New deer rifle
 

I need a new deer rifle and I have pretty much decided to get a 7mm Rem Mag. I just need help deciding on which brand of rifle and scope to get. I also have a budget of $500-$600 for the rifle and scope. I prefer a bolt action repeater with a wood/blued finish.

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I hate to tell you this but if your buying a new rifle it's going to be around $500 for the rifle alone. I just bought my son a new youth model Remington 700 and scope and dropped $850. Of course I could have spent a little less on the scope but figured it would last for years and wanted his first deer gun to be decked out. I would say a minimum for a quality scope would be around $250 and figure in another $30 or so for rings and bases. If your not planning on using it for this year you might consider waiting until you can come up with a little more cash.

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You could buy a howa rifle with scope for that price then buy a better scope when you have the money.Take a look at www.legacysports.com

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Take a look at Savage rifles. They are affordable, reliable and accurate. May not be as pretty as some of the others but are you going to look at it or shoot it? Also I would look at the used rifles and if you wait until after hunting season the shops should be full of good choices at reasonable prices. Last spring I picked up a Ruger 77 Mk II All Weather in 270 Win for less than the blue book on a blued model.

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Is a Savage a good quality rifle?

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Savage Are good rifles. Durable low cost and accurate. Another way you could go is the Remington 700 ADL synthetic. I bought one of these with a 3x9 Leupold VX 1. for 578.00 + tax.

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Where are Howa's made? Other than the legacy website where else can we find info on them??
The whole problem with buying guns is that you don't get to "test" them. Buy it and it might not shoot very well at all. Gun A from gunmaker X might shoot tacks, but identical gun B might be lucky to have 3moa. Notmuch you can do about it other than putting more money into it, or trying to pawn it off on someone else.
At least with bows you can ususally shoot some arrows through them before plopping down your wad of cash.
Does anyone have a solution to this? Tikka and Weatherby have guarantees on accuracy, maybe we should purchase those rifles until other companies have the same policy???

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I use a Savage and love it. .308

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Yes, that's why I recommend it. I have three of them myself.

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I have narrowed it to two. The Ruger and the Savage.

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If it were up to me and the choice was between the two I would go with the Ruger. Nothing at all wrong with the Savage rifles and like I mentioned I have three of them, but my Ruger 77 Mk II is my favorite. Be prepared to get trigger work done on any rifle you choose with the possible exception of CZ.

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Since I am on a budget, I will probably go with the Savage and buy the Ruger later.

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What kind of scope does the Savage Package come with? Is it a good quality scope?

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Don't forget to look at the winchester model 70.. Great rifle for low $$$. comes in most calibers too. I just purchased one after looking at alot of bargain rifles and it's put together quite well.

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Simmons 3-9X40mm is what the Savagearms.com website says but I bought mine at Kmart last year just after Christmas and for some reason it had a 32mm scope. It's accurate and holds it's point of impact but I want something with a wider field of view to make it easier to get on target. I really like mine. And it's already got a "notch" on it.

David

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YES THAT IS RIGHT ITS A 3X9X32 SIMMONS ITS ABOUT A 35.00 SCOPE DO YOURSELF A FAVOR AND GET THE GUN A THROW THAT SCOPE IN THE TRASH AND PUT A NIKON PRO STAFF ON IT FOR ABOUT 150.00

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I will have to replace the scope before long after I buy the gun especially if it is a 32mm that the Savage comes with.

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I DID THE SAME THING I WAS WORKING AT WAL-MART CHANGING SOMELIGHT FIXTURES AND ONE OF WAL-MARTS EMPLOYEES ASK IF I WAS LOOKING FOR A NEW GUN AND I SAID I AM ALWAYS LOOKING HE THEN SHOWED ME A SAVAGE 116 FSS .300 MAG THE PRICE HAD BEEN LOWERED TO 300.00 WITH THAT 3X9X32 SCOPE ON IT . THAT SCOPE IS MADE FOR A .22 LONG RIFLE. SO I PUT A 3X9X40 NIKON PROO STAFF ON IT AND I LOVE IT

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When I do replace the scope, I will only be able to spend about $250. What should I replace it with?

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I was looking at a Bushnell Trophy.

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The Trophy is a good scope. You won't have any trouble with that ons.