Twenty five years ago, just getting back into hunting, I bought a Century Arms sporter for $230. It was a WWII Mauser action they screwed a new 30-06 barrel onto, some Weaver bases and a black plastic stock. I bought a Weaver 2x - 10x for it at the same time. It was my primary hunting rifle until I started acquiring some "nicer" guns, then it became my foul weather piece, then backup and loaner. It shot great and I killed a lot of deer with it. I sold it this year to a young guy who was looking for something more powerful than his 223. My primary backup gun these days is a hardwood stocked Marlin 30-30.
