I GOT IT! Winchester 7mm-08 with Leupold Vari-x 3x9 Compact Scope
 

Winchester Model 70 7mm-08 with a Leupold Vari-X 3x9 scope for $700 at my local gun shop today. I have been asking numerous questions over the past few days here on the forum, and want to thank all of you for your input. I walked into the 2 local shops today and the 2nd had the above rifle for $700. It is in absolute mint condition and I figured with the scope, it was a good deal. I cannot wait to shoot on Saturday! Any thoughts on the model/scope/price?

RE: I GOT IT! Winchester 7mm-08 with Leupold Vari-x 3x9 Compact Scope
 

Hey NJ, if it's your's and you like it, it's a great combo!

RE: I GOT IT! Winchester 7mm-08 with Leupold Vari-x 3x9 Compact Scope
 

awesome combo , bet it shoots straight .

RE: I GOT IT! Winchester 7mm-08 with Leupold Vari-x 3x9 Compact Scope
 

I grew up in Freehold, what local gun shops are there? Solomons?

RE: I GOT IT! Winchester 7mm-08 with Leupold Vari-x 3x9 Compact Scope
 

Sounds like a pretty good combo. Good Luck.

RE: I GOT IT! Winchester 7mm-08 with Leupold Vari-x 3x9 Compact Scope
 

I actuallywas referring to the "local gun shops" to be just below Hightstown- Harry's Army Navy and The Sportsmans Center in Bordontown About 35min from me; Ipurchased it at The Sportsman's Center. Harry's employees tend to be difficult to deal with- They never seem to want to help. I went in there 3x and the kid behind the counter could barely get himself to show me the guns that I asked to see let alone provide any advice.

RE: I GOT IT! Winchester 7mm-08 with Leupold Vari-x 3x9 Compact Scope
 

I bought my Remington 700 at Harry's. I don't know which I prefer, Harry's or the Sportsman's? They both have their ups and downs. If there was more of a market for rifles in NJ I would open up a gun by me, in the Cherry Hill area, but unfortunately there is no rifle hunting in NJ. Its hard to find a good gun shop in my neck of the woods.

RE: I GOT IT! Winchester 7mm-08 with Leupold Vari-x 3x9 Compact Scope
 

Harry's does have pretty good prices on their new rifles though. They are always lower than the MSRP on the manufacturers web sites.

RE: I GOT IT! Winchester 7mm-08 with Leupold Vari-x 3x9 Compact Scope
 

It is probably due to the fact that they are compensating for poor service - Sportman's Center has decent prices as well. I'm heading to a range down by Cabelas in PA to shoot this Saturday. Many of the public ranges in PA that are close to the NJ border were closed due to a hunting accident last year. Some idiot shot at a fox during deer season, over the crest of a hill, and killed a woman 700-800 yards away while she sat in her car at red light. Guns don't kill people, idiots kill people.