Nice! I have the FS in .243 and a .308. Big fan of the 550 -- it's a hoss!
There's no doubt that hunting deer is best done with a scope. That's how I see it anyway. But squirrels are another matter. There's a place in the world for iron sights.
Cee Zee I wasn't slamming irons. Iron sights was how I learned to shoot & I still like to plink with an old Marlin model 60 with irons. I was just thinking about the OP's situation.
Don't you just love American made stuff? 205 for 10 ounces of aluminum. While you are at it you can add an JP enterprises stock for 1100 lol. Like you said : If I were a rich man lolYa know, if I were a rich man I would be sorely tempted to
get that hog hunter and add this bad boy to it...
http://store.accurate-mag.com/savageshortactionbottommetalkit.aspx
A nice accurate 308 fed by 10 round detachable magazines would
be pretty darn nifty, in anyones' book.
'course those magazines cost $70 bucks a pop!
Like I said, if I were a rich man...
Yes, I'm sure that an advantage in a completely unrealistic gun game designed for high capacity semi-autos is a valid indictment against a 10-shot bolt gun. Unless something has changed and civilians are getting into running gunfights with 20 assailants.Try shooting a round of 3-gun with the GSR.
If you shoot in competition or have a need for a law enforcement duty rifle, I'm sure that $3000 9.5lb OBR would be a better choice. However, the rest of humanity will probably be better served with a $750 bolt gun. I know that the OBR will not do anything more than I would need out of a GSR. Except cost four times as much and weigh 2lbs more. I swear, the AR true believers are almost as bad as the Glock guys.You could get a LaRue OBR for much less than $4k and have a gun that is vastly more versatile and capable than any ruger bolt gun.