got my rifle.......

yeah......a .270 round is just a necked down 30.06. the .270 is my favorite caliber, but i couldnt pass this one up. and i dont really target shoot.....just hunt. but i will get a marlin xl-7 in .270 when i save up the $$.

no...scope is normal crosshairs...no bdc. i like the bdc reticle...but for round here, its not needed really. altogether.....i was right at $630 for everything.

i looked at a few different rifles, but this one came with a nikon prostaff scope(3x9x40), and they didnt have it in .270, so i went ahead and got this one. im pretty damn sure it'll foot the bill nicely. and i looked at some leupolds and some other nikons....had i gotten a different rifle.......i woulda went with the leupold qdmanager scope or a nikon buckmasters.

the .308 is definitely a great round....i've seen many a deer taken with that round......but im a big .270 fan, and settled on this 30.06.

gimme a call on the weekend soon if you aint doing nothing....we'll go to leeds and do some sighting in. its over in chester.

 

Nice rifle i just picked up the Nikon pro staff 4-12x40 and I love it.

 

the prostaffs are pretty damn clear man.

 

Tell me about it I'm going to the range this weekend to get the scope zeroed.

 

Will......as far as ammo, I prefer 165gr. winchester ballastic silvertip...ftw

 

You can't really go wrong with the 700 series. You can do just about anything to it as far as mods go.

 

im going later to look at ammo..........its gonna be either winchester or federal for me. core-lokts are ok, but i'll have to see if this remmy likes them.

 

Federals work very well for me in 165 gr. and they are 7 dollars cheaper than the remingtons..

 

sweet. yeah........federal makes some awesome ammo man.

 

definitely, with the federals i shoot pretty tight groups. the remingtons are a little more off but not by a large margin.

 

sounds good, do you know how much they charge

 

its a free range dude. also, just talked to a buddy of mine.......we can go to his land....bout 10 minutes from my house to sight in. let me know man....i may go saturday afternoon after the south carolina/georgia game.

 

ok ill stay posted on here, i might be going to rockingham dragstrip saturday but im not sure.

 

either way......let me know. i can always go back next weekend or whenever really.

 

Good choice. 30-06 is a great round. Try the 150's and 165's out of your gun. Either will work fine, so take the one the gun likes better.

Don't forget to try out some Hornady ammo. It is usually a little cheaper and has always grouped well for me. The silver tips are bad ass too, but they are pricey.

 

dammit. went to wal-mart........all they had in 30.06 was 150 grain.......federal,rem. corelokts, winchester silver tips, and winchester ballistic tips. i was aiming to get some 165 grains to sight in with. i'll go saturday before i sight in and get some at the local gun store.

 

Your going to find that 150gr is the most popular stocked 30.06 at most places.

 

yep....found that out today. i may go ahead and get some 150's and be done with it.

 

165gr probably has the best ballistics but I always had good luck with 150gr softpoints.

 

yeah man.....round here, nowhere i hunt you get a shot of over 100 yards, so the 150's will work. im still gonna look for some 165's tho, and start hand loading not too long from now.