Originally Posted by Mule Deer
Originally Posted by GeoW
Originally Posted by 10gaugemag
Originally Posted by Skatchewan
Accuracy, fit and finish, handling?

I would like thoughts

A used 700, Model 70, Ruger 77 MKII or Hawkeye.



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One major difference between those rifles (except, perhaps, some Hawkeyes, and really recent Model 70s) and the Mauser M18 is you won't have to dink with the Mauser's bedding. And the M18 trigger is far more easily adjusted.


If you guys are going to talk used rifles and go back as far as the Ruger mkII m77 era, I'd say the Stevens 200 of that time was a better "Budget" rifle. Far less money and shoots far better than ANY Ruger m77 of its time:
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I can't remember, did I say it shoots better than any Ruger m77 MK II of its time?

Originally Posted by raybass
I try to stick with the basics, they do so well. Nothing fancy mind you, just plain jane will get it done with style.
Originally Posted by Pharmseller
You want to see an animal drop right now? Shoot him in the ear hole.

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