Plainshunter1
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- Sep 22, 2016
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I'm looking for a new hunting rifle in the sub-$1k range that's not a budget gun. I have a Savage 30-06 topped with a Leupold VX-2 3-9×40 that'll slay anything I need but now I'm looking for a gun that's not focused on function; something classic that's just a joy to look at and shoot but doesn't cost an arm and leg. I want wood and blueing, I want quality (big importance for me), and I want some accuracy (shooting past 300 yds won't be common but I'd love for it to be around MOA most of the time). I want something of taste basically. It'll be a deer and antelope gun and I'm not too picky about the caliber. I just want it to be a bit more mild than my '06. 7m-08, 25-06, 6.5s are all fine with me. I'm eyeballing the Winchester Model 70 Sporter in 25-06, and the Bergara Timber in 6.5 Creedmoor. I looked at the Remington CDL but I'm not sure the quality is there like in the Winny and Bergara. Thoughts? How's the quality on the new CDLs? Any other guns I should be looking at??