Cato the Younger
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- May 6, 2006
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Dear All-
I have been saving for a long time, and I now think it is time to get a nice deer rifle. I already have a Marlin 30-30 for close range, but I would like a scoped bolt-action rifle for longer range. I am young (23) so whatever I buy will last me for another 50 years of shooting. Additionally, I like the 30-06 because I can use it for any game in North America I could conceiveably hunt (if I ever have the money for an Alaskan Grizzly Hunting, I think I will be able to afford a new rifle). Having said that, I know that I want a controlled-round feed type rifle (I love the traditional Mauser action), which takes the Remington 700 out of play. My brother has a CZ 550 in 30-06, which is nice, so I know what I would be getting with that. However, how do the new Ruger (M77 MK II Hawkeye) and the new Sako (the 85) compare to these guns? What am I getting in the Sako for the extra $7-800 MSRP over the Ruger or the CZ?
Thank You for your help.
I have been saving for a long time, and I now think it is time to get a nice deer rifle. I already have a Marlin 30-30 for close range, but I would like a scoped bolt-action rifle for longer range. I am young (23) so whatever I buy will last me for another 50 years of shooting. Additionally, I like the 30-06 because I can use it for any game in North America I could conceiveably hunt (if I ever have the money for an Alaskan Grizzly Hunting, I think I will be able to afford a new rifle). Having said that, I know that I want a controlled-round feed type rifle (I love the traditional Mauser action), which takes the Remington 700 out of play. My brother has a CZ 550 in 30-06, which is nice, so I know what I would be getting with that. However, how do the new Ruger (M77 MK II Hawkeye) and the new Sako (the 85) compare to these guns? What am I getting in the Sako for the extra $7-800 MSRP over the Ruger or the CZ?
Thank You for your help.