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<blockquote data-quote="bassassassin104" data-source="post: 2409759" data-attributes="member: 28244"><p>Welcome from Oklahoma. If you are looking for a long range rig and don't currently reload, choose a caliber that has readily available box ammo that is high quality and affordable. The price of Weatherby ammo would make it very costly to have fun. If this is a gun that will be mostly for shooting steel, I would suggest a little smaller caliber to make it a little more fun to shoot. Keep in mind that hot rods are fun but burn barrels pretty quickly. I would suggest that you spend as much as you can afford on whatever you buy. If you don't have a lot to spend, start with a good action and a good barrel in a decent stock with a decent trigger. Make sure the barrel is threaded for a brake. You might not want one, but you could change your mind later. If you are handy at all, watch a few YouTube videos, bed your action. There are a lot of decent scopes out there in the $1,000 ish range that are reliable and track well. Don't try and save money on rings and bases, get good ones and be done with it. Down the road, save up a little money and upgrade the trigger when you can afford it. Swap to a stock you love when you can afford that….. If money is not an object, spend $8,000-$10,000, buy a super nice rig forget about all the hassles of shopping for parts and comparing everything and have fun shooting.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="bassassassin104, post: 2409759, member: 28244"] Welcome from Oklahoma. If you are looking for a long range rig and don’t currently reload, choose a caliber that has readily available box ammo that is high quality and affordable. The price of Weatherby ammo would make it very costly to have fun. If this is a gun that will be mostly for shooting steel, I would suggest a little smaller caliber to make it a little more fun to shoot. Keep in mind that hot rods are fun but burn barrels pretty quickly. I would suggest that you spend as much as you can afford on whatever you buy. If you don’t have a lot to spend, start with a good action and a good barrel in a decent stock with a decent trigger. Make sure the barrel is threaded for a brake. You might not want one, but you could change your mind later. If you are handy at all, watch a few YouTube videos, bed your action. There are a lot of decent scopes out there in the $1,000 ish range that are reliable and track well. Don’t try and save money on rings and bases, get good ones and be done with it. Down the road, save up a little money and upgrade the trigger when you can afford it. Swap to a stock you love when you can afford that….. If money is not an object, spend $8,000-$10,000, buy a super nice rig forget about all the hassles of shopping for parts and comparing everything and have fun shooting. [/QUOTE]
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