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I bought a Remington 770 on sale at Academy for a good price, but I can't remember exactly what I paid. After I bought it, I got overtaken by events and it spend probably a year at least just sitting. I finally got to a range with it last night. I got it zeroed at 25 yards (it took more shots than it should have because I finally realized I was shooting at 25 and not 100 yards and started doing the math correctly to figure out how many "clicks" on the scope-- I am not real familiar with centerfire rifles and scopes.) I got a couple rounds in the black at 100 yards and then my concentration went out. I haven't been shooting in a long time.
I know these get a lot of trash talk on the internet, but if you want a rifle that you want to take to the range once in a while and use to do a little hunting, it seems to be just fine for that. I bought if for deer in Kentucky (and never got out) and want to use it for pigs here in Florida. Since the rifle is not a work of art, getting it out in dense brush and rain isn't going to bother me.
The bolt is a little stiff-- I kind of have to slam it to get it to lock up. The trigger really didn't feel too bad to me, maybe a little heavy, but I'm a guy with a P11. I really like the 7mm-08 caliber, although I haven't hunted with it, I would be pretty comfortable with it except for grizzly or moose.
I know these get a lot of trash talk on the internet, but if you want a rifle that you want to take to the range once in a while and use to do a little hunting, it seems to be just fine for that. I bought if for deer in Kentucky (and never got out) and want to use it for pigs here in Florida. Since the rifle is not a work of art, getting it out in dense brush and rain isn't going to bother me.
The bolt is a little stiff-- I kind of have to slam it to get it to lock up. The trigger really didn't feel too bad to me, maybe a little heavy, but I'm a guy with a P11. I really like the 7mm-08 caliber, although I haven't hunted with it, I would be pretty comfortable with it except for grizzly or moose.