That's a good looking rifle. I would probably keep them both and hunt them however I liked. Don't you have a large scope set up on your Ascent? You might set it up a a true light weight and keep the other for everything else. At least try the new one with 80 grn TTSX. It would be plenty for whitetail and a joy to shoot. Keep them both a while anyway. I always hear guys say "I wish I had never sold....."
Yep that crossed my mind a few minutes ago RH. Putting a 2.3-18x56 Z8i on the MA tonight. So it’ll wind up a pretty, very well scoped rifle that is still on the lighter side. Then put a 10-12 oz scope on the 243...how exciting it is to blow money lol.
