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re: Deer Hunting Rifle $2,500 Budget
Posted on 10/7/16 at 1:18 pm to DownshiftAndFloorIt
Posted on 10/7/16 at 1:18 pm to DownshiftAndFloorIt
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Do you want a nice wood/blue traditional rifle that can be a family heirloom?
This. And I would never shoot a deer over 200 yards.
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Posted on 10/7/16 at 1:25 pm to Howard Juneau
As for more details, I've been hunting with my father's lever action 30-30 that he gave me when I graduated high school. It has served me fine for 20 years. I don't dear Hunt terribly often, so I would like to get a rifle that would be a family heirloom quality/safe queen gun for 360 days out of the year and a damn good deer rifle five days a year. May also take it to Colorado in Montana. The budget is flexible if need be.
Posted on 10/7/16 at 1:27 pm to Howard Juneau
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This.
Grab a Sako 85 Classic for $2000 and save up more cash for glass
Or fork up for the Sako 85 Deluxe.
This post was edited on 10/7/16 at 1:31 pm
Posted on 10/7/16 at 1:29 pm to Howard Juneau
Posted on 10/7/16 at 1:45 pm to Howard Juneau
Than you should look at a sako 85. Lots of available calibers (really cool ones too) and some very very fine rifles. That'd be my choice.
the "spend more on the scope" line of thinking is stupid. You can buy some extremely nice glass for less than $600. There's absolutely no need to spend $1500 on a deer hunting scope. Spend the money on the rifle. Your kids will remember you giving them a gun, not a scope.
the "spend more on the scope" line of thinking is stupid. You can buy some extremely nice glass for less than $600. There's absolutely no need to spend $1500 on a deer hunting scope. Spend the money on the rifle. Your kids will remember you giving them a gun, not a scope.
Posted on 10/7/16 at 1:48 pm to Howard Juneau
Kimber 8400 blued with walnut. In 30-06
Leupold vxiii 3.5-10x 40. Should have money left over.
Leupold vxiii 3.5-10x 40. Should have money left over.
Posted on 10/7/16 at 1:49 pm to DownshiftAndFloorIt
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You can buy some extremely nice glass for less than $600.
In real life you can, but, not on the OB.
Posted on 10/7/16 at 1:51 pm to DownshiftAndFloorIt
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Your kids will remember you giving them a gun, not a scope.
ehh, speak for yourself. if someone offered me a Browning X-Bolt or a Z6, I'd take that Z6 with 0 hesitation
Posted on 10/7/16 at 1:52 pm to upgrade
You can also buy a pretty nice rifle for less than that. The difference is, nobody is ever going to remember the sweet scope pawpaw gave them. They're going to remember the rifle. Spend much more on the rifle than the glass.
Posted on 10/7/16 at 1:53 pm to DownshiftAndFloorIt
I'm in agreement with you.
Posted on 10/7/16 at 1:58 pm to Howard Juneau
Montana Rifle Company (Out the Box)
Winchester Super Grade - and you could send off for blue printing accurizing.
Zeiss Conquest, Vortex, Better grade Burris Glass
That will get you close to that mark.
You could acquire the action of your choice and send to Pac-Nor or someone like that, wait 6 months at best, and build one yourself.
As far as the Sako Remington suggestions they are solid but I personally am not much of a push feed fan.
Winchester Super Grade - and you could send off for blue printing accurizing.
Zeiss Conquest, Vortex, Better grade Burris Glass
That will get you close to that mark.
You could acquire the action of your choice and send to Pac-Nor or someone like that, wait 6 months at best, and build one yourself.
As far as the Sako Remington suggestions they are solid but I personally am not much of a push feed fan.
Posted on 10/7/16 at 2:00 pm to DownshiftAndFloorIt
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You can also buy a pretty nice rifle for less than that. The difference is, nobody is ever going to remember the sweet scope pawpaw gave them. They're going to remember the rifle. Spend much more on the rifle than the glass.
10-4 to this.
Posted on 10/7/16 at 3:17 pm to Howard Juneau
$2500? This isn't the OT.
Posted on 10/7/16 at 3:52 pm to Carson123987
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A Z6 w/ tax will eclipse the 2500 mark
Sportoptics is running a sale on almost all Swaros until Dec 31. You can get a Z6 5-30 for $2039 and a 3-18 for $1919.
Now is the time to buy a Swarvo. Im saving up for that X5.
Posted on 10/7/16 at 3:56 pm to saintsfan1977
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Now is the time to buy a Swarvo. Im saving up for that X5.
i could've gotten one for like 40% off wholesale during a dealer promotion they ran smh. Ended up waiting for the Z8 :/
Posted on 10/7/16 at 3:59 pm to Carson123987
Damn dude. You could have sold it and helped pay for Z8.
Posted on 10/7/16 at 4:29 pm to saintsfan1977
I know, was in the midst of a move and didnt want the trouble of sitting on it for a while if I would end up needing the cash, ya know? i regret it, totally should've done it
Posted on 10/7/16 at 4:55 pm to DownSouthDave
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Sako Finlight and a Z3 in 3-10.
This should be a winner.
Posted on 10/7/16 at 5:08 pm to SportTiger1
These are a little higher than your budget but it's a one off custom. If you can drop $2500 on something to drag through the woods you should be able to boom out a little more. This guy is local to me and performs miracles
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Posted on 10/7/16 at 5:26 pm to Howard Juneau
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