My buddy offered to sell me his Remington 700 with a nice Leupold VX-II riflescope for $600. I really want to buy this but just wanted to see what you guys think? Is it a good deal? I have never owned a rifle, just a shotgun and a bow. The main reason he is selling it is that he can't hunt with because where we live you can't hunt with rifles, but I own and have access to land up north where it is legal to hunt with a rifle so he thought I would put it to better use.

So what do you think?