Quote Originally Posted by ninner View Post
I'd keep a lookout for a fluted model 12 takeoff. I picked up a 22-250 for $100 and it made one hell of a shooter.
This^^^^^^ The most accurate rifle i've ever owned was a model 12 with a trigger job. Dime sized groups at 200 with reloads. I still beat myself over the head when I realize I traded it for a win. 7mag that ended up not being able to hold a 2 inch group at 100 yards. One of those jump the proverbial gun deals. My very first elk hunt was 2 months away and I wanted to get something so I could work up a load for before I left. The largest rifle I had at the time was a Savage woodstocked 243, a tack driver as well, but I had to have more bore!!!!! So first offer I received, I jumped on it.