You didn't specify a big game rifle. So........

I'd start over like I started (sorta) in the beginning..........

with a Ruger 77/22 with a Nikon 4 power scope.

If only a big game rile, probably a Rem Mt. Rifle in 25-06 with a Nikon 3-9.

Last edited by AJD; 02/01/14.

There is no accounting for taste.

Experience is a great thing as long as one survives it.

Generally, there ain't a lot that separates the two however,
Barely making it is a whole lot more satisfying than barely not making it.