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CRAP!!!! It IS!!!!!  Now there are two that shall haunt my dreams! 
"...the left considers you vermin, and they'll kill you given the chance..." Bristoe
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Granted,I have not hunted as much as you have Ingwe,but the scopes that went kaput on me has always been on the range,never while hunting. Plus I always take two rifle whenever I go hunting. 
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Elk, that's why I'm saving my pennies! Here's a little something someone - the devil? - sent me just to tempt me. ![[Linked Image]](http://i834.photobucket.com/albums/zz265/mlward_ssa/MRC_Wilderness_Supreme_zpsbec02845.jpg) Saaaawwwweeeettttt! Despite what Ingwe wrote,I would scope that rifle and kill stuff with it.  If you want all the "extra's" buy a used 7x57 and spice it up. Yeah, that's a rifle, isn't it. And you can have it for only $5,999 (it's a .308 though). One of the biggest issues I see in crafting something from an existing rifle (say a Cabela special or something like that) is the stock. I'm not sure if something like a Featherweight stock could possibly be reshaped to match the contour of the WRs in the pics. I guess that's a question for a stockmaker. On the other hand, I have a Zastava M98 that could probably be redone with the existing wood and metal. It'd just be the Ingwe add-ons.
"An archer sees how far he can be from a target and still hit it, a bowhunter sees how close he can get before he shoots." It is certainly easy to use that same line of thinking with firearms. -- Unknown
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Ingwe, that new WR (second one I posted) is about $50k, all set up as it is. I told my wife that I'm going to treat myself to one when I turn 65 and retire to become a Gentleman Farmer. Her comment was, "Are you actually going to shoot it?" Boy, talk about a conundrum!!
"An archer sees how far he can be from a target and still hit it, a bowhunter sees how close he can get before he shoots." It is certainly easy to use that same line of thinking with firearms. -- Unknown
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Use the M98 and build what you want. See,wasn't that easy.
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Use the M98 and build what you want. See,wasn't that easy. Actually, that' sort of the direction I'm leaning. The stock is 14.5 inches, so there's plenty there to work with. And even though it was poorly finished from the factory, the grain is very nice. A stock maker could probably shave off the Monte Carlo (you can't really use the existing iron anyway since the comb is way too high), thin a lot of the existing wood, add all the other stuff, and there I'd be. Know a 'smith who could pull all that off? Still jonesing for an XWR to hunt in the weather we're having right now, though.
"An archer sees how far he can be from a target and still hit it, a bowhunter sees how close he can get before he shoots." It is certainly easy to use that same line of thinking with firearms. -- Unknown
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I think I must take the Ingwe Special back to Texas and slay the mighty axis stag with it�again You need to bring it to Florida when you come. There are pigs just waiting to feel the sting of the 150gr NBT at 2500. Just pretend they're big ugly warthogs instead of big ugly feral pigs.
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Use the M98 and build what you want. See,wasn't that easy. Actually, that' sort of the direction I'm leaning. The stock is 14.5 inches, so there's plenty there to work with. And even though it was poorly finished from the factory, the grain is very nice. A stock maker could probably shave off the Monte Carlo (you can't really use the existing iron anyway since the comb is way too high), thin a lot of the existing wood, add all the other stuff, and there I'd be. Know a 'smith who could pull all that off? Still jonesing for an XWR to hunt in the weather we're having right now, though. I wished I did. Get the XWR and live happy.
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Get the XWR and live happy. I probably will.  I got a note back from Cabela. The barrel is marked "Featherweight" so yep, it's a FWT contour.
"An archer sees how far he can be from a target and still hit it, a bowhunter sees how close he can get before he shoots." It is certainly easy to use that same line of thinking with firearms. -- Unknown
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So did you place the order 
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So did you place the order No, still trying to figure it out. If I owned an oil well I'd just buy a WR and be done with it.
"An archer sees how far he can be from a target and still hit it, a bowhunter sees how close he can get before he shoots." It is certainly easy to use that same line of thinking with firearms. -- Unknown
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Order it and take up a "Love Offering" Sunday 
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So did you place the order No, still trying to figure it out. If I owned an oil well I'd just buy a WR and be done with it. From the sounds of it,you are still sitting on the fence. So my advice is wait,something will come along and it'll be what you want.
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Actually neither does this, and I expect it wouldn't be too hard to live with. ![[Linked Image]](http://i834.photobucket.com/albums/zz265/mlward_ssa/275-WR-in-Case_zps246785dd.jpg) That is indeed pretty Rev, but if someone pointed me at a Husqvarna 146 in 9.3 and told me that is the only rifle you are ever allowed to own, I would not grumble.
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Elk, you are exactly right. I'll wind up ordering the XWR, but will wait for the other. As you said, something will come along.
"An archer sees how far he can be from a target and still hit it, a bowhunter sees how close he can get before he shoots." It is certainly easy to use that same line of thinking with firearms. -- Unknown
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Order it and take up a "Love Offering" Sunday "Second Collection Sunday". Not sure he bishop would entirely approve.
"An archer sees how far he can be from a target and still hit it, a bowhunter sees how close he can get before he shoots." It is certainly easy to use that same line of thinking with firearms. -- Unknown
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How about a car wash and hotdog sale
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I wasn't familiar with the Husqvarna so looked it up. Wow! A classic!
"An archer sees how far he can be from a target and still hit it, a bowhunter sees how close he can get before he shoots." It is certainly easy to use that same line of thinking with firearms. -- Unknown
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How about a car wash and hotdog sale "Buy the Rector a Rifle Raffle": that might work.
"An archer sees how far he can be from a target and still hit it, a bowhunter sees how close he can get before he shoots." It is certainly easy to use that same line of thinking with firearms. -- Unknown
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Now your getting with it. The Bishop couldn't say much if you made all the hotdogs and washed all of the cars
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