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Old 09-25-2004 | 12:13 PM
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Steven Ashe
 
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From: Hampstead, Maryland
Default RE: New to the gun world.

You can bore sight the rifle from the bench and at least get the first round on the paper, before you begin getting the scope zeroed in.
Do not allow anyone to put you down, concerning the Remington Model 710. From all reports that I have read, the action is smooth and the rifle with the "package" scope is accurate enough for any hunting situation, for which one would use a 30-06 chambered rifle. Certainly Remington cut some corners to get the price down and be competitive with Savage and some imported rifles, but the barrel and action are still Remington, which for years has been the brand against which others are judged. You may still find some new made full metal jacket ammo that is not expensive. At gunshows there are still tables selling fmj 30-06 for around 30 cents a round, or a little more. Save the brass cases, because if they are Boxer primed, you may want to later reload.
You may have put the cart before the horse, in terms of buying a rifle/scope combination before learning a lot more about firearms, but heck, now that you have the rifle, you will just have to learn a lot more quickly. Welcome to great fraternity of gunsports folk!
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