I recently bought a Remmington 700 ADL 30-06. I hunt Whitetale Deer, what ammo would you recommend. I heard that 150 grain would be plenty but what type of ammo, there is so many to chose from.
I would recommend buying several boxes of different brand and type ammo. Before I started reloading, I would try one box of every factory offering I could get my hands on. Then I would shoot 4 5-shot groups from each rifle. My guns always liked some brands better than others, and I would stick with the combinations that worked best.
Also I need a scope, maybe a 3x9x40. How much should I spend on a scope.
Someone told me that you can get a good 3x9x40 for around $100. Is this true.
I haven't ever had a scope in the $100 or less price range that I liked. My recommendation would be to get a Nikon Buckmaster in that size. This is about the cheapest scope I have found that still performs at an acceptable level. It is durable, it retains its zero well, and it has decent low-light performance. When hunting whitetails, especially in southern states where the temperature runs a little higher, light transmission is critical. The cheaper glass found in cheaper scopes will lose a lot of light as it enters the objective and passes through the scope. When the deer are staying in cover until right at the end of legal shooting hours, a good scope is worth its weight in gold and a gun with cheap scope might as well be flower pot for decoration.