I haven't really seen a poor rifle for tree stands,if the stand is decent.back in the seventies when I started a stand could consist of a 2x4 in the fork in a tree.now in the age of no permanent ones allowed,stands tend to be pretty decent to be in.
I prefer a bolt action,with a 2x7x32 compact scope,and carry Leopold 10x mini binos.
Last few years we have used fish house on wheels deer stands, and the same rifle works good there.

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