If I end up buying new, I'm thinking about ordering a lefty Remington 700 SPS Varmint and a Leupold VX-II 3-9x40 and mounts.
^^^ That is nice looking.
I've been spending quite a bit of time looking at Nikon Monarch scopes. They seem to be pretty nice for the money.
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I was in the same boat awhile ago and decided on the 700 SPS tactical. fantastic accuracy out of the box even with the iffy but comfortable hogue stock. after new stock and glass it's hovering right around the $1000 mark.
I'm a bleeding heart liberal so I can't own an "assault rifle", therefore I must stick to bolt actions.
Yeah, the Venture is impressive. I think it gets its accuracy from that 5R rifling.Thompson Venture. Mueller Tac II Scope. For less than 700 bucks total you get a rig that performs like it cost twice as much.