My earlier post should have read WITHOUT a scope. I just looked down the barrel. I have given considerable thought to reloading with the price of ammo. Between .223, .308 and .40 I can spend quite a bit on ammo.

I chose the Savage based on a few recommendations and an article in last months SOF. The author put together a "poor man's" sniper rifle using a base model Savage 10 with a Barska scope for under $700. He said in his article that Carlos H. thought the Savage was the best "out of the box" rifle. Since he has passed, we have no way of knowing, but it sounded good. I will post when I am heading out to the range. I think with the scope I ordered, I can sight in at 100M or 200M. Either way, the range I found has a 400M rifle range.

CJ