Oh, and by the way...
My other rig a few years ago was a Bushmaster Varminter, never should have sold it, but what's the status on the Varminters compared to say the Rem 700VTR or Savage 12FV? I could clean coyotes to about 250 confidently with the Varminter a few years ago, but I'd reach to 400yrds with the bolt guns. If the Varminter's are getting better these days maybe I'll go with the semiauto?