Originally Posted by
VAhuntr
I have a question.....why in the world would anyone hunt with a rifle they could not get sighted in? Sounds to me like it is indeed the shooters fault in this particular case. He knew the rifle was not zeroed but chose to take it out hunting anyway??? Can't blame the rifle for that.
IMO the OP would be better off spending his 2k on a good bolt rifle and quality optics. As a side note...if anyone gives a darn....there is a company in Minnesota that will convert 742's to a pump action.
Don't ask me. I wouldn't have hunted with it and I'm not sure why he did. I knew he was having issues with it, but then I thought he must have gotten them fixed since he had it out on a hunt. After missing the deer the first time and blaming it on the rifle I got to asking him questions. Turns out he didn't have the issue fixed and just hoped it was close enough since he was hitting a huge piece of cardboard every shot. No where near a bullseye with each shot, but good enough to hit paper. Apparently, not good enough to be hunting with either, and I'm not really sure why he chose to use it.
I really am a semi auto fan, but from my personal experience you can get a lot more accuracy out of a bolt action for a lot cheaper.