Thanks for the replies. Cost is of course a consideration. But I budget into a "gun fund" every week. When I have enough I buy what I need, if I don't have enough i continue to save until I do. I don't "need" this rifle to hunt, just something I've wanted to get into and sounded like a decent deal to me.

I also questioned his "load data" and only 100 rounds through it as well.

Nomercy, I'd like to eventually try to take a deer over 1,000.which means lots of paper to punch between now and then. That's not this season or next, and probably not for a long time. Just looking for a starting point. Right now I'd buy the rifle and probably need to wait until February or March before I can put good glass on it. So it'll definitely be a lengthy process.