i have no doubt that the gunsmith had sufficient work to do on my gun, and if i can just upgrade my scope i will have an excellent hunting weapon.
i want to thank the many of you who are helping me through this situation with your responses. i am feeling more confident that a solution will present itself if i continue my due diligence. i appreciate all of your knowledge and experience with this matter, as i can honestly say i have few weapons with scopes and it is a subject i need to continue being educated on.
personally, i dont like taking shots more than 300 yards unless i know my weapon well and have an optimal situation for a kill shot especially with the many elevation changes in CO. so if you guys can give me some advice for the size scope and manufacturer, i would greatly appreciate that advice as well.