marksman13
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I did some trading today and picked up three rifles for deer season. Got some scopes mounted and I’ll try to get them zeroed next week when I’m off work.
First up is a rifle I’ve wanted for a while. I’ve got a Ruger No. 1 in 257 Weatherby Magnum and love it, but I’ve been looking for a bolt action to compliment it. A buddy of mine had a Remington 700 LSS in 257 Roy, so I traded him out of it today. The trigger is going to be replaced and I mounted a Zeiss Conquest V4 6-24x50 on top. More magnification than I usually like in a hunting rifle, but I’ve got a couple specific spots I’m going to hunt with this one and I think I’ll be fine with the 6X minimum.
Next rifle is something I’ve wanted since I was a kid. One of my dad’s best friends always hunted with a Ruger M77 International in 308 and Dad tried for years to buy it for me, but the guy wouldn’t sell it. I’ve only seen one M77 International locally in my life besides that one and it was a 243 which didn’t really interest me at the time. This one is stainless which is growing on me and chambered in 7mm-08. It came with a gloss-finished, silver Leupold Vari-X II. It’s going to look pretty sweet next to my stainless No. 1 International in 6.5x55.
I picked up the third rifle for my wife, daughter and eventually my son to use. It’s a Ruger M77 Compact also chambered in 7mm-08. I stuck a Leupold 1.5-4x24 on top of it to keep it as compact and light as possible. The truth is, I’ll probably use it more than they will when I hunt the thick stuff. It’s a slick little rig.
I don’t know which one I’m most excited about, but if that 257 Weatherby shoots like I hope it does, it will get a lot of use this season. I’m glad that I found that M77 International and I really hope it is semi accurate as I’ve heard some horror stories about those guns not shooting well at all. The M77 Compact is probably going to live in my truck during deer season for those opportunity hunts that come up now and again. Pretty good day overall.
First up is a rifle I’ve wanted for a while. I’ve got a Ruger No. 1 in 257 Weatherby Magnum and love it, but I’ve been looking for a bolt action to compliment it. A buddy of mine had a Remington 700 LSS in 257 Roy, so I traded him out of it today. The trigger is going to be replaced and I mounted a Zeiss Conquest V4 6-24x50 on top. More magnification than I usually like in a hunting rifle, but I’ve got a couple specific spots I’m going to hunt with this one and I think I’ll be fine with the 6X minimum.
Next rifle is something I’ve wanted since I was a kid. One of my dad’s best friends always hunted with a Ruger M77 International in 308 and Dad tried for years to buy it for me, but the guy wouldn’t sell it. I’ve only seen one M77 International locally in my life besides that one and it was a 243 which didn’t really interest me at the time. This one is stainless which is growing on me and chambered in 7mm-08. It came with a gloss-finished, silver Leupold Vari-X II. It’s going to look pretty sweet next to my stainless No. 1 International in 6.5x55.
I picked up the third rifle for my wife, daughter and eventually my son to use. It’s a Ruger M77 Compact also chambered in 7mm-08. I stuck a Leupold 1.5-4x24 on top of it to keep it as compact and light as possible. The truth is, I’ll probably use it more than they will when I hunt the thick stuff. It’s a slick little rig.
I don’t know which one I’m most excited about, but if that 257 Weatherby shoots like I hope it does, it will get a lot of use this season. I’m glad that I found that M77 International and I really hope it is semi accurate as I’ve heard some horror stories about those guns not shooting well at all. The M77 Compact is probably going to live in my truck during deer season for those opportunity hunts that come up now and again. Pretty good day overall.