UnintendedConsequences
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I have two left hand Savage Arms rifles in the Model 110/111 design pre-AccuTrigger with a round front receiver and flattened back receiver with on chambered in .22-250 Remington and the other in .270 Winchester. I'm looking for suggestions for reticles and scopes suited for low light hunting out to about 300 yards and for precision shooting out to the ballistic limits of both cartridges. Additionally, while the scopes are more for hunting, I want heavy duty rings and scope base, preferably with longer range capability and in a M1913/Picatinny rail configuration.
I have been looking at the new Leupold scopes with the crescent moon bell design ( I forget the specific model name ) as possibilities for the rifles. I kind of need a compromise for hunting/precision shooting as I want to try out these two rifles a test beds before I spend more money on doing project rifles. At the least I want to end up with something that would be worth having for hardcore hunting varmints and predators (.22-250) and deer to elk (.270) but if I can eek out some entry level precision performance then that's a plus.
If I need to do so down the road, I'd rebarrel the actions to change the cartridges to .308 Wnchester and .30-06 Springfield to match my mil-surp/mil-spec semiauto rifles, but for now I want to see how I like these two chamberings for hunting first.
Alright, enough babbling. What are some suggestions for this project?
Weight is not so much a big deal to me as I am used to hunting with a 12 gauge pump gun or a M-1 Garand, so as long as the rifles don't end up being more than 10-11 pounds with scope, mounts, M1907 style sling and ammo I am happy.
I have been looking at the new Leupold scopes with the crescent moon bell design ( I forget the specific model name ) as possibilities for the rifles. I kind of need a compromise for hunting/precision shooting as I want to try out these two rifles a test beds before I spend more money on doing project rifles. At the least I want to end up with something that would be worth having for hardcore hunting varmints and predators (.22-250) and deer to elk (.270) but if I can eek out some entry level precision performance then that's a plus.
If I need to do so down the road, I'd rebarrel the actions to change the cartridges to .308 Wnchester and .30-06 Springfield to match my mil-surp/mil-spec semiauto rifles, but for now I want to see how I like these two chamberings for hunting first.
Alright, enough babbling. What are some suggestions for this project?
Weight is not so much a big deal to me as I am used to hunting with a 12 gauge pump gun or a M-1 Garand, so as long as the rifles don't end up being more than 10-11 pounds with scope, mounts, M1907 style sling and ammo I am happy.