New scope and mounts is first order of business. What you have works, but you will be happier making the change. I have the same gun, and I love it. Very functional, accurate, and versatile. Mine prefers 165 grains pills. 165 Light mags are great for factory loads in mine. I handload, and can duplicate this load for half the cost or less. I eventually changed out the recoil lug, bedded the action and recrowned the barrel. All it did was round out the groups. It was a great gun before, now I just feel better because I spent some money on it. I personally went with Leupold single base mounts and and a Leupold Vari-X I 4-12x40. Great luck to you with the gun.
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