My collection of "modern affordable" rifles includes the following:

Ruger American .22 Magnum standard model, 4-16x Kruger Optical K4.

Ruger American .223 Remington standard model, 2.5-10x Nikon Monarch 3.

Ruger American .243 Winchester All-Weather, 10x40 Bushnell Tactical.

Savage Axis with .22-250 factory and .250 Savage E.R. Shaw barrels,
3-9x Redfield Revolution.

Ruger American 6.5 Creedmoor Predator, 3-9x Burris Fullfield II 30mm.

Ruger American .300 Blackout Ranch, 4x Spartan Mk4 Nightvision.

T/C Venture Compact .308 Winchester, 6x38 Weaver K6.

Oh, and a Remington 722 .257 Roberts with 6x36 Leupold M8. The 722/721 was the rifle shooters complained about being "cheap" back in the day, but is now considered a classic. There's also a Marlin 81 with a Colorado-made 4x Redfield.


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