As I wrote before I was in the process of "squirreling" away and deciding about a new rifle and my choice was directed at the Weatherby Vanguard in 300 Wby or 338 Win Mag....
My 40th birthday is approaching fast, unfortunately and my wife yesterday asked me for some ideas about a nice gift.
My "dream" rifle has recently been the 338 Lapua....big and powerful, excellent at very long range (one of the hobby I'm trying to get into) still portable enough to be considered a shoulder carried rifle...I know, I know others may have different opinions but I just did look at different rifles weight.
So thinking about ditching the Vanguard and "joining forces" with my wife...my question is....what is the minimum budget for a decent, non single shot, 338 Lapua?? (excluding scope at the moment)
Rifle model and prices?? anything uder $1200???
I hope you can give me some ideas because at a quick glance all of them seems outside of my potential budget!!!
My 40th birthday is approaching fast, unfortunately and my wife yesterday asked me for some ideas about a nice gift.
My "dream" rifle has recently been the 338 Lapua....big and powerful, excellent at very long range (one of the hobby I'm trying to get into) still portable enough to be considered a shoulder carried rifle...I know, I know others may have different opinions but I just did look at different rifles weight.
So thinking about ditching the Vanguard and "joining forces" with my wife...my question is....what is the minimum budget for a decent, non single shot, 338 Lapua?? (excluding scope at the moment)
Rifle model and prices?? anything uder $1200???
I hope you can give me some ideas because at a quick glance all of them seems outside of my potential budget!!!