The first rifle I ever bought was a M740 and I used it to kill my first few deer. I hadn't used it in years but had a friend who needed to borrow a rifle so used it as an excuse to work up a light recoiling 150gr load, and mount a 2.5x Bushnell Banner in super low Burris rings on it. She used it last fall to take her first deer. Have fun, it's nice to get these oldies out shooting again.
