[bpenn1980]

Hey guys,

I want to get your advice and wisdom here.

I'm fairly new to large game hunting (last year was my first year in the field for deer) and am looking for a lighter rifle to schlep around the mountains of SoCal. Last year I hauled my Remington 700P in 308 with a 10x fixed scope around. That SOB is waaay to heavy and big to use as a mountain rifle. Since then I've been looking around for a light weight bolt action in .270. I've looked at Browning a-bolts (I like), Winchester 70 Featherweight (I like, but too $$) and I recently looked at a Remington 721. I'm definitely leaning toward a classic traditional look.

I'm really "feeling" the simple clean look of the 721. Also, it would be great not to worry about scratches and dings. I dont know any of the pitfalls here though. It seems there has to be some drawbacks to buying a rifle thats 60 years old. What do you all think of this rifle? Mounted up with a decent scope should I be able to push the lead to 300-400 yards at MOA+? I can do that with the 700P, but I dont have very much experience with any other rifles. I just want to make sure I dont buy a rifle I'm going to feel compelled to do a bunch of work on to get it where I want it.

Any advice or insight you can share? Thanks!
Brad