chris16371
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I believe I have the perfect deer rifle (for me), a Winchester Model 70 SA Classic Compact in .243. So why am I looking for another whitetail rifle? My grandfather bought me this rifle along with a fixed power Leupold M8 when I was 12, the one promise I had to make was when I have a child and they are old enough to hunt I pass it down. Well the 2018 season will be the year so I'm going to pass it on soon so he can have plenty of practice before the season comes in. This leaves me needing a new rifle. I have other rifles but they are full sized and how I hunt makes them a chore to carry so I'm looking for another compact. Ideally another M70 Classic Compact in 7mm-08 would be my first pick but unfortunately this New Haven Winchester is really hard to find. I've handled a Featherweight Compact and the differences were noticeable and I didn't like the differences.
I thought I had it narrowed down to Browning X Bolt Micro Midas or Sako A7 Stainless. I wanted to keep the rifle price at around $850 not including scope. Well I decided I don't really like the A7 stock. I prefer wood stocks but I came across the Sako 85 Finnlight and I really like the synthetic stock on it, I still prefer wood but I would be 100% happy with a quality stock that's on the Finnlight. So now my budget for just the rifle went up to around $1400.00 lol.
So which would you pick? Browning X Bolt Micro Midas 20" blued, wood stock or the Sako 85 Finnlight 20" Stainless Fluted, Synthetic? If neither and want to make a suggestion please keep it around $1400 or less and meet this criteria:
-7mm-08
-20" Barrel
-wood, laminate, or high quality synthetic
A reason for the decision would be a bonus!
Scope budget is around $500 and I have the glass picked out but not the rings and bases. Hopefully everyone is in agreement with my choice. Leupold VX-3i 2.5-8x36mm or the 1.75-6x32mm.
Appreciate it, thanks!
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I thought I had it narrowed down to Browning X Bolt Micro Midas or Sako A7 Stainless. I wanted to keep the rifle price at around $850 not including scope. Well I decided I don't really like the A7 stock. I prefer wood stocks but I came across the Sako 85 Finnlight and I really like the synthetic stock on it, I still prefer wood but I would be 100% happy with a quality stock that's on the Finnlight. So now my budget for just the rifle went up to around $1400.00 lol.
So which would you pick? Browning X Bolt Micro Midas 20" blued, wood stock or the Sako 85 Finnlight 20" Stainless Fluted, Synthetic? If neither and want to make a suggestion please keep it around $1400 or less and meet this criteria:
-7mm-08
-20" Barrel
-wood, laminate, or high quality synthetic
A reason for the decision would be a bonus!
Scope budget is around $500 and I have the glass picked out but not the rings and bases. Hopefully everyone is in agreement with my choice. Leupold VX-3i 2.5-8x36mm or the 1.75-6x32mm.
Appreciate it, thanks!
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