Originally Posted by
dgz69er
The gun feels good. The last time I took it out shooting I ran about 30 rds, of 180gr ammo through it. I didn't have any problems with it at all. My shoulder felt great afterwards.
If the scope is too much, then I feel as if I am better off buying something new, or a nice used gun.
I really like the savage guns. Can anybody tell their opinion on the nikon 3x9 scope that is on the newer savage models. When I have looked through them, I feel like they are nice and clear, but I also recognize that looking through a scope in a well lit store will be quite a bit different than shooting in dark timber.
Normally, unless you don't plan to hunt much, the combination gun/scope deals aren't the way to go because the companies generally put a low end model scope on them so the package will sell at a decent price. Nikon makes good glass, but they also have low end models I wouldn't buy. IMHO you should be looking at a scope that costs at least $250 and probably more if you are going to be using it a lot. You get what you pay for it in scopes, binos, and spotting scopes, so look to buy good stuff once that you'll be happy with for many years to come. I have Leupolds on almost all my stuff and they were in the $300 range when I bought them some time ago.