Well, yesterday i went on a hunting trip. The game on this so-called hunting trip was a new rifle. i didn't have much in mind when i went out. but i knew what i wanted. I wanted a nice long range plinker of sorts. between .243 and .300 Win.Mag......with that said on with the hunt.
the hunt started at Rajo guns in Evansville, IN. I went in with a smile on my face and a wad in my pocket. Looked around a bit and found a few nice SKS' and one AK-47 that looked as if it hadn't been touched. but still nothing that struck my fancy. so i walked out still with a smile on my face, but a little less money in my pocket.....(just had to have this double rifle case). so across town i went. To Strictly Shooting, also in Evansville,IN. They had a decent selection and a nice Ruger M77 mkII in 30-06. but the stock looked like it was beaten with a hammer. So i passed on that rifle, and on down the case i went. but i still didn't find anything that i liked.
So now the hunt was getting a little tougher. well i had one more source that i knew of. but this one was a bit further. Whittaker Guns in Owensboro, KY. not really IN Owensboro but about 20min east of the town. So in i went. this place from the outside looked like a pole barn with banners all over the front of it. but on the inside it was AMAZING!!!!
i couldn't believe my eyes. on the first island of display layed 3 count em' 3 .50 BMG rifles
and past those was about 2500-4000 long rifles and handguns.........
this was the biggest candy store i've ever been in. well i walked around for what it seemed hours on end and nothing really popped out at me. until i walked down the row of used rifles..............and there it was. it looked like a reverse OREO cookie. there was a birch stocked rifle on each side of it. IT was a Winchester Model 70 in .300 Win. Mag. with a black composite stock. It was what i was looking for. Wonderfully equipped with a Tasco 20x50 scope and a Harris bipod. I thought in my mind..Grab and run......but i would probably be shot
so i walked it up to the counter and asked how much......$400 then again i thought, Buy it and run.....little bit better of an idea. so i did as i thought and bought the rifle. i walked out pleased by baggin the game that i had sought after all day. Now i just have to find time to go out and shoot it and find out how well it will do.
So.....how do u think i did?
anything i should know before shooting this rifle because i've never fired this powerfull of a rifle before?
any imput would be apprecated
Darkmossy
the hunt started at Rajo guns in Evansville, IN. I went in with a smile on my face and a wad in my pocket. Looked around a bit and found a few nice SKS' and one AK-47 that looked as if it hadn't been touched. but still nothing that struck my fancy. so i walked out still with a smile on my face, but a little less money in my pocket.....(just had to have this double rifle case). so across town i went. To Strictly Shooting, also in Evansville,IN. They had a decent selection and a nice Ruger M77 mkII in 30-06. but the stock looked like it was beaten with a hammer. So i passed on that rifle, and on down the case i went. but i still didn't find anything that i liked.
So now the hunt was getting a little tougher. well i had one more source that i knew of. but this one was a bit further. Whittaker Guns in Owensboro, KY. not really IN Owensboro but about 20min east of the town. So in i went. this place from the outside looked like a pole barn with banners all over the front of it. but on the inside it was AMAZING!!!!
i couldn't believe my eyes. on the first island of display layed 3 count em' 3 .50 BMG rifles and past those was about 2500-4000 long rifles and handguns......... this was the biggest candy store i've ever been in. well i walked around for what it seemed hours on end and nothing really popped out at me. until i walked down the row of used rifles..............and there it was. it looked like a reverse OREO cookie. there was a birch stocked rifle on each side of it. IT was a Winchester Model 70 in .300 Win. Mag. with a black composite stock. It was what i was looking for. Wonderfully equipped with a Tasco 20x50 scope and a Harris bipod. I thought in my mind..Grab and run......but i would probably be shot so i walked it up to the counter and asked how much......$400 then again i thought, Buy it and run.....little bit better of an idea. so i did as i thought and bought the rifle. i walked out pleased by baggin the game that i had sought after all day. Now i just have to find time to go out and shoot it and find out how well it will do. So.....how do u think i did?
anything i should know before shooting this rifle because i've never fired this powerfull of a rifle before?
any imput would be apprecated
Darkmossy
