Rifle is in.

I'm considering the rings exempt from the price.

you need to post pics once you get the scope. we have a bit of a gun fetish on this board

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Ruger M77 30-06 Synthetic / Stainless. No pics yet. Eating lunch, oil change and inspection sticker, THEN Bowie's to get the rifle and THEN Bass Pro for the scope, case, sling, cartridge holder, and probably 2 boxes of ammo.

Went with the VX-2 3x9x40 and snagged a sling and cartridge holder while at BPS. The finished product is a nice bit of gun porn if I do say so myself. Thanks for all the advice, OB'ers!

Nice rifle.

Bass Pro mounted and Bore sighted for you?

Didn't read the whole other tread you had. But did Bowies give you the best price? And why not get scope from them?

Makes sense. Guess deer season can't come fast enough now.

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ooks like a huge pain in the arse on how to break in the barrel on a rifle

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If you do it the way the benchrest shooters do, it is a major pain in the arse. It's the right way to do it, but it's also completely unnecessary IMO on a rifle that only needs to shoot minute-of-dead and not sub-minute-of-angle.

Shoot the first two bullets, but don't count em. The first one or two through a clean barrel are usually off. Other than that, I never worry about the barrel break in. I'll never shoot enough to worry about the barrel being broken in properly with my deer rifle. Pistols are another animal, since I usually shoot my .357 AT LEAST 50 times every time it comes out the safe. Usually 100 or 150. My deer rifle might shoot 200 rounds in 15 years.

All in all, that's a fine arse set-up you got. Good scope, good rifle, and the most versatile caliber there is for the lower 48. You gotta do your part and get it pointed at a good deer though