ORIGINAL: bowbender6
I got another ML,a Optima Pro thumbhole nickle on Clearance at Gander Mountain with Berrgara barrel and claw sling for $220 , put a Mueller 4.5-14APV for $115 and your under your amount. I shot it a little today some bullets shot under 1-2". The Barnes 290TMZ with 135 gr ff shot under 1" goups @ 82 Yards. Shop around -there are some deals right now.
That is a good deal for a scoped ML. If the Barnes TMZ is shooting that well for you, then this would be a very deadly combo to about 175 yards I would say, and at an excellent price. I don't think you could do better with a Knight, TC or Savage. Chap Gleason