I have an old 30-06 Savage, which helped me to harvest a few animals. It was a packaged deal, so rifle plus mounted scope cost me under $300. All animals were taken within 75y and at that distance the package was great. However, I now exclusively hunt with a muzzleloader and the old girl is lonely in the safe. So I’d like to turn it into a long range hunting rifle with few improvements. My goal is Antelope @ 300y.
My plan:
1. Better scope. OEM scope sucks. I love Nikon and BDC. Currently they are on sale - $180 for 40mm 4-12. Is 4-12 a good choice? Or would 6-18 be better?
2. Talley Lightweight Alloy scope mounts. Is there a better choice? Or should I just reuse current rings? They are actually not bad.
3. Should I bother with Wheeler Engineering scope mounting kit or similar kit? At $95 it hurts, but I will likely install 2-3 more scopes within the next 5 years. Can I rent it some place? I know some tools can be rented.
4. Bed the action. It’s plastic stock. I was thinking ACRAGLAS Gel kit. Is there something better?
5. Build a custom cheek rest. Any recommendations on existing products to save me time and aggravation?
6. Trigger job.
7. Workup a 150gr load or may be 165gr. We’ll see what she likes.
Any tips from bench guys would be appreciated. My main two concerns are # 3 and 4. $95 can be used elsewhere, but if it’s a must than I’ll do it. And I prefer to use high quality bedding kit. Thanks.
My plan:
1. Better scope. OEM scope sucks. I love Nikon and BDC. Currently they are on sale - $180 for 40mm 4-12. Is 4-12 a good choice? Or would 6-18 be better?
2. Talley Lightweight Alloy scope mounts. Is there a better choice? Or should I just reuse current rings? They are actually not bad.
3. Should I bother with Wheeler Engineering scope mounting kit or similar kit? At $95 it hurts, but I will likely install 2-3 more scopes within the next 5 years. Can I rent it some place? I know some tools can be rented.
4. Bed the action. It’s plastic stock. I was thinking ACRAGLAS Gel kit. Is there something better?
5. Build a custom cheek rest. Any recommendations on existing products to save me time and aggravation?
6. Trigger job.
7. Workup a 150gr load or may be 165gr. We’ll see what she likes.
Any tips from bench guys would be appreciated. My main two concerns are # 3 and 4. $95 can be used elsewhere, but if it’s a must than I’ll do it. And I prefer to use high quality bedding kit. Thanks.
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