunter might be worth looking into. Good place to start. Remington makes some decent rifles, in the same price range, but you might (likely) have to replace the trigger. I own 4 Remington's and have replaced all triggers. So add $125.00+ to the Remington price. Another good feature of the Savage line is, a "handy person" can replace the barrel themselves, at home. This gives you some additional freedom to pick a caliber that "burns" barrels. The 6.5's 243 win, 270 win, 7mm mag's, etc. With the 7mm Rem mag, getting you to 1000yds and well beyond, as you build your skill set. And if you are not doing your own reloading, 7mm "quality" ammunition is readily available. Scopes: a fixed power SWFA can be bought for less than $300. The Athlon ARES BTR for $600-850. Athlon ARES ETR = $1200, and is my preferred scope. Nightforce will start at $1500+. Leupold makes some high quality scopes for every budget. Vortex has and requires a good warranty. You can learn a lot putting a package together yourself vs buying a ready made package. Good luck. Keep us informed as you evolve. [/QUOTE]
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