New Hunter Rifle Question

Question: how long of a barrel are you getting?

I like the synthetic for new york, where I hunt it's mad brushy and swampy, Verry good call, my only thought is you're going with a longer range rifle, nothing wrong with that, last season 2 or the 4 guys I was with had 700's. But have you thought about getting a brush gun?

Alot of guys from my area(southern edge of Adirondack park) us either 7600 or 7400's. Carbines are nice for the brushy areas, and quick follow up shots... just all round nice guns for the shorter ranges out to a couple hundred we encounter, usualy 20-50 yards though...

just my .02
 
Since around 1970 I've hunted with a 26"-barrelled '06. I've hunted in some pretty thick cover, from time to time. I never saw where the barrel length created any problem. Nor did life seem better in the brush when toting my 19" .243. IMO, barrel length is an over-rated issue, aside from weight.

Some years back I meddled with a plain vanilla 700; the trigger was readily adjustable. I have a 700ti; the trigger is quite nice. It's no Canjar, but it's plenty good, at just under three pounds; crisp and clean.

From these last several years of reading here and at THR, there aren't any flies on the Savage rifles, insofar as accuracy. Folks speak highly of the Accu-Trigger. They sound like a helluva deal for the money.

Lotsa plenty good scopes in the $200 range. Brand doesn't really seem to matter, at least for 99% of all hunters.

Scope mounts and rings? I've used Weaver or Weaver-type since 1950. It's not that they're any better than others, but they work just fine. So do the Leupold and the Conetrol. The Conetrols are among the slickest looking, for aesthetics.

FWIW, Art
 
Rifle Purchase Tomorrow

A great many thanks to all. Off to the scrapyard later today to sell off some copper, aluminum and brass I have collected and then over to Harry's Army/Navy on Rte. 130 in Yardville, NJ, to purchase a NIB remaindered Dale Earnhardt 2004 limited edition Remington 700 ADL in .30-06! I really wanted a stainless model but, priorities being as they are, it'll have to wait. I'm sure this gun will give me good service and not be the last bolt action rifle I purchase. Always satisfied with Remington.

My plans for that glaring number 8 in shocking white on the butt stock are, either a light sand job and then Krylon Fusion camo paint (or) just buy the replacement Remington 700 synthetic stock in Realtree 3D from Cabela's.

Next trip to the Cabela's Hamburg, PA, store I'll check out some scopes and rings. Thanks again, mightily, to all who have given of their time and experience here. I will post pictures of the rifle after I assemble all it's components and hopefully be able to post some hunt pics as well.
 
Dude, dude, dude! No, some peeps will pay good money for that Earnhardt stuff. By all means leave it, sell the rifle after next hunting season for a tidy sum from a NASCAR fan, and then get exactly what you want, and have money to boot. Covering that number 8 would be a silly act of intentionally degrading the value, seems to me. But good choice in the Rem!
 
Acknowledged

I will likely just get the replacement 700 stock and avoid the hassle of painting the Earnhardt. Who knows, it may be up for sale here soon!
 
You can get a replacement stock pretty cheap. I put a Boyd's Ross thumb hole stock on my winchester for half the price of a replacement from factory.
Check out some online sales/auctions for the exact stock. You will be surprised how many are available.
I am happy with my stock and wanted the thumbhole shooting style anyway.

Good luck and lets see some pics when you get it together.

http://groups.msn.com/_Secure/0UgA7...nZtHaVGWN/000_0040.jpg?dc=4675571920809575251
 
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Next Step

I have made a pre-firing decision; I really like the way the Earnhardt stock mounts up when I shoulder it. I am going to test fire the rifle, sans scope (see more on that next paragraph), with some American Eagle 150-Grain FMJ rounds I purchased the day I picked the rifle up, probably at about fifty yards, to feel how the gun is when firing. If it feels good I will likely just cover the butt stock number 8 with an elastic bullet band. Because....

I am thinking of getting one of the Cabela's Alaskan Guide series rifle scopes, possibly Model #IH-711147, 3.5-10 x 44, and it is about $270 + shipping, rings included. Any input from anyone on this particular scope or the Alaskan Guide series in general? I have always been satisfied with Cabela's products and the service behind them.

Thanks, always, for the info and expertise!
 
Pre Scope Firing

Went to the club last Friday and, pre scope, fired twelve rounds of 158 Grain FMJ in four evenly spaced groups of four shots each to get a feel for the rifle. What a fine piece of killing machine i have purchased! At 35 yards I made paper every time but got nothing of a group without the scope. Really like the action and the trigger is fine for me as I was first trained on and am entirely used to military rifles and shotguns.

Will report further when the scope arrives.
 
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